are you emetophile

[turbokinetic]

That was really interesting to read David! I have never heard of "emetophile" before reading this page. I can say right now that I am not emetophile now, but as I read this I remember I was really fascinated with vomit when I was very young. I would rewind videos (pre dvds) and watch a v* scene again and again. I remember one particular occasion of a boy v* on the school bus. Although I could feel my heart pounding, I couldn’t help but watch. I even had a crush on him for years later, even though I hadn’t noticed him before. I guess it is like watching a horror film..you don’t want to watch, but something makes you...adrenaline maybe!

Glad you found it interesting! The way you describe your schooldays - that was me, the adrenaline rush and morbid fascination!

Everyone, I am the one who started this poll and I am so happy to see that I am not the only one! I wouldn't have guessed that about 1 in 6 emets was emetophile though. That is encouraging to me because it helps me think I'm not so weird.

Asianeko, I just wanna make clear that I'm not aroused by vomit itself. No no no. What is arousing is a person vomiting, if it's an attractive girl. It's what is happening, not what results. The vomit itself is the most disgusting thing for me and it needs to go away fast. But seeing it come out, yeah, that is really hot!

Glad you posted this thread! I tend to agree with Doug that there is more at work than meets the eye. "Emetomania" makes perfect sense to me. It's a fixation that can go either (or both) ways.

Makes sense and you have a good point about the act not the result. It's all about the person and the feelings more than the actual results.

Peace,
David

[gumdropper1]

adrenaline rush and morbid fascination!

Thanks for sharing your experience of emetophilia. I'm not an emetophile, but I can relate to part of that as an emet.

When kids threw up at school, I remember the adrenaline rush was mostly to get me AWAY from what had happened. Morbid fascination, yes, but that only kicked in after we were away from the puke. I remember we kids all thought it was fascinating to sit around and talk about the vomit, past vomits, etc., but only after we were out of range. Surely not all children who liked to talk about vomiting after a puke incident turned out to be emetophobic. I think this is a topic all kids like to talk about. The problem is that some of us are still too much like kids when it comes to this.

Doug