Emetophobia - Fear Of Vomiting

On this page, we will look at understanding Emetophobia - its causes. We'll further look at the treatment options for this fear of vomiting. To ensure a quick read, we'll try to keep it short, while keeping it informative and helpful.

So, what causes emetophobia in the first place? Well, one answer holds true in a majority of the cases, for not just emetophobia, but just about any fear or phobia - Childhood observations and beliefs. In certain cases however, it has also been observed that people become phobic of certain things, situations, activities, etc. at different points, after childhood or even adolescence, in life. Even in such cases, emetophobia occurs usually because of some beliefs and observations. Also, punishment from parents upon vomiting has been found to be one of the causes for occurrence of emetophobia.

One of the best treatment options is Desensitization. It involves exposing the person having emetophobia to pictures and videos, or even showing live instances, of people vomiting. With the passing time, the fear grows to a saturation point and ultimately becomes something the person doesn't even notice. This effective method has been found to make the fear's effect to die down over time. Another solution is CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy). This therapy involves studying the phobic person's case by understanding what caused emetophobia in him/her. The irrational behaviors are addressed to and the thought process of the person is reversed, thus leading to curing emetophobia. Also, some confidence building solutions like Clinical Hypnotherapy and sickness-countering medication have been found to work wonders in some cases.

Ultimately, it's all in the mind, and if one can develop newer, positive beliefs and thought processes, the cure for emetophobia comes easy and at zero cost.

The simple 4-step technique that can bring your anxiety and obsessing to a stop. You'll learn it in about 15 minutes and have the power to control your fear for a lifetime.

Why you can't seem to stop thinking those scary and irrational thoughts and how to use your personality traits that CAUSE them to END them. We'll turn the tables on your fear and let you clear your head.

What's actually happening to your body when you get anxious and why it's a good thing. When you understand it and look it from this new perspective, you won't need to be afraid of it anymore. People without emetophobia do this automatically, but I can teach it to you.

We're going to work together to figure out what you're REALLY afraid of, and it's not as simple as "vomiting".

What you're probably doing now that's making your emetophobia worse every time you do it.

A teeny-tiny adjustment that's going to shoot your confidence about handling any situation through the roof!

The 5 patterns of faulty thinking you MUST avoid to be successful at overcoming your phobia.

When to NEVER face your fear.

How to design your personalized plan for overcoming your emetophobia.

How to stay motivated even when it gets tough. You'll get so good at this that you can actually be happy when you don't do as well as you wanted.

What to do if friends of family aren't supportive or encouraging about your fear.

The exercise that retrains your brain to think about vomiting differently.

And much more!

Read more about the Emetophobia Eraser Program