Hey guys! My name is Emmett, and I have emetaphobia.
Hey everyone! I am new to this site, but not the emetaphobia. Also I personally think it's the coolest thing ever because of the name correlation between me and the disorderI am 16 years old and in my Junior year of Highschool. My hobbies are playing Video Games, drawing, doing Theater and musical Theater, singing, playing the French Horn, watching Game Grumps (For any of you lovelies out there), watching movies, watching anime (SAO, woo!), and listening to music. My bands are Ratatat, Ninja Sex Party, Skyhill, and Starbomb! in my 6th grade year of elementary school, I was pretty anxious. I remember a kid in chorus class passed out during a rehearsal and for around two weeks I was completely TERRIFIED of passing out. But then later in 6th grade two people in my class v'd in the span of a week and that set off all my anxiety alarms. But unlike passing out, that phobia stuck with me. The worst part was that anxiety if it is really severe, makes you wake up at night. Now, at the time I had remembered every time I had v'd in the past was waking up in the middle of the night. So the emetaphobia and anxiety worked as a perfect pair the freak me the f*** out. Every night I would wake up and just panic then fall asleep really late and get no sleep. It is now five years later, and I want to tell everyone with emetaphobia that is bad, I've found that it gets better! I used to bring a bag of six tums in my pocket to school everyday, and would use a hot water bottle at night. Now, I don't wake up anymore and I have emerged out of all my safety blankets. Of course I would still rather lose my left leg than v BUT it has crossed my mind a hell of a lot less. I can function in school very very easily and some days it might only cross my mind once! So, some tips for people in need (that you might already know because like me you probably googled how to not throw up over a thousand times) if you are ever, EVER feeling really really anxious or uneasy just breath! It is completely possible to keep yourself from vomiting, even if you have to flu if you concentrate hard enough! (But you might be more sick for a few more days) Also, this may sound like mother words but put keep yourself occupied as well! Nasty thoughts will start entering your head and just talk to a friend about something funny and push 'em right out. But, my biggest tip, is talk to someone about it. I used to keep this hidden away because I felt weird and strange but now all my friends know! It feels good to tell them, but it feels better to be accepted. This forum is awesome everyone! Also I didn't proof read this so sorry for typo's.
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