I am 16 years old and a guy. I have been emetophobic since I was 8. When I was 7 I got the sv and got sick, and I never got sick for 8 years, until December, when My mom got sick at Disneyland. I got sick 2 days later. Ever since then, My phobia has been getting worse. I can't eat big meals and I can't be in crowds, though I havent been able to be in crowds since i was 13 and i visited paris on a school trip and some black lady on the subway v* all over her shopping bags and my friends' new shirt. Anyway, recently, I have become a hypochondriac. I worry myself into feeling sick. I try to talk to my parents about it. At first they were supportive, but then, they started to get annoyed. When I was in Colorado, I saw a movie, and before that, I wen't to a Sushi restaurant and ate mussels, which, don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE, but they were very greasy. My cousin told me to eat some popcorn at the movies to keep the mussels down, so I did. Later on, I had to call my mom because I felt VERY nausiated, and walking helped, which didn't make sense to me because if it was food poisoning or or sv, I would want to lay down, but walking around made me feel better, which meant that it was most likely fulness, though a few times, I thought I was going to v*. My mom picked me up, and got me ginger ale and we headed back to the hotel. I never v* the whole time and I began to feel better. I went to sleep, and I woke up at 2 am and I thought I was going to v* and I woke up my mom to talk to her, which I know is kinda rude but it was eating me up inside. Ever since then, my parents have been annoyed when I talk about it. Anyway, almost every night, I worry about if I'm gunna v* and It eats me up inside. I don't even feel like a normal teenage guy.