I wanted to take the time to answer what is emetophobia? Most people haven't heard of this because only a small minority of people actually suffer from this. It is something that has been growing more common though. If you're unfamiliar, it is a person that has an irrational fear of vomiting. It may not sound so much different than yourself because I don't ever want to vomit, but sufferers actually have a very irrational look at the world that causes them problems. I'm going to bring you into the life of a emetophobia suffer and help you understand the way they live.
Imagine you have the fear of vomiting in public, but that you have this crippling anxiety that comes along with it. This is what emetophobia is like. Imagine going to a restaurant with friends, which you'd assume would be no big deal, but not when your mind runs. The question comes down the prepared food. Was the kitchen clean? Did the chef wash their hands? Is this cooked? Did someone sneeze on it? There is also the challenge of this being a place with other people in it. Is that guy sick? Who coughed? Etc. All these things run through their head because these are the very things that can cause you to vomit.
What eventually happens with an emetophobia sufferer is that they start to close off from the general public. Their home becomes a safe zone because it's really the only place that they can control. As you can tell this is very crippling to people's lives. There are treatment methods for this that can be quite effective. Sufferers can be freed from this phobia that has taken over their life.
