I suffered with Emetophobia for almost 50 years - Now I’m cured!

Anne’s Emetophobia years: 

• Anne experienced her Emetophobia for around 50 years before overcoming it.
• She used to believe her phobia began because a student was sick on her during a school assembly, which lead to her becoming ill herself. Anne’s belief became ‘if someone else is sick around me ill, be sick too’.
• Anne recognised how low her self-esteem really was, and how much she hid her phobia from others because she feared their judgement. 
• Her phobia prevented her from pursuing a career as a primary school teacher, because the germs and school trips felt too overwhelming for her to handle.
• Now she is Emetophobia free, Anne recognises that she created nausea by feeling so anxious. This feeling followed Anne throughout her adulthood. 

Travel and Emetophobia:

• On Anne’s 50th birthday, when travelling to Paris, her daughter became ill at the airport. As a result, Anne almost completely withdrew from the trip. This was Anne’s final straw for wanting to overcome her Emetophobia.
• Anne began alternative therapy, but was aware she needed this to be Emetophobia specific. From here, she came across the Emetophobia-Free Programme!

Emetophobia as a mother:

• Anne now recognises the fixation she had on her children’s wellbeing. She would often ask them how they felt, which she realised may have encouraged them to create anxiety about how they felt and potentially cause them to develop this phobia too.
• If a bug was going around, Anne became anxious, and her children’s father would need to handle the childcare which impacted how effective and confident she felt as a mother.
• Anne prevented herself from eating when her children were unwell.
• Anne spent a lot of time trying to hide her phobia from others. Despite this, it remained all consuming within Anne’s mind 

In Anne’s words, “don’t wait 50 years to get rid of your Emetophobia!”. If you are suffering with Emetophobia and are contemplating working on it, do not hesitate for another second! 

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Emetophobia is the fear of vomiting/sickness: either yourself, other people, or both. Research suggests 0.1 to 8.8% percent of the population have a fear of being sick (Hout & Bouman, 2011). Emetophobia is a debilitating phobia, which significantly impacts your life: sufferers are chronically anxious and go to great lengths to avoid encountering anything sickness-related, which provides temporary relief but often results in a rollercoaster of anxiety, fear and exhaustion. Issues associated with emetophobia include: OCD, eating difficulties, anxiety-related gastric problems, phagophobia, tocophobia and more. Our goal is to raise awareness of this severe phobia and provide a solution for sufferers and their families.

You do not need to live with Emetophobia - you can COMPLETELY overcome it. The Thrive Programme for Emetophobia (also known as Emetophobia-Free) is the single most successful and predictable method for getting rid of your emetophobia. It has helped over 20,000 emetophobes around the world overcome their phobia.

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