Oh no, she bailed also. I guess we're both wimps!
At 14, my father took my to see the Exorcist as soon as it came out and I didn't find it scary or disturbing. Later, in my 20s, I saw the Texas Chainsaw Massacre - scary but no real problems.
After thinking about it for a while, I figured out that its not the violence or the horror but explicit torture scenes that I have trouble with. Especially when the victim is a presumably innocent female. If the scene were, say a military context where a soldier is being tortured to give up secrets (and, therefore is at least partially in control of his fate) then that would be ok - at least there is something to admire - the soldier's dignity and courage. That is still tough, but do-able.
Soldier of Orange comes to mind.
Whatever... I'll just wait till the DVD comes out and just skip through what I don't want to watch. I really do want to watch the rest of it.