E M E T O P H O B I A

I'm Saylor, and I'm incredibly emetophobic . This is a supportive and safe space for anyone dealing with emetophobia!

[emetophobe]

It's 1:30am and I still feel quite full from a big supper, I'm afraid it's not digesting and I'll get sick even though I don't feel sick right now, just full.... What do you think?

I’m so sorry I couldn’t respond right away and I totally missed your time of need, but hey, eating will not make you sick. Eating is good for you! Eating a lot won’t make you sick either, so don’t even worry. That’s just your anxiety talking. Don’t worry! :-) 

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Thank you for this blog. I have chronic nausea (doctor suspects gastroparesis) and an extreme fear of v*, despite the fact that it happens really often, which makes it worse. The worst part is my friends make fun of me for it. So thank you, it's nice to know I'm not alone ❤️

You are 100% not alone, don’t you even worry <3 I’m so sorry you have to live with that, it must be awful.. We’re all here if you ever need anything - rooting for you always! xx

[emetophobe]

Experience with antiemetics?

Do they work for you? What do you take? How does dimenhydrinate affect you?

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I Need Help. Tw

I'm sorry I haven't been around but maybe this will help explain.. So I've been having massive panic attacks that I can't even control, to the point where I g* and d* h* only out of fear. I don't know what to do anymore. I'm on vacation right now and I haven't been able to leave my bedroom. I've been trying to force myself to eat and that makes things worse and I just... I need help I'm so desperate please...

[emetophobe]

I just wanna share that Target's Up and Up brand of pepto chewable tablets are the most delicious and non-chalky ones out there! Also for nausea, prescription Phenergan 25mg (promethazine) is an absolute godsend. It's an antinausea prescription med. It's still very effective for me by the half-pill too. So it's something to think about asking the doctor for chronic nausea and for me it works well to soothe sickening headaches too 😊

👏YES THIS IS GREAT THANK YOU 👏

[emetophobe]

can emetophobia develop later in life? i haven't always been super affected by people getting s*ck but now if someone even acts like it i freak out

Definitely! Phobias can develop at any point in your life. If you're older it's usually caused by a traumatic event or not being sick for a long period of time, but not always. The brain is a complex thing, sometimes they do things that we just don't have an explanation for. I'm sorry you've developed this phobia though, it's not a great time 😅 I'm here if you need anything ❤️

[emetophobe]

Update

Hey guys, I just wanna apologize for how absent I've been.. I have a ton of asks and a couple chats and I promise you I'll get to them asap, my phobia has been an asshole recently so it's been hard to get to answering. I'm so sorry..!

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I've never meet anyone who has emetophobia so it makes me really happy to find some people who do. Anyways I've never gotten sick before and I'm 14 so my emetophobia is severe since i dont know how it's gonna feel or even what the symptoms are, so I guess what im asking is how do you know when your gonna be sick?

So TW on this one (describing feels before sick)********So okay. I haven't been sick in 14 years so I'm honestly not the best person to ask... and be wary of reading too far into this because I've now had anxious habits extend from this. So I guess one this is that you salivate a lot apparently, um, you kinda feel it in your stomach and throats and it's just this like, "urgent" feeling if that make sense?? Umm maybe another thing would be that like, usually people don't feel really sick for a really long time beforehand? Like you can but it's usually more sudden? I could be wrong.. honestly I don't know all that much -- I'm sorry!! Can anyone else help us out?Shoot me a message if you need absolutely anything ❤❤

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I'm scared to get pregnant because of morning s*ness + what if my child gets a s*ckness bug from school and I catch it??

I'm so scared of getting pregnant, honestly. It's something I've always wanted but the thought of morning sickness... idk man. It's hard. One thing about kids though with stomach bugs is that there's this one type of stomach bug adults can't get and it's the most common in children.. also usually you won't get a stomach bug unless you get the infected stuff in your mouth... which, probs won't happen as we emetophobes tend to be cautious of that around sick people 😅I'm so sorry it took so long for me to respond!!! If you need anything, hit me up <3

[emetophobe]

Hey, I I st found your blog in a fit of anxiety. I'm not feeling so hot tonight and I'm freaking out. I'm glad I found your blog though. It's nice to know I'm not alone. Honestly sometimes I'd rather die than feel n*.

Hey man, I've 100% been there... and trust me when I say, sometimes I've considered death as an alternate to being sick.... which I mean in retrospect sounds crazy, but when you're in that moment... I feel. You're not alone man, I got your back ❤ shoot me a message any time

[emetophobe]

Thank you having this blog. I've dealt with this phobia and other mental/physical illness for over ten years and haven't gotten s*** in that time. Which almost makes it worse because I don't remember the alarms anymore because I've cried wolf in my head so many times so now part of the worry is that I won't know in time. I also have regular panic/night panic so dude, I feel you. Unfortunately my situation is pretty bad, but knowing I'm not alone in this part of my battle helps.

Thank you so much ❤ I love getting these kinds of messages cuz I'm exactly the same... knowing I'm not alone helps a lot, ya know? And hey, don't give up on yourself - we got this. If you need literally anything/wanna talk at all, shoot me a message - I got your back :-)

[emetophobe]

I keep skipping meals because I don't trust them and my stupid fast metabolism is making me lose weight just because I'm eating 1 meal a day usually. I'm 20 years old and 87 pounds, fckin hell -_-;

Oooo jeez :-/ lack of food isn't good! Yikes! Maybe try to find a couple of "safe" foods and then try to expand from there? Ya gotta get your nutrients my lil bean <3 Gotta get your calories from somewhere!! But no, I get you, there was a time my meals consisted of purely those, like, ensure things, cuz I wouldn't eat anything else... so I totally get where you're coming from here. It's really hard to actually consume food normally (I still struggle with it) I get you. But again, maybe try looking for safe foods..? If you wanna talk/need anything else, lemme know <3 Ps. Sorry I took so long to respond :-/

[emetophobe]

Hello, I literally just now found out about this blog and I wanted to just say how much I LOVE IT! I've had emetophobia for almost as long as I can remember, and especially when I was younger, I just feel lonely knowing no one I know knows what it's like. It's just comforting knowing someone in the world does in fact go through this. So I just want to say thank you for making this, cause it has certainly made me feel a lot more confident :D

Ahh thank you so much ❤❤ I'm glad this can help someone... that was the goal ☺️

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I just found your blog and am so calmed by reading through it. I have never met anyone else with emetophobia, and it's hard not having anyone support you because it just seems so "ridiculous" to them. Thank you so much for keeping this up. I know how hard it must be. Anyway, I have a question as to what you do when you have middle-of-the-night panic attacks? I have already used up all my medication and am looking for other ways to calm down. Thank you !!

Ahh thank you so much <33 I feel that, it’s so frustrating to have so many people tell you something you’re truly feeling is stupid... Like people can you maybe not? It’s rough. As for the middle-of-the-night panic attacks, my go to is to tell someone/call someone/text, just to get a hold of someone and distract me. Night panic attacks I think are the worst tbh.. other than waking someone up, I’ll usually try to put on Netflix/YouTube to distract me and I’ll try to get some water to attempt to sip. Always remember to breathe and remind yourself it’s just anxiety. But to me, having someone to talk to or to comfort you is the most important thing! I hope that helped!? If you need anything else just send an ask/message me! <3

[emetophobe]

Hey fam how r u

Ya know, if I'm being honest, I just booked my ass home just my friend was literally sick in front of me and then she would t respond to my calls so I ran back twice and she was ok and I'm terrified and guilty and it's 1:30am and I'm freaking out.... sorry I'm answering this now, I'm just losing it :-/ I'm a tad drunk myself so, I'm sorry this is a bad time... but honestly thank you for asking :-) it's nice to be asked! How you doin?