Ever since I can remember I have had philophobia

by Sarah
(Ohio)

I don't know when it started and I'm not sure how but ever since I can remember I have had philophobia.

Everytime somebody talks about it, or just mentions it, my stomach flips and my throat gets a sort of "sick" feeling as if I'm going to throw up. I get panicky and scared because I really am scared of it.

It sucks that I am in high school where everbody is almost obcessed with it. I really don't know how to "cure" it because I am just scared to death about the idea of being with somebody that close and in that way.

My parents deny my having it, and my friends don't really believe me but...I know it's there, my philophobia...