I’m desperate. DD Emetophobia, health anxiety and panic attacks

[Mum370]

Hi everyone,
my 11 year old DD hadn’t been to the doctor in years. She had a migraine in November and projectile vomited (lots)
since then she has started to develop a real fear of being sick but she also thinks she is sick and this is now all day every day.
She has become completely withdrawn. She won’t see friends and she has huge panic attacks in places and thinks she is going to be sick. I am absolutely devastated to see her like this and I just don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. Every day I wake with dread. She starts CBT on Tuesday. She won’t go to school without a lot of intervention.
I just hope and pray for her to get better. I feel at rock bottom. Please can you all reply to me and give me any of your experiences. Will life ever get better again? I’m so worried about her becoming a recluse. It is devastating me.

Hi OP I will dm you the therapist website.
I am mindful it’s quite early on for EMDR as the sickness bug trauma was only last month for my daughter.
I just say this as I didn’t want it to make things worse for her - we just focused on calming the body in our first session, and DD struggled to do a full hour of that.
so whilst I want to throw her into every therapy going to get out of this hell, it may be things have to go slowly :(

My DD is also so tired from being incredibly malnourished, she’s not eaten a meal since 2 Jan and lives on sweets and crisps.

Hoping you both have a better day today. We’re just aiming to get out of bed or wash. It’s such a nightmare to manage with work too x