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| Hold your breath when you are around people or when one of the family members are sick and over spray lysol even if you think someone may be sick all they have to say is they feel funny or maybe even have gas, you automatically think. |
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| Scratching or pinching yourself to take the focus away from the nausea. |
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| Constantly pressing below wrist on the median nerve which has control over
your stomach.
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| keeping myself awake for as long as possible for the fear that i will wake up feeling sick as i have only ever vo***** at night. |
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| keeping myself awake as long as possible for fear of waking up to be sick as i have only ever v****** at night. |
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| don't sit on couches/chairs or lay on beds/pillows if someone has a tummy bug and they were on them of at least a week |
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| panicking if someone around me coughs because they might cough until they vomit |
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| When i lived at home and family members were sick, I'd wear a surgical mask (when i actually left my room, which I blockaded with old towels underneath the door) or a scarf wrapped around my face. |
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| Carrying Pepto Bismol with me during school. |
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| Obsessively putting food suspected of being undercooked in the microwave
to finish the job; obsessively overcooking food. |
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| Fearing nausea in unfamiliar or uncomfortable places, or in public where people might observe your humiliating "system" of fighting it.
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| Making sure never to say when the last time I vomited once as I will surely jinx myself and vomit that very day. |
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| Running away from a person who is beginning to vomit, even someone about
whom you might care a great deal; accompanied by panic and the usual severe nausea.
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| Feeling "sick" when perfectly healthy, in reaction to hearing that "something is going around." |
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| Obsessively avoiding strange children.
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| Never using public transport due to fear of a druken person or child already
have thrown up in it. |
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| If I talk about feeling okay that day making sure I knock wood or I will surely jinx myself |
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| Letting other people walk infront of you and open dorrs so that you don't have to touch the Door handles. |
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| NEVER touching your face when your in public until you get home to wash your hands. Until your hands have been washed good not touching anything you may be touching later on after your hands are clean |
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| Avoiding situations that you have been in before when you got sick.. like I got sick when I spent the night at a friends house so I never spend the night anywhere but my own house now. |
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| Avoiding places in the street where you once saw a pool of you-know-what - even if it was over a year ago |
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| Never smiling before I go to sleep. |
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| Basing what I take in college on whether or not you deal with people who could be ill on a day to day basis. |
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| Obsessively asking people how they feel. |
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| Turning on the TV or Radio when trying to fall asleep to avoid hearing anyone becoming ill during the night, when everything is soooo quiet. |
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| Asking people about "the warning system" (whether or not they know in advance if they will become ill and can make it to a bathroom). |
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| Fear of babysitting!!!! |
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| Keeping windows open and fans on so nobody gets sick from the heat. |
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| Closing my eyes and covering my ears during movies with scences where someone is ill. |
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| Ensuring there is a clear run to the loo just in case, ie doors open, floors are clear and toilet seat is up. |
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| afraid to give my kids their antibiotics because they could react badly to them even though they've taken them before |
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| Getting so anxious you run to the bathroom gagging because you feel like you're going to v****. |
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| Never wearing the same garment of clothing that you wore the last time 'it' happened, and throwing away the last cup/towel/other object you used on that day. |
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| Checking that the chicken will be well cooked when friends ask you to dinner! |
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| Wondering if the film you're watching is going to include v*, and if so avoiding it (The Hitcher) |
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| Never *going* to the pub!
Never mind the drinking part of it! |
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| Avoiding boats, planes and trains.
Travelling generally! |
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| Always driving. |
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| Having the remote control ready to zap if it's likely to be shown on TV. |
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| Always finding the location of the nearest exit in public places before anything else. |
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| Questioning your kids if anyone was ill at school and what they had, then worrying for days about your kids catching 'it'. |
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| Being a great hand-washer and making sure you kids are too. |
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| Avoiding school functions such as field trips with your kids for fear a child might v****. |
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| Washing hands many times a day because of a fear that one could put ones finger in ones mouth without thinking. |
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| If there is an intestinal flu virus around don't go out for at least a month. |
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| Looking at all the foods and their 'BEST BEFORE' date. |
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| Constantly eat mints, chewing gum and toothpaste to ensure a fresh tasting mouth. |
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| Sleeping in the garden when a relative is ill.
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| Avoiding being pressured into going on fairground rides.
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| Never walking past a pub on a Sunday morning. |
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| Interrogating people that say they are unwell. |
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| Observing people in public checking if they look ill. |
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| Avoiding v**** patches by crossing the road or taking a different route. |
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| Keeping a look out for v**** patches. I dont mean the Nicorette Kind either... :) |
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| Suddenly leaving the room for no obvious reason. |
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| Opening public doors with your sleeve. |
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| Flushing the toilet with your feet. |
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| Not eating the food that made you V**** ever again or at least for a loooong time! |
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| Memorizing the exact date that I've vomited and then considering the number of that day to be bad luck. |
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| Disinfecting EVERYTHING in the area where someone v****** just to make sure |
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| I fear having kids because I'm afraid of them vomiting on me or I have to see them vomit. I fear that I won't be a good mom. Therefore I don't want kids |
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| counting how many hours it is since I've eaten so I can feel relatively 'safe' in the knowledge that I can't v**** because I have no food in my tummy |
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| wiping my face with an ice cold washer, no matter what the weather, just to keep my mind off my tummy
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| Afraid of someone who you know has or you think might have v****** pretty recently |
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| Always sipping water, because if V*** is on its way up, the water will keep it down there... |
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| If I hear that someone has been sick I must find out what they mean by "sick" I ponder them until I find out if they vomited and if they did I spend the next 4 days convinced I will be sick. |
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| When someone is doing the deed,I run off as far as I can, shove some earphones/earplugs down my ears and cover them as well, hide underneath something like a table, close my eyes, grind my teeth and start humming to myself. |
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| SERIOUS dislike of airports!!! |
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| Always swallowing because I think it will stop the VO** from coming up... |
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| Sleeping in my car for a week when someone in my house is sick. |
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| Asking as many people as I can, "do you think im going to V***"? |
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| FEAR OF DIAREAH, because it is associated with v*****. |
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| Getting my doctor to give me a perscription of suppositories to have on hand just in case. I carry them in my purse, too! |
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| need to have my car everywhere i go so i can leave whenever i need to.it's a sense of security |
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| knocking on wood whenever i tell someone i haven't v****** since i was eight. |
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| asking almost everyone i know or meet how they know when they are about to v**** and then suddenly feeling those sensations! |
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| thinking anything wrong with my body is a stomach flu, even a swollen ankle, then asking everyone i know if they ever v****** from it. |
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| examining every fork full to make sure it is well cooked and there is nothing wrong with it for at least one full minute before putting it in my mouth. |
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| chewing every mouthful at least 100 times(counting in my head) so that my stomach doesn't have to work as hard. |
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| when i feel full i chew gum. i feel it makes my stomach digest faster because gum tricks your brain and stomach into thinking food is coming down. |
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| Carrying Mylanta in my purse just in case I feel sick. |
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| Washing door knobs, the mouse for the computer, or phones just in case the last person that used it was ill. |
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| Soaking myself in ice cold water whenever I feel nauseous. I find that if I'm freezing cold it takes my mind off feeling sick!! |
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| Avoid going to the doctors- all those sick people in the waiting room- if I really have to go- I stand as close to the door as possible- for easy access. |
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| Cross the road if anyone looks dodgy on my side of the street. |
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| Never using air blowers to dry hands in restroom for fear of germs flying out of it! |
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| Leaping out of a hospital bed in the middle of the night, dragging an IV pole with you and flashing your bare butt to the nurse's station, because your roommate said she felt ill and was going to v**** |
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| Avoid going to public toilets - any toilets in fact- I've gone on 10 hour flights before without using the toilet. |
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| If anyone ever v****s- I hide- behind doors, in cupboards- you name it! |
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| Fear of using a public bathroom,unless it's the kind with only one toilet with a lock on the door, in case someone comes in suddenly and v***** in the stall next to you. |
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| always carrying a little plastic bag in case I feel sick. |
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| Never finish a meal completely, even if I'm still hungry, not to think of the idea of been eating all that stuff. |
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| Cowering in terror when some strange kid comes up to your baby and touches his hands or face and you have to run to the nearest bathroom to disinfect-I always carry lysol towelettes now for rails and carts! |
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| spraying everything the kids touch with lysol to dissinfect |
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| questioning my family about how they feel every time they touch their stomaches |
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| Fear of going in public bathrooms and being trapped in a stall when someone walks in the door and is throwing up. WHich would mean I'd have to PASS them on the way out. eek! |
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| If there's a certain song playing when someone vomits, I won't be able to listen to that song at a later date, even if the incident was years ago. EVEN if it was like, one of my fave songs! |
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| This might sound wierd- but if i'm EVER the slightest bit nauseated, i *HAVE* to be outside in the fresh air. Being inside only makes it way worse. |
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| Would go out of your way to avoid a "how much milk can you drink" contest! Are those people crazy? |
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| I know its mean, but- i will NOT give a drunk person a ride home. EVER! What if they v***? |
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| This is another mean one (sorry!) but, getting mad at gluttons who overeat, (and have eating contests) then feel sick afterwards. Yikes! |
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| I don't know if this one was on here already- but: fear of v** paraphalia. I HATE buckets! I also hate the anti-nausea medicine down the medicine aisle. I can't stand the smell of disinfectant. OR parmesean cheese! (you can guess :) |
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| Begging your parents to come pick you up at school because of a "headache" if someone at school says they feel sick. |
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| having my bedroom on a different floor in the house so i won't be on the same floor as the rest of the family incase someone gets sick at night. |
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| keeping my toothbrush, soap and all bathroom things with me when someone is feeling ill. |
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| never going on long car journeys with my family anymore. |
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| I teach Jr. High. One of the first rules we cover is no one is to v***** in the class room! Don't raise your hand, don't ask for permission, just bolt for the door. We disinfect the desks and chairs often, and I encourage the use of anti bacterial hand |
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| "filtering" the air at school by holding my coat to my face and breathing into it. |
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| Uneasy when people have BELCHING contests |
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| Wearing a path in the space @ the foot of my bead where I pace almost every night before bed |
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| Have to keep still if i get dizzy in case it makes me v***t |
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| This is a truly strange one- analyzing when you want to go on a rollercoaster which spot would be the best to be in if someone V*** I always take the frontmost car, cuz I imagine if someone puked it would fly BACK. I don't know **sigh** |
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| Sometimes I "pretend" v**. (putting something in your mouth and spitting it back out) when I try to convince myself it isn't the end of the world. Somehow I always end up shuddering and thanking God I didn't puke in the first place though :) |
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| Inability to handle watching someone spit out food. You know, like when they don't like it and spit it back on their plate. I wince and jump about ten feet when i see this. |
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| I have "test" questions. I don't want people I meet to know I suffer from this. SO when they say they're full, instead of yelling "ARE YOU GONNA PUKE?" (my first tendency) I'll ask HOW full, and ask them about food to "guage" their reaction to it. Like if |
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| Becoming FREAKED over medicines that say possible side effects: nausea/stomach discomfort. I don't take em- not even if i was DYING. THat's the first thing I always ask about medicines. |
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| That reminds me- even medicines that say either 1). Take on a full stomach or 2). take on an empty stomach. Cuz that suggests if ya do the opposite, you'll probably get a stomachache. Won't take those, either |
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| If you happen to see someone v***, its absolutely traumatizing. You can't get that horribile image out of your head for literally days/weeks. You keep thinking about it and almost want to cry. People tell you to just "move on" but you CAN'T! I dwell on it |
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| If somebody else told you a story about some food making them puke, the next time I eat that food I'll reason with myself and say "it won't happen to ME" but then start worrying afterward anyway. |
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| Becoming obsessed, if you happen to v** or even become naseated, on what EXACTLY caused it. If I can't pin-point the food, then I'll just eliminate ALL the foods i ate that whole DAY from my future diet. |
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| Whenever walking down school halls in the middle of class I have to say to myself "it's not going to happen" |
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| being utterly terified of the school office ESPECIALLY the health office |
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| Avoiding public restrooms as much as possible and if i can't hold it I go in the very last stall and run in and out of it, never stoping |
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| Avoid "how much ____ can you eat?" contests like the plague |
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| If someone looks sad/sick constintly asking them whats wrong |
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| Hardly ever going to parties since most parties have lots of alcohol there. |
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| OH- *EVERYTIME* I belch, i analyze the taste. if i taste acid/vomit, i get extremely nervous and start worrying that I'm gonna throw up- its horrible. |
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| Watching everything my boyfriend eats...especially if he eats chicken when we are out, I watch every mouthful to ensure it is cooked! |
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| Certain shirts are "safe shirts" that can be worn, new shirts or ones that aren't worn often are "unsafe shirts" and can only be worn if I'm feeling ok. |
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| Whenever contractors send notes to our house saying they are going to be digging up our roads, I worry about them cutting the water pipes and contaminating our water |
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| Whenever the cats drink from our bathroom tap, I have to go and wash the tap after them just in case I wash my toothbrush under the water after they havge been near it! |
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| Taking my temperature sometimes 2 or 3 times a day and always washing my hands after I even touch it, even though the new one has only been used by me. |
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| home we bought needed more than one bathroom, and the ones available for the rest of the family had to be located away from my bedroom. Don't want to hear sick people |
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| avoid hospitals. will not visit family members unless they are in a private room, or they can gaurantee room mate will not v- Run through halls at a fast clip. |
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| carry compazine. Worth its weight in gold. |
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| locate all of the safe bathrooms, the single locking ones. This goes for hotels, malls, and college etc. |
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| lock bedroom door at night so kids will not wander in a v- by my bed. when they are sick, stay secluded in bedroom. Locked in, tv and white noise machine blarring. Used to vacate the home until illness resided. |
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| avoid all family vacations that involve more than 1 family, and only 1 house to stay in. Avoid going anywhere, without more than 1 bathroom. |
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| When I brave a public restroom, I check the stalls to see if they are empty. I also check to see which direction the feet are pointed in. Towards the toilet, see you later, I am out of there. |
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| At 18 years of age, looking into sterilization to avoid having children, who do get sick. They turned me down, saying I might change my mind, I did. 2 kids later. They have parts of my phobia. Not fair, but it is life. |
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| when someone is sick with a stomach flu, counting the days from exposure, usually about 4 or 5, and hoping the thing didn't take hold. Not letting my children play at houses where a family member was sick for several days past the inident, just in case it |
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| Not watching people brush their teeth, and tougue, (one sister of mine usually gags in this process), and not watching people take their pills orally. |
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| Having husband always pick up kids from school when sick, or take them to doctors etc. He is the designated parent to answer all calls in the night too. It is always "DaaaD", and I kick him out of bed to quickly answer who ever is awake. Usually it is a f |
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| I'm on one of those protein diets, but I always keep bread or crackers in the house to nibble on when I feel at all nauseous. Also, NEVER take vitamins (especially B-vitamins) on an empty stomach! |
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| Never order any meat-based food when dining out...I should become a vegan. |
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| Drinking Tea, Excessivley |
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| Instead of flushing public toilets with feet, using tissue or paper towel as a glove to hold the handle instead, and also the door leading out. |
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| Keeping the motion sickness bags on a plane out of sight, and shouting at people who take them out of the seat holder even as a joke! |
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| Staying away from every ill person at school. |
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| I hate Chirstmas time because it's peak flu season |
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| choosing a dentist based on the lay out of his/her dental chairs. I need a private room, not an open space arrangement. I do not want to see or hear someone gag or worse. Hate dentist visits! Have husband take kids, and they are not allowed to have the f |
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| spending days never going into a bathroom when some one V****** in it |
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| I can't bear to think of having kids for two reasons: morning sickness and children getting sick. I want to be a mom but can't be around when vomiting is going on. Afraid I would be a horrible parent. Also deathly afraid of morning sickness!!! |
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| Never eating in airplanes, just in case there's turbulence or I feel sick! |
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| Carrying something mint-flavoured around with me all the time, in case of nausea. |
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| Fear of vomiting ESPECIALLY in toilets. If i'm gonna do it, it has to be outside. |
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| timing 5 or so hours after i eat something so i feel fairly safe that it wont have given me food poisoning, then relaxing a bit |
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| Running out of a public bathroom with soapy hands because someone else comes in like they're in a hurry to get to the toilet or is coughing. |
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| Always looking for nearest trash can or exit in the classroom. I'm also always finding excusses (getting tissue, throwing away torn corner ofpaper, sharpening pencils when they dont need to be) to get closer to the trash cans when I feel like I'm gonna b |
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| Feeling sick the whole day after someone mentions getting sick. |
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| oh mi god..so many! holding my breath so i don't breath the air of a sick person..watching the person in the next seat in the plane to make sure they don't grab the air sick bag |
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| driving to the doctor in the middle of the night for some anti nausea medication..to stop me ... you know. NOT BEING ABLE TO MENTION THE WORD OUT LOUD! shunning people with contagious illnesses (drunks don't worry me - i can't catch it) |
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| Always having an oil burner by
my bed at night with Olbas Oil
in it. During the day I carry some around on a tissue
I have convinced myself that if I
smell this when I feel ill or if
someone else does I won't feel so bad. |
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| 1. Eating foods that are mostly one color, so that it won't be so scary to see if it comes up again.
2. Resist v*** to the point of shaking and exhaustion, even when I know that it would make me feel so much better if I'd just let myself go and do it al |
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| I don't know if you do it, but I contract the muscles of my belly often. Don't why, I think I do it to digest my food quicker. |
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| I don't know if anyone finds the same comfort as i do, but i'm an abuser of Pepto-bismol. i've found it to help almost *too* well with my nausea, so i take it anytime i feel like i've eaten too much. |
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| NEVER eating until you're full. For me, being full is awful, its one step closer to v**. I always have to feel a little bit hungry. |
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| Hospital waiting rooms are the worst for me. I get extremely nervous/freaked out when i have to go for a check-up. I can't stand waiting rooms. |
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| keeping a towel with me at night, just in case i don't make it to the bathroom. |
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| scratching & picking at my skin, to get my mind off my nausea |
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| Still crawling into my Mom's bed in the middle of the night if I feel sick at the age of 17. |
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| I've always got to be on the "outside" and closest to the door where i sit- anywhere. I will *not* sit in the middle of a pew in church- that's awful for me. Its either back row or nothin' |
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| Clicking the "Joy of Vomit" section of this page and not being able to read more than one sentence of it before pressing the "back" button. :) I got to the part about foods that make you v** and almost got sick myself. |
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| Calling my mother with every ailment I have, and asking her whether I will get sick from it.
Taking my temperature constantly.
Eating English muffins with a fork. |
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| Washing my hands til they bleed to make sure I don't ingest a virus, and also preaching at everyone to wash their hands
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| NEVER drying my hands or wiping wet utensils etc on a TEA TOWEL, but using kitchen towel instead. TTs are full of germs. |
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| Making sure all knives/forks/spoons are sparkling clean before I use them, and wiping them before use even if they appear clean. |
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| Jumping out of airline seat right after take off,flight attendants yelling, and climbing on hands and knees up the aisle to find an empty seat because the person next to me took out the bag and held it as if they were to be sick |
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| End a good relationship because the other person throws up. Can never kiss them again. |
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| Avoid New Year's Eve parties especially at midnight when kissing starts....major germ potention. |
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| Avoiding my fiance for days after he had a stomach bug, he V* more in one day then I have in my whole life. I told him if this happens again once we live together im staying with my parents!!!! |
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| Dragging my husband away from a party when I think he's had enough to drink in case he v... on the way home. Hes done it before! |
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| No longer being able to stay in hotel rooms with an ensuite but needing an appartment with a couple of toilets |
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| Avoiding lifts in case I get stuck and someone (me or another person) feels sick |
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| Carrying a carrier bag in pocket just in case I feel the urge to V**** |
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| Removing necklaces if I feels nauseaous in case they get covered in v**** |
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| carrying a bottle of water whereever I go and needing to sip on it to quell nausea feelings. |
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| When eating I avoid using my fingers and touching my mouth |
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| wearing ear pluggs or head phones when I go to bed because my bedroom is right next to the bathroom, and my dad only seems to V* at night...YUCK |
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| sometimes thinking of food. I can actually smell it and taste it and imagine myself eating it even though it is not actually there. |
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| making sure my stomach is empty when leaving the house. I'm not happy until i here it growl. |
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| i always need the aisle seat on a plane, so i can run if the person next to me v*s. |
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| i evaluate the potential v*t factor before i go anywhere. it's very hard to get me to go to a bar or a concert that a lot of people will be drinking at. |
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| Can't stand to say, hear , be around the food I last v****ed, & even avoid the grocery aisle it's on. |
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| Checking the smell whenever I get into a car - if the driver has an open window I always ask why. |
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| Can't handle someone touching me or speaking to me when I'm fealing ill. I start to sweat and shiver, and have to lay straight down on my back and look into the ceiling while I'm focusing on keeping it away. When it's over, I sleep for hours. |
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| obsessing about how someone, somewhere is v*ing every second of the day. thinking the the world would be a better place if no one ever had to v*. |
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| Can't stand to see an empty garbage can or paper bag, or anything that one would ever use to v**** in. Just seeing it makes me think I will have to use it!! |
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| always keep my nails extremely shortcut, god know how many bacterias that get stuck under there. I use to love long nails, now I see them as a potential hazard. |
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| Don't like to eat if I know I am going to be leaving the house right afterwards makes me feel sick. Also going out to eat. |
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| Whenever someone in my family is sick, I lysol every thing. Even if its not related to the stomach. |
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| I wont even sit on the same furniture or use the same bathroom if someone is sick and v*****. |
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| some of you people should seek help |
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| Taking a gravol pill at the first sign of dizziness, nausea, or any stomach discomfort at all. |
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| I avoid going out to people's houses, or movie theatres. and If I have to, I take my car so its possible for me to leave at anytime. |
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| fear of taking birth control pills because of the side effect nausea. |
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| being deathly afraid of going on vacation. if I do have to go away, I try to eat only salads, fruit, and chicken. |
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| having a hot water bottle, heating pad, or "magic bag" on my stomach whenever possible. to repress nausea. |
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| Whenever I feel sick at all I keep my mouth closed because I'm afraid I might v**** if I open it. |
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| Avoiding sex for fear of getting pregnant (afraid of morning sickness and taking care of an ill child) |
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| I TEND TO USE MY HUSBAND AS A GUINNEA PIG, HE'LL EAT SOMETHING FIRST AND I WILL WAIT TO SEE IF THE FOOD IS GOOD OR NOT! ONLY TWICE IN 3 YEARS IT HASENT BEEN! |
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| ONLY DRINK INDIVIDUAL WATER BOTTLES AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE A DATE ON IT SO I KNOW THEY ARE CLEAN AND SAFE. |
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| WONT LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT COMPAZINE, SEA BANDS, CRACKERS AND BOTTLED WATER. |
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| I HATE FOOD. I EAT THE SAMETHING EVERYDAY.WONT GO ANYWHERE UNLESS I JUST ATE A LITTLE.AFRAID OF GETTING SICK FROM NOT EATING,BUT THEN AFRAID WHEN I DO EAT,I CAN CHOKE ON FOOD CAUSE OF ANXIETY. |
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| I can't eat vegetable soup! Just pouring it into a pan to cook freaks me out! |
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| If somone is ill I put bleach all over everything to disinfect and throw away anything that person has basically touched since ex:towel,cups... |
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| Never go into hospitals of surgeries in fear that you'll see someone ill and they will v* in front of you! |
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| WHEN SOMEONE IS "SICK" IN MY HOUSE I'LL HAVE A PANIC ATTACK,CRY,GET NAUSEOUS,& HAVE DIARHEA INSTANTLY!EVEN IF I JUST TALKED ON THE PHONE TO SOMEONE WHO WAS JUST "SICK"! |
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| If a pet makes a funny noise (dogs especially) I run, or huddle on a couch or something so they can't get it on me, and do the usual covering ears and humming. (Was embarassing at my family's Christmas dinner). |
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| Avoiding going to the dentist for fear of being gagged to the point of vomiting. Hate dental visits! I have not been to the dentist for over 7 years! |
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| Avoiding any words that have anything to do with voimiting |
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| refusing to get a flu shot for fear that i may actually get the flu from the shot itself. |
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| Refusing to accept snacks (like gummy bears) handled by other people. They probably didn't wash their hands! YUCK! |
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| taking a bath |
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| Getting scared whenever I look into the toilet, or am somewhat in another "v**** position," and suddenly feeling sick |
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| ONLY GO SHOPPING WITH HUSBAND SO I DONT HAVE TO PUSH THE CART!GERMS OF BUGS ON IT!ALL THOSE HANDS TOUCHING IT!WILL WASH HANDS AND 2 YEAR OLDS HANDS SOON AS WE GET HOME. |
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| In addition to avoiding the dentist, I also try to avoid the doctor, especially if I get sick. Don't wanna be gagged with a giant popsicle stick! The first a doctor gagged me with a tongue depressor, I gagged horribly and almost V******! |
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| Refusal to cooperate at the dentist. I screamed when gagged (age 7). I tried to force those horrid gagging tools out of my mouth. Gagging is closely related to V****! |
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| Dunno whether this one has been mentioned before... But I utterly REFUSE to get tubes down my throat, or have anything "not swallowable" slid down my throat. Not even in hospital when my health is at serious risk. |
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| I become EXTREMELY freaked out if I have to go to the dentist. Can't sleep. Can't eat. And can't relax. My fear of gagging (and V*******) will cost me all my teeth! Any suggestions?! |
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| In addition to avoiding the dentist, I also stay away from sick people (especially at school) If I catch a bad cold, all that coughing and mucus makes me gag and sometimes V****! |
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| When I said I haven't been to the dentist for over seven years, that wasn't entirely true. I have been to the dentist during those years. I simply broke down and refused to cooperate. |
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| On # 152 which was un-finished. The last line was "... and they are not allowed to have the f..." Was that referring to fluoride trays (which causes gagging and V*******)? I will never allow a dentist to do a fluoride treatment on me! |
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| Absolutely refuse to get impressions and/or fluoride treatments if I have to go to the dentist. I've read numerous articles about how fluoride trays and dental impression cause VIOLENT gagging if not V*******! |
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| Holding your breath around people that are ill or say they have been. Avoid the person talking so they won't breath in your face. |
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| Take extremely good care of my teeth to avoid going to the gag-gist (gagging dentist). |
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| This is so funny! Check it out... if you dare! http://www.propartganda.com/pages/algae.htm |
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| I know I've picking on dentists a lot so here is something that will help you understand why (I hope this links works) Skip to the paragraph where the word "gagged" is use frequently and read from there. http://www.angelfire.com/hi/channel23/chair.html |
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| Finding out if the person has the flu or ate something bad, was drinking, stressed..etc. Just to make sure you don't catch it also! |
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| Holding my breath when someone around me coughs and/or sneezes. |
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| dislike of any travel route eg. (bus,boat.) |
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| I hate group projects at school because I'm not all that popular and always get stuck with a crappy group in which one of the members may be sick. If I had nore choice I could better avoid sick people. |
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| I apologize to all fellow emetophobes who may happen to be a dentist, but making fun of dentists is a passion of mine. Every day I mock dentists because they "gag" people. It's just my way of getting revenge. |
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| Adding to my last post, I just want to say its totally barbaric to strap little uncooperative kids down with papoose boards. Just curious, whoelse opposes the papoose boards? |
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| Even though I'm 19 and a virgin but fear of pregnancy and children because of the obvious has lead to me considering getting steralised or similar. I don't want children and I don't like them much either. |
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| I someone v***** and a perfume is used to cover the smell-I will HATE that smell forever and always associate it with v***** |
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| If someone v***** I will start shaking and will run away-felling ill |
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| Never wearing the same pajamas you wore the night you..ya know.. |
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| Never eating the school pizza again after seeing your friend eat it and get sick later that day. |
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| I tell any guy I date or new friends who I'm feeling close to about it, so they'll know that they can't v. in front of me. (Guys have been good about it and will warn me about movies they've seen or cover my ears if it's happening within hearing range.) |
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| If someone says they feel sick i ask them over and over again if they are going to v****, then they get really annoyed and walk away. I wont have to deal with it anymore, even though i now feel nauscious. |
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| Constantly thinking and/or writing about my gagging experiences at the doctor/dentist. Here is my story which will take several posts that are numbered in order. |
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| 1. During the main procedure, my dentist was cleaning my teeth with 3 sharp pointy tools. After 20 sec. I gagged and forced those horrid gagging tools outta my mouth. My dentist tells me not to touch his stuff. |
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| 2. What a load of garbage! That cruel dentist shoved the tools back into my mouth. I gagged again and he told me once more not to touch his stuff. Stupid dentist! Ithought to myself. Can't he see I'm gagging?!?!?! |
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| Will only EVER be sick into a towel jammed to my face - it takes away all the scary parts - hardly feels your doing it |
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| Only be sick into a towel jammed to my mouth - you hardly notice your doing it. NO SCARY BITS! |
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| The only kind of doctor I'm willing to visit is the eye doctor. No poking around in my mouth! |
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| 3. He kept gagging me. I tried to tell him to stop, but no words came out as I gagged and gagged. After the brutal torture my dentist was talking to my dad. He said he didn't know what was gagging me. Stupid cruel dentist!!!!! |
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| Avoid going on roller coasters. The chance of myself vomiting or seeing someone else be sick is very high. I enjoy building roller coasters (RollerCoaster Tycoon) but hate riding them. |
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| Holding my breath around people who are coughing and sneezing and getting very nervous. 5/12 times I'm around someone who's sick, I get sick to the need of taking a day off. |
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| avoiding ANY KIND of eating/drinking contest, even if you're just watching them. Once i was at this concert where this guy had to drink a gallon of Sunny D and well you can guess what happened... |
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| Locking myself up in my room and sweating and shivering, holding a plastic bag when I am not feeling well. |
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| always keeping the bathroom door wide open at night |
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| Being careful when I brush my back teeth. One time I stuck the toothbrush in too far and GAGGED! |
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| Making sure that no matter what room you're in, it is never set up the same way as the room you last v**** in. (for me it's my bedroom set up) |
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| If a doctor (or dentist) tries to stick something in (or down) my throat, (like a tongue depressor) I refuse to cooperate and clamp my mouth shut. FEAR OF GAGGING!!! (and V*******). |
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| Being grossed out just by watching people spit. One time I saw a large glob of spit on the floor. I GAGGED, but managed to avoid V*******. That was during lunch and I lost my appetite. |
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| Fear of eating in public ...i always eat in my room by myself |
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| Never have oriental food (ie. chinese/Curry/Japanese etc.) incase you may get food poisoning from it. A tendency that I still carry on with. |
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| I was just wondering if a doctor/dentist can legally force something in your mouth like a tongue depressor. If it's true, it gives me and many others another reason to avoid the medical field. |
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| So scared before goint to sleep because of a fear that i might get sick in my sleep. |
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| When vomiting, I want someone to stay close and hug me. Otherwise, I would feel like dying. |
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| Fearing hospitals, airports, train stations, highway rest stops... wherever place someone could be vomiting |
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| Looking away when the actor makes sudden lip movements without talking, in movies |
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| Always sitting far away from kids in restaurants. TWICE I've been sitting close to kids and they've barfed in restaurants right in front of me!!! |
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| Staying up all night by sitting in a hotel lobby after someone in your hotel room has vomited. |
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| Avoiding public bathrooms or using them realy fast for fear that someone will bust in on you and vomit on you in the tiny stall. |
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| Avoiding dentists to avoid gagging and being ill. |
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| Become sick to my stomach a few days and all night before riding on an airplane for the fear of someone getting sick on the plane. |
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| Have a fear of getting sick every time I go on vacation or even leave my house for a few days. |
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| Have dreams of someone getting sick by you and not being able to run away from them. |
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| Hate going into hospitals or doctor offices because of the fear of someone sick with the flu or v*******. |
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| fear of dumping liquid such as soupr down the toillete to dispose of it as it sounds like... |
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| counting the hours after i've eaten to see whether or not i have food poisoning. |
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| Only eating before 1pm so I feel very empty by the time to go to bed, even then I am terrified it might happen. |
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| my phobia of v**** occurs at night I hat the dark because the thought of throwing up and you can't see where it's going or one of the kids doing that, totally terrifies me. Ihave to sleep downstairs with the light and t.v on at all times. |
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| Not eating food because you think if you eat you'll vomit after. |
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| Pinching the skin on my neck |
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| Using a heating pad on my stomach to ease the nausea. It works wonders! So does Benadryl! |
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| wanting to go to work instead of my dh so that he will have to deal with any sick kids, not me the SAHM |
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| opening the pediatricians door with your sleeve...hey its got to be one of germiest places on earth right |
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| never ever eat meat if you dont know what produced it |
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| becoming very nervous whenever someone has a coughing fit... |
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| pulling my hair back when i am nauseous so i dont get it in my hair |
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| Making sure that the room you are in is not 'set up' the same way as the room you were in the last time you v* (for me it's the bedroom) |
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| trying never to stay in the same place for too long, liek sitting down for a long time |
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| terrified my children will catch stomach bugs and can only reassure them after the event. I am a useless mother.
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| Having nightmares of being forced to take syrup of ipecac by a doctor. |
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| not kissing my boyfriend as have had bad experiences in the past where people I have kissed have later proved to be ill and I then spend days absolutely petrified. It's just easier to avoid it in the first place. |
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| When someone v*****, even if its my own family member I need to get away from them and I start to shake, have labored breathing, turn pale as a ghost, and start to cry. |
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| follow my 2 year olds son around with a plastic bag lined trash can so if he gets "sick" clean-up is very easy |
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| Dislike of the color green... |
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| Do any of you feel like you can't v**** anymore? Sorry to be graphic, but I have felt it "coming up" and haven't done it. I honestly think I won't let myself anymore. |
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| making myself vomit after meals in my locked bathroom so that even if i feel sick no one would see me vomiting |
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| i cut myself with a carving knife to stop me from thinking that i am nauseated |
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| if someone pukes in a bathroom... use the downstairs one instead. |
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| taking mylanta before i go somewhere INCASE of a stomach ache |
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| NEVER eat at a restaurant where you've heard of someone getting food poisoning there. |
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| NEVER eat a full meal before you have to drive a long distance with other people. |
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| try to keep talking to someone to get my mind off of it. |
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| uncontrollable fear of germs, to the point of wearing a surgical mask and rubber gloves when anyone in my house is ill and not leaving my room without a bottle of dissinfectant and my puffy coat which is waterproof so it protects me from u know what |
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| Being uncooperative at the dentist to avoid being gagged. |
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| when i wake up in the night automatically think that i am ill and going to vomit. i then pace round for a while and eat toothpaste or similar products until the bad taste had gone. if i have not been sick in an hour then ill be okay |
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| Constantly spitting into tissues or down sink to avoid swallowing spit which may be infected |
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| Throwing away food that looks or smells 'not normal' even if it was cooked yesterday and promptly put away in the fridge. |
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| Sending cooked food back in the restaurant if you 'suspect' it is undercooked or has spoiled. |
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| Avoiding using a bathroom at your home for weeks after someone has vomited anywhere in that bathroom. |
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| reading this list then feeling very anxious because i forgot so many things that carry germs |
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| doctor prescriped anti-depressants 4 my phobia wudnt take them main side-effect nausea and sick lol as if i wud!!! |
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| Propping myself up with with pillows at night 'to help food stay down'....doh, how stupid! |
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| Have a fear of v******* while staying with my boyfriend at school. I would hate to have to v**** in front of all his roomates! |
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| Having to ride in a car long distances with the fear of having to v**** in front of the people you're with. |
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| Check cars that have dirt, spots, or marks by the windows to see if it might be v****. |
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| Only eating 'clean' foods, meaning no sauces or mashed up food as they reming me of v****. |
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| Not drinking alcohol at all, and trying to avoid too many desserts. |
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| I carry hand sanitizer with me in school,especially since there are alot of sticky doorknobs;and I also don't like to stay in public restrooms with stalls for long in case of someone v*******. |
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| Always over cook food to ensure it's fully done. Drives my family nuts but I'm not taking any chances. |
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| If food is "questionable" (left out too long to thaw, etc...) I will not eat it until someone else has eaten it, then I wait at least 12 hours. If they don't get sick than I'm safe to eat it too. LOL |
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| I have to keep on walking when I think I'll have to V... |
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| On Saturdays i try to eat as less as possible, because I go out at night and I'll only leave if my stomach's empty |
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| sleep only on my back and try not to move during the night |
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| I don't dare to lock the bathroom door, because I'm afraid that I won't get out of it. I HATE toilets and I avoid looking into it |
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| Questioning my kids when they come home from school or anywhere else about whether anyone was sick and if they were "did they v****?" Same for husband at work. Sometimes even the clerk in stores!! Crazy, ain't it? LOL |
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| Always carrying something to smell....anything...fingernail polish, scented chapstick, small bottles of dish det. in my purse, anything...so that should I feel ill, I can smell it and for some reason it helps with the nausa. |
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| Taking the medication "phenergran" with me everywhere I go, even to bed. It's an anti nausa, anti v**** medication. Completely panic if I'm out of it and can't reach Dr. to have it refilled immediatly. |
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| panic if I forget my pepto at home. Always have something in my bag to nibble on incase I get that hungry-nauseous feeling, apple or some crackers. |
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| Abruptly leaving the room when someone begins coughing, fearing they may v****. |
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| Fearing vomiting all day long, always worried it may happen |
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| take food to the ends of the earth to eat where no-one else is there |
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| If i know i am going to V**** then i lay on the kitchen floor with tears in my eyes doing anything to hold it back or delay it for the longest amount of time.. |
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| I always need to sit on an aisle at movie theatres and at school so I can get up easily if for some reason I'm going to throw up. Which I never do. |
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| I am terrified of the word u* (opposite to down). I avoid using it in essay's and every day speech and if i do say it i chant down, if i write it i draw an arrow going down. |
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| Eberything around me before bed has to be the right way round. i spend forever checking before i get to bed. if it's u*sidedown i might get ill. |
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| whenever i feel sick i will read the Bible. I t always gives me strength |
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| carry around a plastic bag to V into. Breathe through the other side of your mouth away from people if they say they felt ill |
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| I wash my hands all the time, before i eat, after i handle the rabbits or tortoise (tortoise's carry salmonela in their blood!!!) I have washed my hands so mcuh that sometimes if i move them they crack and bleed. |
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| When I lived at home my brother used to go out and get really drunk all the time. When he went to the bathroom when he got home, I would always put my fingers in my ears and put my pillow over my head just in case!! |
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| Inspect public bathroom to make sure there is no V***t in there before using it. |
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| When I know it's going to happen, I shake so much I can't even stand. |
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| I panic about it at least 2 times a day |
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| I panic about getting sick atleast 5 times a day especially after eating... |
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| Keep Phenergan, Compazine, Pepto Bismol, Dramamine,& any other anti-nausea medication on you at all times. |
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| Don't drink too much alcohol because of vomiting. |
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| Don't like to associate with people who drink because of fear that they will throw up |
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| Take all medicines on a semi-full stomach. (Especially asprins,antibiotics, & Ibuprofen |
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| Would rather die, than go through chemo-therapy because chemo-therapy causes vomiting |
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| When you've had past experiences of vomiting throughout the night that every time you're sleeping and you wake up in the middle of the night nauseated, you think you're going to vomit. |
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| I'm not scared of being sick myself, just petrified of others being sick. When i see a stain on the pavement, i'm convinced it's sick and go into a mad panic. |
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| I hate being told i look tired or pale because i associate it with being sick. |
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| Whenever someone near me (family/friends/coworkers/ect) is sick I worry about "getting it from them" for days even weeks. |
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| When a close love one v****s, usually the person puts a earmop, starts to cover his/her face,cries and imagining negative things. |
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| When there's a partie at our house, I'm afraid someone could get drunk and throw up in my bedroom |
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| Whenever someone is sick near me I analyze how they became sick,( if it was a illness, food poisoning, ect) why they may have thrown up and asses if i can "catch it". |
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| When a close person vomits, i get so scared and even have panick attacks, I have to calm myself by deep breathing and try to avoid the person as much as i can. |
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| I CANT take a bath if someone feels sick, incase they knock and make me get out to be sick (this has happened before, it was traumatising!). |
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| burning back, white face, always eating healthy in fear of vomiting from too much sugar |
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| When out at restraunts you order your food and take one bite but cant finish because you might get sick and then you go to the bathroom and calm yourself because if you do trow up you are already there. |
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| Not wanting to be a teacher or anything that has to do with kids for fear that they will vomit!!! |
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| Always asking anyone who is sick what kind of sick??? |
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| Cleaning things 20 times a day to make sure the germs are all gone even if no one has been sick. |
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| Spraying my daughters bed and my boyfriends and I's bed with clorox spray to kill germs everyday... |
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| Airing out out apartment everyday rain, snow, sleet or hail. Even if it is 20 below I have all the windows open to kill the germs that may make one sick. |
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| Always doing things in even numbers... (BAD OCD) |
john |
| being scared of anything having to do with the stomach, deathly afraid of appendicitis, although it's a common thing, one because of the v**** symptoms, two because the doctor would be snipping really close to your stomach...ugh and the dreadful scar |
john |
| being afraid whenever I'm alone in the house, in fear that I'll v**** and won't have anyone there to take care of me |
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| Afraid of being alone period... |
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| Afraid of almost everything.. Sucks sometimes alright all of the time Afraid to have fun to try different things. ect... ect..... |
john |
| Doing anything to avoid places where someone/ or me maybe sick or faint. |
john |
| checking every best before date on food, not eating it if it's on the date. only eating 'safe' foods and never before i go out somewhere. |
john |
| oh and always touching wood to 'prevent' myself from v****ing. |
john |
| I refuse to get my wisdom teeth out, eventhough my orthodontist has told me that my teeth will eventually grind away until I have none left! I would prefer to have no teeth, than risk v******g up blood after surgery |
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| Afraid when I have my period because I have heard of girls v*ing when they have theirs |
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| If I don't feel hungry I'm always afraid I may be sick |
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| Worry about every pain in my stomac, wether it be menstrual cramps, hunger, something didn't digest. And worry about it until it goes away. (Worry that i will get sick..) |
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| Not liking the dentist, having all the stuff in my mouth, my heart starts racing. |
john |
| Look at cars that are pulled over to see if people are being sick. |
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| Knowing every film that has sick in it, and avoiding them, or conveniently leaving the room just before. |
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| Constantly monitoring peoples moods and conversatons to see if they are well. |
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| assosiating sick with everything. I feel sick if i hurt my knee! |
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| Not liking to eat thing you are likely to choke on, like fatty bacon or noodles. |
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| Don't want children in ase of morning sickness. |
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| Stopping eating for long periods of time because you think that if you eat you will be sick. (The doctor diagnosed me ith anorexia at 7!) |
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| Rememebering every encounter i have had with sick, even from when i was five. |
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| Never taking the top object of anything. Ei., when I get coffee at work I always take a styro-foam cup from the middle of the stack. Germs!!!! |
john |
| Refuse anesthesia and sedatives during medical procedures. Luckily I've never needed anything serious done. |
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| Asking 20 questions to someone I know is sick, not because I am all that concerned, but so I know if I will catch it or not. |
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| I am amazed when I see or hear of people v****ing, because they are doing the one thing in my life that I am scared to death to do and it seems like no big deal |
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| Keep my bedroom completely closed to keep my smell on it and then feel "save" when I am back... because my bedroom is now the unnique place that I feel better. |
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| I am afraid to be alone with my kids because if they get sick while I am the only one there and I will have to deal with them. How awful!!! |
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| If someone I love is being sick I will run like hell from them, even if they are in need of help, I hate the fact that my phobia runs infront of my love for someone. |
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| I sleep with a towel at night in case I get sick and can't make it to the bathroom. I don't want to have to clean it up. I also carry a bag in my purse in case I can't get to a door or the bathroom quick enough. |
john |
| Going straight to the bathroom and popping your biggest pimples just to take your mind of feeling sick. |
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| If someone I know gets sick and I've been around them and suddenly find out they were sick recently, I stay up all night worrying that I'm going to be next. |
john |
| When one of my children gets sick I run as far away in the house as I can and close my ears so that I can't hear anything. |
john |
| If I am over someones house for a get together or something I keep staring at people in the room to make sure no one looks quesy. |
john |
| If someone says "I don't feel well" I will question them to death to know exactly what they mean by not feel well. |
john |
| I keep a running perscription of Compazine. And will absolutely freak the hell out if I run out and can't get a refill. |
john |
| Will absolutely not get on a roller coaster ride. I don't even like going to amusement parks because of the high threat of someone being sick. Let alone riding home in a car with other suspects. |
john |
| Spend some time everyday worrying if today is my day to do the deed. |
john |
| whenever I go out to a restaurant, I always look to see where the bathrooms are so I know where to run to "just in case" |
john |
| Feel 'safe' when someone is sick with pregnancy, migraine or something not catching, but freaking when they have a stomach bug. |
john |
| Feel 'safe' when someone is sick with pregnancy, migraine or something not catching, but freaking when they have a stomach bug. |
john |
| At the start of each day, i was scared to walk out of my front door cause i felt there was a barrier of germs and if i crossed that barrier it would make me S**k. |
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| each day when i had a meal, my mum had to feed me because i was scared that the folk had germs. she would feed me because she knew i wouldnt eat if she didnt. |
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| When I hear a family member running to the bathroom, I turn on my music really loud and shut the door so I can't hear the person V*. |
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| When I hear a family member running to the bathroom, I turn on my music really loud and shut the door so I can't hear the person V*. |
john |
| I hate the word bowl, because my mum always used to give me a bowl when I felt sick. |
john |
| If I go into a ladies toilet and the seat is UP.....WHY?? |
john |
| We had two toilets at junior school and once, under the door of one of them was a big splash. I NEVER went in that toilet again. |
john |
| Once ran in a pub when my 3 year old daughter was sick and got someone to clean her and the car.Panicked all the way home. She was covered neck to foot in a big platic bin liner. The guilt remains. |
john |
| Sleep in basement when family member is sick v*. Also, I worry a lot and shake when some one says they don't feel good. |
john |
| looking for places to V* |
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| looking for trash cans/close restrooms to run to in case you have to V***** |
john |
| sitting in a rowing boat in the middle of a lake, clutching my anti nausea medicine and getting frightened about lake sickness |
john |
| when on the highway, *someone else driving* i get freaked out when they dont stay near a shoulder bc they might not be able to pull over as easily so i could get out and V* |
john |
| b4 going to bed, i make a path so that i can get to the bathroom more easily |
john |
| im terrified of ever having kids bc A) i dont wanna get morning sickness, and B) i could never handle them getting sick... |
john |
| Only breath through your nose whenever possible - it filters out more germs. |
john |
| Never use handtowels in public places - rather use the toilet paper! (After unrolling and throwing away the outside 'contaminated' sheets first!) |
john |
| Consider where you would take holidays on the basis of how likely you are to get food poisoning there. |
john |
| Be vegetarian. |
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| turn your head when a car pulls to the side of the road suddenly and quickly opens a door. |
john |
| avoiding germs in every possible way, then worrying about my immune system not getting enough 'action' which will leave me helpless the next time a stomach flu goes round |
john |
| I try to remind myself to a recent time when I wasn't ill by constantly thinking of it or an object I had at that time. Weird, I know. |
john |
| I'd NEVER take the anti baby pill. biggest side effect is V... |
john |
| Not turning taps off, because when I turned it on i obviously had germs on my hands, and so dont want to get them back on. |
john |
| feeling anxious every time my stomach feels hungry. im never sure until i hear it growl! than im ok.. |
john |
| When someone in the house has the stomach flu I start taking compazine and don't eat, so weird |
john |
| afraid of getting any kind of surgury done for fear of vomiting from the drugs |
john |
| Replacing the word V O M I T by v**** |
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| Demanding that the managers of any restaurant let you into the kitchen and cook the food yourself so their dirty hands don't touch my food and infect it and make me v****. |
john |
| Being grossed out by anything that has to do with seeing inside the body and fearing vomiting afterwards. |
john |
| refusing to eat in public |
john |
| running away from my husband when he v****** |
john |
| pregnancy phobia due to fear of morning sickness |
john |
| getting drunk on a mixture of drink as a teenager. When I v******** in the street all I could think was thank God I'm too drunk to experience the full horror of v |
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| Only keeping pets that can't vomit - rats, horses, hamsters, etc and watching other people's dogs constantly in case they vomit. |
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| When I was younger I used to sleep with my fingers in my ears and my duvet over my head, even in summer. |
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| going into panic attacks if i think there's a remote possibility that someone will throw up. |
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| chewing gum constantly to avoid feelings of nausea. |
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| leaving the house physically and driving away to a friend's house when a loved one got drunk and got sick. |
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| calculating for OTHER people when they've eaten, what and how much they drink, etc. to determine a "risk assessment" for if they'll get sick or not. |
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| planning escape routes (no matter where i am) in case someone gets sick around me. (...even in my own bedroom or on public transportation.) |
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| Physically leaving the STATE when my (now ex) boyfriend got food poisoning. |
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| Throw up when I see someone chew gum |
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| lay out a towel beside my bed every night before i go to sleep |
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| Always run the tap so the water is COLD to drink! Warm water might contain bacteria! |
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| seemingly more afraid of getting sick or seeing someone get sick than i am of actual death. |
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| Almost everynight i have nightmares where someone v***** |
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| Never eat a runny egg or anything with raw egg in it. Only ever consider eating hard boiled organic free range ones-perhaps! |
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| jumping up and out of bed when spouse breathes or moves funny while sleeping. fear and panic gets so great, i may sleep on the couch at least once a week, even if there's conceivably no risk of them getting sick. |
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| severe motion sickness whenever i'm not driving. i usually can't get through a trip without chewing gum, rolling down the window and sticking my fac ein the wind or making myself fall asleep. |
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| It has taken me years, but I could never say the v word for being sick. I couldn't touch a book or watch a TV prog if I knew that word was in it, just incase it jinxed me. |
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| When I'm in a club and on line waiting for the bathroom and I see a girl who looks sick behind me, I make her go before me so she doesn't throw up on my back. |
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| fear of getting food poisoning so after eating my meal i always wait for 7-8 hrs to see if v*** accurs then if it doesnt i know im safe |
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| annilyzing everything that i have eaten all day so if im going to be sick it wont be a discusting one and if im feeling sick i will drink water to water it down so it wont come up all chunky |
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| Not licking my lips in case there r any germs on them |
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| Constantly monitoring the people around you for signs that they are about to vomit and, if so, avoiding them like the plague |
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| Not staying in places that have air conditioning for too long cause germs spread quicker as the air is recycled |
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| One of my worst fears is having to v*** while on the toilet...I actually plan out what I would do in such a case! |
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| I am obsessive about eating "OK" foods...my spouse on the other hand doesn't care...this causes extreme paranoia that he will be sick in the middle of the night |
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| Which, in fact, is why I am not sleeping right now...I questioned him a thousand times if he felt OK, but I don't believe him! (Horrible, I know!) |
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| Not being able to go to bed if feeling even slightly nauseated. Have to sit up all night in front of TV willing myself not to v**** |
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| When sitting up in front of TV, need access to a toilet far away from anyone else in house so no one will hear me if I v**** |
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| Distracting myself from feelings of nausea at night by going for a walk or a drive at 3am |
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| When anyone around me has stomach bug or food poisoning, worrying for days & days that I will get it, long after that person is better! |
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| Surviving pregnancy, childbirth & salmonella outbreak without v******* |
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| Hating to be in a house with only 1 toilet where everyone will hear me if I have to v**** |
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| When nauseous, shaking with fear, have to be alone, take ant-acids, sip water, delay vomiting as long as possible. |
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| Refuse to quit smoking because it tends to "loosen my bowels" and I feel the more I poop the less I'll have in my stomach to v*** |
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| When staying overnight in a house with others v*******, peeing in the back yard in the dark because of a fear of 1. Being in the toilet when someone needed to v****, and 2. Using the toilet that everyone had been v******* in. |
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| actually shuddering when you come across the air sickness bags on airplanes because God forbid you would have to vomit; i hide them underneath all the magazines |
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| I CANNOT leave the house without tums, peppermints, and my thermometer in case I panic and need one of them. I take my temperature so many times a day to make sure that i'm not sick. |
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| When I go to the doctor I ALWAYS ask whether or no the medication would make ANYONE in the world v*. I might just be the one and I would rather die! |
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| It may sound gross, but I actually masturbate to get my mind off of the nausea when it's really bad. I've never told anyone that! It works for me though. |
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| When i'm in a public place I HAVE to make sure there is a bathroom or garbage can near me or I will freak out! |
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| I will NOT eat any meat that has not been cooked until it is burnt. I'm mostly afraid of chicken, I can't eat it. |
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| I lock myself in the sunroom when someone in my house v* or feels like they might. I just won't take the chance of contracting whatever it is that they have. |
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| Holding a freezing cold ice-pack against my stomach until it's completely numb, to take my mind off feeling sick! |
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| Also, one day I swear I'm going to over dose on Bach's "Rescue Remedy"! It tastes horrible but usually calms me down, dearie me... |
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| inspecting all knifes and forks at least 2 times before coming into contact with my mouth. |
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| inspecting my boyfriends knife and for before he puts them in his mouth |
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| pacing up and down, humming to myself and rocking in the corner when i do feel sick. |
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| My ears prick up when the word sick is mentioned although i beg myself not to hear i always do, and worry i will catch it from whoever it was who had it. |
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| cant eat chicken, pork or prawns.
Nor eggs, Pate, Meat in general, rice, anything on or 1 day b4 its sell by date! |
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| Feel embarrased and ashamed after i come round from a panic attack, after shouting at people keep asking me if im ok. |
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| Stress over cookie..i ne at it and am ALWAYS afraid I will not cook meat long enough...so I have a tendency to burn food...ug |
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| CORRECTION: it was supposed to say..i stress over COOKINIG..i am NEW at it.... :) I cant type!!! |
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| When feeling ill, I lurk around the house sipping water or tea, usually crying, shaking, and crawling in with my Dad so I'd feel better. |
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| Sometimes take a sicky off schoo/work to avoid anyone who may have been sick the day before (or you think might be sick at school or work) |
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| Pacing for hours when i feel ill and ALWAYS chew gum |
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| Have to be alone when being sick - hate the thought of others thinking about me being sick |
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| Being paralysed with fear if anyone i know is sleeping near me after having a drink or two in case they are sick |
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| Keep asking people if i look pale, and beg that they say no, even though i have told absolutly evryone if i ask if i look pale just say no - even if i have turned green, someone always says i do! |
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| wont eat at my mums house, for fear that because she is old she breaks the cold chain too often and dosnt cook food enough! And keeps things way past their sell by!! |
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| Point out/or tell someone ie friend that someones been sick & let them no how worried u were or glad that you weren't there |
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| Keeping a bowl by the bed at all times. |
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| Had a prowler in my backyard, called cops, then cancelled the call in case I had to vomit while they were there. |
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| Constantly holding my breath and walking 40 feet away if someone coughs. Constantly using Hand Sanitizer. Constantly taking showers. |
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| Always, ALWAYS mistaking Hunger for Nausea. Yet if sick and stomach growls, 90% of relief is upon me, and I feel better. |
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| If someone is sick near me or tells their friend they're sick, I constantly stare at them. Everything in the backround is a blur except the ill victom. I don't take my eyes off them. |
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| This may sound weird, but I talk to my Stomach. If I felt ill and I start feeling better, I compliment it on how strong it is and that it's the best stomach ever. Don't ask...! |
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| I never go to the loo on an areoplane-no matter how long the flight! also i make sure im not sittin near anyone who looks as if they get air sick- also imake sur i have headphones (turned to full volume) in-to block out 'sick type' noises |
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| Running the water in the bathtub whenever I feel sick so that I can't hear myself v**** and no one else can, either. |
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| Wherever I am in the house I stay as close to bathroom as possible, just in case. |
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| Renting an apartment that's probably too expensive for myself and my boyfriend, simply b/c it has two bathrooms, so I can steer clear of him when he's sick |
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| whenever my stomach hurts i sit up all night knocking on wood so i wont |
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| when i feel sick i scratch my skin really hard until i draw blood. then i pour lemon or lime juice on the wound to make it burn. helps take my mind off the nausea. my mind is usually the main cause of nausea. |
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| Avoid doctor visits, and get especially freaked out when I have a sore throat afraid theyll use the popsicle stick and swab that makes me gag. Dentist visits avoided at all costs. |
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| Not drinking a lot of pop with meals because carbonation makes a lot of air bubbles in the stomach. Sometimes the feeling of having to burp reminds me of nausea |
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| Always have to be on the outside edge in a booth at a restaurant, and when in cars have to be driver or at least sit in front seat with window open even in cold. |
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| Can remember the date and time of each instance where I did the deed. |
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| Refusing to eat anything that falls on the ground. |
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| actually not wanting to be near a toilet when you are sick because it reminds you too much of vomiting, and then you start to get really scared |
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| have to have knee surgery and am terrified because SOME people experience nausea or v****ing after the anaesthetic!! Arrgh!! |
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| if someone is getting sick (even if it is someone i truly care for) and i can't leave the room, i curl up in a ball until it's cleaned up- and then i get out of there! |
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| Get paralyzed with fear and can't have anyone touch me when I feel sick. Don't even like to have anyone near me for fear they will touch me and I will v**** on contact. |
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| i lived with a bulemic girl in college-- can you imagine the anxiety after lunch when she shuts the bathroom door behind her? |
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| Have over 20 hats in my collection, and have one with me at ALL times so if I have to v**** and don't have a toilet or trashcan near by, I'll have something to do it in! |
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| Won't chew gum around sick people becuase I'm scared that their germs will get inside my mouth and stick to my gum! |
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| Refused to wear my retainer after I got my braces off because it made me gag. |
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| Would rather make myself v**** rather than do it naturally, because when its my choice, I have control over it, and its less scary... |
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| "Rest" the stomach every 2 days by eating only crackers and drinking only water |
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| I actually bite myself when i feel sick just to take my mind off of it. i do the scratching and pinching thing too |
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| I always have to be talking to someone and walking at the same time, i can't sit still because it makes me think of being sick more |
john |
| Every time I go to a building or a new place, I have to mentally note where the toilet is just in case, and the way out to fresh air |
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| If someone has been sick, I have to know where, when and who it was so I can avoid that place and person. But for some reason I always *have* to see it or go past it even though it scares me to death... |
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| If travelling in a car, even for a short journey, needing to know where the nearest hard shoulder is to pull over just in case, and intense feelings of panic if the road is a clearway and you're not allowed to pull over |
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| Always prefering seats in school which are situated close to windows or trash tins. |
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| I constaty asking ppl to promise me that I'm not going to v...
Promises can't broke, right? |
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| I used to drag a bucket with me.
Just in case if I v****. |
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| Whenever I had a panic attack caused by emetophobia, I would bite myself, pull hair, and even slam my wrist into the corners of tables. |
john |
| Would rather make myself v**** rather than do it naturally, because when its my choice, I have control over it, and its less scary... |
john |
| Feeling intensely panicky and shortness of breath if I can't find a way out |
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| I hate going to the dentist for fear of being sick (I gag sometimes at the dentist), If I think I may have come into contact with germs, I pray (seriously) that I won't be sick. |
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| I can't go to sleep untill somebody promises that I'm not gonna v****. |
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| Becoming a vegetarian because all meat is suspect and therefore has lost all appeal. |
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| At night as a kid, I had to say "Dear God, please don't let me get scared, don't let me be sick to my stomach, please help me to get to sleep, and please help me to feel better" three times or else I was sure it would happen in the middle of the night. |
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| At night I hide Maalox under my pillow and sleep with my hand curled around it (for quick access). |
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| Chew minty chewing gum every single day, i convince my self that it stops me being sick. |
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| I Can't stand buckets because it reminds me of when i am sick... and plus. our bucket is a sick yellow colour! |
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| Don't liek the colour yellow... it reminds me of a sick colour! |
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| never saying the v**** word, always saying "get sick" instead
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| refusing point-blank to dissect in biology, for fear that someone might get sick
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| Never getting drunk enough to throw up |
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| When I feel really nauseus I breathe really shallow, stare at one fixed spot, dig my fingernails into my hand, sometimes twitch, break out into a cold sweat, can't talk to anyone or stand anyone being near me, have to walk around, can't lie down |
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