EMETOPHOBIA

Updated 05-May-2020.

Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about EMETOPHOBIA!

Do You Have a Fear of Vomiting? It’s a Real Phobia: Emetophobia, or fear of vomiting, is surprisingly common though not often discussed, and may be caused by different factors and can begin at any age.

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: emetophobia is a phobia that causes overwhelming, intense anxiety pertaining to vomiting . it can also include subcategories of what causes the anxiety, including a fear of vomiting. it is common for e the fear of vomiting receives little attention compared with other irrational fears . the event of vomiting may make anyone with this peculiar phobia flee the scene . people with emetophobia usually suffer from anxiety people who fear vomiting are often terrified of doing so, or encountering it, in a public place . people who have a fear of vomiting may avoid travel because of motion sickness . females who suffer from this disorder delayed pregnancy those afflicted with emetophobia often have difficulties comfortably leading a normal life . many find that they have problems being alone with young children . they may also avoid social gatherings where alcohol is present . many emetophobic people have specific “rituals” for the food they eat and how they prepare it . they frequently check the freshness of the food along with washing it several times . Eating out many felt they were underweight because of the strict diets that they put upon themselves . anorexia results from emetophobia is mentioned in a clinical case study . it is not clear that this should be terme emetophobics can also suffer from a fear of food, known as cibophobia . people develop behaviors that will make food safe to eat, such as washing, overcooking . some emetophobics report a traumatic experience with vomiting, always in childhood . some suggest sufferers are victims of childhood abuse – sexual or physical . experts believe it may be linked to worries about lack of people suffering from emetophobia are more likely to have an internal locus of control . people with vomiting phobia may find it difficult to relinquish control during vomiting . phobia is created through a locus there have been a limited number of studies in regard to emetophobia . a survey was conducted by dr. Joshua D. Lipsitz et al. emtophobic people gave many victims of the phobia usually experience fear before vomiting but feel less afterwards . the fear comes back if the victim fears they will throw up again . people were asked if they would consider taking anxiety medication to help their fear . people with emetophobia often report a vomit related traumatic event . people may also be afraid of hearing that someone is feeling like vomiting or that someone has vomited . a long bout of stomach flu is