I'm new so I'm curious...

[megaxkim]

I only have one other friend with emetophobia, so obviously I feel pretty much like a freak every day of my life. So I'm wondering if the little quirks I do or thoughts I have are normal, so here it goes:

When I get nauseous, I generally pace around my house or back porch, and continuously drink water until it goes away (for some reason I have it in my head water gets rid of nausea)

When I am in class or at a party, or out in public anywhere for that matter, I strategically plan out where I will go if I have to V*

I sometimes think that if I eat less, if I get sick it'll be better because there's not much in my stomach, so I won't be sick for that long (though I never do actually restrict my eating)

If I hear that someone is sick, whether it's just a cold, I fear that they have the stomach virus, and even if I haven't been near them in years, I'm afraid that it's going around and I'm going to get it

I don't like sleeping over at friends because I'm worried about getting nauseous and not being able to pace around the house, or I'll get sick and that's just scary/embarrassing at someone else's house

If I were to get sick, I'd prefer not to use the toilet (I don't know why this is)

If I get diarrhea, I'm afraid that I have it because I've caught a stomach virus

I nauseous just about every day, a lot of times right after I eat ( I don't know if there's something actually wrong with my stomach or if this is a correlation with my phobia)

When I get nauseous, I panic, which makes me even more nauseous, which makes me panic even more, and it's a pretty endless cycle

As much as I love rollercoasters, I'm terrified the entire time I'm in line, in the off-case that I've recently acquired motion-sickness

I won't ride simulated rides because they make me nauseous

I find it more terrifying to be nauseous in a car than anywhere else

Other people V*ing doesn't scare me so much, but I still get nervous that I'll end up getting sick because they are, but it's not really that big of an issue

I don't like people to talk to me when I'm nauseous

If I do get sick, I always want to go to the hospital so they can give me some sort of medication to stop V*ing

I'm afraid of people talking about bloody/gorey/generally disgusting things because I'm afraid for some reason it'll make me V*

If I wake up with a hang-over, I won't eat until I'm absolutely starving, and then I'll get something really small and wait another few hours before having a real meal, and then still panic that I'm going to get sick

If I get too drunk with nausea and the spins, I immediately go to sleep so I can't get sick, which I'm pretty sure is INCREDIBLY dangerous

That's all I can really think of for now...

[summerdazies]

Hi, welcome! (I'm a newbie too...)

I could relate to several of the things you said:

"When I get nauseous, I generally pace around my house or back porch, and continuously drink water until it goes away (for some reason I have it in my head water gets rid of nausea)"

I do this too!

"I sometimes think that if I eat less, if I get sick it'll be better because there's not much in my stomach, so I won't be sick for that long (though I never do actually restrict my eating)"
Yep, although I haven't acted on that for years. There was a time when I was 7 or 8 when I ate nearly nothing for a week out of fear of being sick.

"If I get diarrhea, I'm afraid that I have it because I've caught a stomach virus"
Unfortunately I'm this way too! It sucks, because while my stomach is generally quite hardy, when emotional things happen (especially breakups, for some reason) I get a loose tummy.

"When I get nauseous, I panic, which makes me even more nauseous, which makes me panic even more, and it's a pretty endless cycle"
I'm pretty sure most, if not all, emetophobics are this way!

"I don't like people to talk to me when I'm nauseous"
Except my mom.

[megaxkim]

Yeah, I'll only talk to my mom when my stomach hurts, usually whining and telling her to make it stop, which she tells me there's nothing she can do and I'll be fine :/

[megaxkim]

And also to add to this, chinese buffets (and buffets in general) make me nervous, because both chinese food and buffet food are notorious for food poisoning, and even though I still eat at them, the enter time all I think is "Please God, don't let me get food poisoning."

[Lions&tigers&bears...ohmy]

I can relate to all of these, I've only just joined too and I'm starting to feel more normal listening to other people "habits" that I can associate with....

I also have a thing against being sick in toilet for done reason.....I don't really know why....I sometimes think that it's something to do with if I'm sick in the loo I'm actually ill... I dunno , I give up rationalizing with myself sometimes :-D
I feel nayarit nearly every day. Usually after eating and before bed. I hate that partvyhe most about having this phobia. The fact that when I get scared it heightens The feeling of the very thing I'm afraid of :-(

[megaxkim]

I know! And I hate how when my stomach hurts right before bed, it keeps me up for another hour or three...And I think that might be why with the toilet thing, too. I don't really know. It's something with the say the toilet water smells and the fact that someone can hear me in there and that's where I always go when I actually am sick and I guess I'm afraid that when my stomach hurts, if I go near the toilet, then I will get sick.

I have no idea, you're right, there is absolutely NO rationalizing with this phobia. That's why phobias are irrational fears...

[Amy3006]

Hi there Welcome *hugs* You will find a lot of people here with the same things! - I personally can relate to all but the last 6, but there will be people here that relate to different parts. - Hope you find good support here x

[chocolategirl]

welcome! hehe i can relate to almost all of those things except for maybe two! don't worry, you arent alone

[megaxkim]

Thanks guys :]

I'm not going to lie, for a while I thought I was the only one who did those things. It really makes me feel better that I'm not.

[alisha27]

I'm surprised to find another emet who gets drunk. I drink A LOT for being an emet and sadly I have been sick quite a few times from over doing it. Most emets will not drink at all because they fear it so much. I agree to everything you said, I pace around when I get really bad, I must sip water, suck on ice, have my pepto, my chewing gum and I can't be in a highly crowded place. I always look for a bathroom when I go out to eat in case I suddenly get weird feeling. Being sick in public terrifies me or in front of anyone except my closest family because they've seen me sick before. I don't like going near a toilet when I feel unwell because to me it's an invite to be sick. I always put my hand over my chest to feel how fast my heart is pounding during a panic attack. I'm 29 and Been dealing with this crap 23 years and counting.

[joseph02]

In a way reading what you and everyone else wrote doesn't make me feel like I am so abnormal. I also do many of the things you listed. I am definitely a pacer.

[hairyfairy]

It`s definately about control with me, as I think that my body has no right to v without my permission, & I`m very good at making sure that it does`nt. Quite a few members have posted threads to me about vting being inevitable, but in my case that definitely is`nt true, as I`m sure that I have had a lot of practice at controlling that particular body function.