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Post by janebug on Jan 16, 2017 19:17:03 GMT -5
Hi guys, the last time I was sick I was a child so I don't remember what it feels like. My emet is really bad lately, so when my belly feels even a little funny I start to panic - this obviously causes me to feel very n*. I am scared because I don't know when I am feeling this way if I am gunna get sick or not as it could just be anxiety. I have no way of knowing. I spend so many nights feeling weird and then panicking. I hate it. I also feel like my time must be coming as I've gone so long without v*. Does anyone have any words of encouragement for me, please? I am being kept up by this
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Post by Koiz on Jan 16, 2017 19:23:13 GMT -5
I know exactly how it is! I've spent many a night up worrying, only to groggily leave the next day for school, wishing I had slept. What I would suggest is to smell some lavender/other calming scent, getting in bed, and relaxing there. If you can deal with the light being off, do so, but if not turn on the dimmest light you've got. Listen to some calming music, like piano or chillstep or whatever is good for you. Reading a (boring) book can also be a great thing to do, as I've fallen asleep from reading horrible books before when I was in panic. Try "At the back of the north wind" for something that WITHOUT a doubt puts me out within a few pages. You could also try ginger and/or peppermint capsules and/or tea. If you still can't get to sleep, just relax and know that it's not the end of the world. You might feel groggy the next morning, but not sleeping all night isn't going to kill you OR make you v. As for the v, I was last sick a few years ago and honestly, the worry is so so so much worse. And remember, you've got an entire site of people who know what you're going through! You're not alone
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Post by janebug on Jan 16, 2017 19:30:19 GMT -5
I just hate not knowing if I am actually going to v* or not. I can't tell what is real and what is anxiety. If I convince myself it isn't anxiety then my fear gets worse and it just overpowers me. I don't know what to do.
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Post by janebug on Jan 16, 2017 19:33:07 GMT -5
Also I'm so sorry to everyone that reads my posts and thinks I am annoying and constantly posting the same thing over and over. I am trying my best not to keep posting it but sometimes it just makes me actually crazy and I can't control it
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Post by Emet.dad on Jan 16, 2017 19:38:42 GMT -5
I'm exactly the same its been 20 years for me so I have no idea at all what it feels like I don't know if i feel sick or hungry, is it reflux or am I about to v*, is my stomach just empty/full or is this the feeling everyone talks about before it happens, I hate it I question every feeling I thought I knew now and end up making myself think I feel sick
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Post by janebug on Jan 16, 2017 19:41:45 GMT -5
I'm so glad I'm not the only one. Literally any weird feeling in my body and I start to panic - does this mean I will v*?! Isn't it crazy what the body can put you through. I am more worried that if one day I am going to be sick, that I won't know and it will be in my bed or something
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Post by Koiz on Jan 16, 2017 19:42:34 GMT -5
I was like that before, and I'm sure it'll be like that again soon. I happen to be in a very stressless place right now, and I can look back and say that I wasted so much time in my life worrying. At times like this Newt Scamander speaks in my ear...
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Post by janebug on Jan 16, 2017 19:53:54 GMT -5
I know it's silly to worry but I just can't help it. I don't understand how I got this bad, I think because I can't remember it so my fear is that I can't handle it. I hate this stupid phobia.
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oliviaaxx
Junior
You are stronger than you think <3
Posts: 359
I was last sick...: May 2014
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Post by oliviaaxx on Jan 16, 2017 20:02:26 GMT -5
I know it's silly to worry but I just can't help it. I don't understand how I got this bad, I think because I can't remember it so my fear is that I can't handle it. I hate this stupid phobia. It may seem silly to other people, but it's completely real for us. I am feeling a vague sense of n* right now that came on really randomly and freaking out too. Emetophobia can go die.
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Post by janebug on Jan 16, 2017 20:33:00 GMT -5
Oh I'm sorry to hear that Olivia I am also having an awful episode of whatever it is. Sickness or anxiety WHO EVEN KNOWS ANYMORE hahahaha I like your attitude!!
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oliviaaxx
Junior
You are stronger than you think <3
Posts: 359
I was last sick...: May 2014
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Post by oliviaaxx on Jan 16, 2017 20:39:44 GMT -5
Ikr! It's so hard to tell if it's sickness or anxiety because the symptoms are so similar. I don't even know if I'm just imagining that I'm feeling n* or if I actually am, it's so weird. And thanks
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sopherzzx
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I was last sick...: I V* quite often now
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Post by sopherzzx on Jan 16, 2017 23:45:23 GMT -5
How are you? Better? I always try to calm myself because sometimes I make myself sick from panicking.
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Post by horsewoman on Jan 17, 2017 0:54:13 GMT -5
Something that always helps me is to remind myself how many HUNDREDS of times I've had those feelings and it turned out to be a big fat nothing... everytime! Relaxation videos on you tube are a good distraction.. best wishes:)
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Post by janebug on Jan 17, 2017 10:58:06 GMT -5
Thanks guys I'm still feeling n* but I have not been all day so I know it's probably just my anxiety. As usual. I just wish I knew when it would happen so I could prepare myself better. I don't want to live life scared
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