I Have Emetophobia

Found a local therapist, got in contact and we was speaking on the phone about my fear of sick! 13 years i've waited for help and I was wondering if hypnotherapy has worked on anybody and if it worked? £45 an hour for this, wonder if...

I have had emetephobia since I was six. I can locate the exact time and place I ‘got it’ (with thanks to therapy). I wanted to share with you all quite a sad story with a hopeful ending to anyone who is interested or would like to...

Do you know what it's like to be an emetophobe? Not many people do. But I do. Emetophobia is the fear of throwing up. I just thought I should share what life is like for an emetophobe...

~ School is one of the worst places for an...

So I'm 29 weeks pregnant, morning sickness is still around. Due to my phobia I stopped eating all together. I lost serious amounts of weight and was hospitalised. I was close to organ failure and my kidneys are now damaged. When is this...

I grew up in a household with one sibling, a brother with tourettes, OCD, adhd, and aspbergers. I myself have OCD, as does my mom. I also have panic disorder. (my poor dad!) All i remember is that my brother threw up a LOT..it always...

I'm seventeen years old and have had emetophobia since the age of around 7. My fear is other people vomiting, i can't be around people who feel sick, who are being sick and i dont like traveling as some people are travel...

I swear i've had this for as long as i remember and NOTHING i've tried is working for me... if anyone has anything that has worked for them PLEASE tell me. I'm so done with living like this

Emetophobia is no joke. often times when i tell people that i have a fear of throwing up they tell me "oh dont worry, i hate throwing up too!" *PAUSE* "no, trust me you do not understand". they really dont understand, and its not their...

So I have had emotophobia my entire life. I'm pretty sure it started when I was little and my Grandmother got sick around me or something. For some reason, I usually associate it with her, so I'm pretty sure that is where it came from...

I'm 48 years old and have lived with this phobia for 35 years. It is a day to day battle. I wish I could meet someone in my area who is a sufferer as well because I feel truly alone in this, even after all this time and knowing all of...

I believe my fear originates from when I was a very young child, maybe three or four years old. I was in the bath with my cousin, who was a year younger than I and was eating a blue crayola crayon bar of soap- I mean, literally taking...

Im new to this bit glad i have found it. For as long as I can remember I have been very anxious about people including myself being s+*k. I dread it every single day and go to great measures to avoid exposure. I now have 2 girls and...

I've had this phobia for as long as I could remember. The first time I can recall anything was when I was younger and I used to listen to relaxation tapes to help me sleep when I got worried I was going to get...

I have been afraid of throwing up since I could remember, but it never really affected my life until i was 17, I have no idea why - I havent thrown up since I was 13 & I'm 20 now. So why did it affect me at 17 hardcore? I...

Hi I have posted my story on here already butwas hoping my advice may help someone I have been afraid of vomiting since I can remember, but the last few years it has been a fear that took over my life. I wouldnt eat much food id be...

I have struggled with emetophobia for as long as I can remember. When i see or even am told a story in which someone throws up i have a major panic attack. If one of my friends says 'God, i feel sick' i have to keep away from them for...

I hate going near my sister.
She is bulimic and just the thought of it makes me anxious. I love to be around her but, lately I have been avoiding her.

I can't go to the school nurse.
Back in the 3rd grade I went to the nurse for a...

Hi everyone feeling like the worst mother, I have a 2 year old boy and lately he has had the stomach flu heaps so I have been avoiding him. I'm scared to wake up with him, scared to take him out, heddoesn't see any other kids. What will...

My fear has been going on for longer than I can remember. I have the memory of every time I was sick as a child. This fear has stemmed to me becoming a germaphobe and claustrophobic. I am afraid of throwing up every single day. I am...

Where it started (i think) -
from a very young age I never was particularly ill, Until one night when i had been strawberry picking with my gran, and as you do being a kid you eat them as you go round.
that night i woke up and was sick...