Paul Douglass MIAPH - Emetophobia (The Fear of Being Sick / Vomitting) - Highgate, North London and North Cambridgeshire

Emetophobia is a phobia of the being sick (vomiting), where the sufferer might actively avoid any situation which might bring with it the possibility of vomiting.

The Effects of Emetophobia

The fear of being sick can make a wide range of everyday situations very uncomfortable for the sufferer. These situations might include:

• Women with emetophobia might avoid starting a family, due to the fear of the sickness that pregnancy can often cause.
• Avoiding family holidays or business trips which may involve flying, because of the possibility of feeling sick while flying
• The person might avoid certain types of food
• An emetophobic might avoid alcoholic drinks
• The person may feel the need to avoid the doctors surgery or hospitals, because of the fear of seeing other people who might be ill or may be sick at any time
• The person might not be able to have pets around the house, in case they get sick
• The suffer might have an obsession with cleanliness, and might avoid restaurants because the cleanliness of the kitchen cannot be guaranteed.
• Emetophobes often avoid putting themselves in any situation that has a rotating or undulating physical movement, such as on a boat or roller-coaster
• Someone suffering from emetophobia may panic or feel excessively anxious if someone else in their household is ill, in fear of contracting the illness themselves. In severe cases, the emetophobic may refuse to eat for the duration of the other persons illness.
• The person might avoid reading books, magazine articles, television programmes or films where they might see or read about someone being sick

 

Hypnotherapy for Emetophobia

As the sufferer of emetophobia will know, this is one of the phobias that can (and often does) affect every day of their lives. As it is so strongly linked with everyday occurances such as eating and travelling, it can have a severe impact of the life of the emetophobe.

Visit the main Avon Hypnotherapy website to see how hypnotherapy can successfully treat emetophobia...