This might be long but I'm currently in one of my anxiety attacks and I find writing a good distraction that calms me down so feel free to join!
I'm 28 suffered with emet ever since I can remember! I can't pinpoint how it started but I'd say around 7/8 years old. Got better through teen years then picked back up!
I've not actually been 'poorly' since I was a little girl. I've got through being spiked when I was 19, an egg donation on awful medication which made my fear 100x worse, pregnancy, emergency c-section and a year and a half of motherhood so far!
I've had hypnotherapy multiple times but that didn't do anything for me because my mind doesn't switch off I just kept following the words so was a waste of money. Had private CBT and CBT through well-being and it helped a bit but not much.
Over the years I've learnt I'm fine with with people being 'poorly' as long as it's not from a bug. I've been fine with my husband being hungover, migraines, even food poisoning but if anyone mentions 'the bug' I spiral.
It's me being 'poorly' I'm afraid of. I can even talk about me being 'poorly' but when I start to feel 'poorly' I spiral so so bad!
Being a mum is so hard when it happens, luckily it only ever happens at night when my son is in bed so my distraction is gone. I dread it all the time, I often think about taking my son out of nursery because how will I cope?!
And yet I'm always thinking, I wish it would just happen so I can see how I'd react and then maybe I'll be cured!!
I used to have an awful needle phobia, but doing my egg donation that was cured straight away which was the best thing to happen!
Anyway, if there's anyone out there that wants to talk, share any helpful tips that would be great and I'd love to hear from you!