Hey,
Am I the only one who freaks out more about other people vomiting than I do about myself I do not get as bad about getting sick myself as I do about other being ill. I drink alcohol, sometimes to the extreme of getting sick, I can eat happily in a restaurant without worrying about the food, ride on roller coasters without worrying they will make me ill, and do not use hand sanitizer religiously or unnecessarily. However, if someone even starts to cough near me, I start freaking out they are going to throw up. I get scared when somebody else drinks too much alcohol, or says that a ride makes them feel unwell, or that they don't like the food etc... I have even tried to read peoples texts if they have been sat next to me and I think they are ill. I once even got out of my car on the motorway because my niece was sick and I couldn't cope. If I hear someone say they feel unwell, I have to move away from them, refuse to hug them etc... and I start to shake, and then feel nauseous and I don't think it is because I am worried about getting sick myself, because I don't even think about that (at least not on a conscious level). I think it may stem from something else, but I honestly can't think what... maybe my lack of control over the situation?
reading through post on here, it seems that I really am the only one who suffers from Emetophobia in this way, like apart from just being 'abnormal' for suffering with it, I am also abnormal within the community please tell me there are more of you out there!