If you had emetophobia what helped you over come the fear ?

[littleweedandherflowers]

Suffering at the moment ! I’m a week or two away from having a baby and we’ve been near someone who has been sick and I’m so stressed !

we played in the park with this child and he then went home and was sick and diarrhoea! It’s not even been 24 hours yet!! Help me through the next few days I’m really panicking ! Xx

Try solution focused hypnotherapy. It’s very effective with emetophobia. It’s something all practitioners will be experienced treating and you can do therapy online if f2f would be tricky to travel to with childcare.

I don't think I've got Emetophobia however as long as I can remember I've been afraid of being exposed to anyone with stomach flu.
If I think that there was a chance I was exposed to it, I find that just preparing for the possibility that I will get it has helped me.
I make sure there's a plastic bag lined bin near my bed.
I thoroughly and I mean thoroughly clean the toilet, however, even the lingering odour of bleach can be upsetting if you are nauseous.
I eat lightly for a few days and nothing that's too hard to digest.
These are just my coping strategies if I think I've been exposed.
I also practice deep breathing and meditation and that really helps me.
It's an awful feeling to have and I can imagine it must be really hard for you, especially as you are so very close to having your baby.
Meditation and mindfulness are very helpful tools, and deep breathing, to help you relieve stress.
I hope you will stay well OP. xx

In my case, it was becoming a mother. I realised that I didn’t want to pass on my own insecurities to my children, so I just pretended I was fine. It took some time, but I ended up being ok about it. Perhaps I’m just easily persuaded….