I'm starting to think I might be emetophobic and wondering what I can do with it.
For a couple of years now I have had problems with my bowels and will have nausea and sometimes diarrhoea. I have linked this with stress or anxiety. I have had an anxiety around sick bugs too and i just can't get my head around it. I've never been frightened of vomit before and I'm still not but lately I just have to think about someone (who I don't know) who has a bug and I instantly feel sick. It's not even a conscious thought. My daughter threw up (once) a little while ago and I actually started pacing and panicking and worrying and ended up being ill myself. It's defo not a rational or conscious thought because I can tell myself its ok and I can rationalise it but I still get the physical symptoms.
I heard about a bug this morning and I immediately felt sick. Haven't even seen these people but it got me thinking if my daughter gets ill and I'm not gonna be able to cope with it. I need to do something.
Ive been telling myself its not a phobia cos I'm not afraid of vomit or vomiting but my panic when my daughter was sick was not normal. What can I do?
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Looneytune253 · 09/01/2017 07:55
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