1. AGE
19</font>

2. SEX
Female</font>

3. PLEASE GIVE A LIST OF WHAT YOU THINK THE SYMPTOMS OF
EMETOPHOBIA ARE, FOR EXAMPLE NAUSEA, PANIC ATTACKS, RITUALISTIC
BEHAVIOUR...
Panic attacks, pickiness when eating, nausea, extreme fear
when sick, fear of alcohol and children.</font>

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.
Checking expiration dates, checking body temperature
often, not using public bathrooms, avoiding long trips, not drinking any
alcohol, staying away from sick people, or anyone who even feels sick,
insomnia, washing all fruit before eating.</font>

5. PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO YOUR GP ABOUT
EMETOPHOBIA.
Is that a doctor? If so, yes. </font>

6. IF YES, PLEASE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE OF DOING THIS.
He gave me a prescription for my anxiety and said that it
could help me deal with the phobia in time.</font>

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'.
Haven't used any therapies.</font>

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'.
Paxil. Just started taking it, so I don't know for sure yet.
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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).
I've always been kind of afraid of doing it. But I think it
mostly comes from a bad childhood experience. I remember I was sick
when I was very young and I was throwing up and thought: this is it. This
is the end of the world.</font>

10. PLEASE INDICATE HOW MUCH TIME HAS PASSED SINCE YOU LAST
VOMITED.
Approx. 12-13 years.</font>

11. PLEASE INDICATE HOW MANY CLOSE FRIENDS/RELATIVES KNOW
ABOUT YOUR EMETOPHOBIA.
Parents, sisters, and best friend.</font>

12. PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU FEEL EMBARASSMENT/SHAME DUE
TO YOUR EMETOPHOBIA.
It's embarrasing telling people why I'm the only one not
drinking at the party, or why I have to leave the room when someone says
they don't feel good. Mostly I feel upset that I have to deal with the fear in
the first place</font>

13. PLEASE INDICATE WHAT YOUR MAIN SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR
EMETOPHOBIA IS
IES message board</font>

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, hope I can help!</font>Edited by: rock_on