My Emetophobia Story | How I Overcame My Emetophobia | Rhiannon Salmons
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2016
- Hey everyone, thank you for watching this video. Please be kind and considerate, emetophobia is a REAL fear and it's absolutely debilitating, it's not stupid or made up, it can completely cripple the sufferer, so please try to have empathy and be understanding. Emetophobia is something that has hugely impacted me and controlled so much of my life, it's an absolutely terrifying and exhausting phobia to live with - and as I explained, it links into my anxiety and panic attacks, therefore it's always a vicious circle. I know that so many people struggle with emetophobia, and that's why I wanted to make this video all about my experience with it as my first instalment of Mental Health Monday, because I want to help you to feel like you're not alone and that I seriously understand what you're going through. And I hope that my advice / summary at the end helped you also, I know that it's not going to pay off overnight but if you keep reminding yourself of all the little positive affirmations I threw in there, over time it might start to help you because I know it did for me. At least I hope it does for you too. I am so glad and so happy that I've overcome a lot of my emetophobia - or at least the anxiety that was fuelling it has gone. It makes life so much easier and I felt like I was in a good place mentally to finally film this video.
Feel free to leave a comment down below with requests for my mental health series and things you would like me to talk about next - I'm totally open and happy to talk about anything, because mental illness and self-confidence and everything like that is something I'm so passionate about and I give my whole heart to it.
If you don't have emetophobia, I'm sorry that this video is irrelevant to you - hopefully one of my upcoming videos for this series with resonate more with you and will be able to help you (hopefully).
I love you all so much and please know that it does get better.
Mwah
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My biggest wish in the world is to get rid of my emetophobia, or in some way make me never throw up again in some way
OMG SAAAME
Exactly the same like I wish throwing up never existed
Yes. For some reason everyday I feel like I’m probably going to throw up! Especially when I’m going somewhere important. No I’m not pregnant, I’m 12😂😭
I have GERD, so I have nausea everyday. And I have extreme emetophobia. And I totally understand. But I’m getting a surgery and 95 percent for eh comments say they can’t throw up anymore , ever again
@@mariannaandsage8093 I have GERD too and it's horrible with my emetophobia. You have stomach pains everyday, you get acid reflux burps that scare you so much and it just sucks. It's been 14 years since I've been sick and I cant stand the thought of it now.
I used to think "the longer it's been since I've thrown up, the more likely it will happen today". How crazy is that?
Danielle Patrice same and i absolutely hate it
SAME I usually throw up once a year and this year i didn’t so IM SO SCARED HELPANSLSNAKXJKSJSJ
Danielle Patrice Same, it terrifies me
Danielle Patrice I think that all the time 😓😣
I think about that nearly every day like the exact thing
The worst phrase people say is 'Well no one likes vomitting'
I'm not even going to start😂
Olivia SO TRUE
I know right !!!!
They just don’t understand 😤
Oh my word tell me about it! I think you would appreciate this video that I just put out: czcams.com/video/wWeLJc2Jkbo/video.html
seriously tho!! everyone says this to me
Omfg I HATE when people say that it's like "well yeah duh, but that doesnt make me feel better"
I don't get on roller coasters because of emetaphobia
Yh same I don't even ask my friend for sleepovers
Same
I'm the same way! And until recently I hadn't been on a rollercoaster In 9 years. And last Summer I went on some really mild ones and I really had fun! So next year I'm going to slowly work my way up. Even though I was so scared waiting in line it was fun! And I'd recommend considering it!
Yvelisse Nunez same
Yvelisse Nunez same I go on itty bitty rc s only no upside downys
I am scared to go to sleep, I feel like I'm going to wake up in the middle of the night and vomit. Does anyone else have this problem?
Edit: 3 years later, still happens from time to time 😐
bo brown I do it's horrible 😩😩
Only when im sick
bo brown I do, I'm terrified of waking up in the night and being sick it's horrible
I don't get it all the times but on the nights where I get really stressed and nervous I can barley sleep.
bo brown me. It's so terrible
I have emetophobia. I've had it since I was 4-5, It all started because I was having a sleepover with my best friend at the time. She had been eating snacks all day and wasn't feeling very well, well in the middle of the night she woke me up with four words: " I just threw up" I had to get her parents while she was over the toilet and they just told her to sleep in her sisters bed. I was afraid that it would happen again so I slept on the floor. Every time she coughed during the night I jerked awake,scared,cold and shaking, hoping she wouldn't throw up again. Ever since then, when someone else gets sick or says " I feel sick" I will start sweating, feel sick, and I will close my eyes and plug my ears so I don't hear or see anything..and worry so much that I'll almost cry. When I feel sick, I have a mini panic attack. I shake, I can't sleep, and I'm constantly checking my temperature to see if I have a fever. It's horrible 😣
I do the checking my temperature thing too! My generalised anxiety disorder means I get a lot of physiological symptoms, one of which is shaking. Actually did that this afternoon.
Happy Kitty this is literally my story to😭
Happy Kitty - Seriously I'm the same way, and I'm 25. It's absolutely horrible to live with. I sleep in the same bed as my boyfriend now and I worry constantly that he's going to get sick.
I do the same. exact. thing. it makes me feel better seeing that other people go through the same exact ting. I hate living this way
Happy Kitty same
Who else is watching this shakeing because they feel like throwing up 🥺
Mommy Gothic me right now 😭😭
Mee
Me and I'm so scared...I don't want to throw up I'd prefer to die right now then to throw up...
Meeeeeeee
@@user-mh8bb4no2t what's your name on Instagram
I have emetiphobia. I have the fear of:
-Vomiting
-Seeing vomit
-Hearing/saying the words
-Someone saying they don't feel well
I do the association thing too. One day Instead of sitting on the couch I sat on the floor in front of the couch, and I got sick that day. Every time I sit like like it scares me. I was in a protest that day too, and I am scared of that sign, I even didn't use one of my blankets that touched the sign. The phobia even prevents me from eating on days I don't feel good. Even writing don't feel good in this comment gave me anxiety. I literally didn't eat meat for a year because I was scared of salmonella. When I don't feel good, I feel so scared I don't tell anyone, I just sit, for hours on end, just sitting, not eating. The year I had the flu I was so scared. One time, it was so extreme, that my aunt was sick, I wouldn't even walk on the path she took. If she walked past the oven and to the garage door to the car, I go around the house and through the front door. I even held my breath near sick people. This is the most relatable video ever. I feel your pain.
I really feel you, it Terrifies me to be sick and i remember last time i was sick my dad fed me chips for lunch, and i have never had that brand of chips again
Omg. I never realised that anyone had the same things that I do. Like when I walk past some people in school I have to hold my breath. And one time it did my hair in a certain way one night to sleep in and I woke up vomiting that night. So I can’t ever do that with my hair again. It’s so nice to have someone that feels the same way as I do. Xx
Endergirl Animations oh my god I’m the same. I can’t stand it when people say they feel sick. I start sweating.
Through most of high school I slept sitting up because laying flat made me feel nauseous. I had terrible insomnia, Made ridiculous rules about food, I avoided crowds, public transport, and carnival rides. I'm now 30 and I've never drunk to the point of being sick. I work in hospitality and customers getting sick IS. THE. WORST!
I'm also a mum of 3 and I can handle my kids being sick but only just!
Endergirl Animations I understand you so much, I have a fear of vomiting. Anxiety makes me feel nauseous and dizzy, every day I get an attack. My mom threw up today and I am so scared, I hope she isn’t sick...
I hate that having emetophobia is incontrollable. I get anxiety so much and i can't bear it. I think I'm gonna throw up every night
Im the exact same, its horrible, here for you
I feel the same all day everyday and it's ruling my life
Sofia Cuevas me too
Me too omg guys
Every night I think I'm gonna throw up. I keep thinking that if I say to myself I'm not gonna throw up, I'm fine, it will make my throw up. It is horrible.
This made me cry... I have the exact same problem and it hurts me
Rock On ME TOO
Lizzy :D same
same im crying right now, i've been dealing with it for basically my whole my life :(
Ellie Rose same and I'm dealing it with right now and I know I'm gonna get sick but I don't want to 😭
Sfx Queen me too I don't cry often but hearing someone who finally gets everything that I've dealt with for years just finally makes me feel like I'm not alone
it ruins me. i am laying in bed worrying about throwing up when i don’t even feel sick
hi fourteen year old me, things are going to get a lot worse. you’re going to want to die. you’re going to want the world to stop. but then it will get a lot better. you will have to go through the most unpleasant experiences imaginable to get there but you will get there. it will get better and worse. your anxiety, depression and trauma caused by this phobia will at times feel like it is coming back in full force. but you will be okay. you will survive.
@@freyaallan3267 I hope your doing well Freya
i told my dad 'i'm more scared of the vomiting virus than coronavirus'
lovin kookie. Absolutely! When the hand washing/lockdown/social distancing started I was actually really happy because I realised it would make it really unlikely to catch a tummy bug
Wow me too im more scared of throwing up then the covid.!!!😲
Same
Same and I had covid, the whole time I was just terrified of being sick even though that isn't a part of it :/
covid made me super nauseous and made me dry heave which terrified me. i thought the virus wasn’t gonna do it but it did and now i’m more scared
I'm scared of vomiting, every time I eat i think that I might get sick , when it comes to my mind it makes me feel like I'm ill
I’ve gotten better over the years but I always thought that I would throw up because of me eating so I wouldn’t eat and I lost so much wait I almost had to be put in the hospital...
i was scared to eat at restaurants (still am) bc of it... i was scared i was going to get food poisoning..
I have a emetophobia, Also last year I didn’t eat for 3 days because I was so scared that if I ate I would throw up, I lost 5 pounds and had to go to the hospital and the day I was at the hospital I had lost 2 more pounds. And I would miss so much school and they might have kicked me out.
DNKN DONUTS 300 oh my gosh.. never related to something more..
DNKN DONUTS 300 same omg
This is 100% me ... I haven't been ill in so long that it's just too much for me to handle rn
The thought of it is terrifying. And I feel like the longer you go without getting sick, the greater the fear becomes. :(
+Rhiannon Salmons yes definitely! I had to have an endoscopy and the lead up was horrible because just the thought of having a tube down my throat made me gag and it was horrific... But I'd say my emetaphobia has gotten a lot better :)
Anja Melissa same
Search about a book called Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive. Understand you better.
This is actually very accurate! When I was 14, I hadn't thrown up in about 4 years and it made my fear of sick, a huge anxiety. It got worse over the next few years to the point of losing many many nights of sleep. I am now nearly 20 and have been ill 3 times since (2 self indulged). Right now I am in the best place I have ever been. Trust me, you just think 'oh my god that was nothing! why was i worrying' and it makes the next time easier and the next time even easier. Just yesterday, after having too much to drink I literally just woke up and tried to lay there and contain the nausea, the moment I realised it wasn't going to happen I made the decision to get up and get it over with. That is the biggest achievement for me because if you saw me those years before, I was a wreck even thinking of it. I'd rather have died. Exposure I believe is the way which nobody wants to hear- Trust me I know! Of course it is not pleasant but facing it is the only time that you will literally think to yourself, what on earth was I so scared of. (I too was one of those people who wasn't triggered by words or videos / photos. Just the experiencing it)
My parents don’t believe me and tell me to man up😭😭😭I cant it’s getting in the way of my life
Jennifer Cross same
I told my mom once and she went you know nobody likes it so stop over reacting
Same
Sameeeee 😔
@@nicowuerzinger3042 same.
i would always just not eat or drink when my stomach hurt then i would think
"I have nothing to puke up so im fine"
did you get gastric pain when your stomach is empty?
That doesn't necessarily help because you could throw up bile from your stomach and that is much worse. Eat light foods and clear liquids.
I couldn't relate more like I always avoid eating bc I'm worried that if I eat ill throw up and it sucks
I do this too!!!!
EXACTLY
My life is explained in this video it hurts me and it has ruined my life
Has It gone yet
I know... I hate it.
Same
My mom vomits at least once a year and she gets to angry at me because I run and hide when I hear her start to gag.
I have never related this much.
People in my family tease me about my Emetophobia a lot because it causes me to do crazy things. Once when we were in our car my older sister who was sitting next to me got sick and threw up and I unbuckled and climbed over the seats and was legit about to open the car door because of it. I've had so many experiences I could go on and on but this is the one my family always goes on about.
yes i actually leave the house or have a panic attack
I hid from a chemo patient because of my emetephobia not my proudest moment
It’s scary because I want to help but I can’t and I’ve had the experience where you can’t be there
I have SEVERE emetaphobia. Just wanted to say I’ve made it through an entire pregnancy, c section, and 5 surgeries without getting sick. I’ve had it since I was 5. Just in case anyone was looking for hope that is afraid of these things. I almost didn’t have a baby because of this fear but I’m so glad I did. It’s definitely possible 🙏🏼😘
Same
Did you vomit during the pregnancy? That sounds so hard not to! But good job facing your fears!
OMGG that’s one of my biggest fears getting pregnant with this severe emetophobia that I have but I think if you made it I can too😅
@@lucy_goose Not once. Didn’t even get nauseous
@@Daniela-sp5ud I definitely made it! My son just turned 10 and I have also made it through multiple stomach bugs that he’s had without ever catching it. His dad did have to deal with that part of it but he knew that was his job if it ever happened before we even talked about having kids 😂 A few times I left the house and stayed at my moms while he stayed with my son. So there’s ways around that as well ☺️
I am balling in tears I thought I was alone but every thing you said is what I am going through.
Payton Craven just got done crying for 3 hours about this. I’m so sorry to suffer too
I cried my eyes out knowing that I’d be freed and I’m getting better now
it’s literally the best feeling ever when you realize your not alone. ❤️🩹
SAMEEEEEE
I have a stomach of steel so I haven't thrown up since early elementary school and I'm in college, but I am so terrified of being around people with any type of cold or flu because of the possibility of them vomiting.
Same, at 11 years here, i drank alcohol and i'm not proud of it but i even used molly in the mean time
Alex O same here and it’s why I don’t drink
Alex O I HAVEN'T THREW UP IN 11 YEARS AND I'M 13 LOLOLOL
Alex O this is very similar to me because I don't get overly anxious when I vomit, but I just can't handle it when other people vomit around me. For me, the trigger is everything involving vomit; the noise, the smell, the actual vomit, etc. Fortunately, my family doesn't vomit very often and when they do they usually keep it quiet from me because they know I'll have a panic attack and that I'll be traumatized.
Alex O me too! i’m in 6th now and i haven’t thrown up since kindergarten. this kills me.
No one understands it's horrible but whenever I'm afraid of puking I think of all the other people going through the same thing and it helps 🙃🙃
Heather Dunnet same
I have this phobia before, but I overcome it by experiencing. It’s scary at first but as the time goes by, it won’t scare you anymore:)
That doesn't help me..
Lala Scarlet Do you still struggle with this phobia?
I haven’t thrown up since I was 4 and I’m 18 now and I can’t even explain how scared I am of it. When I try to explain it to people I always say “I would rather break my own arm than throw up” and that’s absolutely true
I'd rather get beaten up than throwing up 😭😭😭
The last time I was sick I said literally out loud to my partner, "I would donate all the money in my bank account right now if it would guarantee that I would stop vomiting.'
i’ve told people before that i genuinely would rather d*e than throw up. no one believes me, but i’m serious.
I hope you've thrown up since posting this comment because that means you did it and you're okay now!!! What helped me get through my emetophobia I had through elementary - high school was exposure therapy. It will gradually get better, I promise. Try working with kids lol being around barf with them is unavoidable!
i haven't thrown up in 3 years and this is the longest i have gone and i hope to go longer
My fear is the feeling leading up to throwing up. I shake I get cold sweats and my heart is beating so fast
I am the same way
fr, i wish I could be free from this phobia
Its also the feeling of the throw up, and the fact that at some point you feel so nauseous that you cant supress it and you throw up
This is the first video I've ever watched about Emetophobia and it's actually very comforting to know someone else feels the exact way I do. The reason I started searching for videos on this is because I had a panic attack last night due to my mouth watering which is what happens when I get sick. I didn't feel sick at all but small symptoms like that trigger full on anxiety and cause my body to shake. I've had emetophobia for as long as I remember, I used to wake up in the middle of the night crying as a kid when my stomach would so little as make a sound or bubble because I thought I was going to get sick. I have to leave the room when others get sick, I get anxious for months and months after I get sick and it's funny cause I don't get sick often at all. My advice for people that struggle with this is go through a checklist in your mind: I have been through this before. I have survived every single time. It's going to be okay.
Anyways, thank you so much for making this video it was very helpful.
I am the same. I suffer from it very badly and I did a comment up there somewhere but something that I am currently doing is the "thrive - are your emetaphobia program" its the only thing that has helped me and I am still working through it. Please look at it and feel free to DM me on private if you want any advise. They have a you tube channel with info about it and people who are cured ! hope this helps. I have found this to work bed and I have been through every treatment under the sun xx
i have emetophobia too and whenever my mouth waters i have a panic attack because my mouth waters before im sick too x
Tanisha Colleaux The problem with me is that I have never been sick in that way before so I'm kinda scared to get sick...
And I have never survived being sick.
Sofia05 I absolutely break down if someone SAYS they're gonna throw up.. I had to stop this video and take deep breaths to prevent my anxiety to start because of the V Word.
My emetophobia is only triggered when around someone feeling sick or vomiting, like.
I can talk about vomit as long as you like and I won't be triggered, its people being around me and such.
Orbital yes!! Me too! I am exactly the same.
Rhiannon Salmons :0 you replied xD just found u and I'm already in love xDD
Sameeeeeeeeeee
Lorraine Kissane me tooo. It happened to me in 2nd grade.
Same here I’m exactly the same x
Whenever somebody says “I don’t feel good” I’m running man
Same
Who else was nauseous wile watching
Me 😭
yes 😭
Literally shaking watching this
ellie corn me too 😖
Same😥
ellie corn ellie from the last of us 🥺 but me too
Same :(
Im scared of people being sick when someone says they feel sick i feel sick and get a weird feeling in my stomach and i try to avoid them but with school i cant run away from them i dont know why i feel this way
x _Equestrian_Lexie_ x Me too...I avoid people that say they feel nauseous. It scares me very badly.
Bella_CZcams_lover it's so scary
Amy's Atmosphere yeah same!!
same even if its my bff
Same....
This has helped so much, I’ve started getting a bit depressed from my emetphobia, I feel sick most of the time, but no one believes me 😭
Hey, you're not alone I've got the same situation don't give up! 💪❤️
same. 🫠
I have emetophobia myself and for a few months now it has made my life quite difficult.
This may sound quite weird, but whenever I feel anxious (sometimes I feel sick for days) I think about people who had the stomach bug or who had to throw up, but they’re still alive and they didn’t die. I know I sound like a crazy person, but I do know that it‘s just in my head and if I might have a bug - so what, I can’t change it anyways.🤷🏼♀️
My aim in life is to overcome emetophobia and start enjoying life more, live more and worry less. To be sick isn’t something to worry about, because it will be over sooner than you think and in the end it’s just your body protecting you.
People say the first step into the right direction is to admit that your brain is playing games with you - and that’s exactly where we all have to start.
Our body just wants the best for us and those few minutes spent vomiting won’t kill us!
I hope this comment helped a little bit, let’s just all fight together and kick emetophobia in the a**💪🏼
Do you also have those moments of absolute strength and will to fight the phobia?😃🙈
I've been feeling more confident to overcome my emetophobia these days. I watch videos, I mimic with leftover soup, I try to make it lighthearted. But then I'll actually feel sick- hot, lightheaded, watery mouth- and panic and all that confidence goes away.
@@danasimpson2214 same
U GO GIRL! Let’s fight it together
I feel like crying because I'm that afraid of someone being sick😰😰
beauty by lauren. Yes me too! I can't even watch movies unless my sister watches it first because if there's vomit I can't watch it
beauty by lauren I’m the exact same
i do cry because of mins
Same
Me too it controls my life
I relate to almost everything here! As soon as you mentioned the clothes when you were ill, I was like 'Oh my god, I thought I was the only one'
Glitter Bean me too!
Glitter Bean Same here!
Glitter Bean The last time I knew I was going to be sick I got naked so I wouldn't associate my clothes with it
Same here! I am only realising now that what i have is an actual phobia and not just "nobody likes being sick" I am literally terrified but I didn't even know this was a thing :o
Glitter Bean i haven’t worn the close that i got s* in for a WHILE now and its been around 3 months i think now
This phobia is ruining my life so much
same
I witnessed my bff vomit twice today in my house. I walked to her and saw she had thrown up on. The floor, I ran into the corner on my living room (not the same room she threw up in) and walked back in forth crying and shaking infront of my dad, mom and my bff, I couldn’t get the image out of my mind and kept have flash backs. She went home and I was scared to touch anything that she touched so my mom cleaned almost everything... she even asked me to come to the grocery with her just to get out for a while and forget it, but people with this terrible phobia understand that it isn’t so easy to just ‘forget’. She asked me in the car, “did you see anything?” And I nod and immediately started crying my eyes out. I still can’t get rid of this fear... any advice that helps? I feel like I’ve tried everything.
Maybe read up on EMDR. Interesting story about a 47 year old lady who had suffered all her life and her life was turned around by it.
Gracie B oh my god.When I was 8yrs old there was this kid named Richard.We went on a horrible field trip.We went on such a long hot sweaty hike.And one of my friends had allergies.When we were getting ready to go home I had dropped my markers near a trash can.So I was picking them up and Richard was putting his head in the trash can.I thought he was looking for something so I didn’t mind.He started to vomit.I ran into the corner of the room.In a curled ball crying up and down.People were laughing at him.I was furious but in pain.No one came up to me, not even my bestest of friends.I went up to the teacher crying like my mom died.She asked me what’s wrong.I explained,She said “why are you crying?” I said “I d-don’t kn-now.” Crying horribly. My friend gave me my markers and I got to sit behind her desk and she gave me some of her tissues.That day traumatizes me.
a boy in my class threw up and i obsessed over it for two days and had nightmares
@@kirstymacrae278 im taking EMDR right now
im continuing it online
I'm bloated right and feel sick. I'm panicking plus I'm 26 weeks pregnant it makes it worse. I can't sleep.
I'm so sorry...
How are you now? x
I'm only 13 but I'm am scared of pregnancy when I'm older because of morning sickness
@@tahliac8568 same
Tahlia 1245 omg same 😔
It's interesting what you said about emetephobia being one of the worst because it's out of your control. Mine definitely springs from hating being out of control of situations, and especially with my own body. I've had emetephobia since I was a child. At one point I thought I wouldn't be able to have children because of my fear of not coping. I do know have three children and have had my fair share of emetephobic experiences since. I really want to vlog about it one day but at the moment I find it hard to talk about.
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Chloe Bridge okay thank you so much. I've been terrified of having children just because of my emetophobia.
Chloe Bridge I’m scared of the pregnancy and vomiting during it
I am 100% the same, which is why i dont have children
A few years ago I was scared at the thought of having children because of morning sickness. I still slightly am worried. But I'm only 14, and with the thought that there is anti-nausea medicine and that my Emetophobia might be gone by the time I'm married I'm slightly less worried.
It is so comforting to know that someone has the same triggering point as me
when someone throws up in school or at home my heart starts pounding really fast and i have a panic attack ok so excited for school to end anyone else
I didn't know a word for this existed! I have had this since such a young age and I've been told to "just get over it".
Lunaric same 😭
Same! Whenever I try to tell my mom about it she just tells me to stop thinking about it but I CAN'T! It's not in my power to stop it.
Ikr 😭
Lunaric same my parents don’t understand
OMG OMG OMG. SAMEEEE.
On your point about being "ladylike" and that's why more women are emetophobic, I think it's also because women are expected to be nurturing and motherly and take care of everyone, which is extremely hard for people with this phobia.
plusequalslove i have emethophobia too
I’m so anxious to go on long coach journeys with school incase someone throws up because of travelling
When I even feel a tiny bit sick, I constantly look up and read symptoms. I can’t eat certain food, go to certain place and things like that, for example, when I was younger I used to go to this place centre and that certain play centre I will never go to again and even when I go to different play centres I will have extreme anxiety before and after I go, especially the night I go there
The association problem is all too real.
I cried SO much because I can relate to EVERYTHING you said, like every little thing fits perfectly into my emetophobia.
I have a high probability of getting sick these days because most of my family are having a stomach virus of some sort, so I've been panicking for 2 days and I just... Can't eat or sleep anymore, it's horrible.
Stay strong!! xx
I know how you feel
It has happened to me before it sad stay strong!
I don’t understand people who think it’s funny ITS NOT FUNNY!! Imagine you had a delicious dinner and you want it to stay inside you, you ate it to keep it in you you ate it to feel full AND IMAGINE IN THE NIGHT YOU VOMIT ALL OF THAT FOOD DECIDED “ nah I’m gonna go it’s boring “ AND COMES OUT ITS NOT FUNNY ITS JUST NOT I REALLY WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HATE VOMIT VOMITING AND PEOPLE WHO VOMIT. I’m sorry if this offended you I really just hate the fact that people who are in pain and didn’t want that to happen to them are embarrassed and ashamed because of something they can’t control
Me too 😭
when i feel like i have to throw up i cannot tell anyone and if i absolutely need to end up telling someone i have to wait till the last possible time to tell them
Same, it’s almost like a confirmation that your going to get sick
Haven't been sick since June 1 2016 and it's making me more scared its as if all of my emotions r building up to prepare for the time I am sick
I love cats I am 13 and haven’t been sick since I was 6
I feel so happy that I'm not alone. I have such a terrible fear of throwing up that if I ever do throw up, I don't really eat for a few days because I'm afraid it will happen again. I became underweight but I decided to not let it control my life anymore and so I came to your video. Thank you for all the advice, I'm really gonna think about it when I get anxious again! :)
Same...
oh my gosh ive struggled with emetophobia all my life
Warning! Might be triggering!
I know that I'm here really late but thank you for your video.
I'm 16 and I didn't know that something like that exists before watching this. When I was younger, like 7 years old I had really strong symptoms of that phobia. It all started when I was on vacation with my parents and cousin. We were sleeping in a tent and one night I got sick and in the middle of the night and had to run out of the tent barefoot and you know... It was absolutely terrifying. I cried while throwing up, begged it to stop and tried to keep it inside. It was so traumatic that I couldn't sleep for the next few months after we got back. I was panicking every night, refusing to go to bed without having this huge plastic bowl (?) near and I was constantly swallowing saliva to the point where my tongue was dry and hurt. It was a really hard time in my life and it continued for about a year. Fear stayed for much longer. I still remember what food caused this and I can recall all of the feelings. Little me promised herself not to throw up ever again.
The "funny" thing is that the night after I got sick my cousin did exactly the same except that he had thrown up all over our place and it was so scary that after that accident I couldn't bring myself to speak to him for a long time.
All of my elementary school I was absolutely terrified of bus rides. I was getting so stressed before our class was going somewhere that the only thing that I could think about before a trip was that one of the kids could get sick. I was afraid to sit next to others and when someone actually said that they were sick I would panic so hard and shake. I was trying not to show it tho. I always thought that my fears were irrational and didn't tell anyone about it. I thought I was weak and silly. I tried to overcome it so hard that with time, after all the years I get ahold of my fear. This video reminded me of the past and I think that this still exists somewhere, maybe not even that deep in me. I haven't thrown up after that accident and I just noticed that I'm still doing everything to avoid situations like that. I control what and how I'm eating really carefully and whenever I feel a bit sick I feel anxious. Mentioning throwing up is still a bit triggering for me and I don't know how I would react if someone near me would do it. I wasn't paying attention to this so it means that it doesn't control my life anymore. These are just old habits I guess.
Anyone else has similar experience?
One time my cousin threw up and i was terrified. I ran out of the house and stayed outside for hours he was throwing up for like 10 minutes and i couldn’t go back inside. and when i had to get my stuff in the house i didn’t touch anything. right now i feel really sick and i’m scared of gonna throw up and i tried to make myself throw up but it didn’t work
As soon as I gag, like by eating something, I immediately feel like I’m going to start dying, like I sweat a lot and it feels horrible.
I have it it is horrible cause nobody understands what it feels like.
For me it is only when someone else throughs up which wasn't good because 3 people have been sick in front of me.
I absolutely HATE IT when someone says they fell sick I start to feel sick and scared and I close my eyes when I can see it coming.
Luckily one of my teachers understood but the one I have now thinks I'm silly and childish.
AG Nerd Yes, when i find out a family member or friend gets sick, i randomly go into a panic mode because i fear that i will get sick since i've been in contact with them. I remember in an italian resteraunt once, some kid threw up all over the floor and i freaked out and ran out of the resteraunt
Oh my! It's amazing how I can relate to everything you're saying! This year my emetophobia has been really high because of 4-5 vomit experiences. It's been very traumatic! And I don't know why but normally I won't really care if someone vomits silently, but if you make noise ( which most people do) that's what starts me off. The noises have always been the most triggering thing for me, I guess it's because my mum can get easily sick and she is REALLY loud when she throws up. Plus, this year she's been ill quite a lot. I get trembly and I shake and cry, I have to block out the noise with headphones or something loud. It's annoying that most adults don't understand and think it's " silly" but I just can't help it. Thanks for everything! I asked my grandma and she said she may get me therapy for it! Thanks again! Stay strong! 💕
I'm exactly the same. Babies spitting up doesn't bother me, because they're not sick or anything it just happens sometimes. I can't stand hearing, seeing, or even thinking about myself getting sick. I get so anxious and I feel trapped when people say they feel nauseous or they're sick. I just run and plug my ears and try to breathe because my heart beats so fast :(
SO relatable, both of these comments
Same thing here :-(
Lps Neon Dragon omg the same thing happens to me and i will cry and shake wnd have to put head phones in
Kayamaniac Same thing happened to me. It only got better when i did theraphy :/ at the time, i was unsure that it could help, but it did!
I so appreciate you posting your story about emetophobia. Strangely enough, I am 38 years old and I've only ever vomited 4 times in my entire life. I've researched the phobia and a lot of times it's people that don't vomit often that suffer from the phobia. Not always, but a lot. This phobia has caused me severe panic and anxiety attacks many times. Sometimes I don't allow myself to go to sleep because I'm afraid I'll wake up sick, even if I don't feel sick. Also, the anxiety can cause nausea, which makes the anxiety worse, which makes the nausea worse. Vicious cycle. Sometimes I have not allowed myself to eat if I feel nauseous because my mind thinks, "what doesn't go down can't come up". Sometimes I worry all the time about catching a stomach bug or food poisoning. I'm currently going through therapy to help me address the root issues of this. I don't want it to control my life!
I also have severe anxiety from emetaphobia. The problem for me is my anxiety makes me physically nauseous or sick
I had Emetophobia at least 6-9 age. I was unsettled when someone says I'M GONNA PUKE!!!. But today I overcomed it. When my cousin vomited at me because we were on a VERY DIZZY ROLLER COASTER, I screamed so hard I ran away to my friend to the CR. When we started to sleep, I heard my cousin say "Ugh I feel sick" so I got up, motionless, just so scared. Then he ran away to the restroom and puked. We got back to sleep at 4 A.M. I searched for "Fear of Vomits" I came up with Emetophobia. When I hear my cousin coughing I'm going to get up motionless and be scared for 10 seconds. This day I'm still scared of Emetophobia. This is my story of Emetophobia.
omg i relate SO MUCH to the vicious cycle of anxiety -> nausea -> emetophobia - > anxiety and so on. crazy. its the most annoying thing ever. well done for trying to conquer it x
I relate to this SO much...I literally pray every night so that I won’t get sick. I would remember what I ate that day, the clothes I wore and what I did that day...I absolutely HATE this phobia since it ruins my life, I still don’t want to go to sleepovers since I think that I’ll be sick, I wouldn’t even want to go to school trips that lasts for a long time...
Oh my God. Same! I hate this fck phobia. Please I need someone to talk to, please 😭😭😭😭
I pray to but I don't even believe in a God
I’ve had emetophobia my whole life and I try to hide it as much as I can and I can relate to this so much and I’m only 12
Same 😔
Same😭
I'm a man and i suffer from emetophobia. I have been living with it for around 17 years now (i'm 27), and lately it has being a really difficult condition to live with. I have been thinking about leaving my job because i will get anxious from the moment i'm leaving my home. Today i set my first appointment with a psychologist and came to look for something reassuring while having a crisis, gladly i found your video, and omg, i saw myself in you, in the same fears and patterns. It's horrible to know that there's people out there that suffer from it too, but it is also good to know that you are not alone, and definetly are not losing your mind. Thank you for portraying a very realistic view of this condition, and for the advices. Best wishes from Brazil.
he how are you now ? did you overcome it?
@@m3rw3n66 i'm much better now, i have been in therapy since then which helped a lot with my anxiety and to find out the root cause for my emetophobia, also taking medication helped a lot too. I can't say i will ever be free of it, but it is in control and sometimes i don't even think about it, which is a big victory for me. Life has been much better since.
I have this phobia but it’s not that severe. It used to be very severe but I’ve kind of gotten over it. Whenever I see someone puke I just kind of laugh it off even though I’m feeling really nervous on the inside. But the thing is that when I puke I’m fine with it. I don’t cry, shake, nothing happens. I hope anyone who’s suffering gets better soon
I feel like I’m slowly getting there but I got a long way to go
If i see someone vomit I start sweating or if someone says ‘I feel sick’ and I get so scared
This is honestly my life in a video. My emetophobia has ruled my life since I can remember. Thank you for making this video, it's comforting to know I'm not alone!!
I also have severe emetophobia. Thank you for being so open about it. After 12 years, I'm looking for a therapy treatment
I'm on the 2% side.... thanks for this video
Me too man
After 6 years of having empathobia, I found out it wasn't just me, and that feeling....it was sooo good to find out I was wasn't alone
I'm currently sick, and the anxiety attacks are absolutely horrible. I haven't gotten any sleep in two days now, and I've been panicking non stop. It's so scary, and I hate it so much. I've been trying so hard to get rid of it. But I just can't, and it's driving me nearly insane.
IILexy RoseII Stay strong hun xx
Being sick sucks. My mom just yells be to get it together but I just can’t.
Cassie White three of my family members have norovirus right now sooooooooo dying here
Ugh sorry
me right now.
this is so touching. especially the part with remembering what clothes you were wearing and all of that plus the experiences from your childhood you shared were so familiar to me as i struggle with emetophobia myself since i was a kid. thank you for making this video!
emi95yt the clothes thing is something I do also. :/
2019 anyone? I would just like to say that you are so incredible for sharing this video. I really needed to hear that I'm not alone! Thank you!! xoxoxxoxo
I remember when I was 11 or 12 I told my mom "I think it would be better not to live than to throw up." I sincerely thought that what a relief death would be because I would never have to throw up again. That thought passes through my mind occasionally still but it's fleeting. :(
I'm 13 and I have thought the same thing before
Thank you so much for going through all that! I am lying in bed right now freaking out bc my friend today said the reason she had been off school was because she had gastro... I was freaking out and thinking oh god did I get to close to her today egh, oh god I think my stomach hurts, oh god... You know the feeling anyway I searched up fear of vomiting and it brought me to you! This video has really calmed me down and made me realise where my anxiety is sparked from- that loss of control. Emetophobia is like a constant washing machine where in your head you start thinking about something which sparks some anxiety which then makes you feel a bit sick and then that makes you more anxious which then makes you feel more sick and so on. Anyway I'm gonna sleep now!! Thanks xx
Our daughter had a lot of success with this book: www.emetophobia.co.uk/
I've had it for about 2 months, I found out I had it yesterday, it kept me home sick from school 4 times, and I know I've been feeling sick in class all day everyday from this and when ever I felt slightly sick, I'd go right to the teacher and ask to go to the bathroom. It's been affecting me at home too. It's been keeping me up till times like 4 in the morning, because whenever I was about to fall asleep, I'd feel sick, and run to the bathroom, I've been crying myself to sleep every night because it's been torturing me to the point where i never want to leave, and that I want to sleep forever. On the weekends I've been sleeping till times like 1 or 2 in the afternoon and I wake up starving, and eat, and then I still feel sick, because I had just eaten, I don't know how it really started, I was just in class and I said to myself, what would I do if I threw up right now, and I felt sick all of the sudden, and it affects me constantly. It's 24-7 that I feel the affects of Emetophobia, because there's no time that I can't not think about it, even at my house. It's everywhere, its following me around, making my daily life hard to get through, it feels like each day is 50 hours long. Emetophobia also affected me in the 4th grade, but I didn't know what it was, and my guidance counselor told me it was just nerves, but I now realize what it was. It's now causing me depression because of its affects to my life. And I know this was long, but it's 2:25 in the morning, I can't sleep, and I needed to vent about my life, and thank you to anyone who took the time to read all of this. Have a nice day. 😌😞
Katie 11 I used to have that where you feel sick for no reason hope you get better
I feel the exact way and the fact that I am student makes it super hard because I have to attend classes. And everytime the class starts, I feel like vomiting or going to bathroom. But lately it's been better, i keep reminding myself that the feeling is not real and in reality i will never vomit and that does make me feel a bit better.
i didn't realize i had emetophobia until very recently, but it started when i was 7. now i realize how much of a problem it was, even then. i threw up on a thursday, and a few years later, also threw up on a thursday again. after that for about a year, i would be afraid of thursdays because i was so scared of throwing up and thought i would just because of the day. i also couldn't say vomit or throw up, i would have to say "get sick" because the words themselves bothered me. if i saw anone on tv throw up, i would feel nauseous for hours after, much less someone in person. both times after i got sick in elementary school, for the rest of the school year, i would either have visible panic attacks in class or go to the nurse every. single. day. this year, for months on end, i would just be sitting in class and have an overwhelming feeling that i was going to throw up with no nausea. this would happen multiple times an hour, every day, and i am just starting to get over this now. i am so happy that now i've found other people that share this so i can learn how to overcome this fear because it's something that can have such a huge impact on someone's life.
I don’t think I’ve lived a day when I wasn’t afraid of throwing up. It effects everything I do I never even leave the house anymore cause of how I afraid I am. I cry every night every day at school, today I cried for an hour in the bathroom and the left school. I have major panic attacks everyday and it makes me feel worse. The way for my to calm down is to tell myself I can kill my self before I throw up. And some how that comforts me knowing I have an out and I don’t have to feel this way anymore or be afraid I get stomach ulcers from how much I worry I’m Just tired of it
I have had emetophobia ever since 3rd grade when somebody next to me got sick and it was quite a lot during a party. Ever since then when ever I see somebody puke, I will freak out. Even my worst nightmares at night are all about somebody getting sick.
Miss Mac same I hate those nightmares
Same those are my nightmares
What you said about the fear of losing control over your own body is SO spot on for me, holy shit.
Watcing this video has given me so much releif to know that other people out there have emetophobia like me. Thank you so much by making thus video you have helped me so much.
I have this terrible phobia and its not easy ;-;""
I found out when one of my classmates threw up. It was terrible. I got hard anxiety, stomach ache... I almost cried and I stopped eating properly because it wouldnt go away from my mind. Anyway, thanks for this video... stay strong gurl
I've had this from a very young age and I never understood it! I'm glad you are spreading awareness
once i got really ill from chicken and this developed my emetophobia. i used to stay up for 12 hours since i had last eaten meat, because i was terrified of getting food poisoning so i've now become veggie because it scared me so much. now, anything can make me worry, if i overhear someone out of context, or someone is feeling unwell. not a day goes past when i dont worry about it, and it's also sort of started a weird panicky insomnia which is when i cant sleep because of the fear i will be sick. its so hard :(
the exact same thing with me thats why im not asleep now x
sophia youve become “Veggie”?
Honestly I would just become vegetarian at that point
Oops I didn’t read the full comment
I had a very traumatic throw up expierience in my early childhood, I’ve been fearing to throw up for my whole life, I would memorize everything in that day as well and what I had thrown up I would never eat that specific food, and one day I threw up in the middle of the night , and every day since then I would wake up in the middle of the night thinking I would throw up , and when I would I would try be as prepared as possible , I suffer with anxiety disorder , I have a emetophobic attack right now , I have a migraine and nausea right now and it randomly hit me that I could possibly throw up and I got a panic attack and I searched up and clicked on this video to get some tips to calm down , I can relate a lot
Me too I feel you 😭
I have had emetophobia since I was 3 and it is so annoying
I hate it
I was digging me pinkie fingers into my ears when I was on a coach to wales just cause people said they feel sick
I am part of that 2% of people with emetophobia since I'm a male. For me, my emetophobia is more focused on the thought of other people vomiting around me. When I get sick, I willingly lay down and stare at the roof for entire days to avoid throwing up, but I don't get that anxious about it if I do throw up (even though I can remember every single time I've thrown up ever since I was 6). However, when people around me say they don't feel well or when I see or smell someone vomiting, I get panic attacks. I guess my fear is more about getting thrown up on or smelling vomit since I don't get that anzious if I see someone vomit through a screen. Anyway, it's absolute TORTURE because I have to take a bus and there's a person that ALWAYS throws up... The space to walk between seats is not very big either... Also, I have never drunk alcohol or gone to a party with alcohol because I really don't want people to vomit around me.
My son has it, do another one in the 2 percent. Very debilitating. I've been reading up on EMDR and it sounds like a more effective aid than most.
I'm emetaphobic and I'm exactly the same as what ur like and I thought I was the only person in the world with it 💕
This is such a comforting video. I’ve never heard someone speak so openly about emetophobia and it makes me feel not so alone. So Thankyou 💖
Thank you so much for posting this video. I live with this every single day. It is something that I don’t talk a lot about because it is a fear that is deeply rooted in me. It affects my relationship with my wife in so many ways as well. Thank you again for this video.
I have OCD, anxiety , very very very minor depression, panic disorder, and emetophobia and I can't even hear that someone went down to the nurse without panicking. I haven't been sick since I was 7 and I'm almost 14
Enxiety is horrible for people with aspergers, can make you feel really low
Too right
i have autism and have a fear of vomiting :(
chris herbert I'm a girl and I have azpergers
I was diagnosed with aspergers as a child, but I know now I have emetophobia. I got the wrong treatment my whole life, cause the saw me being unsocial and invert as a sign that I had asbergers :/ Im now 32
chris herbert I have aspergers and emetophobia
My emetophobia has gotten so worse I literally said to myself that I am not having children because u throw up when you are pregnant.
Omg same!!!!
I don’t want to have kids because I couldn’t get near them when they’re sick.
Thank you for this. I don’t feel so alone anymore. This is me 100% and everything you said just shows me that this phobia is so real.. you’re amazing
I have a fear of thunder storms. If it makes you feel any better. If there's a thunder storm at night I will stay up until all hours waiting for it to end. Then I feel like a wuss. Everyone is afraid of something and I think those who say they don't are either lying or haven't found the thing they fear yet. Not saying that thunder storms are my greatest fear but you get the point.
I have a fear of passing out that's about it
omg thank you so much for talking about this. Not many people have the guts to do it and i just want to thank you so much! I have lived in fear of talking about it for too long and you have really helped. My phobia is so severe that just watching this caused me anxiety. It has stopped me from going to the doctors or school trips. I will avoid my own family if one of them has a stomach ache! Thank you x
oh and my bedroom is next to the toilet so if someone is sick i can here it. If i think a family member is going to be sick i will sleep on the sofa downstairs... and i know what you mean by being beyond terrified when i'm about to be sick.
I cried so much watching this. I have struggled with Emetophobia and had no one to relate to, I have felt so embarrassed. One time someone was sick in my school and for the rest of that year I didn’t want to go to school, I had panic attacks everyday before school but I was too embarrassed to say why. Thank you for opening up! xoxo
Literally everything you said is what i feel. Its almost as if it controls you and you cant control yourself.
i haven’t been sick for 6-7 years.. this whole thing is killing me. worst thing is, my panic attacks come in forms of tummy aches.. and i have emetaphobia.. yeah doesn’t go well😂
Do you still have the phobia i have it and i am scared that it wont go away
Great video! I have the same phobia. I'm going through the Thrive program by Rob Kelly now. It's already helping me realize the negative thoughts and self talk I deal with on the daily.
Hey dude! After your program could you tell me some tips that helped you cure emetophobia because I can't seem to find anyone who will tell tips on how to cure it for free. This fear has taken fully over my life and I can't take it no longer
+dark gamer Sure thing! I'm only halfway through the book now though, it may take awhile to finish. But I will say, positive thinking definitely helps, more than you know! Remember, it's all temporary anyway - being ill, and your anxiety.
+MsSaint104 thanks dude!
Thank you for your post. My daughter suffers from this and I learned so much from your video. Many family members (her grandparents and some friends) don't understand her but my wife and I just try to understand her and listen to her. As a parent we felt helpless. But to know there is a name for this mental phobia helps and to hear other people suffer from this terrible phobia helps us who don't have it.
Thank you Rhiannon and everyone posting you're stories in the comments.
I pray every one of you finds peace and mental control no matter what level in controlling your Emetophobia.
I just found this video and I‘m so glad that someone is talking about this openly. You’re so brave. I can literally relate to everything you said. Thank you so so much for filming this video! It really makes me feel less alone with this issue.
I know no one will read this but I feel less weight on my shoulders once I've written it so why don't I write it in a comment of such a lovely video.
So, I'm 11, going to be 12 soon and I've always been afraid of being "s" and when you said you didn't want to say the "v" and "S" word I started to cry because I have never said them for almost my entire life, then scare me that much. And funnily enough, as I'm writing this I'm in my room because today a kid at my school was "s" and "V" everywhere and it was on the floor in the hall outside the cafeteria where I could directly see it when eating. Then I came home and my parents told me to go to my room after they heard all about it so if I had caught the illness so close to X-Mas that It wouldn't totally ruin this year's Christmas like last year. I first got emetophobia last year, 4 or 3 days before X-Mas I was "S" and "V"...... 6 times. I was crying to my parents for help but they told me I just had to let it happen just like you said. I eventually got better on the 25th but on the 23rd I had gave it to my Dad and Sister so we got Christmas Eve on the 26th and Christmas on the 27th so I honestly hate December and Christmas now (sorry if that offends anyone, just my opinion) but yeah and TYSM I love you for opening up in this video and no ones gonna read this so.... yea.... but it would be nice if I like..... maybe got like a like on this comment other than myself XD well yeah. Bai U just earned urself a new sub btw! Keep growing!
Amelia Robertson OMG! I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! A kid at my school was ‘s’ right in front of me and I’ve been barely able to go to school or anywhere basically, and I need help badly :(
Thank you to whoever sat and read this and liked it!