#actually emetophobic

[peebles-sonicsommelier]

Emetophobic Tails because I haven’t projected that part of myself onto any characters I like yet :3

TW/CW: non graphic v* under cut

Idk how to make comics ;v;

[ahomeforheadmates]

THE HUGEST FUCKING SHOUTOUT TO CHRONICALLY ILL PEOPLE WHO ARE EMETOPHOBIC!!!

We are chronically ill with stomach problems and are emetophobic

Everyone else like this you guys are on the frontlines- god it’s hard

I see you

It’s so hard

Keep going I love you

[neometrocosmopolitan]

Scrolling through the emetophobia tag to try to find community/support and instead I see someone else who is sick. A sick fetish blog. How disgusting and twisted and vile and despicable to tag it in that manner.

[foldedchip]

I’ve never really done vent art before but this felt better than expressing things in words :/

To anybody else who goes through this, or any other kind of anxiety disorder, know that the most difficult times will pass and that leaning into something that terrifies you is often the right thing to do, even if it feels like hell for a while.

[i-dont-even-noa]

Apparently, emetophobia effects 0.1% of the population. Which, I originally was like "huh that doesn't seem like a lot," since I have two members of my family with emetophobia and have seen other people on the internet speaking about it obv. But it's still around 8 million people, which like. That's a lot of us to be in constant turmoil.

Emetophobia is all-encompassing. I suffer from a few other phobias, and though those effect my life very severely, they are things that I can handle. If I see a wasp outside, I can (usually) walk away. I know the signs of parasites in the body, and can minimize my risk significantly with lifestyle choices. But with emetophobia, I constantly feel like I'm stuck in my own body, and that body is always working against me. Ever since I was a child, I have never gone a day without thinking about my emetophobia in some way or another.

And it's a very lonely fear as well. If I see a wasp in my apartment, I can text my neighbour to ask her to come help me kill it. If I, god forbid, ever do end up contracting a parasite, I can go to a doctor. Nobody can eradicate the root of my emetophobia. Nobody can save me from nature, or my own body. The most anyone can do is help talk me down, and even then it's not guaranteed to work.

Emetophobia has controlled my life since I was five years old. I used to think that I was broken, or somehow a horrible person for battling this fear every day. I have missed out on experiences, have lost days at a time after the worst of my panic attacks, and have been hurt deeply by the words of others for something that I desperately wish I control. I try not to 'hate' anything that I can't change about myself: my anxiety is just my brain overcompensating to keep me safe. My physical disability is upsetting, but manageable, and I'm learning things about the world through my experiences. But I can truly say that I hate my emetophobia with every fibre of my being.

For you, reading this, relating to this, seeing this in yourself: You are strong. You are so, incredibly, infallibly strong. You fight a battle within yourself every day, and you win. You win because you are here, and you are alive, and you are living.

Emetophobia is a truly horrible thing to deal with. It ruins your life, and is an endless source of pain for roughly eight million people on this earth. Maybe it's hurting you so much that you feel you'll never be well.

And to you: I see you. I see you, and I love you. You are safe, and you are healthy, and you are stable. You are strong, and you are wonderful, and you are so, so deserving of safety and comfort and peace.

[myonlyangel13]

Having emetophobia is not for the weak. (Someone pls help I just wanna sleep but my brain won’t let me)

[prettygrrlwho]

yall reblog with phobias u have that u think r rare ><

I have Emetophobia and Earachnophobia

[avtumnleaves]

i'm with my friend in a cafe studying and she has a stomachache and i don't know how to tell her i would rather her to leave 😭 she came to keep me company and to study together but i am so fucking uncomfortable because i HAD PLANS to get lunch and hot chocolate later and i can't do that know and idk what to do IM HUNGRY and upset