1st day CBT exposure for emetaphobia = scary

[mjh74]

Well,

Today was my first day of exposure of my emetaphobia fear. I ate in a public place and went straight into the session and had to concentrate about vomitting, how my throat and stomach felt etc etc. I got through it and my anxiety had dropped before the end of the session so that wasn't too bad.

One thing I DIDN'T realise that makes me feel extremely anxious...... AFTER I've made myself vomit later on in the sessions, my counsellor is going to make herself vomit in front me! I couldn't believe it when she told me! How I'm going to get through that I'll never know but I've survived today so it's a start

Mark

[eeyorelover]

hi mj -
glad to hear that you made it through. way to go!!
will be thinking bout you and sending good thoughts your way
eeyorelover

[Meg]

Really glad you've started this treatment now Mark...

I wish you well with it.


Meg
www.anxietymanagementltd.com

Your anxiety is the human representation of the pictures that you paint using your many vivid colours of revolving and reoccurring thoughts.
How big is your gallery ?

[kairen]

Hi Mark,

well done you did really well, mind i dont have a fear off it but i would not like to see someone vomit in front of me either,
glad you got through it ok, good on you pet,

take care

kairen x

[kate]

Ewwwwwwww Mark,

Good job I didn't have exposure therapy for my violence fear, might have had to have been beaten up by the therapist! [xx(]

Good luck, anyway!

Kate x

[pips]

WELL DONE Mark,

You coped really well. Thats great!

Take Care,

Love PIP'S X X

[mjh74]

Wow look at all these replies! Thank you all!!!!

I can see myself posting updates as I go, I think I'm going to need a bit of a shove to keep me going, this isn't going to be easy! Onward and forward as they say!!

Mark x

[nomorepanic]

Mark

Well done so far and try not to worry about the future things that are going to happen with the treatment.

Take each session as it comes and you may find that you are fine when it comes to that particular session.

Good luck with it all.

Nicola

"Nearly all happiness comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open"

[helen__w]

Hi Mark

WELL DONE! You did so well because you managed to get through it and as you say your anxiety levels had dropped by the end of the session. So try not to get too worried about the later sessions - because you worried about today and look how well you did - like Nicola says just take each session at a time.

You are such a help to me on here and I am so glad you are getting such good help, I wish you all the best with the rest of it!

Take care

Helen x

[henri]

hey mark,
well done! cbt is very hard but it really worked for me and for lots of others and i really hope that it works for you. good luck with it,
henri x