Phobia Support Group

A phobia (from the Greek "fear"), is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made.

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jackieisme 08/09/2010

i have panic attacks and im a am an emet and i dont understand what brings on panic attacks in the middle of the night...like sure sometimes i go to bed not feeling well and so it doesnt suprise me..but when i go to bed feeling fine and wake up shaking and feeling sick, an hour or so after i go to bed i dont understand...it cant be sooo scary and really when it happends i just want someone to sit up with me till it goes away because i am an emet and when i have panic attacs i gett nauses and it scares me alot, but at the same time i dont want to wake people up with my problems..iv been waking them up or 10 years now...now that im older i understand how much it sucks for them to be dragged down by my issues...i just wish i could sleep like a normal person and not be scared of something that i have no control over...somethign that happends to everyone.
every single person gets sick at one point..iv been scared of it since i was 10..i dont now why or where it came from but...its frustrating. snakes you can avoid..spiders you can run away from..not saying they are any less scary but..you can see them coming and you can run...as an emet..i wish i could run..far..and fast.

deleted_user 08/09/2010

I really understand where your coming from. as i suffer from the same thing. and yes im also afraid of spiders but as you said..i wish i was only afraid of spiders and not being sick, because as you said, you can always run away from spiders and such..but its really hard to run away from being sick. Well, whenever your feeling anxiety coming just write me a message if you would like. :) Im here for you hope things get better soon!

deleted_user 08/10/2010

Yes hypno is awesome and has helped me extremely. :D

Summerwind81 08/11/2010

Hey, just wanted to say I think you put that wonderfully, how we can run from things like spiders, snakes, whatever. But not this.

I don't know what to offer as far as advice...maybe just call a crisis line when you wake up, since you don't want to bother your family? Or keep something next to your bed that calms you down...book, music, turn on the TV and watch a funny movie...anything really.

Sorry I can't offer more...feel free to message me if you ever want to talk, and keep fighting:)

deleted_user 08/11/2010

I know exactly what you're going through. I have a lot of anxiety, and I know that it's mainly caused by my fear of throwing up. I always wake up in the middle of the night and I feel a lot of nausea, and I freak myself out.
What I'm doing now is seeing a therapist once a week, and I'm on paxil.
I'm not saying you necessarily need an antidepressant for your anxiety, but talking to someone can DEFINITELY help. I always feel much better after having a session with my therapist.

I also feel a lot better whenever I talk to someone when I'm actually feeling anxious. I love coming on here and just talking to others, especially because they understand what I'm going through.
So if you ever need to talk, just message me. :)

deleted_user 09/19/2010

Hi, I'm new to this site.....but can relate to you about sleeping. I hate night time....not only am I afraid of the dark and afraid of silence (which causes me to sleep with lights on and the t.v.) but I'm scared I'll feel sick and nauseous in the middle of the night and be all alone because everyone's sleeping....like you, I just want someone to sit up with me and keep me company and re-direct my thoughts until the sick feeling goes away.....
I'd sure like to know what the root cause is for all of my fears and phobias....:(
I hope you can get help...
Praying,
Tracey

Laura28 09/21/2010

you just described a typical night for me...it really sucks doesnt it.

deleted_user 12/08/2010

I have emet and this starting happenning now almost every night, an hour or two after I fall asleep I wake up either panicked or feeling sick. And of course no one is around at that hour to talk to and I do not want to be alone at the time. Do not know what to do.

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