[gnat]

I get so anxious I hurl which leads to an anxiety about hurling. I had this under control and then lost my support system a year ago. That person is out of my life and no longer wants to hear from me which causes me great anxiety. Tonight I blocked him on Facebook because we have mutual friends and when he comments in our mutual friends' posts I want to hurl. Instead of bringing relief, I'm pretty sure 'll be tossing my cookies tonight.

I just started a new job and i'm too anxious.to.sleep well. Friday I struggled through my work day an ended up throwing up during the work day. Luckily I am able to do some of my work from home so there were no witnesses, but I fear next time I won't be so lucky.

As I write this I am fighting the urge to spew. I have meetings most of the day yesterday and fear I will throw up at the meetings. The anxiety over this is preventing me from sleeping and I fear I will screw up because I'm overtired. I'm scared. I'm anxious. I don't want to throw up any more.

[Little Lulu]

I mean this in a caring way but so what if you hurl? I work with a girl who throws up almost every Monday morning and life at work goes on. She is an excellent employee, by the way. If you hurled at a meeting I was in I wouldn't think much of it other than be empathetic.

Give yourself permission to be where you are and lighten the pressure. Then seek a new support system.

[Werewoman]

Wow, I don't know what to say except that I sort of have the 'opposite' problem. I get so anxious, I often get chronic diarrhea. Anti-anxiety meds don't help much, and I have days when I don't dare get more than 10 feet away from a toilet.

It got better for a while, when I first decided to go back into treatment earlier this year. It came back again, though it's not as bad as it was. Still, I can't imagine having to deal with always wanting to hurl.

WW

[gnat]

Werewoman- I've had that problem in the past and it went away and then came the migraines which went away and now I throw up. Sometimes it's just once, sometimes I throw up continuously for hours. I have no more control over the vomiting than you would with the diarrhea. Sometimes it builds up over time as a nagging feeling creeping up in my throat (those are the times it'll go on for hours) other times it hits me out of nowhere, I toss my cookies, and go on with my day.

Little Lulu- I get what you're saying and if I only hurl once it sucks but I can function, but when it goes on it's quite disabling. It's also embarrassing and people worry they'll get sick or think I'm pregnant. Once three people in my dept. at work accused me of getting them sick even though mine was from anxiety.