Oh, and for adults, there are plenty of options. I take Jamieson 4-strain probiotic. It's very good. You can do a search on it.

I think there's a brand called Rhino probiotics for kids. I've seen it around but haven't tried it for my daughter yet. I'm not sure if it's available in the U.S. but you could buy it online. There's...

Oh, I meant to post this in "general Discussion". Sorry about that. I guess the moderators can move it if they feel it's not appropriate in this part.

If you were magically cured of emetophobia today, what are some things you'd do? I would love to go up in one of those small airplanes, maybe even learn to fly one.

Right now, going on a plane...

Do you find your emet and/or panic attacks get worse during your pre-menstrual time?

Lately, I'll try and get all my errands run before that miserable week, because the sick/panicky feelings will...

Thanks for thr replies. Asianeko, it's great that meditation has helped you so much. I think it would be great to be able to stay calm even during a v*ing episode.

Hi, I'm Maria. I'm 31 years old, and I split my time between Upstate New York and the greater Toronto area. I'm married and have a 4 year old daughter.

I work from home as a freelance writer and...

I was wondering whether anyone here meditates or has ever had a meditation practice, and whether it has helped with your emetophobia/anxiety/panic attacks.

I took it up steadily for a little bit,...

I don't make friends easily either. I have a hard time fitting into groups, I guess. I'm not a "type". I do love talking with people, though. I can strike up a conversation with a stranger about the...

I'd say I'm an eight right now. At times I've probably been a 3 or so, but I'm going through bad spell lately. My stomach always seems to be upset and going out has been difficult.

I don't have one anymore. When I was in my late teens/early 20's (This was during my last big bout of anxiety/emet before i went into a 2-3 year remission.) I had a ratty tan sweater I liked to wear....

I did once. I actually wrote about in another thread I think. I was 11 and I had a sv and didn't know it yet. I ended up v*ing in a shopping plaza. It just happened so fast, I had no warning.

Oh, I forgot to list the the situations that scare me and they're fear ratings on a scale of 1-1o. Feel free to do the same if you want.

Fear rating 10 is definitely me myself v*ing in public,...

I'm not upset by depictions of v* in film or TV. I guess I feel in control and able to shut it off, change the channel,leave or whatever if i have to. Plus I know it's fake.

Also, in real life, I...

I've only had fp once, or at least only once where it caused v*ing. My school served sloppy joes for lunch one day and everyone who ate them became ill. The symptoms came on in 3 hours or less. It...

For me it was around 13 years, if you count v* triggered by pain. I v* due to pain (horrible menstrual cramps) when I was 16 or 17 (1994 or 95) and not again until I had an SV at right before i...

I voted no. I'm with the people who said that sometimes v*ing could be necessary and the inability to do it could kill you. I'm also very scared of being put under anesthesia. I wonder if this is...

Have any extensive studies been done on emetophobia? I'm looking for any scientific information on emetophobia, particularly it's causes.

I've searched the web a bit, but haven't been able to find...

I was wondering whether anyone feels like their emetophobia is making it difficult to go out? Does emetophobia morph into agoraphobia?

I've had emet for around 25 years. Off and on I've had...

Do you find that when you've had it for a longer time, the symtoms are more physical, ie. more n*,rapid heartbeat, rather than just anxiety? It seems to me that my body is so conditioned to this...

I've had emet since I was very young (around 4 or 5) and I'm now in my early 30's.

I'm wondering if people who have suffered with emetophobia since childhood find it more difficult to be cured...

My mother knew I was terrified around anything involving v* and that I had panic attacks when I was a kid, and she was very ashamed of me because of it. She herself has a fear of v*ing, but the fear...

I always say my emet started when I was 5 or 6, because that's when it really started to screw up my life, and make me constantly anxious, but I'm not sure what if anything exactly triggered it.
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I'm not sure if this happens to anyone else, but my panic attacks can be strong to the point where they can mimic the feeling one gets right before v*ing. I do not actually v* when this happens, but...

I've been emetophobic for a very long time,I'm guessing since the age of around 4 or 5 years old. I don't tell anyone about it, and it's even difficult for me to write this post confessing to it, but...