Do any of you have a phobia about vomiting?

#16
I didn't know that this was a phobia. It's not a big deal to me, but I don't like vomiting in general. But it comes with the migraines sometimes, and I have learned to live with it!
 
#17
I'm not afraid of throwing up if I'm at my house. I panic if I feel sick anywhere else.

I'm DEFINITELY terrified of other people throwing up though, and I'm especially worried that they may throw up on me. I get nervous wehen I'm in a car with people I don't know, in case they get motion sickness, and I refuse to ride on roller coasters because I'm afraid someone will puke on me.

The fact that I have OCD makes my fear even worse...when I'm in the hallways at school, I'm constantly looking around to see if I think anyone is about to throw up.
 
#18
OMG, I thought I was the only person like this. I don't even know when it started. Probably when I was very young. I am soooooo terified of throwing up somewhere other than home!! I always would tell my family and friends that if I could be garenteed that I would never throw up again in my life...... I might just give up an arm for that. I know, that's sick, but it is a phobia, and I have it. Thank God, my kids don't really throw up that much, not at all since they were very little. I'm dreading that day cause I just cannot be the one in back of them in the bathroom. Hopefully I'll luck out!
 
#21
i have been vomiting since I was a little girl (did an xray and could not figure out why I was vomiting almost every day when I was in Nursery and Kindergarten).. now, everytime I get a migraine or I get sick, I vomit right away, it's almost like an instinct for me so I can't say I have a phobia on it since I have been doing it for 24 yrs of my life.... more like, it's part of me.. but I brush my teeth 3-4x after I vomit.. yuck.. hehehe
 
#22
Yes! And I am also releived to hear that it's not just me. When I was growing up, I would turn the TV up really loud and plug my ears whenever my brother got sick. I think I only vomited a few times as a kid, and never since! I can't even watch Fear Factor because of this phobia. It's even hard for me to watch people gag. :yucky::shame:
 
#23
I don't like throwing up. I feel like it's a bad thing to be doing it. I dunno. I'm not saying it's rational, but I can sort of relate. Not to mention my back HURTS like HELL the next day after I vomit (from the stomach reflexes). I don't have a phobia to it though, I just avoid doing it at all cost.
 
#26
Not a phobia really - I don't enjoy it, and I can't stand the smell!

Sometimes when I feel sick I actually wish I could throw up - my body tends to go there as an absolute last resort. I think I could count on one hand the number of occassions I've been sick since I was about 9 - seems to have been a breaking point for me.
 
#27
northernbelle33 said:
I'm not afraid of throwing up if I'm at my house. I panic if I feel sick anywhere else.

I'm DEFINITELY terrified of other people throwing up though, and I'm especially worried that they may throw up on me. I get nervous wehen I'm in a car with people I don't know, in case they get motion sickness, and I refuse to ride on roller coasters because I'm afraid someone will puke on me.

The fact that I have OCD makes my fear even worse...when I'm in the hallways at school, I'm constantly looking around to see if I think anyone is about to throw up.
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I am so sorry to read your reply, and also of the young lady who has been sick every day! ( Is there any medical explanation for it? and I wish you well.) Regarding OCD, that must be an incredible strain for you, can you manage to get any support for this?
 
#28
my aptmate has this phobia. she hates watching people, listening, & etc. anything with puke she hates.

personally i don't have the phobia, but i don't enjoy it. i feel like i'm going to suffocate when i throw up
 
#29
gosh, I am so the same. I have such a fear of being sick, and I get hysterical if I think I might be... its horrible. The thing is though, I've sat with friends when they're being sick, and it doesn't get to me as much, as I know its not me... if you get me? strange.
 
#30
heinz said:
I am so sorry to read your reply, and also of the young lady who has been sick every day! ( Is there any medical explanation for it? and I wish you well.) Regarding OCD, that must be an incredible strain for you, can you manage to get any support for this?
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I probably should get help for it, but I really don't want to be put on an antidepressant. I suppose I could do the therapy thing...but a part of me doesn't want to give up my obsesssions and compulsions. I try not to think about it too much. I have bad days and good days with it.
 
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