Don't feel bad, or beat yourself up. I've been married for a while, and my husband throws up about every other year from the stomach flu. I have to plug my ears. Part of me feels bad for him...

I still think the reason it is hard for most people, even non-emetophobes is it has so many different facets to it: the feeling of nausea before/during, the dry heaving, all the muscles used (it...

You got me thinking Kaydee. I don't mind it so much when a cat or dog v*. I have a hard time when it's a human.

Wow! I'm surprised at how many on this forum work with kids. I think it's terrific! Unfortunately puke and kids seems to go hand in hand. I think they are immature and still trying to understand...

I can so relate Andrilla! I think it's even grosser that my students want to look at it. It's like some kind of morbid curiosity. I'm the opposite. I try to avoid it at all costs.

Thank you. Teaching elementary grades is always risky. Even if one were to overcome the emtophobia, I don't that one can ever really overcome the aversion to v*.

I teach 2nd grade, and I dread the fall and winter months because in my school the Noro virus comes in waves. There are many days that I notice students in the nurses office with a garbage can next...

I would have to agree about men being different. My hubby caught the Noro bug about five days before Christmas. I thought he was okay because he had d* a couple of times and he was queasy. When I...

I think I find all facets of v*ting digusting. Getting sick truly defines the experience. The psychological effect of nausea that comes in waves, heaving, gagging, and expelling. It is really a...

I'm sorry you feel so awful Mooki. I am one of those people who feel like vomiting when the flu first hits me. I have to remember that it is probably just my body reacting to the virus, the...

Now that you mention it PearlescentAngel, I think a certain movie might have helped to really bring on my phobia. I come from a family with strong religious convictions, and my mother warned all...

I think I was officially emetophobic by age 16.

I had a harrowing experience with v*ing when I was 6 years old. That was back in October of 1978. I know the month because I remember seeing...

I think the Norovirus hits fast and furious. To me, it's unlike a cold where you can feel little twinges of symptoms coming on here and there. I had the stomach bug right before Christmas break. ...

I'm thankful to have new friends with several things in common. It's not a fun thing that's for sure. My brother also has Crohn's, but luckily, he isn't emetophobic.

I hope it's true. I always thought it was the other way around. When you age, you get more diseases, your body is worn out, and fighting things is harder. I know a lot of older people who suffer...

I am an emetophobe with Crohn's Disease. Unfortunately I get a lot of nausea with my disease. I was prescribed Promethazine (spelling?), but that made me very sleepy. I am a teacher and a mother...

It's nice to know that there's a fellow Crohnie who is also phobic. I thought I was the only one. My friend and at work has Crohn's Disease as well; however, she is not phobic and she doesn't seem...

No, thankfully! With Crohn's Disease it is hard to resist the urge at times.

Hi Andee! I dislike New Years for many reasons: cold and dark, the drinking, and accidents. I do not drink mainly because of my religious convictions, but also because of the puking factor. I...