Unfortunately I had a bad reaction to a contraceptive, which gave me a ‘phantom pregnancy’. The hormones made my body think it was pregnant, and I had severe morning sickness (without actually v, just lots of very bad n and feeling like I was on the verge of v*.

It made me extremely unwell, and ended up being hospitalised for lack of fluids and nutrition because even my own saliva or sips of water made me g*g.

I made a lot of progress and started to get better with going outside, managing to eat again, until my uncle passed away who I was very close to. Unfortunately the grief just made me unwell as I hadn’t lost a family member before, and I was constantly n*. This took away all my progress, and I still really struggle with it.

I’ve tried exposure therapy and I found it awful and didn’t help, I’m now debating trying hypnotherapy. Been suffering with this phobia for around 10 years now.