Is it possible that you suffer from Emetophobia? PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 21 July 2008
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By Jerry L. Fobik

  No one likes to be sick. The idea of getting sick or unsettled stomach is not an amusing idea. But, when the idea of nausea becomes overwhelming enough to compel a person to alter their lifestyles and eating habits, the situation may be more than just a normal aversion of vomiting. Emetophobia is the strong fear of vomit and this fear can lead to death in those who suffer from it.

One who fears vomit may fear the thought or actionof vomiting themselves, the thought or actionof others vomiting, or the vomit itself. These patients suffer from extreme amounts of anxiety regarding vomit in general. The difficulty with a phobia of this nature is the precursor to vomiting, eating.

A lot of people who suffer from emetophobia are diagnosed with anorexia way previous to the fear of vomiting is bring into being. The patients will do anything in orderto prevent themselves from vomiting and this includes the cessation of eating.
They believe that if they do not eat food, there is no way they will be

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