Reged: 02/28/06
Posts: 641
Loc: Sheffield, England
Hi there. Unfortunately I know exactly what you mean. I had a 'temper tantrum' just last night about the whole life-revolving-round-my-stomach issuee. I'm lucky enough to have a wonderful bf who helps so much, but we got together whilst I was going through the early stages of having USPs (Unidentified Stomach Problems), so it does show you can still meet people while suffering with it. On one of our earliest dates I had one of my 'accidents', and he was great! He actually found it really funny, and helped me deal with it so much.
However, yes, sometimes I feel at the end of my tether with it - everything just feels so hard. I'm having car problems at the minute, which isn't a major problem as I don't go anywhere right now, but I start my weekly hypnotherapy sessions in May that require a 45 minute trip to a nearby city over a treacherous road - and anxiety about that is already causing me problems!
On that note, have you tried gut-directed hypnotherapy? I start it in-person in May, but lots of people have had major success with the Audio100 program.