If Getting S* wasnt painful would you be phobic?

Yes or no? I'm just curious. Every time It's ever happened to me, when I was really young, I don't remember it being painful at all. It would just happen out of no where. So I wonder why I'm afraid.

The reason I am phobic is because when I was born my parents protected me, I was rarely sick because my mom always made sure evrything was clean and my hands were clean, she is a bit of a germaphobe. When my sister was born her asthma was worse than mine and she was frequently V* because she would cough so much V* was the only way for her to breathe again. I think that shocked and traumatized me more than any of my own v* experiences because it made me afraid before I ever really got s*.

I don't even remember vomiting being painful. I hate it because of what it does to my mouth!

Drizzle: that makes a lot of sense actually. The panic can be worse then the experience.

Gumdropper: I never even thought of that XC

I wouldn`t say vting was painful exactly, but it is extremely unpleasant & gross, also degrading & humilliating, that`s what`s so scary about it, especially if it happens for no apparent reason.

Wow, this is so interesting. I really didn't think people would be afraid of v* if it wasn't painful.

The fact that it can be painful (usually not though) isn't why i'm afraid of it. Pain doesnt scare me so I voted yes

I don't think it's painful unless there is nothing in your stomach :)

Pain doesn't have to be a factor. It's the negative "fusion" that takes place in your brain when an event occurs and you feel threatened/out of control/traumatized by it. What the "books" say is that you can't have a phobia without having the underlying problem of GAD. Once you have that, then there is fertile ground for different outlets of anxiety, including a phobia, panic attacks, social anxiety, etc.

I think I would still be scared. It's more of the taste, smell and sounds that really bother me.