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Depression caused by Emetophobia

rabsy2311
rabsy2311

Having an irrational phobia of something so uncontrollable has caused me to be stuck in my house by myself. Depression, anxiety, panic attacks and anorexia have all been caused because of my phobia and after seeking help 9 months ago my gp (doctor) finally realised they forgot to refer me... I literally have no clue what to do! I can't eat or sleep. I'm never happy and vomit is always on my mind! Oh the joy of it...

Community LeaderThePepperMan
ThePepperMan
By all means, professional help is a great thing. Now that they remembered to refer you, keep after them until you get a good referal.

Gentle hugs
iwontbackdown1
iwontbackdown1
Yes! I totally agree with ThePepperman! Good luck....keep posting and keep going after the doctor and whomever else you have to chase. If you can get one human being in front of you to help? Then, it is worth it. I have some medication, but no therapy...it really sucks a lot and most of the time. Go for it!
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
Terrible oversight. You URGENTLY need intense medical help which has been sidelined. That does not invalidate it. Now that they have realized the error, you MUST get into the right therapy ASAP. ASAP. The plan was not in error, ... the failure to refer was. Follow through ... get the referral(s) and start the treatment. WE here on DS want you well. Do not back off because of a dumb mistake. Redeem your path to wellness.
bridgie101
bridgie101
So your rational mind knows that:

(a) throwing up won't kill you;
(b) it's unlikely that you'll throw up in the normal course of events;
(c) you'll die if you don't eat.

But there is something gripping you that is making you irrational. I personally, as a sufferer of anxiety, consider that 'something' to be an anxiety disorder of some kind.

And so I would medicate it with antianxiety medication. :)

Your GP can give you something. You don't need to wait for any referral, or if you get a referral it won't cause any problems if you've started to cure.

But if you don't eat and you don't sleep you're going to die.