Like all phobias, emetophobia cannot easily be controlled. The temptation is always to tell a sufferer to pull himself or herself together. This is, unfortunately, the wrong and silly approach. A phobia is in itself irrational and an approach that assumes rationality is obviously inappropriate. The problem is very often connected with a deep fear of loss of control.
Many people have suffered from this fear since childhood. In other cases it might appear later in life perhaps in response to an unpleasant incident. It may be associated with other fears and food disorders. The horrible experiences of having a bout of vomiting may not be as influential in the onset of this condition as the fear of losing control.
After eating some meat that is slightly bad, or a dish with rotten microbes festering silently and unnoticed, a person feels the first few faint feelings of nausea in the stomach. For hours he may lie still, feeling ill but not daring to move. He tries to ignore the sensations but they get worse. He feels his innards heaving up and makes a desperate rush for the bathroom.
Usually he has left it too late, in the hope that it will go away before the ugly act of vomiting. This is why people so often miss the wash basin or toilet and splash a wild stream of vomit over the floor, the furniture and the bedding. That is with the first spasm. It is followed by a second, third or even forth heaving up of the filth that is inside.
Bouts of vomiting can occur in public places sometimes when a person has been over eating or drinking. Loaded with more food and drink that it can accommodate, the stomach rebels and expels the excess. Usually it is ejected over a public floor or counter to the disgust of those standing about. The bent figure of the retching person racked by involuntary spasms is all alone.
The virulent nature of a nauseous experience might leave a person with the fear of it ever happening again. Usually this lasts only for a day in which the person fasts and vows never to ever eat again. However in a few cases the reaction can lead to a permanent condition. Such a psychological disorder may lead to other phobias, such as the fear of food or other eating disorders.
Ironically victims of this phobia seldom suffer many bouts of vomiting but instead suffer from anxiety about it. The thing that they may fear most of all is the loss of control resulting from nausea so they may avoid any actions that could lead to the situation. A basin may be kept close at hand and this will certainly seem odd to visitors. A victim might also keep a wary eye out for short routes to toilets.
There can be little doubt that emetophobia is a more serious condition than an odd bout of vomiting. That can actually be quite beneficial since it ejects toxins from the body. Emetophobia is a psychological condition not easily overcome. A therapist might try cognitive behavioral therapy, or simply talking a person out of his anxieties. This will take much longer than the radical minutes bent over a toilet because phobias are really more serious than bouts of nausea.
Many people have suffered from this fear since childhood. In other cases it might appear later in life perhaps in response to an unpleasant incident. It may be associated with other fears and food disorders. The horrible experiences of having a bout of vomiting may not be as influential in the onset of this condition as the fear of losing control.
After eating some meat that is slightly bad, or a dish with rotten microbes festering silently and unnoticed, a person feels the first few faint feelings of nausea in the stomach. For hours he may lie still, feeling ill but not daring to move. He tries to ignore the sensations but they get worse. He feels his innards heaving up and makes a desperate rush for the bathroom.
Usually he has left it too late, in the hope that it will go away before the ugly act of vomiting. This is why people so often miss the wash basin or toilet and splash a wild stream of vomit over the floor, the furniture and the bedding. That is with the first spasm. It is followed by a second, third or even forth heaving up of the filth that is inside.
Bouts of vomiting can occur in public places sometimes when a person has been over eating or drinking. Loaded with more food and drink that it can accommodate, the stomach rebels and expels the excess. Usually it is ejected over a public floor or counter to the disgust of those standing about. The bent figure of the retching person racked by involuntary spasms is all alone.
The virulent nature of a nauseous experience might leave a person with the fear of it ever happening again. Usually this lasts only for a day in which the person fasts and vows never to ever eat again. However in a few cases the reaction can lead to a permanent condition. Such a psychological disorder may lead to other phobias, such as the fear of food or other eating disorders.
Ironically victims of this phobia seldom suffer many bouts of vomiting but instead suffer from anxiety about it. The thing that they may fear most of all is the loss of control resulting from nausea so they may avoid any actions that could lead to the situation. A basin may be kept close at hand and this will certainly seem odd to visitors. A victim might also keep a wary eye out for short routes to toilets.
There can be little doubt that emetophobia is a more serious condition than an odd bout of vomiting. That can actually be quite beneficial since it ejects toxins from the body. Emetophobia is a psychological condition not easily overcome. A therapist might try cognitive behavioral therapy, or simply talking a person out of his anxieties. This will take much longer than the radical minutes bent over a toilet because phobias are really more serious than bouts of nausea.
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For those who want help with phobias such as emetophobia, help is available if you know where to search. The fear of vomiting is one such condition that can be helped with the right techniques.
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