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    Hi everyone. I am interested into what makes someone become
    emetophobic. Is it a trait which we all share in our personalitys? It it that
    we are generally more anxious people (My pscychologist said this) , or
    could infact anyone develop this phobia? Also is it inherited or trigggered
    by an environmental factor?

    For me, i started having panic attacks when i was about 8. Everytime I ate
    something i thought i was going to be sick, and i went all dizzy. It was
    horrible. Iv always been anxious, and also suffer from social anxiety. I feel
    i have inherited this from my parents. My mum and sister are also phobic
    of V****. And are both also shy. I am scared that if i have children in the
    future (only 21 now) they may inherit these horrible traits from me, and it
    actually puts me off having children as i dont think i could face seeing
    them suffer like i have.

    Environment or inheritance? Id love to know.
    pinkcow

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    Other than emetophobia, I am not at all an anxious person.
    \"This too shall pass\"

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    I do usually have a hard time dealing with stress. For some reason I seem to hold all my stress in my stomach, which makes my emet worse since it gives me a stomach ache.

    As for inherited, I don't think so. My mom is mildly afraid of heights, but other than that, no one in my family has anxiety disorders like I do.

    Edited by: chicajojobe

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    I don't know if it is environment or inheritance, but I have always had a lot of anxiety, about things other than emet, too.

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    i'm very anxious and always stressed out about silly things. as i get older i'm learning not to sweat the small stuff!
    \"if you can\'t laugh at yourself, life\'s gonna seem a whole lot longer than you\'d like\"- garden state

 

 

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