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I have emetophobia. Ask me anything
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I would nearly kill for a chicken schnitzel. I haven't eaten anything nice for 4 years now I eat the blandest food possible and it's the same food every day with no variety. It's painful.
Probably the nicest thing I eat is cornflakes and milk for breakfast and it's really not that good.
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It's the act of doing it. I think it's just the fear of losing control. I'm terrified of it. The lead up to throwing up is probably the most terrifying thing I can think of and I'd prefer to die.
But it's different for everyone with the condition. Some people are afraid of looking at it, others it's a combo. Some people can't even say the word they are so scared.
Get that chicken scnhitzel then! Or something else that you can eat and is nutritious enough. Getting nourished enough is the most important thing I feel but of course you know that.
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Oh I know. It's just overwhelming fear. Like beyond belief. I get the food in front of me and no matter how hungry I am I just get a sense of impeding doom over me that if I eat it I will throw up. I'm addicted to benzos now because it was the only way to calm down enough to eat. I was on lots of other meds but nothing worked.
This sounds so depressing. Are you doing any CBT? Hopefully, you can get back to more pleasurable foods.
Did you try chewing gum?
I dont have your disease, however once i had this severe stomache ache that lasted a year. It also gave me the sense of 'crap i'm gonna vomit'. But by chewing gum in between stuff i trained my stomach i feel. It just felt good. I would chew gum 5min after a meal, i felt like it helped my digestion. I'm not a doctor of course but it helped me mentally for sure
I dont have your disease, however once i had this severe stomache ache that lasted a year. It also gave me the sense of 'crap i'm gonna vomit'. But by chewing gum in between stuff i trained my stomach i feel. It just felt good. I would chew gum 5min after a meal, i felt like it helped my digestion. I'm not a doctor of course but it helped me mentally for sure
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I'm very very rural Australia so my closest help is hours away and I can't even leave my house due to anxiety so I can't get anywhere to get help.
I was involuntarily put in an eating disorder clinic over a year ago but was let out when I didn't fit under their criteria because I knew I was underweight and needed to gain weight. So I didn't get much help. But otherwise, I'm too far away to get any CBT.
Nope. Would take diarrhea any day.
That's actually something I might try.
Do you ever smoke weed? I know it's very different, and admittedly I've never heard of this phobia before, but I know someone who is anorexic and has had some success with dabbing.
Btw I think it's pretty amazing how open you are. I imagine it takes a lot of strength to be so candid. Hats off to you.
Btw I think it's pretty amazing how open you are. I imagine it takes a lot of strength to be so candid. Hats off to you.
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I went through a period not long after this fear started where I was smoking weed daily and I was eating well had no nausea and was happy for once. I stopped for some reason and I went downhill and ended up in hospital, then I started on benzos and now I'm addicted. I wish I just stuck with weed but now for some reason I am too scared to try smoking it again because it might make me nauseous even though I know it won't. Just irrational fear that it will.
Why don't you stop being a fucking asshole?
Like you pick the specific one where someone has such debilitating thoughts and they say they've almost been driven to suicide because of it. I bet you really think you're hot shit huh
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To be completely honest. I saw others doing it and I wanted to raise awareness for the illness as there's not much about it online. I'm sorry.
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