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- The Life of a Emetophobia Sufferer
- By: TYLER ZIGGLER
Emetophobia sufferers are more common than most people would think. If you don't know what this phobia is, it's a fear of vomiting, especially that caused in a public place. It doesn't seem like such a bad fear, since it sounds no different than a fear of being hit by a car. No one really wants to vomit or doing the vomiting while they're in a public place. The key here is that this is an irrational fear. It's one that grips their life and takes over it.Most people don't want to vomit in public, I know I don't like the idea of it. But this fear wouldn't stop me from going to the grocery store or getting a meal at a restaurant, but when it comes to a emetophobia sufferer, that would actually stop them. Imagine sitting in a restaurant and having this nagging thought running through your head as you wait for your food to come. Did the chef wash their hands? Is the kitchen sanitary? The idea that the food could some how make them sick and cause them to vomit is a very scary thought that just keeps running through their head.
What ends up happening to a person like this is that they start to hide inside their house because it's really the only place safe. They can control their house of germs and other things that could make them sick. They control who comes in and out. This is how the take control. It's not a way anyone should have to live, that's why I'm happy to report that there is a cure for this problem.
Learn about the Cure For Emetophobia.