Basically i can not imagine anything worse in the world then throwing up. I am 18, a male, and its really starting to affect me. I have already given up all drink and drugs when I was 15 because of the fear of throwing up, and it is just getting worse with age. I have to thoroughly check meals that are cooked for me, and considering turning vegetarian.
I wouldn't say its ruining my life, but it is putting a strain on it that I could do without. I'm just wondering if its normal to have a huge fear of vomiting to the degree that I do.
Vomitting is a normal thing that your body does. It should not be a scary event because its harmless(in most cases) and temporary.
But if you are thoroughly checking your food and making lifestyle changes over this fear, then that is not normal, sweetie.
but i dunno i am not sacerd of it i just hate it.
I know it sounds super weird, but I don't eat certain things because of it. I'm very picky. I'm horrified of it. I'm trying to get over it though.
I'm a little better with not worrying about it so much than I used to be ( :
a) rub their back and help them get to a bathroom
b) walk away... far away
c) wash your hands (get as far away as possible)
d) panic attack (get as far away as possible)
With me, I've been Emetophobic my entire life. When I was a kid I had constant tummy aches in the night. And remember getting sick as the worst possible thing that could happen to you. Mommy holds your hair in the middle of the night. I remember little parts of every time I got sick. Once when I was 6 I slept the opposite way in my bed. When I was 8, I ate some raw cookie dough when my sister's friend was over and was sprawled out across the piano bench complaining. I remember my sister saying "I don't feel 100% good either." And of course when I was 12, I was in Marthas Vineyard and had felt fine.. sticking my head out the window of the car feeling the late night breeze. Later that night I threw up. I remember all these little details of my worst experiences ever. Taking out the screen of my window and heading out onto the ROOF when my sister threw up. It's gotten worse over the years because I haven't gotten sick in a while so I feel like a time bomb. When will it happen next? What will I do TODAY that I'll remember TOMORROW after I've gotten sick?
I've had vomiting nightmares that are the most disturbing things I've ever thought about. I plug my ears and close my eyes and hold my breath when Zero throws up in the movie Holes. If you're like me and can't stand the sound of it, the look of it, the smell of it, or the idea of it... take my advice.
You can't exactly rid of the phobia. But you can help make it a bit easier for you. It starts simple. Laugh around about it. Imitate the sound of vomiting. blehh. Keep doing that. Do that while you look at something really gross... like a food. It's almost like handling a dog who is afraid of thunder... play a CD with thunder on it in the house on low to get the dog used to it. I'm not saying join a Pro Mia club but your mind just needs to adapt to the simplicity of the body's way to rid of germs. Watch some movies with vomiting in them. And imagine how the actors prepared for it. Of course it's fake vomit and it probably is just some kind of melted candy. The actors were probably laughing and having a good time. Why can't it be that way when you watch the film? I can't really help you if YOU'RE sick. That's just a part of life. But I'd say break the habit of linking the depressing scary part of it by turning on lights, looking at a magazine... feed your mind with flashing it with a different culture that doesn't agree with your phobia. Good luck.