Please can anyone tell me the best way to treat phobias apart from facing them as mine are vomiting and losing bowel control when out had

[Meadow]

Cut please help x

[Pickle165]

Hi meadow, i have a huge phobia of loosing control of my bowels when out which has caused a huge toilet phobia, i know where all the loos are!!!!! i suffer with ibs but am currently waiting for further tests. i dont go far from home on my own and any further it has to be with someone i trust. i always where huge night time sanitary towels when i go anywhere and like to go to the toilet properly before i leave the house to the point where i stain so much i think i may have given myself a hernia. its an awful thing to suffer with and just try and manage the best i can. i also fear vomiting which ibs often makes you feel sick so i tend to suck travel sweets, use sea bands, pepermint tea or sweets. you could try some hypnosis for vomit and bowels also. x

[ButterflySparkle]

Hi Meadow,

Im petrified of vomiting, both myself and other people around me. I personally think this is what has brought on all of my anixety and its got 'out of hand' as so to speak.

I started CBT over the phone, and the lady said she wanted to focus on exposure therapy, to which i found horrendous. If you find a 'cure' please share it with me...!!! x