I don’t think I have emetophobia..

[stephiestarz]

Because I don't have a problem with people being s*. It may put me off my food but it's not such a big deal at all. I just feel like I am going to be s* whenever I go out..


I'm going on holiday at the end ofoctober and I feel s* just thinking about it.. It's literally eating me up inside.. But I don't think I have emet..





Help!

[kel12347]

Emetophobia can be a fear of just yourself getting sick, or justa fear of others, or a combination. Feeling sick only when you're out might be a social anxiety issue, but don't take it from me, I'm not a doctor. Find a professional and tell them what's going on.

[hippychick]

When I first got emet I used to be phobic of other people being sick, to the degree that I would actually pray to God to let me be sick instead of them. Now I'm soooo afraid of me getting sick but I can deal (mostly) when others do it. Emet manifests itself in different ways. Like Kelly said, feeling sick while out might be a social thing or something else, but it's not for us to say.

[stephiestarz]

Okay thanks I just feel like I am going to be s* when I go out.. I deal with it but sometimes it's just too extreme

[valleymist]

Emet does seem to affect people in different ways. I know myself personally,
I fear that I will v* way more than someone else doing it. I generally don't
fear going out places. When someone else gets s* the only thing I think
about is, am I going to get it?

[s0ccer_princess]

Emet does seem to affect people in different ways. I know myself personally,
I fear that I will v* way more than someone else doing it. I generally don't
fear going out places. When someone else gets s* the only thing I think
about is, am I going to get it?

I feel exactly the same, if someone else gets sick, the only think I worry about is whether it is contagious or whether I might get sick as just a reaction to seeing the person get sick.

I'm more worried about myself getting sick really.

[mjewell]

Me too, I am mostly worried about myself getting sick in public. The thought of being sick anywhere but in my own home terrifies me. Sometimes I get anxiety when i am out which causes my nausea, or sometimes I might feel a little sick while out and my anxiety increases to panic and I have to go home.


Xanax has been a lifesaver for me. Not sure if they have it in the UK, but its a mild tranquilizer.

[samara's on tv]

I'm the same way, when I feel sick I just want to go home or be at home. Even when I'm at my parent's house I feel anxiety! I used to be SO AFRAID that someone might get sick infront of me or around me but now I'm afraid that I'll get sick...or if I see someone get sick that I might catch it or something. It sounds like you have social anxiety though. When I have to go somewhere where there's going to be A LOT of people my stomach gets BAD.


~Monica

[gubba]

I'm with you guys...I have a fear of being out and getting sick, even D* away from home scares me and i get very worried it will turn to more and I could V*. i do fear others being sick around me, but I worry more if it is going to make me sick. It is so odd how much alike we all are and how we found each other here for support.


If you sit back and think about how odd this phobia is, it is amazing that so many of us have it.


At some point each day, I feel N* and i think about if I will V* and it has been this way as long as I can remember. I don't love going out places and I do feel yuck thinking about it sometimes, but I go and I usually have fun and it gets my mind off the V* thing and I am fine.

[alias_trace]

hello, folks. I've been lurking for awhile but never posted.


I've got it, too. Started two years ago when my son came home from his day care one Friday night, then spent the whole weekend v*ing. Then my husband got it. Then I got it. I only v*ed twice that night, but ever since then I've had the fear that it will happen again.


For me I think it's the loss of control and fear of the unknown. I'm not necessarily more frightened that I'll v* in public...though I do obsess about it...I'm just afraid I, myself, might V*. Nighttimes are my panic times (because when I was last sick it was after midnight). I never wake up thinking, "Oh dear, today's the day I v*," but as the day progresses the fear gets stronger.


Other people v*ing doesn't bother me---I can watch it happen on TV or in the movies or even in real life---but when it happens in real life I'm seized with fear that it's contagious and I'll start v*ing too. Which is a real problem now, as I embark on a new career as a teacher. Lately I've been volunteering at my son's school and there's a SV going around. Seems like there's always an SV going around.


Anyway, it's been a comfort to me to know that others out there suffer the same fears. I only wish we didn't.