I'm 16 and my parents hate doctors and don't want to over medicate/medicate me so they see no value in getting a diagnosis for my anxiety or my possible emetophobia.
I've always had anxiety at night, and I've always hated getting sick.
(Minor tw?) My anxiety feels like someone is taking my stomach and shaking it, thus shaking my core and making my hands tremble. My brains go to thought is I'm gonna get sick and every garbage can I see feels like it's calling out to me.
At night if it's bad the only things I can see are people getting sick and I don't know how to get rid of it.
I recently went to an amusement park with my brother and I was super anxious pretty much the whole time. I didn't eat what I wanted, my brain visualized sickness in every garbage, and I don't know if I actually smelled bile at one point or if it was just my brain, but I had to leave that ride.
In short, I've been doing a little research on emetophobia and I believe I have it. I hate saying I'm not diagnosed because that immediately discredits any of my opinions or ideas that have helped me cope.
What is the process like to get diagnosed? Do I need parents permission? Is it worth it or do you think it will go away with time?