Hi, I've been suffering from emetophobia from the age of 6 (I'm 22 now), however I've reached a point in my life where it's debilitating and stopping me from leaving the house.
As a bit of a backstory, I've only ever been sick once. I was 6 and had eaten too many sweets, so it was simply down to overeating. Since then I haven't been sick. There have been times when I've been too drunk where I've tried my hardest to throw up and WANTED to throw up but I simply couldn't. I've also had my fair share of stomach bugs and have been on medication where vomiting is a common side effect but still haven't thrown up.
Is it possible I can't throw up? No one in my family is ever sick - for example, both my mum and grandma have gone their entire lives without being throwing up.
This is one of the only things that can calm me down when having an anxiety attack, as the thought of not being able to throw up reassures me massively.
I wondered whether this is possible? I have R-CDP too, so also can't burp.