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Glad you had a good one or two thanksgivings! I always survive fine and break down later. I think thats what's happening to me right now. I'm feeling queasy and exhausted and panicked. My usual trio.
BTW, I've been trying something new for the last few weeks to deal with my phobia over throwing up. I'm wondering what people think of it. Everytime I think about it which is on and off each day, I bring my attention back on my breathing as best I can and tell myself breathing calmly and noticing how I'm feeling right at this moment is the only preparation there is for the inevitability of getting sick. I used to try to talk myself down saying not this time, this is a false alarm, etc. But then I just would build more and more drama for the next time - i.e. "this time isn't a false alarm- it can't be i feel too awful!" Now I'm treating each moment of panic as a practice for calmly as possible facing the pain and lack of control that get me so scared.
It sounds good when i write it here! Its a major undertaking. I've been practicing freaking out over this since I was a kid and I'm very good at it.

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