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I think I'm going to try round 2 of my exposure therapy tomorrow morning. Not looking forward to it, but tired enough of the phobia that I can find enough motivation.

I just joined a support page like this one but for emetaphobia. Its awful! Its a bunch of people supporting each other, not to help get over the phobia, but to continue all of their ocd-like actions to avoid getting sick. Lots of posts about making sure to wash hands a million times or other things like that. I understood the motivation for all of it but found it so depressing to see people encouraging each other to do many of the things I'm trying to stop doing. (and some ideas I hadn't had yet)

Anyway, wish me luck for the morning. I'm not feeling totally committed to doing this again tomorrow, but my therapist is encouraging me that I have to continue right away, several times until it will hopefully become a more neutral experience for me. Meaning, only as bad as everyone else thinks instead of something to worry about countless times every day.

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