Owl
Well-known member
This is extremely random but I thought I'd bring it up anyway. (No pun intended.)
I've had this awful fear of throwing up since as far back as I can remember. If someone feels sick or gets sick around me, I bolt the other way and this sharp wave of fear washes over me and I lock down and become the victim of a full-blown panic attack. I can't even be in the same house as someone who is throwing up, I'll go crazy. When I get sick myself, I always freak out and feel like I'm going to die; if my stomach ever aches even just a little bit, I worry and prepare myself for the worst. I could go on, but I'm sure you get the point...
It's called emetophobia and apparently it's common... yet I still feel so alone.
Does anyone else here ever feel the same way or is this just me...?
I've had this awful fear of throwing up since as far back as I can remember. If someone feels sick or gets sick around me, I bolt the other way and this sharp wave of fear washes over me and I lock down and become the victim of a full-blown panic attack. I can't even be in the same house as someone who is throwing up, I'll go crazy. When I get sick myself, I always freak out and feel like I'm going to die; if my stomach ever aches even just a little bit, I worry and prepare myself for the worst. I could go on, but I'm sure you get the point...
It's called emetophobia and apparently it's common... yet I still feel so alone.
Does anyone else here ever feel the same way or is this just me...?