Does anyone have a fear of vomiting?
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Thank you for answering my question, Kathy.  It is comforting to know that other people feel the same way.  I thought I was crazy and totally irrational until I found some info on this phobia.  Try http://faq.emetophobia.net/emetophobia.html.  It answered all of my questions, and I laughed at how much it was like me!  I also joined two groups on yahoo devoted to this phobia.  Good luck with everything, and know that you are not the only one!  By the way, don't worry about pregnacy...studies show that emetophobic women rarely vomit at all while pregnant, and even some non-emetophobic women do not experience vomiting during pregnancy. Morning sickness does not happen to everyone.  But we emetophobics rarely do it anyway!  :)
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Vomiting, aka barfing, is one of our oldest mechanisms of defense... you can say from when Man was like an animal, picking stuff up from off the ground and putting it in his mouth to find out if it could be eaten... dogs and other animals use it, too.\n\nIt's proved so effective, we still use it to the day and it keeps us from getting intoxicated by substances like rotten food, certain drugs, alcohol, etc.  Of course, like any defense mechanism, it can sometimes be an exaggerated response of our body and then it's very annoying, to say the least.\n\nBy the way, when people vomit after chemotherapy, surgery (general anesthesia) or brain disease (meningitis) the problem is an abnormal stimulation to their brainstem that makes their body want to expulse it's stomach contant quickly and forcefully.
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when you tried to hold it back, or either had extremely violent vomiting spells the muscles contracting in your face causes this, not to mention blood pressure in the head.  i have this happen to me also when i vomit, and it looks rough for a day or two, but youll be back to sexy in no time
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This is a tough one, I also kind have this fear.\n\nPersonally, I just do the best I can to push it to the back of my mind and do my best to carry on.
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This may sound a little odd, but carry around a plastic bag with you, wherever you go. It gives you the security that IF you did indeed have to throw up, you have somewhere to do it. I've done this for years!!.. Also maybe some rolaids. There was a point where I could NOT leave home without my blessed rolaids. (Or tums). It's all in the mind you see, so whatever you can do to trick your mind into thinking that all is well, the better you will feel.
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Anything that causes nausea drives us away from it in the future.  For example, 30 years ago I got food poisoning from green chili.  I loved it before then.  Even now I still can't stand it.
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its human nature to have obsessive fears i have a fear of clowns and small spaces(claustrophobia) dont stress so much about it because it will only make it worse
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A phobia may not exisist but then again I must say it does to much pork can cause you to have heart problems my husband cannot eat it and is terrified of it due to the fact he had a heart cath done found out his main artery to his heart was 100 per cent clogged while doing the test they ended up putting two stints in his heart and he had a heartattack while they was doing this ,he is doing a little better now but the dr told him stay away from pork so i would say the phobia  is called HEART ATTACT
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Heres a list od phobia's.... Maybe reading this will help.. Maybe showing her that its just in her head. I know its hard cause I have more than 10 phobia's myself.. TRying to help someone is a great thing, it takes time... Maybe try getting her to take a weight gainer when she does eat, and make sure that she is eating healthy foods...\n\nA-\nAblutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.\nAcarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.\nAcerophobia- Fear of sourness.\nAchluophobia- Fear of darkness.\nAcousticophobia- Fear of noise.\nAcrophobia- Fear of heights.\nAerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.\nAeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.\nAeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.\nAgateophobia- Fear of insanity.\nAgliophobia- Fear of pain.\nAgoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.\nAgraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.\nAgrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.\nAgyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.\nAichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.\nAilurophobia- Fear of cats.\nAlbuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.\nAlektorophobia- Fear of chickens.\nAlgophobia- Fear of pain.\nAlliumphobia- Fear of garlic.\nAllodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.\nAltophobia- Fear of heights.\nAmathophobia- Fear of dust.\nAmaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.\nAmbulophobia- Fear of walking.\nAmnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.\nAmychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.\nAnablephobia- Fear of looking up.\nAncraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)\nAndrophobia- Fear of men.\nAnemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia) \nAnginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.\nAnglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.\nAngrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.\nAnkylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.\nAnthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.\nAnthropophobia- Fear of people or society.\nAntlophobia- Fear of floods.\nAnuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.\nApeirophobia- Fear of infinity.\nAphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)\nApiphobia- Fear of bees.\nApotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.\nArachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.\nArachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.\nArithmophobia- Fear of numbers.\nArrhenphobia- Fear of men.\nArsonphobia- Fear of fire.\nAsthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness.\nAstraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia, Keraunophobia)\nAstrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space.\nAsymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things.\nAtaxiophobia- Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)\nAtaxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness.\nAtelophobia- Fear of imperfection.\nAtephobia- Fear of ruin or ruins.\nAthazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.\nAtomosophobia- Fear of atomic explosions.\nAtychiphobia- Fear of failure.\nAulophobia- Fear of flutes.\nAurophobia- Fear of gold.\nAuroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.\nAutodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor.\nAutomatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.\nAutomysophobia- Fear of being dirty.\nAutophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.\nAviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.\n\n\nB-\nA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Top \nBacillophobia- Fear of microbes.\nBacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria.\nBallistophobia- Fear of missiles or bullets.\nBolshephobia- Fear of Bolsheviks.\nBarophobia- Fear of gravity.\nBasophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.\nBathmophobia- Fear of stairs or steep slopes.\nBathophobia- Fear of depth.\nBatophobia- Fear of heights or being close to high buildings.\nBatrachophobia- Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc.\nBelonephobia- Fear of pins and n
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No ur not mental. I'm a germafobic. Every time I touch my ears or nose I'm in the kitchen washing my hands. I'm afraid to touch dirty dishes and cant stand when other people are sloppy eaters. Why didnt you want to drink the one with the plastic film on it? Is it because u were afraid u were gunna choke? Its ok, its possible if the film is too large and comes off in your mouth. (I prob. would've done it too lol =) ) dont be sad, think about it..... Its pretty funny right? If you get a good laugh about it no dobut you will feel ship-shape.\n\n                                           -Laurenloo
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roaches \n\nGetting old (I've always said I wanted to die young.)\n\nAlso it's not necessarily a fear, but every time I use the bathroom at someones house if the shower curtain is closed, I always peek inside the shower or bathtub to make sure no one is in there before I use the restroom.  I have no idea why I do that, but have for years.
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do u want to throw up too? if yes, then yes.
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yeah but for me its some weird reason... when i'm in school my appitite just disappears... when I go and eat (I only eat a hashbrown cause my stomach isn't HUNGRY at all!!!) and then I feel like throwing it up =( .. then i'll buy a fruit juice to wash it down... not sure why but I think it depends on the mood o.O ... i'm no doctor but that's my hypothesis.
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I never used to have any fears when i was young.  As im getting older i seem to have loads.  I tend to be too overcautious with life nowadays!  It seems mad but crossing a bridge and looking over the wall to see the ducks in the rivers water is more of now a nail-biting experience.  The only thing i can suggest is a slow step, by step to conquer the fears.  It hasn't yet worked for me, the river that is by that bridge i dread, brings alot of insecurities for me.  A friend died near their from hypertherma and think its a case for me digging up the griefing part of things..  You never know but there could be a reason behind the lift you dread to take to fifth floor.  Theres a lot of emotional tree branches that our brain tend to keep a lock onto...!  Release the locks with the keys you hold in your hand.
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Why are you trying to make yourself throw up?  It is an unhealthy thing to do for it can cause damage to your esophagus and throat with the acid from your stomach coming back up.   People who are afraid of gaining weight use it to try to stop weight gain; it is usually a sign of anorexia and bulimia.   If this is the case I think you need to check in with your doctor or depending on your age, with your parents before it causes serious health problems.  \nThe best way to control your weight is to watch what you eat and exercise instead of eating and vomiting.
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honestly,i dont really fear anything.because one day or the other i am surely gonna die,and thats the worst thing that can happen with somebody.i still have a lurking fear to be betrayed by anyone close.
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WOw, interesting well i say the only way to fight fear is with fear its self, but in this case i dont know what fears nausea  and vomitting have :S.\nBut why do you fear them, vomitting is a natural thing! it happends when you r stomach is upset!\nI guess for vomitting i can say, dont get your tummy upset (and dont get drunk u will vomit)\nand for nausea:S\nCant help you there