Not sure if it's a phobia?

[verityvee]

This is quite hard to explain. I'm definitley terrifed to death of being sick, as I have frequent panic attacks over it and obsessively think about it all the time. But unlike some people on here, I can look at videos of people vomitting, films and pictures and it doesn't even make me flinch really! I find it hard to watch people in real life vomitting.. but doesn't anyone? So that leads me to feel different and think i DON'T have a phobia. But i'm SO scared of being sick myself! Does anyone else feel the same? I just went on some of Sage's websites and on the one that says "WARNING no emetophobics should go on here without psychological advice" or whatever and I looked through all the disgusting pictures but i'm fine! I just cannot stand the thought of myself being sick. I think it has something to do with the fact i hate loosing control.

[harmonygirl72]

There are a lot of different forms that this phobia takes on. Consider yourself lucky that you only have a phobia of yourself being sick, not others! Good for you! You have less of a challenge to overcome!

[olschesky]

i'm like that....pictures, movies, etc don't really bother me........but if i hear a friend or relative or someone near me is sick i start to panic......count days, and basically feel sick......i know i won't catch anything from pictures........i consider that emet

[x...RaChE...x]

Yea... it is a phobia... there is two kinds of emetophobia... 1. fearing seeing others be sick 2. fearing being sick yourself... Im like you as well I fear myself being sick rather than others andyeaaa it is related to control...