Personally I believe that my emetophobia stems from control issues. Is anyone else going through this? Not only am I afraid of throwing up but I'm now afraid of getting sick. Fevers, the runs, colds and being n** I find I get a whole lot worse when stressful situations are thrown at me that I can't control which leads me to believe I'm trying to control the only thing I know how with medication. I have now begun to eat ground ginger every night after reading about everyones flu symptoms on Facebook to control and prevent myself from getting it like I could really catch it over the computer. Silly I know. My husband is a complete financial disaster so there have been many times where I've lost control over finances aftter he blows money without asking which sets me off as well and makes things worse. Does anyone else feel that their phobia is some sort of a control issue?