Emetophobia

Ever since I was a child I couldn't stand sick and even now if a family member is sick, I just cannot help them, I cry and shake and have to get away. When my daughter was a baby she was severely ill, tried her on the bottle for the first time (she was breastfed) and turned out she was cows' milk intolerant. I was so anxious that I couldn't even go to the hospital with her. My husband was shouting at me telling me to pull myself together but we had to get an ambulance because there was no way I was in a fit state to go anywhere. I felt so guilty that as her mother I couldn't have got her to the hospital* :angry:* If anything had have happened it would have been my fault and even now it hurts me to think of it. I'm welling up now. I don't know if emetophobic or not as I'm too scared to tell the docs so I keep quiet and pray that my family stay healthy.* Big hugz

Hi Jade

It's NOT your fault, you cant help being scared. I'm sure that If your daughter had been in danger then as a 'human being' you would have got help for her, even though you couldnt be with your daughter, SOMEONE would have helped you, the paramedics would have looked after her!!
I know cos I was in a similar position!. My cat was sick in the house I couldnt cope with it, so I asked my neighbour for help.
I promise you as your daughters mother you WOULD have got her to hospital with or without you actually being there with her! Please try not to feel guilty, it's not your fault.

I've been scared of sick for 35 years, I cant stand to be near anyone who is sick, I fear being sick myself too. I can remember evey time I was sick as a child.

post me any time

Judith xxxx

[dino]

Dear Judith
A huge welcome to the forum ,although i do not suffer from emetophobia myself ,i am sure you will find lots of support both on here and in the chatroom ,wishing you all the best
love Dino
xxxxxx

Thanks for the welcome Dino.

How are you? keeping well I hope

Luv Judith xxxxx

[jade]

aww thanks judith

aww thanks judith

your very welcome Jade

Judith xxxxxxxxx

[jade]

thx for all the support you have given me of late judith I've just took my daughter to the docs and the poor thing has croup! I am coping very well considering she had me up ALL night! I seem to be ok that she is only coughing but I'm praying she doesn't puke with it or get any worse, but hey I'm surprising myself by coping :P

thx for all the support you have given me of late judith I've just took my daughter to the docs and the poor thing has croup! I am coping very well considering she had me up ALL night! I seem to be ok that she is only coughing but I'm praying she doesn't puke with it or get any worse, but hey I'm surprising myself by coping :P

Hi Jade

I'm glad that you feel I have supported you .
Well done for coping with your daughter! How old is she & what is her name?
They dont usually be sick with croup, but do cough a lot! (I think?) I cant even cope with coughing! LOL what are we like?.
I dont have kids it stopped me from having any, but I get a lot of pleasure from other ppls kids, they all seem to take to me. I have a gift with kids, if I dint have this phobia I would probably have worked with them.

Anyway I have a bad few days! Next door to me they have a dog & for a few weeks theres been a smell! thought it was my drain at first with all the wet weather!.
Over the weekend it got worse absolutely stank! like s**t! my yard is wet, it turned out that next door have a hole in the yard wall & all the dog s**t & pee has been leaking into my yard! I've been panicking since sunday terrified that I'll catch something + the smell it's disgusting. This morning I was lead in bed terrified shaking thinking that it's going to make me sick!
I had a panick attack today I was talking to my dad on the phone & he calmed me down, I feel so pathetic.
Anyway the environment have been up & it's gone now but i'm still panicking a bit scared the smell will come back!

sorry to go on so much but i had to tell someone who understands

Let me know how you get on with your daughter

love
Judith xxxxxxx

[jade]

hiya Judith, my daughter is 2 and called Atlanta-mae. She still has croup and has been coughing all over me for 2 nights solid I think I've coped fantastically as I didn't mind too much. I had had a cold previously so thought I'd be immune. Wrong as I am now hacking my guts up :angry: What were you like when the bird flu scare was going on last year? I was a mess worrying constantly, planning things with my husband like buying special masks and suits to go out in and changing on the doorstep before coming in. I get very anxious and have had panic attacks just worrying about illness. Last year we all had gastroenteritis but I have special anti-sickness tablets for if ever I feel ill. They are called domperidone and stop vomiting as well as nausea, they are fantastic and when I was at my worst (when my emets led into 6 months of anxiety disorder. I even had to be hospitalised) I took them 3x a day, every day cos I was so scared of being or feeling ill. In fact, my whole anxiety and panic attacks started after I'd been sick one night. . . I had my first ever panic attack 2 days after that cos I was so paranoid about being ill again Then of course, the fear of having another panic attack led yo agoraphobia :huh: so, my emets has basically had control over my life for 4 years now. I dread the thought if I ever have to go into hospital cos I wouldn't eat or touch anything!! When I had my daughter I was only in there 6 hours and I discharged myself, didn't eat any hospital meals cos all I could think about was the germs in the food. I am petrified of hospitals and always cover my face when in them or near a sick person so I don't catch germs. Do you do this?!

Hi Jade

If you read my last post on here about the smell in my house, tells u how I feel about germs/contamination.
The bird flu dosnt bother me it's only illness that involves being sick which bothers me..
I've battled with this phobia for 35 years prob more (I'm 41).
I'm very strong though & have always managed to get myself through.
I spent most of my teenage years away at resedential school cos in those days phobias wernt understood & ppl just thought I didnt want to go to school, they didnt realise I was living in terror of being sick. My childhood was completely ruined! other kids went to birthday parties, I went to parties & I was too scared of eating to much.
As a child even as young as 5, 6, I remember my mum acting irrationally & a teacher acted irrationally.
I could write a book about emets & the the way it affected my life. So far at 41 I have lived my whole life around Emetophobia in one way or another. Emetophobia is all I know.

Hi Jade

If you read my last post on here about the smell in my house, tells u how I feel about germs/contamination.
The bird flu dosnt bother me it's only illness that involves being sick which bothers me..
I've battled with this phobia for 35 years prob more (I'm 41).
I'm very strong though & have always managed to get myself through.
I spent most of my teenage years away at resedential school cos in those days phobias wernt understood & ppl just thought I didnt want to go to school, they didnt realise I was living in terror of being sick. My childhood was completely ruined! other kids went to birthday parties, I went to parties & I was too scared of eating to much.
As a child even as young as 5, 6, I remember my mum acting irrationally & a teacher acted irrationally.
I could write a book about emets & the the way it affected my life. So far at 41 I have lived my whole life around Emetophobia in one way or another. Emetophobia is all I know.