Afraid of you V* or other people V*?

[rcurran]

Just curious...are you mostly afraid of yourself v*ing or others v*ing...or both? For me, it's mostly other people. I feel like I can mostly control when I will v*, but I have no control over others. It's the sound, the smell, the sight...ugh. I freak out if anybody even says that they don't feel well, I'm outta there! I mostly can't stand the sound. I automatically run away and cover my ears.

[maddyblythechen]

Hi Rachel,

I am terrified of others vomiting, but primarily because I am afraid of catching something; I am terrified beyond terrified of myself vomiting. I can escape other people vomiting, but I can't escape myself vomiting.

I also understand where you're coming from.

~Madeleine

[scaredycat]

I voted both, but only because I could catch it, and then be sick myself. SV mostly scares me because of the repeat instances. That is terrifying.

If someone is drunk or motion sick, I don't like it, but I can tolerate it without a panic attack.

[maddyblythechen]

Scaredycat,

Me too!Edited by: maddyblythechen

[new.slang]

Both. I think equally.

[socitycourty]

Both but only if it's something contagious, if the person is drunk or pregnant or something I don't freak out at all.

[fckxbby]

everything about being sick makes me freak out. other people and me. although I think it's worse when it's me because I can't exactly run away from it

[laylamommy]

Mostly other people...I'm not scared of me doing the act itself, BUT I still don't want to do it. I definately am afraid of myself catching a stomach bug even though I'm not afraid of the actual act.

[paulinek]

Both - but primarily because i'm worried about catching it off someone else. If I know for a fact someone has v* for something not contagious (like being drunk) then I'm still absolutely terrified, and would run a mile or shut my eyes,cover my ears up and hold my nose (yes all at the same time - index fingers in ears and little fingers on nose [img]smileys/smilies_32.gif[/img] ) but I wouldn't stress over it for days on end worrying if i was going to get s* too.

[sage]

I was afraid of both, but never afraid of "catching" anything. I was only afraid of myself doing it in public somewhere (or during a medical procedure). But for sure, the fear of someone else was astronomical! Ridiculously crazily high! If someone looked pale, or was quiet, or anything like that I would run away! It was horribly terrifying. I'm so glad those days are over.

[catmom]

I'm terrified of both, but I think I'm more worried of doing it myself. When I was younger, I even used to freak out when someone was v* on tv. Meanwhile, I'm cope better with that, but I still panic when somebody near me gets sick. Of course the predominent thought in such a situation is that I may catch a bug, but even when a co-worker who was pregnant started v* at work last year (because of her pregnancy) I started trembling and had all these panic sympoms. Edited by: catmom

[beany]

Both. Me, anyone else, on the telly, in a book/magazine anything and anywhere!! If I had to choose obviously I would rather someone else do it than me but even hearing it brings on a panic attack.

[tanechka1984]

Others too, but myself much much more.

[kariwe]

I don't get it...before age 10 I was only afraid of other people...now it's
both and it's getting worse.

[swtcatastrphe]

I only worry about other people v* if it is from a sickness that I can catch that will make me v* too (like, if someone had too much alcohol and they v* I really would not care very much). I primarily worry about myself v*.