No matter what I do my emetaphobia is not getting better I think it’s gotten worse I’ve been struggling with it since I was 11 I’m 19 now:( I’m scared of being away from home and getting sick and it also ties into fomo fear of missing out I don’t know why I feel like if I get sick I will also miss out and be absolutely miserable. I’m just so scared of feeling nauseous I need help .
Just remember that all the times that you are sick, you remain strong and resilient throughout it. It’s intimidating because we fear the repercussions of nothing being “okay”. We don’t want to be sick and miss out on things. Just remind yourself that being sick is part of life and you’re getting the full human experience. Stress can make these issues worse. Your brain is fixated on the “worse case scenario”. If you have a stomach ache it could be a period cramp or something disregard-able like that. But our brains like to think that we have an ulcer or cancer or a stomach virus. It’s never that serious. The pain and nauseous feelings that accompany the anxiety can be the hardest part. Pain never feels good. But the way we react to pain can help with the physical symptoms. Self pity and fear need to be avoided. Gratitude and love are the only way to combat this in my experience. Be thankful you are a healthy young person. You won’t always feel like this. You will have amazing days full of heathy energy. It won’t last forever. It may hurt now, and when the shaking starts and the heart is racing nothing anyone else says can stop it. Only you can stop it. Remember how long you been fighting it. How brave it is to not give up.
@diidnsnsns Thank you so much this helps a lot ! 😌
Hey! College student here (I’m 22 now), and I totally relate. Usually I don’t want to go out to bars or be around places where people might throw up. Once someone told me that it takes a lot of energy and work for your body to throw up, which helps comfort me to think that your body does not want to do it either. What helps me with FOMO is going to parties early and leaving early so that I can be around people and socialize but can leave before people get drunk or the place gets too crowded. Sometimes if I’m having fun, being there will make me want to stay and it helps me push myself. I hope that this helps a little bit, and I hope you get better soon. I completely relate to how you feel.
@droppingin Thank you :) I’m 19 and dealing with this fear I have been dealing with it since I was 10 :( this helps a lot I know exactly how you feel 🫶
I get anxiety every single time I have a stomach ache and you know how often I have a stomach ache every single day I get anxiety every single day about the same things and even more things but it’s not just that so much things trigger it and I feel so misunderstood like people think oh you have a fear of throwing up well no one like throwing up or get over it but it’s not that simple I’m traumatized like I’d rather do something I absolutely hate than throw up. I literally avoid everything I can’t eat this can do that can’t share. i have to take vitamin c everyday to improve my immune system I don’t like travel because I’m scared of motion sickness I get scared on rides thinking someone will Throw up on me I cant drink even though I’m underage and alcohol is disgusting but still I can’t be around little kids because they have too many germs. I always think I have a fever and I’m constantly checking my temp. I’m constantly feeling my head and my cheeks to make sure they’re not hot. I get scared to go to my cousins house because they are always sick I can’t eat at certain restaurant i have to check dates on food. I can’t wear certain clothes. i have dreams of myself throwing up. When I get intrusive thoughts/ images about me getting sick or someone else. I Literally can not function on certain days from the past I got sick there is so much more how will this ever stop how will I ever be able to function I avoid so much and I literally miss out on so much things because of this like I literally want to shut down in my room and never come out that’s how bad it is. I have this extreme fear of getting sick/ vomiting and OCD has latched onto that fear ever since I was little and I have to do all these compulsions and this is just a list of some of the things I have to do. Anyone else relate?
All day every day I worry about throwing up and make sure everything I eat is “ok” or making sure I don’t get to close to people in case someone is sick. Anyone else struggle with this intrusive fear? I feel nauseous almost every day and I’m exhausted.
Its currently 6:53am, woke up around 6:00am in a panic from a nightmare and I can’t fall back asleep. I have contamination ocd and emetophobia. At night i have a hard time falling asleep because every time ive gotten sick its been in the middle of the night while im sleeping. Before bed i usually get bad anxiety its going to happen again, even if theres no reason for it to happen. This obviously can trigger dreams about it, which then make me feel worse. Through out the day Ill overly manage my eating habits (no chicken certain days etc), take certain routes home to avoid getting sick, wash my hands when i can *feel* the germs on them, do certain tasks so it doesn’t make me sick etc. Its really getting to a point where i feel like its consuming me , and I need help but I am so scared to get it.
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