The Emetophobia Free Podcast
Emetophobia (vomit/sickness phobia) insights, tips and support from Emetophobia-Free
Hosted by Rob Kelly - creator of The Thrive Programme: Emetophobia Free - these podcasts will demystify and deconstruct this phobia in order to explain how and why people suffer from it, and how they can overcome it. Although terrifying and debilitating to the sufferer, emetophobia is actually quite easy to understand - when you break it down into its component parts. The better you understand the phobia, the easier it is for you to overcome it and get helpful, empowering support from friends and family.
Featuring in-depth discussions with Thrive Programme Coaches and former/present sufferers of emetophobia - we’ll answer all your questions, starting with these:
What really causes emetophobia? What are the beliefs and thinking styles that drive it? How can you build your coping skills and overcome it? How can your partner best support you?
and Why do only certain types people suffer with this phobia?
Over 20,000 people worldwide have completely overcome their emetophobia using our unique methodology. Based on clinical experience, scientific research and applied psychology, our programme will explain how your emetophobia was created, and how you can - safely and carefully - get rid of it completely
The Emetophobia Free Podcast
6–8 Weeks Is Possible, But Your Emetophobia Recovery Is Not a Race
In this episode Michelle Johnson is joined by Coach Samantha Marker to talk about the 6-8 week timeframe mentioned in the programme. The podcast is incredibly reassuring with the main message being that recovery within 6-8 weeks is entirely possible but if that isn't your journey then there is nothing wrong with that. Your journey is as unique as you are but because the programme is entirely predicatable, if you keep working and applying the skills you WILL beat your phobia, no matter how long it takes!
Both coaches reflect on their own journeys which took longer than the 6-8 weeks. Coach Sam’s journey took around a year, and Coach Michelle’s recovery took around 9 months.
Like learning to drive, maintaining new habit of Thriving takes consistent effort! By attending the sessions/reading the manual, you are being provided with skills, however the practise and application of the programme is what will transform your life.
The time it takes you does not matter, you are in no competition with anyone else.
The programme is predictable and you WILL get there
In Michelle’s words, the comfort zone of an Emetophobe is the most uncomfortable comfort zone there is!
After the programme, it becomes as easy not to create the phobia as it was to create it, it just requires your application of the learning between the start and finishing line.
In Samantha’s words, ‘the more you practise these skills, the easier it becomes. It is
worth every single bit of effort to feel like yourself again’.
Fixating on other peoples experience or time scales is only going to slow you down.
Focus on your own journey, your own goals and your own future!
Samantha reminds us that just because we experience the unhelpful thought, it
doesn’t mean you aren’t over the phobia. As long as you challenge yourself in other areas, you can process it as part of the journey which shows you that you can handle uncomfortable situations
Sam says ‘human beings feel things which are unpleasant, but the programme teaches us how to handle it.’
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Thanks for watching :)
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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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