Originally Posted by
EstherB
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. AGE 33
2. SEX F
3. PLEASE GIVE A LIST OF WHAT YOU THINK THE SYMPTOMS OF EMETOPHOBIA ARE, FOR EXAMPLE NAUSEA, PANIC ATTACKS, RITUALISTIC BEHAVIOUR...
1. Nausea
2. Panic attacks
3. General anxiety
4. Constantly picking on my skin
4. PLEASE GIVE A LIST OF WHAT YOU DO AS A RESULT OF EMETOPHOBIA -IE THE AVOIDANCE TECHNIQUES AND OTHER EXTRAORDINARY BEHAVIOURS. FOR EXAMPLE, FLUSHING TOILET WITH FEET, CHECKING EXPIRATION DATES, AVOIDING PUBLIC PLACES. I avoid eating out, have a hard time getting out at all for fear I will be sick in public, I have difficulty swallowing when eating because my throat closes up. I can't even sit at a table. I feel "safer" on the couch when I eat. I have a spot on my skin that I have picked to death and it looks horrible. I do this to distract myself from my fear of nausea and v*. If someone else is sick, I can't be near them at any cost.
5. PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO YOUR GP ABOUT EMETOPHOBIA.
Yes, I have.
6. IF YES, PLEASE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE OF DOING THIS.
He wasn't mean or anything, but I don't know if he quite understood how bad it is.
7. PLEASE LIST ANY THERAPIES YOU HAVE USED TO TRY TO 'CURE' EMETOPHOBIA, AND INDICATE HOW EFFECTIVE EACH THERAPY WAS FOR YOU BY RATING IT ON A SCALE OF 1-10, WHERE 1 IS COMPLETELY UNHELPFUL AND 10 IS 'CURED'.
I just started with a therapist I like now. I don't think I am qualified to rate anyone. I went to a few others before and I didn't like their approach. They seemed to think there is a set of "rules" to cure this phobia. I think each person is different. So far, my current therapist is a 10 because he understands this.
8. PLEASE LIST ANY ANTI-DEPRESSANT OR ANTI-ANXIETY MEDICATIONS YOU HAVE TAKEN FOR EMETOPHOBIA AND INDICATE HOW HELPFUL THEY WERE FOR YOU ON A SCALE OF 1-10, WHERE 1 IS COMPLETELY UNHELPFUL AND 10 IS 'CURED'.
Too scared to take any. They might cause nausea and make me feel weird.
9. PLEASE INDICATE THE REASON YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE EMETOPHOBIA FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST: A - TRAUMATIC CHILDHOOD EPISODE OF VOMITING B - SOMEONE ELSE VOMITING NEAR/ON/AROUND YOU IN CHILDHOOD, C - ABUSE OF ANY KIND, D - EMETOPHOBIA IN PARENTS, E - OTHER MENTAL ILLNESS IN PARENTS, F - OTHER (PLEASE STATE).
B Someone else vomiting near/around me in childhood.
10. PLEASE INDICATE HOW MUCH TIME HAS PASSED SINCE YOU LAST VOMITED.
I don't know, I think about 7 years or so?
11. PLEASE INDICATE HOW MANY CLOSE FRIENDS/RELATIVES KNOW ABOUT YOUR EMETOPHOBIA.
My immediate family knows, and one close friend.
12. PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU FEEL EMBARASSMENT/SHAME DUE TO YOUR EMETOPHOBIA.
YES! YES! and YES!
13. PLEASE INDICATE WHAT YOUR MAIN SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR EMETOPHOBIA IS
So far, this website.
14. PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU WOULD BE HAPPY FOR ME TO CORRESPOND WITH YOU PRIVATELY TO DISCUSS YOUR 'STORY OF EMETOPHOBIA' IN MORE DETAIL WITH A VIEW TO USING IT IN THIS ARTICLE OR FUTURE POSSIBLE PUBLICATIONS.
Sure, you are welcome to. Info to contact me is on this site or you can correspond with me using Yahoo IM. ID is mistyeyes102.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!