may sound strange....

[missy77]

this may sound strange, but can anyone tell me what elsecan cause someone to v* besides the obvious things like bad food or the stomach flu? same thing with being nauesous?

[mommyof3]

Well, one thing I know of, mostly with little kids, is when you have an infection, it can trigger the v* center in your brain. My kids v* sometimes when they have strep throat. I used to babysit a little girl who had ear infections and she would v* from that. Vertigo, inner ear infections, etc. can make you feel dizzy and motion-sick-like and you can v* from that. Of course the obvious reasons, too, like morning sickness, alcohol abuse, car- or sea-sickness, medication,etc. etc. etc.


BUT, I generally don't fear v* from any of those things myself as I have been in all of those situations (other than being drunk/hungover--most emets avoid that) and have not v*. I don't think any emet would.

[meercat]

Adding to what the other Paula said...sensitive (non-emet) people can actually make themselves v* from worry or extreme panic attacks...now us emets have a tendency to make ourselves nauseous over our fears and worries, but we have an uncanny ability to keep ourselves from doing the very thing we're most terrified of lol!!

Paula

[ontariogirl]

I agree with Paula; although I was a drinker; the hangovers were hell with the nausea but it didn't stop me from drinking. Of course I drank for a reason and that was to feel normal around my friends. When I had too much I would throw up (always a little)I would come out and say that I just puked making me feel I am one of them, going to the bathroom and puking. But it didn't faze them that I puked. Now if I wasn't drinking and felt sick I would fight it until the bitter end. I know it doesn't make sense at all. I must say that ithas been6 years and I haven't had a drink (beer) and had to learn to handle this phobia head on, in the beginning it was hard. I will tell you this, I quit for my kids and my health, I didn't need help to quit because I knew why I drank, and I would never touch alcohol again. I don't hang out with those friends anymore.Probably smelling beer would make me want to vomit.

[missy77]

thank you guys so much for the information.