[Ursula]

Hi -- well, maybe I will get some feedback that will click with my brain and get me off this treadmill.........
I have a phobia/panic about a name........get that? Like if someone hears it they'll make fun or laugh... my husband has an unusual name and goes by a nickname and in the past a few people have made some remarks so now I find myself... and this is the weird part and I hate myself for it... avoiding any situation when names are brought up....literally talking over people or changing the subject. Isn't this insane? I am so sad for myself to suffer like this............ can anyone give me feedback on how to STOP THIS??? I am otherwise very intelligent, humorous, SANE....but this is a person prison.......

[gimmeice]

Hello ursula, it's nice to meet you, welcome to psych central.
I am very uncomfortable with anybody's name, maybe not to the same degree as what you are talking about. Maybe the only way to get past this is to use the name in normal conversation starting slow with people you know and maybe it will make you more comfortable. I have been trying to use peoples names when talking to others and it seems to be getting easier with time.
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