Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Can anyone relate to this?

Hi Nugget. I get the same way but for different reasons. In my case, whenever I have to do something, even something as small as having to walk 2 blocks to the laundromat to do laundry, I wake up with a knot in my stomach because I'm anticipating that I'm going to get sick while I'm "so far" from home. I wind up getting nauseus instead of having any BM action and I really have to fight my inner demon in my head. It's something that I've had since I was a little girl because I always got motion sick and so therefore I'd alway anticipate getting sick in the car etc.

I think it's a habit that we need to break. I've been reading anxiety books and workbooks and my issues have grown and now seem to point to agoraphobia. I'm actually going to start seeing a therapist next Wednesday (thanks Gaia!) and the hardest part for me was to actually make the call and make the appointment. We see doctors all of our lives so what's another one?

I actually believe that a lot of my symptons are coming from what my mind is doing to me so I need to break this habit. Good luck.

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Wendy IBS A thru Z
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