All emetiphobics.....?!
Question: What do you do to make sure you do not throw up? I am highly emetophobic, and go to drastic measures to make sure I do not throw up... Wast my hands constantly, cheak all dates on food, won't eat anything that i have ever ate before i have thrown up in the past, Stay away from ppl that look suck, and alot more...It is really annoying but I can't help it. Any tips on how to overcome this phobia?? Thanks!!!
Answers: What do you do to make sure you do not throw up? I am highly emetophobic, and go to drastic measures to make sure I do not throw up... Wast my hands constantly, cheak all dates on food, won't eat anything that i have ever ate before i have thrown up in the past, Stay away from ppl that look suck, and alot more...It is really annoying but I can't help it. Any tips on how to overcome this phobia?? Thanks!!!
This isn't really an answer.. but I had to comment..
I never thought of it as emetiphobia.. but I'm guilty as well.
I don't think that it's such a bad phobia to have.. I know I avoid "throwing up" disease to a compulsion, but I tend to have a lower incidence of colds, flu and the like compared to my friends and coworkers. I look at it like: a little planning, a little good hygeine, a little extra lysol in my day and more time to ENJOY life!
I'm a fiend with a can of Lysol and a bottle of bleach.. and I *never* share my pens.. My fridge rules by "if in doubt, throw it out" (which is usually!). My kitchen is clean, my hands are washed often and well.. and I proffer hand sanitizer like it is the cure-all for the new millenium (it may well be).
The not eating something that you've thrown up in the past is similar to "bait aversion" - I don't do that because I blame the bug, not the food..but if you read any psychological studies on bait aversion, it's very interesting...
I wish more people had this phobia .. germs wouldn't stand a chance!
Also, slickkit person, I know what emetophobia is, I am one remember? Report It
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