I recently discovered that the fears of vomiting I have been experiencing have a name and that they might just be more than a fear.
I'm 20 years old and I have been afraid of vomiting, see others vomit, or even thinking of the matter for a very long time now. Until a couple days ago, I explained it away, saying that I was just extremely squeamish. I kept telling myself that I was being irrational and was told the same by my boyfriend. I know logically that vomiting is a natural part of life and function of the human body, yet no matter how many times I try to convince myself not to be afraid, I fail.
Over the last month, it has gotten very bad. I eat very little, mistaking a full feeling for a feeling of nausea, I mistake hunger for nausea, I always have an "exit strategy" any where I am, literally mapping out a course for the nearest restroom, I fear falling asleep because I am afraid that I will wake up in the middle of the night, needing to vomit and not make it to the toilet in time (an experience I had at a young age), I have to close my eyes and plug my ears during any scene of a movie that contains vomit, and if anyone around me vomits or I know that they might, I find myself near panic, plugging my ears, closing my eyes, and humming to myself, all the while shaking, sweating, and feeling nauseous.
I didn't notice how severe this "phobia" had gotten, until my boyfriend confronted me for always falling asleep with the T.V. on and complaining of a stomach ache every night. I tried to explain it to him, but the conversation went nowhere, and I just tried to blow it off.
The past two days, I have felt nauseous nearly all day, and I cannot seem to get it out of my mind. I have been attempting to preoccupy myself with hobbies and such, but I feel it creeping back into my mind at every second.
I don't really know what to do, except to keep telling myself that I'm being irrational and that I shouldn't be afraid.

Please give some advice,
thank you,
Ash