How can you overcome a phobia of vomit?!


Question: How can you overcome a phobia of vomit!?
Since I was born, I've had a severe fear of throw-up!. Whether it's me that's throwing-up, or someone around me, I start to have a panic attack!. All of a sudden, my entire body starts shaking, my heart races, and I usually start crying!. If it's someone else that threw-up, then I start to feel nauseous too!. I've been really lucky because I haven't thrown-up since I was eight, but it was a really bad stomach virus that I guess scarred me for life!. I'm 16 now, but the huge problem is my fear of actually doing it or of others doing it!. I can't even tell you how many experiences I've had where someone else throws-up at school or on the bus where I have to walk past it or even one time I had to jump over it! I don't know what I'm going to do when I have kids of my own!. This is a fear I want to overcome so I can live my life to the fullest and not in fear!. Please, if someone has any advice or if you've been in my spot before, help me to overcome this! Thank you in advanceWww@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
omg, i'm like the total mirror of you!. :( the phobia is called emetophobia and i too and sufferer!. i'm sorry i cannot help you with this, as i am trying to figure out how to get over it as well!.

try joining this community on livejournal!. the people are very sweet and understanding there:

http://community!.livejournal!.com/emetoph!.!.!.

you poor thing!. :( god bless!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Type in fear of vomit or emetophobia(name of ) 4 info on this fear will pop up 4 u 2 read!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

I am 35 yrs old and have the same thing! I guess I'm not alone!.!.!.I was like you and got a very bad stomach virus at age 12 (13 yrs ago) and it still bothers me!. I have 3 kids now and it never fails that they get sick with a stomach bug every year!. I am lucky to have a hubby who is okay with dealing with vomit-bless his heart he always winds up sick too!. I have gotten better over the yrs and have learned that somethings are out of our control!. I do teach my children to wash their hands and my friends now of my paranoia and keep their sick kids away from my family!. Thank goodness too that all three of my pregnancies I never threw up! Just try and relax and know there are worse things in life that could happen!.!.!.that is what I try and do!. And don't let your fear keep you from having children in the future-kids are so precious and maybe you too will be blessed with a husband that doesn't mind vomit :0)Www@Answer-Health@Com





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