This probably comes up a lot in these forums, but I don't remember ever reading it, so i'll just ask. can you v* from anxiety/panic attacks? Sometimes when i'm panicking about v*ing, i could swear if...

my sister doesnt have emet...she's always trying to rationalize with me also, which, of course, never works.


do anti-emetics work? I was thinking about asking my doctor for them, just to be...

i'm fine now..it's only quarter after 10 here...but what happened with my sister has gotten me more determined to get rid of my fear. plus my mom is so unsupportive. she was calling me and my sister...

im sorry...i've had my share of those experiences...just two days ago my sister almost v*'d in the car and it was a rural area so we had nowhere really to stop. i think i ended up feeling worse than...

hey..if you're still there you can talk to me if you want.. :)

Hello! I swear the first part of your post sounds just like me! One time I was watching Rugrats and I ran in another room and kept my ears closed and hyperventilated the whole time because I knew...

You're right. The doctor I have right now is so narrow-mided; I'm looking for another one who at least won't give up befoe they try. I'm just worried that I might get worse emet/anxiety-wise if I...

Hi everyone. I havent posted here for almost a year. I've been putting the whole emet issue on hold becuase i've got so many other things to deal with..like adhd. I was evaluated and it looks like i...

Hi, everyone. I haven't been here in a while because I've had so much schoolwork but I just wanted to drop by to see how everyone was doing! smileys/smilies_01.gif

Well, are you underweight? I don't see why they would want to send you to an ED clinic unless you were severely underweight..


About four years ago, I got strep for like the first time in my life...

Hello valley, and welcome! I hope you find a lot of support here. I can relate to a lot of your symptoms..not wanting to be near someone who is v*ing..I decided I didn't want kids when I was 8 years...

Yes, I'm more afraid of the nausea, because when you are nauseous, there is no way to actually tell if you are going to v*....I especially hate the nausea RIGHT before the v*ing..

Well sometimes traumatic events that happened before, during, or after a time we v*ed in the past that aren't even linked to the v*ing can lead to this fear...but that's about all I can say as to...

I get hot like that when my blood sugar is low..and that makes me freak out even more..

that's cool..so you'll be moving to The Bronx? I live in Queens. Yay I'm not the only emetophobe in nyc, lol! :)

where in ny? i'm in nyc.

About your wanting to write a book, I think it's a reallygood idea...I actually started writing, about pretty much anything, including emet, almost two months ago..and if everything I wrote were put...

Does exposure therapy work for everyone? Or is it not guaranteed that if an emet starts exposure therapy it is going to work (cure)?..

First of all, I may be staying over my grandmother's house, and she has this sinus issue so she can hardly smell or taste..the last time I satyed there she had spoiling milk and I nearly ate it..she...

Hello, Sammy, I hope IES helps you out. I just joined about three weeks ago and have found it very helpful. There are odd behaviors of emetophobes listed on here that I do, that I never saw anywhere...

yes, there are anti-emetics..some are over-the-counter and some are prescription.

Well, I'm not the expert at answering questions here, but I'd say if he is the right doctor for you, he will take your phobia seriously, and will not just pass it off as something trivial and...

wow, stephie, i'm sorry to hear that...i'm glad you are able to deal with it..i know if i v*d 10 times, i'd be totally petrified! I've had fears of v*ing while swimming as well..never actually have,...

Hello, Woodsy! Welcome to IES! I hope you find lots of help here..I'm a newbie myself, and I know I have already!


I don't know about your queasiness, but could it just be anxiety? I know that...

I've had emet for as long as i can remember...I mean, I remember being scaed during every v* episode that i remember..there may have bene one when i was two that i wasn't scared during, but i'm not...