Is anyone else afraid of these things (burping, hiccuping and coughing)? I am so afraid to burp.....and I almost never do. And when people around me burp, I freak out. I associate burping with throwing up. The last time I was sick when I a way younger I was in the bath tub and "eeeerp"....it all came out.


Hiccuping is another one of my fears associated with emet. I feel like everything is being forced out, and I'm going to get sick. When people around me have hiccups I have a cautious, nervous eye on them. My sister had this nervous reaction thing where she would get these HORRID hiccups followed by burps at the end, I was sure she was a goner and wa going to get sick. If I get hiccups, I freak out.


Coughing is another thins....I;m afriad of coughing too hard and getting sick...or someone else coughing hard around me. It's been known to happen. I hate coughing and often when I have a cold, I have these itty bitty wimpy coughs and my my, the nurse, says to"just cough and get it over with" but I'm afraid. When I feel neuseus....I WILL NOT COUGH AT ALL!!!


When I feel nauseus, I am also afraid of sneezing....I hold the sneezes in, for the same reason, it is a forceful act and I'm scared it's going to make me sick.


Does anyone else feel like this....I know it's extreme...or is it just me?


***oh, by the way, when I nauseus....I don't even LIKE to swallow and I'm afraid of it, often it is hard to swallow from anxiety I'm sure, but it also feels horrible....although I wouldnt consider sallowing a fear.