New Mom with Vomit fear out of control

[ryansmom]

I use to have this vomiting fear under control. I have just had a baby, he is 4 months old and now I am having anxiety attacks. I have GERD that since 10/29/05 has made me feel nausea everday. I am finally starting not to get nausea everday,but still at nights. I don't know if my hormones are still out of wack or I am having phobia attacks. My husband took an antibotic last week and started vomiting for hours after it. They switched his meds and he is all better. I still can hear him puking like it was yesterday. Then I start think about at night and I started feeling nauseated. I never knew this was a common fear until now. I don't want this to consume my everyday lifeor my sons. I don't Thank God get sick often. The last time was last Christmas Eve. I ate out at Outback steak house and got food poison. My mother has the same fear. Maybe it is somewhat hereditary. (sp?) Please help me get over this every night fear. I am afraid to take my son places, because I might get sick. I never do get sick though.


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[crimgoddess]

Just try to think rationally- (I know, pretty funny when considering that most phobias arent rational)


You say you RARELY get sick....and the last time it occured was due to food poisoning. What are the odds that it would happen without notice while in public? Also, if, by some chance, rare as it was, it did happen while in public, what is the worst case scenario? Sure, it may be embarrassing and gross- but no one will condemn you for it. They would most likely be concerned ... (I know- had a few unfortunate incidents in my past).


If your mother had the same fear- it may be less due to heredity, and more due to the fact that you watched how your mom reacted to illness- and got the impression that vomit/vomitting was so horrendous it must be feared. Even though rationally you may know it's not- it's hard to deprogram something that was ingrained at a young age.


I know how you feel about replaying vomit incidents in your head, even though they had happened days/weeks earlier. I do the EXACT same thing - but generally, the impact of the incident fades with time....and the more time that goes by without an incident the less *that* incident is an issue. The last time I was with a friend who was sick, I was nauseous for a week thinking about it!


Have you looked into different counselling options? Maybe talking about it with a professional and workng through it may help. Also, I think that whatever you do, try to keep your son separate from it so that it does not get passed on to him through learning.


Good luck with everything!!!


*amber*


(ps- when I know I am really anxious about something that has the potential to keep me up at night, I try to work as hard as possible during the day so that I know at night I will be so exausted I don't have time to worry)

[lizzo]

Amber, you're the best



(this girl knows her stuff )