Reasons you fear V*ing

[aurora0917]

Okay so I don't know how to put this up as a poll, so I'm going to make this a multiple choice type of question:

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body
b) Feels foreign/don't know how to do it
c) Afraid it could aspirate to my lungs
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it
f) Embarrassment if in front of others
g) None of the above


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
b) Gastritis
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
d) Panic Disorder
e) Depression
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
g) None of the above
h) Some of the above (please specify)


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V
b) Not be afraid/panic since it's not contagious
c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious
d) None of the above (please explain)


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

a) Never V*ed in your life
b) In the last year
c) In the last 2-4 years
d) In the last 6-10 years
e) In the last 10-15 years
f) In the last 15-20 years
g) It's been over 20 years


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:




Thanks for your time. I am currently trying to wrap my head around conditions that seem to tend to co-exist with this phobia, as well as other elements that seem consistent with emets.

[gumdropper1]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it

Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?
g) None of the above

Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:
a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V

Q4: The last time you V*ed was:
January 11, 1976

[Ana Bellini]

Q1: A
Q2: C and mild E.
Q3: A
Q4: May 13, 2012.

I'm 14 and I have caught SV at least twice.

[tshell]

Q1) a
Although C fits as I panic so badly that I actually stop breathing and I will pass out.

Q2) C , D , E, F

Q3) A - athough I do try not to be like this... it just doesn't last.

Q4) D... Knock on wood it stays this way. It was Valentine's Day 2005 I was 35 and before that I hadn't v* since I was 12 or 13....

[Rls1994]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

d) The smell/sight/sensation of it


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome - I THINK.
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
e) Depression
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

d) In the last 6-10 years


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

I have had the SV four/five times in my life and I'm 18 years old.

[Kinetic]

Okay so I don't know how to put this up as a poll, so I'm going to make this a multiple choice type of question:

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

h) Some of the above (please specify) - anxiety, depression



Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

b) Not be afraid/panic since it's not contagious



Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

d) In the last 6-10 years



Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

I am 18 years old, and have contracted a sv maybe 2-3 times.

[jennjt]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

This one was hard to answer, because A, D, and E are equal for me, I feel.
Guess I'll choose: a) Being out of control of my body

Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

h) Some of the above (please specify)
--IBS, mild gastritis (per recent endoscopy), Panic Disorder, depression


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

c) In the last 2-4 years
--October 2011


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

--31 yrs old; Oct 2011 was the first SV that I remember-- think that's why it freaked me out so bad!

[itsJoe]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

d) The smell/sight/sensation of it

Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:


b) Not be afraid/panic since it's not contagious

Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

d) In the last 6-10 years

Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:


None.

I've contracted mild viruses when I was younger which I think I can put down to Rota since the symptoms weren't as severe or prolonged as noro, these happened when I was 7 and 14 which makes me wonder if the next time will be 21...

[rexymeteorite]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it



Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
d) Panic Disorder
e) Depression

(the only one I have actually been diagnosed with is IBS. Never had an actual diagnosis of the mental disorders, but I feel strongly that I have them)



Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:
c) In the last 2-4 years

(alcohol. I will NEVER do that again)


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

26. Uhh, maybe once or twice when I was younger when we were still calling it the "stomach flu"

[Kenny220]

Okay so I don't know how to put this up as a poll, so I'm going to make this a multiple choice type of question:

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body
b) Feels foreign/don't know how to do it
c) Afraid it could aspirate to my lungs
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it
f) Embarrassment if in front of others
g) None of the above


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Maybe, not sure.)
b) Gastritis
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
d) Panic Disorder
e) Depression
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
g) None of the above
h) Some of the above (please specify)


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V
b) Not be afraid/panic since it's not contagious
c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious
d) None of the above (please explain)


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

a) Never V*ed in your life
b) In the last year
c) In the last 2-4 years
d) In the last 6-10 years
e) In the last 10-15 years
f) In the last 15-20 years
g) It's been over 20 years


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:
21, only two times I remember from the SV: 3th grade and sixth or 7th, probably a few more before that. I V'd two times from Strep when I was in 3rd grade.


Thanks for your time. I am currently trying to wrap my head around conditions that seem to tend to co-exist with this phobia, as well as other elements that seem consistent with emets.

Answers in quote.

[jab788]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
d) Panic Disorder
e) Depression
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

e) In the last 10-15 years


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:
Age 26. Contracted SV maybe 3 times. 4 at the most.

[Kirkerb]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

A1: d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
Ultimately though it's the nausea and the anxiety that can / does precede a SV or the fear of getting a SV that causes me the most trouble.

Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

A2: a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome & f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Slight)

Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

A3: a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V. I usually don't trust people when they say it's another reason and I default to a SV.Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

A4: b) In the last year (early January 2012)Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

A5: I am 35 years old and I have contracted a SV numerous times in my life. I have contracted it 4 times since 2006 and basically every year from the earliest I can remember until I was 17 years old. I was hospitalized when I was young for a SV that left me dehydrated and unable to keep any fluids down. I had a lovely stretch from 17 yrs old to 29 yrs old where I didn't catch one virus but then they started hitting back with a vengeance.

[bribriHEARTS]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body
b) Feels foreign/don't know how to do it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
e) Depression


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

b) In the last year


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

18, and only once that I can actually remember, though I'm sure it's been more than that.

[staystrongxx]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

All of those options except aspiration.


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder(diagnosed)
e) Depression(diagnosed)
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(not diagnosed)


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

Still panic badly but not having to spend ages obsessing about catching it.



Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

Choose not to answer


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:
Choose not to answer

[dani8mc]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body
b) Feels foreign/don't know how to do it
c) Afraid it could aspirate to my lungs
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it
f) Embarrassment if in front of others
g) None of the above


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
b) Gastritis
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
d) Panic Disorder
e) Depression
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
g) None of the above
h) Some of the above (please specify)


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V
b) Not be afraid/panic since it's not contagious
c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious
d) None of the above (please explain) wouldnt like the sound of it also


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

a) Never V*ed in your life
b) In the last year
c) In the last 2-4 years
d) In the last 6-10 years
e) In the last 10-15 years
f) In the last 15-20 years
g) It's been over 20 years


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:
not sure, think i've had fp more, but it's hard to distinguish!

[MoonsHeart]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

G. None of the Above.

I don't actually know. It's been so long that I literally just don't know. It's the idea of it, the thought of doing it.. But I don't remember anything about it anymore because it's been so long.

Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

A. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
C. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
D. Panic Disorder
E. Depression
F. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

A. Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V

Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

G. It's been over 20 years.

Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

22 years old, probably 7 or 8 times, never vomited once with it.

[brutt]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body
b) Feels foreign/don't know how to do it
c) Afraid it could aspirate to my lungs
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it
f) Embarrassment if in front of others


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

June 4th 2008 (from illness, had a few drunk ones since then but i can't even remember them!)


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

16 (born June 10th 1996) and i'd say about 5, no official noro cases though

[mommy92]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body



Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
e) Depression


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:
e) In the last 10-15 years


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:
21 and I've had it maybe 2 or 3 times as a child

[Pumpkinhead]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

b) Feels foreign/don't know how to do it
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it
f) Embarrassment if in front of others


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
e) Depression


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

b) Not be afraid/panic since it's not contagious


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

b) In the last year


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:
21 and I think just once when I was 12 or 13.

[thi5sux]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

d) The smell/sight/sensation of it



Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

g) None of the above



Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious



Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

b) In the last year



Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

I'm 38 and have had sv at least 5 times and all of those that I can remember I had since I've had kids!

[CherryPie]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body
b) Feels foreign/don't know how to do it
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
d) Panic Disorder
Both only when exposed, not on a daily basis.

Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V

Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

d) In the last 6-10 years
But I don't actually think it counts... I manage to control it so strongly that it doesn't get to happen.
*Warning can be graphic*
(I can feel the symptoms, and everything but for the v* itself. It just stops one second before actually happening. But the feeling is the same)


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:
I am 21 years old. Don't know what is a SV but I didn't have it. Not many viruses in my life. Viruses/germs/bacteria is not a big deal for me. I mean, I don't care about the reasons, v* is v* after all...

[Miss_Pink24]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

All of them, but d) The smell/sight/sensation of it causes me the greatest distress

Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (mildly)

Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V

Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

f) In the last 15-20 years

Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

I am 24 and can remember 4 times, but there is probably more. I was hospitalised as a tot as I kept being sick randomly all the time, and had terrible stomach pains, so not sure if this was *sv or something else. I am pointing towards rota virus, but it went on for months so maybe it wasn't.

[joubes]

Reasons you fear V*ing

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

d) The smell/sight/sensation of it (you could also add the sounds people make as well)

Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

g) None of the above

Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V

Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

d) In the last 6-10 years

Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

31 years old, 2 or 3 times

[Jack_Morrison]

Q1: d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
Q2: c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder, e) Depression
Q3: b) Not be afraid/panic since it's not contagious
Q4: b) In the last year
Q5: 20 years old, never had an SV

[Sarah_Wlan]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?a) Being out of control of my body
b) Feels foreign/don't know how to do it
c) Afraid it could aspirate to my lungs
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it
f) Embarrassment if in front of others
g) None of the above


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
b) Gastritis
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
d) Panic Disorder
e) Depression
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
g) None of the above
h) Some of the above (please specify)


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V
b) Not be afraid/panic since it's not contagious
c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious
d) None of the above (please explain)


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

a) Never V*ed in your life
b) In the last year
c) In the last 2-4 years
d) In the last 6-10 years
e) In the last 10-15 years
f) In the last 15-20 years
g) It's been over 20 years


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

​ 18, 5

[Tera Roberts]

I feel the same way staysrong!!!! I feel that if I answer I will jinx myself. I won't even tell my fiance the last time I've v*

[Tera Roberts]

" Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

I'm 38 and have had sv at least 5 times and all of those that I can remember I had since I've had kids!"

This is why I fear having children...they touch everything and then put their hands in their mouth, nose etc. and that is how they get SV's!!!!! I want kids but I may have to wrap them in a bubble or be home schooled!!!!

[sunnyskies]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?
a) Being out of control of my body
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it
f) Embarrassment if in front of others


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
e) Depression



Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:


e) In the last 10-15 years



Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:

20. Maybe 3-4 times? About three I can remember.

[BeccaB]

Okay so I don't know how to put this up as a poll, so I'm going to make this a multiple choice type of question:

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

a) Being out of control of my body
b) Feels foreign/don't know how to do it
c) Afraid it could aspirate to my lungs
d) The smell/sight/sensation of it
e) Belief that I won't be prepared for it
f) Embarrassment if in front of others
g) None of the above


Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

a) Irritable Bowel Syndrome
b) Gastritis
c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
d) Panic Disorder
e) Depression
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
g) None of the above
h) Some of the above (please specify)


Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V
b) Not be afraid/panic since it's not contagious
c) Still be scared, but to a lesser extent since it's non-contagious
d) None of the above (please explain)


Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

a) Never V*ed in your life
b) In the last year
c) In the last 2-4 years
d) In the last 6-10 years
e) In the last 10-15 years
f) In the last 15-20 years
g) It's been over 20 years


Q5: Please state your age and the number of times you've contracted an SV in you life:




Thanks for your time. I am currently trying to wrap my head around conditions that seem to tend to co-exist with this phobia, as well as other elements that seem consistent with emets.

1. A
2. C,D,E,F
3. C
4. E
5. 26 YEARS OLD, SV about 4/5 times

[Kristen5318]

Q1: What is it about V*ing that causes you the greatest distress?

d) The smell/sight/sensation of it



Q2: As an emetophobe, do you additionally suffer from any of the following?

c) Generalized Anxiety Disorder
d) Panic Disorder
e) Depression
f) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder



Q3: If someone near you were V*ing due to non-contagious reasons (ie: morning sickness, drinking too much alcohol, etc), you would:

a) Still be scared/panic/afraid since it's V



Q4: The last time you V*ed was:

f) In the last 15-20 years

Q5:
age-23, had sv once feb 14, 2012