A message to all emetophobia sufferers!

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That's so beautiful. Not a day goes by where I hope that I will overcome this phobia. I always think to myself how stupid am I? Throwing up isn't so bad... But than the nausea hits and I freak out. I start shaking, the stomache begins to turn and my whole idea goes out the window. I don't know how to tell myself that it'll be ok. That is amazing that you have. It shows that it takes dedication and a stubbornness. I hope I can figure myself out pretty soon. I am so sick of this. I am typing this right now because I just had a panic attack. Everytime I rely on pepto and Gravol to help me through when I could've just waited and seen.

Hey, you seem to be on the right path to overcoming this fear, you have acknowledged that the fear is very irrational and with the right thinking you can override the anxious feelings

A good way to tell yourself that you will be ok when you feel anxious is by realising that the nausea, shakiness and stomachache is just a set of behaviours the phobia has caused you to develop so just remind yourself that you have experienced the same symptoms before and it probably has never ever caused you actually to v* so it's unlikely to this time.

Keep thinking positive and rationally when the panic attack starts and try to distract yourself from the feelings of nausea. As you begin to recover you will notice that you feel nauseous a lot less this is because its the anxiety that makes you feel sick not a physical illness.

In terms of making further progress you could try to rely less on gravol and pepto prove to yourself that you can fix the irrational thoughts and behaviours associated with this fear.

I wish you the best of luck in overcoming this phobia x