Anyone with emetophobia on here right now? (Fear of throwing up)

Well for me its just the act of doing it the taste the sounds the smell. I know people don't enjoy doing it either. However I constantly fear I will, that's where OCD comes in.

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BIG TIME!!!!!! I’m so glad to meet someone else who struggles with this

I've never heard of that, why does it scare you?

I believe the first traumatic experience was when I was 6 and my appendix ruptured and I was puked for like a week straight in the hospital with tubes shoved up my nose and down my throat. One time i tore/irritated something in my throat after projectile vomiting as well.

It might sound really extreme but you could make yourself throw up on purpose so you don't fear it. Push your fingers into you mouth and make yourself gag until you do it. Like I said, it's extreme but could be helpful

Not recommended and I highly doubt I could do it. The most extreme most therapist will push someone is to make the patient have beans in their mouth and spit them into a toilet. But thank you tho!

I don't have this feat, but I can understand what happend to you and why it was so triggering! What is the OCD telling you it means if you like throwing up? That you'll do it more often? Sometimes knowing what the feared outcome is-- the reason behind the story is helpful in challenging the OCD