Thanks for your reply! It makes so much sense when I'm not panicking and fighting the nausea, and now that I'm feeling better :). The part I can't seem to do is just relax. To surrender. It's...

DJEskimo, I am where you are! From severe emet to being able to watch it on TV, hear a drunk person v* in the bathroom, fly on an airplane, eat out, go to bars...all without much trouble. I think...

Sage and Hippychick, glad to see you still on here, and great to hear from you! I'm glad you both are doing so well. I have narrowed my anxiety down to just contagious v* now (so I don't care so...

Thank you for your post! That is a good way to see it, because I had hoped by the time I was my age, I would be completely free of this phobia and especially anxiety in general. But whenever I...

I'm curious whether it is possible to be 100% cured, or is that an unrealistic expectation?

About 10 years ago, I discovered I had "emetophobia". But I knew long before that that I reacted...

Great to hear you are doing so well, Hippychick!

Thanks for the responses from me, too!

I started at IES about 7-8 years ago. It was unbelievable to find so many others who had the same fear that I did, and it provided me with the support to push forward in my search for my cure.
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Amber--


Wow, I'm really impressed that you seem so calm about it! I have reduced my panic attacks and general anxiety to almost nothing, but I have not v*ed in 20 years and it still really...

I just wanted to say that most phobiasand anxiety disorders show up at early ages, so IMO, there isn't really such a thing as "too young for this phobia". It absolutely does suck that it shows up at...

Hi Carin,


When I go to the dentist, I take a 1/2 pill of Xanax or Klonopin (I call ahead of time to make sure it won't interfere with any analgesics they might use). I also take these drugs...

That's true! Actually, dramamine, Unisom (doxylamine succinate) and some other anti-nausea drugs are antihistamines, just like benadryl. Thesecan beused not only as antihistamines, but as sleep-aids,...

Hi to you too Sage! :)

Hi Billy,


I know this is a late reply, but I just wanted to add an analogy..


At one time, I was getting out of a bad relationship with someone. Iwas having trouble with it because I thought...

I agree that your therapist should not say you made a "bad" decision. The decision and deed were already past, there is no point in beating yourself up about something that is over with. Instead,I...

My intent was not to insult him at all. I'm sure everyone here is honest. But I'm saying: I would not give money to an individualmember on this site who requested honest help for treatment for...

I will start by saying I don't know anything about webhosting or servers, how people maintain them, etc. So, I honestly don't know whether a request for money is legitimate. That is not to be...

Hi Suze, Ugh, I know how you are feeling right now and not a lot can comfort you, except that we understand! Keep in mind it is a lot easier for kids to get bugs that make them v* than adults...

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my sister will be sharing my bed with him - that is why I was on the couch. Also, he had knee surgery about 3 weeks ago, so he had to have a bed, and unfortunately,...

If you washed your hands, I'm sure you are fine. Remember that sv's are spread through particles of feces or v* from a sick person - they are not airborne like the cold or respiratory flu. If this...

Actually, I used to work in a microbiology lab. One of the ladies there who did bacteria testing told me that one of the worst sources for contaminated water was those water and ice dispensers that...

I think it sounds like a mild SV that your body is handling just fine. It is wearing you out, but you most likely would have v*ed by now if it was going to happen. The fact that you felt nauseous but...

Ok, so I survived the anxiety that I went through when my sister (sister #1) started v*ing on Monday. I even went to her house yesterday and today because my family is here for X-mas. Only to find...

No, v*ing is not the solution to end emetophobia! No more than sitting in a vat of spiders is the way to end arachnophobia. The way to end emetophobia is to dissociate the fear from the stimulant (in...

Hi you guys, I'm fine today so I think this thing passed me. I'm 99% sure it was food poisoning. My sister ate the most sushi and got the sickest, and my friend ate less and got less sick - and also...