I absolutely hate this phobia. It's like the worst thing ever, you see; it's my birthday this month, I'm going to be 16 and i'm scared I'm going to throw up on my birthday because I did last year. It has happened on half of my birthdays, I'm fed up of it. Even Christmas, it seems to happen on special events like these. And I don't want it to ruin my day, so I keep thinking if I'm actually going to vomit on that day, so it ruins the event, even if I'm not ill. It also happens at dinner, fed up :(
i also would hate being on the bus sometimes when i was little because if someone threw up and the bus stoppped or something it would come up the isle and get on me,but idk if i have this i dont really think i do idk
i htae puke i cant stand to even hear about someone else puking,my stomach starts to hurt and i feel like im gonna puke,even if i just read i title that says something about someone in the video puking.i think because when i was in like 1st or kindergarden i would puke almost everyday at school,i hate sitting in front of or next to people in school especialy if their sick,i hate the sounds of someone puking,talking about puking,or seeing someone puke,or seeing just puke or pictures of puke
im so sorry you have this phobia:( i do to as well except for me its more i worry im gna get sick in public, whenever im around people im scared im gna get sick. It gets so bad i panic so much il cry and sometimes even gag because im so upset:( Sorry if thats to much info i have thrown up once before because i got so scared its just a horrible horrible phobia i hope we can get cured from this! please let me know if you find a cure id give anything to have my life back again
I'm am the exact same way! It's crazy it's all I think about! I'm always feeling physically sick, stomach aches!! I can't even be near or around anyone who's sick or has a common stomach ache or anything jus like you!!! I fear myself vomiting the most!! But other people doing it I panic my mom threw up a few nights ago from heartburn and as soon as she said I'm gonna be sick and started running for the bathroom I was right behind her running for my room I slammed the door turned the tv up as lo
I have this too, like really bad. One time in English class someone threw up outside my classroom in the hallway and I started crying, shaking , and sweating really bad. I was having an anxiety attack and I had to go home.. I can't even go on rides that I feel people will puke vomit on. I refuse to go on a bus, because I once saw someone throw up on a bus & I can't handle it :(
Hey there fellow emetophobes. Craig here from the UK trying to get my facebook group 'Emetophobes United' up and in use. Please join it if you are interested.
OMG me 2! I get very scared about it. I wont even go on rides that could possibly make someone sick. once my brother got the stomach bug and i would stay up all night to make sure that i wouldnt. like i was shaking and freaking out! i didnt even want to go in the hallway to go to the bathroom! and if someone was sick and comes back to school, i will not go near them for days!
And I have realllyy high anxiety so I've been having a lot more panic attacks. And going through depression isn't helping. Neither is being bullied in school, which just makes it ten times worse. I'm only 12 years old and I've considered suicide because I'm so scared.
Same with me deltaxkcp I think that's your name? I'm using an iPod so I can't see it. But It's the same with me everyday in school. I always feel like I'm about to throw up I always think I have the stomach flu. And when I hear a noise im like :o.....did someone throw up?
Wow. This is so weird. Other people have the same problem as me. That is so weird to me. You go through the same thing that I go through. I always thought it was just me. I have panic attacks all the time because of it. Thank you for making this video.
Wow you have literally just described everything I've ever been through with this phobia. There was a time when I was 7, when I felt sick constantly and got tested for everything but there was nothing wrong! I can't be in the same room as someone who is throwing up, even after I leave the room I am panicking (heartbeat, sweating, breathing) and I feel sick for ages after and it plays on my mind days later. I also haven't thrown up in 7 years but I feel sick at least once a day! I feel for you :(
amazing everything you have said is how i feel. i am so tired of people telling me that i need to get over it,but i can't. i am scared to death of someone throwing up. it is so cool to find out i am not alone and it has a name. thank you for posting your video.
HEY IM 21 AND HAVE HAD THIS SINCE FIRST GRADE, IT IS LITERALLY HELL ON EARTH AND I DONT KNOW HOW TO OVERCOME IT. AND THE WORST MOST HARDEST PART IS THAT I FELL VICTIM TO OPIATE ADDICTION AND I WANT TO STOP SO BAD BUT WHATS THE NUMBER 1 THING PEOPLE EXPERIENCE MOST IN OPIATE WITHDRAWAL, VOMITING. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN TAKE THIS, ITS DONE A TOLL ON ME, SOMETIMES ITS SO BAD I LITERALLY FEEL THAT SUICIDE IS THE ONLY WAY OUT. HELP PLEASE FOR GOD SAKES SOMEBODY.
@juggalotus2012 oh no i am SO sorry to hear all of this.. and please don't even consider suicide! you can overcome the opiate addiction. please look for help for that! i truly believe that you can overcome it and you may not even experience the vomiting. even if you do, you will be living in fear of it longer if you don't try to stop now. i wish you the best and please contact me if you need help.
i have it so bad myself, and people say face your fears, well i unfortunatley was sick last september and its proper made me worse. currently my friend and her mums ill so i cant sleep or hardly eat, i feel ive all the symptoms and tonights the night, i am a living wreck and i dont want proper help as itll go on my record and that prevents you going places on holiday etc, i genuinley would rather die than be sick HELPPPPPx
@neenawwxo i'm sooo sorry :( i totally understand what you're going through, i've been there wayyy to many times. if you ever need to talk, you can talk to me! i hope things get better really soon xx
@misstricianicole Yes it is! I've actually even had people tell me that I'm selfish because when people I love and care about are sick and throwing up or drunk and throwing up I kind of run away. It's not a choice I'm making, I just can't deal with it. I feel it's gotten a little better compared to when I was little but it's still bad...and I have a 6 month old now so I've debated getting professional help so he doesn't suffer or turn out like me.
wow yea... im on the same boat (no pun intended) but yea, i've had the same issues with just the fear of anything to do with throwing up since i was like 15 and ehhhhhh!!!! but yea i can definately relate with you!
I also suffer from this and have done since I was 6 (i'm now 30). I've tried allsorts of treatments which have eased it slightly but I just had to come to terms with the fact that I've got it for life. Winter is worse with the Winter Vomiting Bug that goes around. I don't drink alcohol in case I throw up. Even though we feel alone its not just us that suffer, there's thousands of emetophobia sufferers. Good Luck with it!! x
@emmcats1 aww good luck to you too! i hope things get better for you soon. and UGH i totally agree, alcohol is the worst. every time i'm at a party i'm so skittish thinking that someone is going to throw up by me -____- and the winter bug terrifies me! i'm going back to school tomorrow and i'm worried about germs. haha ughh
I have this, I understand, and I am sorry. I would love to talk to you, skype or whatever, but believe me, I have it and it has taken over my life. I'm so sorry you have to live with this.
@KiDFRANKKK thank you soo much, and i'm really sorry to hear that it's taken over your life. i really hope that it gets better for you! and i would love to talk to you as well :)
my name is jen and im 18 i just really wanted to tell you that i admire that you can put this out there. i have had emetophobia for as long as i can remember and i dont know why. also i admire your courage to continue school. my phobia is so bad i am force to take college classes online because i am too afraid to be away from home incase i get sick and iam too afraid that if i have a roomate they will be sick and i inevitably will become sick...this phobia has linked me to panic disorder.
and an eating disorder for the past 6 years i have eaten almost nothing but toast, bagels, and crackers. an i only ever drink water. everyday i take some form of antinausia medication and can only ride in cars if i am driving. i admire your ability to take vacations and experience the world. if someday my phobia can relent and become like yours i will always be greatful thank you for your video and it you know of somewhere peopl like us can talk and share experiences please let the world know
@harrypottergeekish thank you so much! i am SO sorry to hear that it is affecting your life like that, and i TOTALLY understand. i don't know of anywhere that emetophobes can talk like a forum or anything.. but PLEASE message me whenever you need to talk! i would love to share experiences and discuss it
yo sufro de emetophobia desde siempre YO no puedo ver o estar al lado de alguien que vomite y si alguien dice voy a vomitar me da ataque de panico y salgo corriendo y si me da nauseas empiezo a llorar y evito vomitar porque siento que si vomito me muero :( es horrible ese sentimiento y no puedo entender como hay gente que vomita por diversion. why????
I've had emetophobia since I was 5. This summer, it got really bad and I lost 15 pounds. I couldn't eat because I was so afraid to eat. I got made fun of for being so skinny. To make things worse I haven't thrown up since I was 4. I've had about 5 different counclers. I have about 3 anxiety attacks a day. Don't worry you are not alone :)
Thank god it's not just me! I understood everything u said! One time I was at my boyfriends wrestling tournament and a little boy was leaning over and coughing and I screamed and ran to the other side of the school crying my eyes out for hours...it's terrible!!!
oh my goodness i've been looking at emtephobia videos all over youtube and your's so far has matched mine COMPLETELY. i cannot STAND or be around someone throwing up and if like someone chokes on their food or even seems liek theyre going to throw up i'll like jump up from wherever i am and freak out, it's really bad. i'm also afraid of throwing up myself to the point where i'm afraid of going on any amusement park rides with the exception of a few. it's baaaad. but thanks for sharing!!
i cant even handle hearing someone say "get me a plastic bag" cause it reminds me of someone being sick. there is excersizes you can do but it takes a strong person because they actually expose you to the problem to get you to overcome it. its really hard and i couldnt handle it.
iv struggled with this my entire life . there was a time when i saw a kid walking home and offered him a ride & he had told me to turn left then said "actually get all the way in the right lane & pull over" i started shaking really bad & pulled over & he didnt open the door on time & i watched him throw up all over my car. i jumped out of my car & started crying & shaking & told my stepsister to drive cause i couldnt. i curled up in a ball in my back seat & sobbed.
And I'm even homeschooled cause I was just miserable in school cause of this and other problems that I was even suicidal! But I didn't do anything stupid, just cry all the time.
It really does suck :/
Idk what to do...I've talked to a psychologist, but the process was so slow and wasn't heping at all....
It's like I don't need a psychologist, I need a therapist.
Idk, but hope u feel better and are doing good cause it is hard
@ultimatedbzgtdbfan i totally understand everything you're saying and i'm so sorry you're going through it :/ it does suck and it's so hard to deal with every day. i hope you find a great therapist and are feeling better about it!
I can understand you in everything. I'm 15 and lived with it for 5 years, Thinking about it and sometimes even thinking about it makes me want to cry because it's so diblitating. And my family kinda tries tounderstand but then get frusterated and get mad at me, which makes me feel bad.
I can't even go outside in public without fear, because I'm thinking "I'm feel like throwing up, or what if I throw up and I puke here! It'll be embarrassing and i don't have anywhere to run or hide"
i'm 16 now, i've had this phobia since i was 13. I get panic attacks when I feel sick, if someone is/feels sick etc etc etc. It's also to the point where I now have a fear of panic attacks and a minor fear of not being able to breathe. Ive been having cognitive behavioural therapy for 1 year. Although it's a slow process, and is very emotiontal, IT WORKS. I'm sorry this has happend to you, good luck!
I have to say that I am extremely proud of you to share this with the world. I have had emetephobia for over 20 years. I am only 23... so its plagued me my whole life. I see myself in your stories and i thank you sooo much for sharing.. it helps to know there are others who are goign thru the exact same situations every day<3
i used to think i was the only person with this, i mean it started when i was 4 so its been going on a while, and i always get panic attacks especially when im on a plane or boat because it makes me feel so sick.. am i the only person i swear?!?!?!?! its so scary :'(! xx
wow ! this video is soo me!!:0 exactly how I feel! I just recently researched it I didn't know there was other people with it let alone an actual term for it " is haunts me:( I wanna get treated soo bad but I want to know what expect before I get myself into a serious problem u know
"The Puke Girl"... I love that you like identified her as that. I do that all the time!! I also loved the part when you talked about how NOT NORMAL it is to just throw up in public. For me it has always been that rationally I know that sometimes it is unavoidable to be sick but there is always that judgement or anger that people are just not considerate enough to LEAVE THE ROOM :) Thanks for posting this. I am sorry that you have to live with this fear.
@Jeni1181 hahahah i'm glad you appreciate my new name for that girl :) and yes i feel the same way! it makes me very angry even though i do understand. thanks so much! :)
someone plzz find a ground breaking cure for this phobia plzzzzzz!!! i cant handle it anymore .i am afriad to tell about my phobia to my family!!! it surely needs great attention to this phobia!!
OMG! I am lying in bed feeling absolutely disgusting and watching your video! I am 35 years old and have not thrown up since I was 7! I feel like this is a vicious cycle. I feel nauseous so I panick. I panick so I feel nauseous. I cannot stop it. It is destroying my life! I feel so relieved that others have this too. I clean a hospital for a living and so I have gotten used to OTHERS throwing up and I can even clean it up myself! But I would honestly rather DIE than to vomit myself!
I've suffered with this horrid phobia since I was six. It effects everything in my life. I'm at the point where I don't want to leave my house.. that's sad. Ill be looking forward to your next video.
@misstricianicole Hi, i have this phobia, you are normal! i have days or times when i wont go out because i had a bug at that day and time! oh and i feel sick alllllll the time!! for no reason! but to give you a bit of faith i am currently studying mental health nursing and on a intense placement :) i still worry every day, feel alone in the world so thank so so so much for the support!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
everything you just said was basically a replica of how I feel, except I'm scared of myself throwing up, especially in public places. I also can't eat very much. The food grosses me out because it makes me think of puke.
@Jointjo ugh i'm sorry to hear that :( and yes that's another thing, i'm afraid i'm going to get sick in public places! and i have a bad stomach so i feel a little sick in class most days so that definitely doesn't help. i understand what you're saying about food too! i feel the same way sometimes. ugh i swear this has to be one of the worst phobias to have.. because you can never expect it and it's usually hard to avoid. i hope you feel better soon!
Your video was amazing! My name is Leah and I have suffered with emetophobia since I was a little girl. I am 26 now and just starting to be a little bit more open about it because it is a very embarassing illness to have. People around me do not understand this phobia and have no clue the intensity of it. It literally controls a persons life. It has been controlling me lately more often than usual. I am always up to chat with others about this illness.
@TheLexylexy123 i'm always up to chat too if you ever want to! and i totally understand, it is kind of embarrassing just because no one can understand it unless the have the same problem or something very similar. i'm sorry to hear that you've been struggling with it for so long.. it looks like i'm going to be the same way. but like i said, if you ever want to talk, i'm here!
I have the same thing :( I admire you making a video about it :) I'm glad I'm not alone! I've been watching a lot of videos about it today because today I'm not doing so well :( Been like freaking out, etc :( It's been really bad since March :( What triggered it was this illness I had in February 2010! -_- :( I feel like I can't do the things I want to do anymore, I'm scared to go places :( uuugghhh :(
@brittyy44 i'm so sorry to hear that you're not doing so well :( i've been feeling pretty bad lately too. it's such a pain! and i totally understand being scared to go places.. there are TONS of places that i feel uncomfortable at :( especially when people are drinking because i assume that everyone is going to get sick -___- it sounds so funny but it's true! i hope you start to feel better soon! you can message me if you ever want to talk about it
I was going to write this long letter tell you what its like for me. I decided not to. But if youd like to hear you can message me. Im sorry you have it. I truly am. I completely understand what youre going though. Even though you explain all the times when youve lost it and probably some you didnt tell, I can tell youre smart and strong and youll be okay. When you do get over it, youll be a new person and people will be scared at what you can accomplish when you set youre mind to it.
i have severe emetophobia, have you tried therapy? i did for over a year and it helped alot although the last few months ive started to deteriorate again, but still its a good solution as its different on other people so it may work better and have a permanent affect on you?
@xJ0RD4Nx i'm really sorry to hear that you have it too /: and i haven't tried therapy yet but i've been looking into different approaches that help with phobias. desensitization sounds too scary for me but i actually started a new psych class the other day that is going to teach us some methods that help people overcome phobias so.. maybe i can use them on myself! haha i'm really sorry to hear that it's getting bad again for you and i hope things start to look up
Great video! I dont have emetophobia, i have hemophobia and social phobia but the symptoms are the same, If i knew someone hurt themselfs and was bleeding i would freak out the same except with hemophobia your blood pressure lowers and you can faint, so i completely understand what your going through with heat racing, sweating, shaking ect. :)
I absolutely hate this phobia. It's like the worst thing ever, you see; it's my birthday this month, I'm going to be 16 and i'm scared I'm going to throw up on my birthday because I did last year. It has happened on half of my birthdays, I'm fed up of it. Even Christmas, it seems to happen on special events like these. And I don't want it to ruin my day, so I keep thinking if I'm actually going to vomit on that day, so it ruins the event, even if I'm not ill. It also happens at dinner, fed up :(
TheVickstaar 21 hours ago
i also would hate being on the bus sometimes when i was little because if someone threw up and the bus stoppped or something it would come up the isle and get on me,but idk if i have this i dont really think i do idk
crosscountry322 1 week ago
i htae puke i cant stand to even hear about someone else puking,my stomach starts to hurt and i feel like im gonna puke,even if i just read i title that says something about someone in the video puking.i think because when i was in like 1st or kindergarden i would puke almost everyday at school,i hate sitting in front of or next to people in school especialy if their sick,i hate the sounds of someone puking,talking about puking,or seeing someone puke,or seeing just puke or pictures of puke
crosscountry322 1 week ago
im so sorry you have this phobia:( i do to as well except for me its more i worry im gna get sick in public, whenever im around people im scared im gna get sick. It gets so bad i panic so much il cry and sometimes even gag because im so upset:( Sorry if thats to much info i have thrown up once before because i got so scared its just a horrible horrible phobia i hope we can get cured from this! please let me know if you find a cure id give anything to have my life back again
ComeHomeFeeefeee 1 week ago
I'm am the exact same way! It's crazy it's all I think about! I'm always feeling physically sick, stomach aches!! I can't even be near or around anyone who's sick or has a common stomach ache or anything jus like you!!! I fear myself vomiting the most!! But other people doing it I panic my mom threw up a few nights ago from heartburn and as soon as she said I'm gonna be sick and started running for the bathroom I was right behind her running for my room I slammed the door turned the tv up as lo
Ambiie 2 weeks ago
I know how you feel :(
ohohohahh 2 weeks ago
I have this too, like really bad. One time in English class someone threw up outside my classroom in the hallway and I started crying, shaking , and sweating really bad. I was having an anxiety attack and I had to go home.. I can't even go on rides that I feel people will puke vomit on. I refuse to go on a bus, because I once saw someone throw up on a bus & I can't handle it :(
laxgirlll46 2 weeks ago
<3 :)
XRhia08X 3 weeks ago
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Hey there fellow emetophobes. Craig here from the UK trying to get my facebook group 'Emetophobes United' up and in use. Please join it if you are interested.
HaylettCraig 4 weeks ago
OMG me 2! I get very scared about it. I wont even go on rides that could possibly make someone sick. once my brother got the stomach bug and i would stay up all night to make sure that i wouldnt. like i was shaking and freaking out! i didnt even want to go in the hallway to go to the bathroom! and if someone was sick and comes back to school, i will not go near them for days!
iPhone4ever2 4 weeks ago
And I have realllyy high anxiety so I've been having a lot more panic attacks. And going through depression isn't helping. Neither is being bullied in school, which just makes it ten times worse. I'm only 12 years old and I've considered suicide because I'm so scared.
R30x2112 1 month ago
Wow I was so wrong on your name nvm
R30x2112 1 month ago
Same with me deltaxkcp I think that's your name? I'm using an iPod so I can't see it. But It's the same with me everyday in school. I always feel like I'm about to throw up I always think I have the stomach flu. And when I hear a noise im like :o.....did someone throw up?
R30x2112 1 month ago
My friend has this.
chris28ish 1 month ago
Wow. This is so weird. Other people have the same problem as me. That is so weird to me. You go through the same thing that I go through. I always thought it was just me. I have panic attacks all the time because of it. Thank you for making this video.
deltanuxkcrp 1 month ago
Wow you have literally just described everything I've ever been through with this phobia. There was a time when I was 7, when I felt sick constantly and got tested for everything but there was nothing wrong! I can't be in the same room as someone who is throwing up, even after I leave the room I am panicking (heartbeat, sweating, breathing) and I feel sick for ages after and it plays on my mind days later. I also haven't thrown up in 7 years but I feel sick at least once a day! I feel for you :(
aimeefran 1 month ago
amazing everything you have said is how i feel. i am so tired of people telling me that i need to get over it,but i can't. i am scared to death of someone throwing up. it is so cool to find out i am not alone and it has a name. thank you for posting your video.
pookiendove 1 month ago
I understand this way too well. It plagues me. Nothing will ever stop it. :( I hate living this way
iTSxxBEllA 1 month ago
@iTSxxBEllA i'm so sorry to hear that :( i really hope that it gets better for you soon
misstricianicole 1 month ago
HEY IM 21 AND HAVE HAD THIS SINCE FIRST GRADE, IT IS LITERALLY HELL ON EARTH AND I DONT KNOW HOW TO OVERCOME IT. AND THE WORST MOST HARDEST PART IS THAT I FELL VICTIM TO OPIATE ADDICTION AND I WANT TO STOP SO BAD BUT WHATS THE NUMBER 1 THING PEOPLE EXPERIENCE MOST IN OPIATE WITHDRAWAL, VOMITING. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN TAKE THIS, ITS DONE A TOLL ON ME, SOMETIMES ITS SO BAD I LITERALLY FEEL THAT SUICIDE IS THE ONLY WAY OUT. HELP PLEASE FOR GOD SAKES SOMEBODY.
juggalotus2012 1 month ago
@juggalotus2012 oh no i am SO sorry to hear all of this.. and please don't even consider suicide! you can overcome the opiate addiction. please look for help for that! i truly believe that you can overcome it and you may not even experience the vomiting. even if you do, you will be living in fear of it longer if you don't try to stop now. i wish you the best and please contact me if you need help.
misstricianicole 1 month ago
i have it so bad myself, and people say face your fears, well i unfortunatley was sick last september and its proper made me worse. currently my friend and her mums ill so i cant sleep or hardly eat, i feel ive all the symptoms and tonights the night, i am a living wreck and i dont want proper help as itll go on my record and that prevents you going places on holiday etc, i genuinley would rather die than be sick HELPPPPPx
neenawwxo 1 month ago
@neenawwxo i'm sooo sorry :( i totally understand what you're going through, i've been there wayyy to many times. if you ever need to talk, you can talk to me! i hope things get better really soon xx
misstricianicole 1 month ago
EVERYTHING you talk about is me to a T! I've been suffering from it since I was in first grade and I'm 24 now!
Anna24BabyChad 1 month ago
@Anna24BabyChad isn't it the worst?!
misstricianicole 1 month ago
@misstricianicole Yes it is! I've actually even had people tell me that I'm selfish because when people I love and care about are sick and throwing up or drunk and throwing up I kind of run away. It's not a choice I'm making, I just can't deal with it. I feel it's gotten a little better compared to when I was little but it's still bad...and I have a 6 month old now so I've debated getting professional help so he doesn't suffer or turn out like me.
Anna24BabyChad 1 month ago
wow yea... im on the same boat (no pun intended) but yea, i've had the same issues with just the fear of anything to do with throwing up since i was like 15 and ehhhhhh!!!! but yea i can definately relate with you!
MisguidedChilljrun 1 month ago
@MisguidedChilljrun aw i'm sorry you have it too! such a pain. i hope things get better for you soon! xx
misstricianicole 1 month ago
I also suffer from this and have done since I was 6 (i'm now 30). I've tried allsorts of treatments which have eased it slightly but I just had to come to terms with the fact that I've got it for life. Winter is worse with the Winter Vomiting Bug that goes around. I don't drink alcohol in case I throw up. Even though we feel alone its not just us that suffer, there's thousands of emetophobia sufferers. Good Luck with it!! x
emmcats1 1 month ago
@emmcats1 aww good luck to you too! i hope things get better for you soon. and UGH i totally agree, alcohol is the worst. every time i'm at a party i'm so skittish thinking that someone is going to throw up by me -____- and the winter bug terrifies me! i'm going back to school tomorrow and i'm worried about germs. haha ughh
misstricianicole 1 month ago
I also suffer from this!
karahiscrazy94 1 month ago
@karahiscrazy94 not fun! :(
misstricianicole 1 month ago
I have this, I understand, and I am sorry. I would love to talk to you, skype or whatever, but believe me, I have it and it has taken over my life. I'm so sorry you have to live with this.
KiDFRANKKK 1 month ago
@KiDFRANKKK thank you soo much, and i'm really sorry to hear that it's taken over your life. i really hope that it gets better for you! and i would love to talk to you as well :)
misstricianicole 1 month ago
my name is jen and im 18 i just really wanted to tell you that i admire that you can put this out there. i have had emetophobia for as long as i can remember and i dont know why. also i admire your courage to continue school. my phobia is so bad i am force to take college classes online because i am too afraid to be away from home incase i get sick and iam too afraid that if i have a roomate they will be sick and i inevitably will become sick...this phobia has linked me to panic disorder.
harrypottergeekish 2 months ago
and an eating disorder for the past 6 years i have eaten almost nothing but toast, bagels, and crackers. an i only ever drink water. everyday i take some form of antinausia medication and can only ride in cars if i am driving. i admire your ability to take vacations and experience the world. if someday my phobia can relent and become like yours i will always be greatful thank you for your video and it you know of somewhere peopl like us can talk and share experiences please let the world know
harrypottergeekish 2 months ago
@harrypottergeekish thank you so much! i am SO sorry to hear that it is affecting your life like that, and i TOTALLY understand. i don't know of anywhere that emetophobes can talk like a forum or anything.. but PLEASE message me whenever you need to talk! i would love to share experiences and discuss it
misstricianicole 1 month ago
Thank you for posting this. When you were talking about your experiences in elementary school, it's like you described my younger years to a T.
godawfulchampagne 2 months ago
yo sufro de emetophobia desde siempre YO no puedo ver o estar al lado de alguien que vomite y si alguien dice voy a vomitar me da ataque de panico y salgo corriendo y si me da nauseas empiezo a llorar y evito vomitar porque siento que si vomito me muero :( es horrible ese sentimiento y no puedo entender como hay gente que vomita por diversion. why????
astridmortizramirez 2 months ago
I've had emetophobia since I was 5. This summer, it got really bad and I lost 15 pounds. I couldn't eat because I was so afraid to eat. I got made fun of for being so skinny. To make things worse I haven't thrown up since I was 4. I've had about 5 different counclers. I have about 3 anxiety attacks a day. Don't worry you are not alone :)
juliaislegit1321 2 months ago
@juliaislegit1321 i'm so sorry! i hope you're doing better now :)
misstricianicole 1 month ago
Thank god it's not just me! I understood everything u said! One time I was at my boyfriends wrestling tournament and a little boy was leaning over and coughing and I screamed and ran to the other side of the school crying my eyes out for hours...it's terrible!!!
yoitsrissabel 2 months ago
@yoitsrissabel i've done the same thing so many times! at parties.. concerts. ugh so scary :(
misstricianicole 2 months ago
thank you all for your kind words :) xx
misstricianicole 2 months ago
oh my goodness i've been looking at emtephobia videos all over youtube and your's so far has matched mine COMPLETELY. i cannot STAND or be around someone throwing up and if like someone chokes on their food or even seems liek theyre going to throw up i'll like jump up from wherever i am and freak out, it's really bad. i'm also afraid of throwing up myself to the point where i'm afraid of going on any amusement park rides with the exception of a few. it's baaaad. but thanks for sharing!!
randomxxx35 3 months ago
I had that when i was a kid....now im fearless of it....
angeleyes79gs 3 months ago
I have this phobia too and i find talking to other sufferers help alot... If anyone wants to chat message me :)
nicolahmusic09 3 months ago 2
I'm scared to eat raw foods in fear I will throw up
Sometimes I overcook stuff til it burns!
jjlllol 3 months ago
hello! thanks for the video! I have the same phobia! But I'm afraid of myself throwing up.
xmarylu 3 months ago
i cant even handle hearing someone say "get me a plastic bag" cause it reminds me of someone being sick. there is excersizes you can do but it takes a strong person because they actually expose you to the problem to get you to overcome it. its really hard and i couldnt handle it.
iilovegnomes 3 months ago
iv struggled with this my entire life . there was a time when i saw a kid walking home and offered him a ride & he had told me to turn left then said "actually get all the way in the right lane & pull over" i started shaking really bad & pulled over & he didnt open the door on time & i watched him throw up all over my car. i jumped out of my car & started crying & shaking & told my stepsister to drive cause i couldnt. i curled up in a ball in my back seat & sobbed.
iilovegnomes 3 months ago
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I also can't go in cars, or far away from home.
And I'm even homeschooled cause I was just miserable in school cause of this and other problems that I was even suicidal! But I didn't do anything stupid, just cry all the time.
It really does suck :/
Idk what to do...I've talked to a psychologist, but the process was so slow and wasn't heping at all....
It's like I don't need a psychologist, I need a therapist.
Idk, but hope u feel better and are doing good cause it is hard
ultimatedbzgtdbfan 3 months ago
@ultimatedbzgtdbfan i totally understand everything you're saying and i'm so sorry you're going through it :/ it does suck and it's so hard to deal with every day. i hope you find a great therapist and are feeling better about it!
misstricianicole 2 months ago
I can understand you in everything. I'm 15 and lived with it for 5 years, Thinking about it and sometimes even thinking about it makes me want to cry because it's so diblitating. And my family kinda tries tounderstand but then get frusterated and get mad at me, which makes me feel bad.
I can't even go outside in public without fear, because I'm thinking "I'm feel like throwing up, or what if I throw up and I puke here! It'll be embarrassing and i don't have anywhere to run or hide"
ultimatedbzgtdbfan 3 months ago
i'm 16 now, i've had this phobia since i was 13. I get panic attacks when I feel sick, if someone is/feels sick etc etc etc. It's also to the point where I now have a fear of panic attacks and a minor fear of not being able to breathe. Ive been having cognitive behavioural therapy for 1 year. Although it's a slow process, and is very emotiontal, IT WORKS. I'm sorry this has happend to you, good luck!
slrxxxxx 4 months ago
I have emetophobia and I feel the same way I wish It can stop and go away.
SexyJ1991 4 months ago
You make me feel so...normal. Like whats in my head actually makes sense.
6Nocturnes 4 months ago
can i ask, how do you cope when u are about to throw up.. or are you able to stop it?
MissSuzzyBenvy 4 months ago
@MissSuzzyBenvy My brother has emetophobia and he says it's about 6 hours of pure hell
danAWESOMEcollier 4 months ago
I have to say that I am extremely proud of you to share this with the world. I have had emetephobia for over 20 years. I am only 23... so its plagued me my whole life. I see myself in your stories and i thank you sooo much for sharing.. it helps to know there are others who are goign thru the exact same situations every day<3
Love from canada
MissSuzzyBenvy 4 months ago
i used to think i was the only person with this, i mean it started when i was 4 so its been going on a while, and i always get panic attacks especially when im on a plane or boat because it makes me feel so sick.. am i the only person i swear?!?!?!?! its so scary :'(! xx
ballethebe 4 months ago
wow ! this video is soo me!!:0 exactly how I feel! I just recently researched it I didn't know there was other people with it let alone an actual term for it " is haunts me:( I wanna get treated soo bad but I want to know what expect before I get myself into a serious problem u know
cjennifer79 4 months ago
"The Puke Girl"... I love that you like identified her as that. I do that all the time!! I also loved the part when you talked about how NOT NORMAL it is to just throw up in public. For me it has always been that rationally I know that sometimes it is unavoidable to be sick but there is always that judgement or anger that people are just not considerate enough to LEAVE THE ROOM :) Thanks for posting this. I am sorry that you have to live with this fear.
Jeni1181 4 months ago
@Jeni1181 hahahah i'm glad you appreciate my new name for that girl :) and yes i feel the same way! it makes me very angry even though i do understand. thanks so much! :)
misstricianicole 2 months ago
someone plzz find a ground breaking cure for this phobia plzzzzzz!!! i cant handle it anymore .i am afriad to tell about my phobia to my family!!! it surely needs great attention to this phobia!!
themanishkumar123 4 months ago
I have it too- thanks for making this video.
FredFuchs77 4 months ago
OMG! I am lying in bed feeling absolutely disgusting and watching your video! I am 35 years old and have not thrown up since I was 7! I feel like this is a vicious cycle. I feel nauseous so I panick. I panick so I feel nauseous. I cannot stop it. It is destroying my life! I feel so relieved that others have this too. I clean a hospital for a living and so I have gotten used to OTHERS throwing up and I can even clean it up myself! But I would honestly rather DIE than to vomit myself!
rachelgerster 5 months ago
I've suffered with this horrid phobia since I was six. It effects everything in my life. I'm at the point where I don't want to leave my house.. that's sad. Ill be looking forward to your next video.
x
evilsexiiimunkey 5 months ago
i'm going to try to put up another emetophobia video tomorrow :)
misstricianicole 5 months ago 2
@misstricianicole Hi, i have this phobia, you are normal! i have days or times when i wont go out because i had a bug at that day and time! oh and i feel sick alllllll the time!! for no reason! but to give you a bit of faith i am currently studying mental health nursing and on a intense placement :) i still worry every day, feel alone in the world so thank so so so much for the support!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
annababyxXx 2 months ago
everything you just said was basically a replica of how I feel, except I'm scared of myself throwing up, especially in public places. I also can't eat very much. The food grosses me out because it makes me think of puke.
Jointjo 5 months ago
@Jointjo ugh i'm sorry to hear that :( and yes that's another thing, i'm afraid i'm going to get sick in public places! and i have a bad stomach so i feel a little sick in class most days so that definitely doesn't help. i understand what you're saying about food too! i feel the same way sometimes. ugh i swear this has to be one of the worst phobias to have.. because you can never expect it and it's usually hard to avoid. i hope you feel better soon!
misstricianicole 5 months ago
i have emetophobia severely... i understand how u feel... it sucks and its debilitating.
ImSooooHood4Life 5 months ago
@ImSooooHood4Life it really is.. i'm sorry you have it too :/
misstricianicole 5 months ago
Your video was amazing! My name is Leah and I have suffered with emetophobia since I was a little girl. I am 26 now and just starting to be a little bit more open about it because it is a very embarassing illness to have. People around me do not understand this phobia and have no clue the intensity of it. It literally controls a persons life. It has been controlling me lately more often than usual. I am always up to chat with others about this illness.
TheLexylexy123 5 months ago
@TheLexylexy123 i'm always up to chat too if you ever want to! and i totally understand, it is kind of embarrassing just because no one can understand it unless the have the same problem or something very similar. i'm sorry to hear that you've been struggling with it for so long.. it looks like i'm going to be the same way. but like i said, if you ever want to talk, i'm here!
misstricianicole 5 months ago
@TheLexylexy123 oh and thank you!!
misstricianicole 5 months ago
I have the same thing :( I admire you making a video about it :) I'm glad I'm not alone! I've been watching a lot of videos about it today because today I'm not doing so well :( Been like freaking out, etc :( It's been really bad since March :( What triggered it was this illness I had in February 2010! -_- :( I feel like I can't do the things I want to do anymore, I'm scared to go places :( uuugghhh :(
brittyy44 5 months ago
@brittyy44 i'm so sorry to hear that you're not doing so well :( i've been feeling pretty bad lately too. it's such a pain! and i totally understand being scared to go places.. there are TONS of places that i feel uncomfortable at :( especially when people are drinking because i assume that everyone is going to get sick -___- it sounds so funny but it's true! i hope you start to feel better soon! you can message me if you ever want to talk about it
misstricianicole 5 months ago
I have the same thing! It affected my life so much in elementary school. Luckily, it's faded a lot.....but it used to run my life.
macynwonderland 6 months ago
I was going to write this long letter tell you what its like for me. I decided not to. But if youd like to hear you can message me. Im sorry you have it. I truly am. I completely understand what youre going though. Even though you explain all the times when youve lost it and probably some you didnt tell, I can tell youre smart and strong and youll be okay. When you do get over it, youll be a new person and people will be scared at what you can accomplish when you set youre mind to it.
powerhouse6661 6 months ago
@powerhouse6661 aw thank you SO much. that really means a lot :) and i would love to hear about what it's like for you! send me a message if you want
misstricianicole 6 months ago
i have severe emetophobia, have you tried therapy? i did for over a year and it helped alot although the last few months ive started to deteriorate again, but still its a good solution as its different on other people so it may work better and have a permanent affect on you?
xJ0RD4Nx 6 months ago
@xJ0RD4Nx i'm really sorry to hear that you have it too /: and i haven't tried therapy yet but i've been looking into different approaches that help with phobias. desensitization sounds too scary for me but i actually started a new psych class the other day that is going to teach us some methods that help people overcome phobias so.. maybe i can use them on myself! haha i'm really sorry to hear that it's getting bad again for you and i hope things start to look up
misstricianicole 6 months ago
Great video! I dont have emetophobia, i have hemophobia and social phobia but the symptoms are the same, If i knew someone hurt themselfs and was bleeding i would freak out the same except with hemophobia your blood pressure lowers and you can faint, so i completely understand what your going through with heat racing, sweating, shaking ect. :)
moonkinish 7 months ago
@moonkinish thanks! it can be really tough living with a phobia! but i totally understand how you feel. good luck! :)
misstricianicole 6 months ago
@misstricianicole Thanks, good luck too and I hope your can find a way to help your phobia. =)
moonkinish 6 months ago