I have a severe fear of throwing up.?

Question:

I'm nauseated constantly. i down bottles of pepto like you wouldnt believe, and i have awful anxiety. my fear of throwing up has gotten to me so much, i can barely take it. ive been waking up at 5 am shaking and nauseas praying i dont throw up, and i dont in the end, i just feel absolutely wretched. i tried the ginger and lemon sniffing thing but i feel maybe its different. ive had this fear since i was 8, and its gone up and down. it used to be so bad in 5th grade, id leave class and go to the nurses office and sit there. for as long as it took for me to relax and stop shaking. im just so terrified of it. im on zoloft because i have OCD thoughts. like extreme. i obsess over puking. and what makes it worse was when i was almost over my fear, i puked cause i had too much chocolate one day, and it brought it all back on. im losing sleep, freaking out, failing my classes, all because i cant take it. my therapist isnt helping me, and i cant afford anything. im a tad broke. help?

Answers:
Its called emetophobia and its very horrible to go through. I should know, I have it too. If you go to this page, you'll see you
are really not alone. Good luck and try to relax.

www.emetophobia.org

ok first of all your tense stop worrying 2nd choking is much worse have you ever choked ? with choking you can die ( go on eat a banana whole and find out more of a reason to be scared ) you shoulnt be obessing over food and smallest of things so just cut it out if u know its wrong. if you throw up you throw up consult a doc we not docs we just strangers to u take some real advice from skin and blood than a computer thats robticley eletronic.

Just calm down and don't worry about it just try and concentrate on something you like for example watching TV, eat something you like but not to fast, or just do something your good , or the other option is to ask a doctor?

talk to your school counsler maybe he/she can refer you to someone maybe free therapy sessions...

my advice is take it one step at a time try to get your mind off of this puking thoughts and do something you like!

my friend's sister has that too. but i don't know how bad hers is. she only gets scared when she's sick and stays up all night trying not to puke and gets really scared.
i think that the only thing that will help is if, in a time in your life that you feel less anxious, you need to go to the bathroom and make yourself throw up and then see that it is not that bad at all. it's just slightly annoying because it makes your mouth taste bad. you NEED to face your fears. get used to throwing up. you should make yourself throw up like once a month or something and then you will get used to it. it's worth doing this, instead of having it ruin your life. you have to be brave.

I'm so sorry for you! That sounds horrible to go through. I worked in the field and I'm also bipolar so I can relate to the anxiety. It sounds to me like your meds aren't working! Maybe the doctor needs to up the dosage or change you to something else.I don't think therapy is enough. You need to see a psychiatrist if you are not already. Hang in there!

I have this exact problem and i have been going to a therapist and i am taking zolfot too. I would say find a new therapist and ask the doctor if you can change you medication. But for now if you are nauseted take tums and if you start to freack out breath deep a couple of times. It will slow your heart rate and help you think better. Wish you the best!!

I have a severe fear of throwing up.?

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