Sometimes it makes me feel so guilty if a family member or friend is sick, and they want me to be with them but I just can't because it causes me so much panic and anxiety and I just feel so selfish. I'm terrified everyday of being sick and nothing scares me more than that
My brother was just sick at 6:30am and he asked me to help him but I couldn't and I feel horrible for it. But it's also tough because he doesn't know or understand the things I go through when one of my family members is sick. They tell me "you're not the one who's sick" etc and it makes me feel horrible
I know this is a super old video I’m 30 and struggle with emetophobia and I watch this every time I get panicky about throwing up. Just want you to know you are still making an impact.
please never never ever delete this video. it’s gotten me through so many panic attacks and truly does make me feel like i’m not alone. currently having a bit of a attack right now and still following your words of kindness. an infinity thank you for this video❤️
@@herbertcat8 Me too, and to make things worse I have to go to a doctor in May 10 and I’m pretty terrified. I already have iatrophobia and one of the main symptoms of anxiety attacks for me is nausea which makes me panic even more since I’m already emetophobic so any advice will be helpful 🥲👍
I think one of the worst things is when I'm having a panic attack and someone says "it's fine no one likes being sick" (I don't want to say the word in case it's triggering) it just makes me so mad like when they say that all I can think is "YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I DONT WANT TO BE SICK RIGHT NOW"
lovelyizzy the WORST trigger phrase for me is when people ask me "ARE YOU OK" because I literally think because they asked that I AM NOT OK😫😫. Same with "do you have to throw up"? I'm like "JESUS LORD PLEASE BE QUIET OMG STOP"😂😂
I am HORRIBLY Emetophobic- I literally get so scared whenever I feel nauseas and seeing people get sick, hearing them be sick, or having people talk about not feeling well- I get so scared. I start to shake and I literally feel so so bad and start to get nauseas. I drink really small sips of water and that helps me. And sometimes I just tell myself that if I really need to be sick because maybe I ate too fast or feel too anxious I just say- "Lauren, you are SAFE- nobody has ever died from throwing up. I know it's going to be so unpleasant. I know it's not going to be fun. I know you don't want to. I know you're so scared. But you are STRONG and you'll get through this. Throwing up can't harm you. Your body needs this release- you're gonna do it and feel 100x better after". And sometimes I don't even do it but just telling myself that helps me. I throw on vids like this (since it's happening right now) or very low Spa music with the waves crashing or a thunderstorm or the bird's chirping. And taking small sips of water or even licking ice can make me feel so much better. I love this video and I love you :). You're an amazing person. This video is def helping me. And feeling SAFE is the #1 priority as well as taking care of yourself. I've thrown up from panic early in the AM and my mom will bring me out (in the summer) and talked me through it and made me warm chamomile tea and water. She told me to keep drinking it and I got instantly better :).
i understand this. eating has been a bit of a struggle sometimes, and there's some foods that i absolutely will not touch (ex: raw anything like sushi, steak that isn't fully cooked, etc).
Hey Emery I love your channel so much. You are so talented and I believe you are gonna go really far in the future! I never knew that you had a fear of this 🥺🥺❤️❤️ If you could reply I would actually scream with joy! Thankyou
I gosh i cried while watching this. this is the first time ive gotten Validation for my emetophobia, and hearing a voice i can believe. thank you so much
I just woke up (1:00 am) , and I'm having an attack. I have no one to help me. Everyone is just annoyed that I am Emetaphobic. I wish I could talk to you right now ☹
Amanda Jones here for you. Email me if u ever want to talk- laurenmelissa97@yahoo.com. I have bad anxiety and severe Emetaphobia. If anyone on this video EVER needs to talk.. I am here and you can email me. My name is Lauren, email right above all^. GodBless and stay strong- we will ALL make it through. We are NOT "stupid, babies, annoying" or anything that perhaps people have made us feel. Our fear is as *REAL* as anything else. Don't ever be ashamed. I'm so lucky my BF understands and my mom, brother, and sister understand as well as friends :). You are NEVER alone! I am here! GodBless you all. Call on me if you need me😘❤️- Lauren, a fellow Emetophobic😷
I have the same at least twice a week. But it's OK. You're not alone. Email me if you like at c.krauskopf@seznam.cz I'm from the Czech Republic so you see, its a global feeling. Keep ya head up🤗
You latterly just described what im going through right now, 1 am and no one will talk to me about my emetiphobia like i get pushed aside its really lonely but this bid helped
The fact that it’s our body’s last resort, as you mentioned, is so comforting to hear. That never crossed my mind, and because of this severe emetophobia ive Never learned to appreciate what my body does for me. If you’re struggling right now, you’re not alone at all, we’re all here, dealing with the same thing, and we’re all gonna overcome it together ❤
please please dont delete this video. It has helped me and so many other people as you can see! Infinite thank you's. I'm just calming down from an attack right now. I'm so thankful and proud you made this 💜
I don't know how much longer I can last with my emetophobia, losing weight a lot because eating triggers the panic attack. I express the frustration in my song writing but I am struggling to perform in public and even getting in the studio to record.
When I was younger, I was 5'4" and weighed 59lbs. I was too scared to eat because in my mind it was "Don't eat=that can't happen" when that clearly isn't the case. The only way I could eat without panicking was if I had Ginger Ale with my food. I have no clue why, but plain ginger ale kept me calm, and made the physical symptoms of eating-panic lessen. Try soda of some sort, like ginger ale, sprite/sierra mist, or squirt. It worked wonders for me.
Hey I hope you're still hanging in there. I sought out an eating disorder specialist for the same problem. I was put on a med called Remeron (mirtazapine) and it cut out the nausea I was always feeling as well as allowing me to eat more than a few bites without feeling full and nauseous. There is hope! wishing you the best xo
Final Froggit Approaches I was just reading this comment and I, like you, relate to that so much . Instead of ginger ale, my safe drink is sprite. If I drink sprite when eating, sometimes I'll feel more safe and instead of not eating absolutely anything I'll eat just a tiny bit at least
Thank you SO MUCH FOR THIS. Every other panic video just says “you aren’t going to die” but that’s not what I’m afraid of. I’ve had anxiety attacks about being sick since elementary school and I haven’t thrown up in 8 years. But every single time I feel anything (it could literally be gas) I go into a panic. I’ve never felt so heard this video is everything again thank you so much
@@ybinkyythe best thing I found is trying to reel in the nausea. Some of my favorites that I find sometimes works for me is smelling lavender essential oil, wearing sea bands (wrist acupuncture bands), listening to a nausea and/or anxiety frequency on UA-cam, put cold towel on back of neck, chew mint gum, and sit up.
Thank you so much, having a 4.30 in the morning panic attack and this made me feel less lonely. It's also so great to hear "you're not going to be sick" and "you're going to be okay". I think that's what we need to hear as our brain is telling us 'you're sick and youre going to vomit'. great video, thank you I hope eventually all us is overcome this.
I know this video is 9 years old and I’m just finding it for the first time. After an hour of panic I came across this video and was calmed within 5 minutes of listening. THANK YOU for this video ❤
i know this video is old, but if you’re still checking comments on this video, i just wanted to let you know how much this video means to me. it’s 12:30 am and i’m having a panic attack because i have to go back to school in the middle of a pandemic . i cant sleep, i can’t eat, and it’s hard. this video has helped me so so much i can’t thank you enough oh my god 🥺
hey, me again. currently a sophomore in high school. i wrote that comment when i was about to start freshman year. i survived it without being sick. if i can survive you can too. you all got this.
yaitana ruby valladares I’ve struggled with emetophobia for a very long time - I used to think I was crazy for this working! Always carry gum & water on me.
i litteraly cried so hard watching this, i feel so alone and like no one understands what exactly i’m going thru. i really wish i was able to talk and be comforted by people who actually have it and umder
I don’t leave my house because of my emetophobia. I do my school online, I don’t see my friends anymore, but what you said made me feel like I could breathe. “They are just thoughts” which helped me so much.
I understand you, for years I was the same. I still struggle with it, though bit by bit I have pushed myself to live more and more 'normally'. Though living normally is living without the care that everyone gets sick every once in a while. "There's no preventing it" everyone says. It makes living and everyone outside of that safe space and those safe foods, safe behaviors, feel suffocating. Im here to say you're not alone in that, and while it is so so scary, the chances of getting sick *especially* when youre careful (washing your hands, masking up, etc) are so slim. And it's so worth it when you can find enough courage to take the leap, and live life to the fullest. I know it's easier said than done, just know that you're not alone and someone here believes in you!
I woke up, with terrible cramps, which led me to go to the bathroom. What happened is a major trigger (especially when it happens in the middle of the night) ... I typed in "Emetaphobia attack help", and it led me to this video. I seriously cried for the first full minute of it. I couldn't think of anyone that would understand, or even care, to talk to me at 2:00 am. THANK YOU, so much, for this video. I NEED to hear that I'm "not going to be sick" repeatedly, and I'm sure you understand. This has been my life since I was at least 5 years old (and I'm 32 years old now). I just can't thank you enough. I wish I could FaceTime you, or text you when I get my attacks (or anyone that cared or understood) 🙏🏼 Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
My emetaphobia is so hard to deal with. My mum was like: “why are you anxious” and I told her I don’t know because I’m too scared to tell her edit: hi!! four years later after this comment, it happened to me. i was s*. it wasn’t as scary and i’ve overcome my fear so much now with therapy and just growing as a person. my boyfriend recently t* u* and i was completely calm! i couldn’t be more happy with my improvement. even though it may not feel like it , it DOES get better!
you should definitely tell her. Emetophobia is a really common thing so with some research she should be able to understand. If not try talking to a mental health specialist. I find that talking to them helps because it always feels like they truly understand what’s happening in my brain.
@@eleanor3018 i have told my mum now, and i’ve had a psychologist and psychiatrist but this fear effects my everyday life still.. it triggers anxiety, intrusive thoughts and my ocd, it makes me stress over small things and i have flashbacks to the day i was sick similar to ptsd. i cant eat certain foods i had that day, use certain items and i wouldn’t be able to handle it if it happened to me again. i’m trying to work through it but things aren’t going so well 4 me rn ://
@@eleanor3018 I am doing so much better now! this may be triggering I’m not sure but “It” happened a few days ago and I’ve come to realize that it actually made me feel so much better than worse so that helped me a lot! I’m teaching myself not to think about it and it’s been working :)
@@chaseandseek im going throught a tough time right now too… i get regular migraines that cause intense nausea which terrifies me so much (for obvious reasons). if u ever need someone to talk to im here cos i 100% understand what ur going through!
@@eleanor3018 alright, thanks. this phobia has effected my everyday life, being the cause of my anxiety since eight years old and a lot of the reasons for why i am why i am sadly. i’m currently going through therapy, and soon some cognitive behavioural therapy because it’s more i have this fear because of something that has happened to me in the past.
it’s currently 5 am and this video is 7 years old but it is the best thing i’ve ever come across. i woke up, got sick, and that immediately triggered such a bad panic attack. i haven’t gotten sick like that in a long time and it immediately triggered a massive panic attack. thank you so so so much, you kind kind soul
i wanted to reply to this cause it's exactly how I feel rn... I woke up and felt so sick I got a panic attack. This video really helped and is helping me, I tried to make myself some lemonade as well but reading comments of people who got through this thanks to this video really makes me feel slightly better.
i’m 14 and ive had severe emetophobia since i was 6 too, i just found this video two weeks ago and it’s helped so much. i’m having a stomach ache rn and this vid and the comments are helping sm :,)
I just had an panic attacks because my baby toddler got sick and I cried alot and I'm in my room and when my baby brother got sick I said nope and cried alot and plugged in my ears so I got my headphones and blasted some music reallllly loud and curled in a ball and cried and looked up video about panic attacks of emetophobia and i found this.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 thank you for making this video! 😁
I haven't slept in 3 days and I haven't been to school either. This makes me so happy & comforts me during makes me realize I'm not alone... Lately I've been hopeless about Getting over this fear but knowing I'm not alone helps. I need to get over this, I'm trying my best, but this is amazing. Thankyou so much
Waking up nauseous freaking out having a panic attack and there’s nothing on the internet about what to do in the moment. You are a so wonderful for doing this and this video is helping me calm down. Thank you
This is random but I was 1 when you wrote this comment :) I understand I’ve had emetophobia since I was really little and it SUCKS but I hope you’re doing good! Another random thing: my brother just expired ham and I cried for like an hour straight :D
@Im_bad_at_names-210 I FEEL SO OLD. let me tell you as you get older, it does get better! i still panic and deep clean things when i feel like something might make me sick, and i still avoid lots of things *but* the panic attacks get less bad. you live through it and you smile again every time. i'm proof!
Hi! I'm david and I'm brazilian. i started to battle against emetophobia since 2012 and somehow it just happened, i was never really really worried about getting sick, but since that year my brain started to fear it. i'm 19 years old and, believe it or not, i started med school (it was a dream before the emet) - now that i've started, some days are really difficult and this has helped me a lot. i'm going to start the thrive programme this week. I love everything in life besides getting sick, that's why it hurts so bad, i wanted to help people as a doctor, i'm a musician, i love volleybol and video games and movies... But emet stole this happiness... I pray that all of us overcome this, no one deserves to live like this... Fearing yourself... Thank you for the video :)
JonasAlmostFamous hi Jona! Well, i started a UA-cam channel too, to help me with the med school and my challenges! I Intent to talk about emtophobia in english and portuguese to help more people i Can! Could you help me with my channel? Only liking, or subscribing... For now I'm recording simple covers but i want to improve, like using video's editor programmes hehe thank you and you're inspiring ! :)
Davi Sanches it must be so hard to have to go through developing emet at that age. I first developed it in about 2nd grade and of corse everyone was getting sick since I was in school. it helps so much to know others understand how it feels to be in a panic over a single word or phrase I absolutely hate having emet and knowing that some older people have it helps a lot thanks for commenting 🙂
@@isabellestrickland1139 aw i’ve found my crowd! however i had surgery recently and my anxiety after that put me off medicine, i hope i can find joy in it again because i used to be so interested :(
I got a panic attack and I quickly came to your video , just the fact that you explained exactly how I felt made me feel so much better. sometimes I feel so angry because I feel the way I do when I get a panic attack. I get so scared to get sick .. I'm glad I found this video 💖
You are an amazing girl sweetheart. That's coming from a woman who has it and had it since 1965. I truly thought that I was the only person on the planet that was afraid of that. I still have them, but they are not as frequent as when I was younger. You helped me through a panic attack tonight. Thank you. You are the brave one!!
I have such bad emetophobia and god I loved you and your videos enough and this just made it so much better. I'm currently having an emeto attack and this is helping me so much. Thank you so much.
Hi there! I just wanted to thank you, this might sound corny but I mean every word of it, I was a terrible emetophobic, I was up all night, pacing back and fourth and not eating much at all, as a result my school work suffered and my friendships didn't seem important, I was so desperate I looked up emetophobia on UA-cam and I found you, I swear you saved my life, you helped me calm down enough to realize how silly it is to fear throwing up so much, I made an effort to stop my attacks when they happened, and you were always there to talk me through it. Once I cured my emetophobia I could focus on school work again and I kind of became a teachers pet xD the point of this comment is not to make people feel bad for me, I just remembered, you deserved my most sincere thank you. Ily xxx -Marisa
A couple years ago my emetophobia was paralysing (now it is much better). I remember waking up in the middle of the night feeling ill and being paralysed, not wanting to move in fear of throwing up. I remember finding this video and watching it on repeat for almost an hour til I fell back to sleep again. I really appreciate this video, I’ve come back to it many times, thank you for making it🫶
She’s an angel, pls make an hour version I’m here again after 11 months…. I feel so nauseous and im so scared idk what do ant um not going to the bathroom because I just can’t believe “that” could happen. (I didn’t do it) Here again after a year… I feel so nauseous and I’m terrified idk what to do do I’m so scared I can’t even put it into words and I’m actually crying. ( I didn’t do it) Here again after a month..I am crying again and idk how I’m gonna get better but throwing up is not an option. I hate the thought of throwing up, the waiting in anticipation, the nauseous feeling, the throwing up and the throw up itself. I feel like I would rather die than throw up.
I have gotten some comments from people, asking me to make more videos about this topic. I would love to make more! I want to help people as much as I can. What sorts of videos would you like to see? What would be the most helpful? I could maybe do an emetophobia Q&A? I am interested to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below with a suggestion for a video and I will definitely give it a try.
Your emetophobia story? Of course if that is ok with you? And maybe how to possibly get around eating in a restaurant? That would be a massive help Jona :) Thank you
JonasAlmostFamous Are there specific things that you are afraid of in relation to your emetophobia? Like for me, other's getting sick doesn't bother me and even making myself sick is okay. It's literally a control factor for me and the stomach bug. It's the fact that I cannot control much if I get sick and if I do get the stomach bug, am I going to wake up in the middle night sprinting for the bathroom or is it going to be "violent" or could I potentially choke or will I be alone when it happens (which is likely)? So do you have any specific fears within your emetophobia?
+JonasAlmostFamous Anyone know what is Zomopanic Eraser about? I hear many individuals kick away their panic attacks forever with Zomopanic Eraser (google search it)
+JonasAlmostFamous *If You or Someone You Love is Suffering from Panic Attacks or Anxiety, Then This Will Be the Most Important Letter You Will Ever Read* Click here ==> panicanxietyg0ne.tumblr.com
I use logic to try and combat the anxiety. I say to myself, “You have a strong immune system. Why would you throw up when it’s the middle of summer and there is nobody around you to give you the bug?” It doesn’t always work but it’s better than nothing lol. I think the reason gum helps is because the act of chewing distracts me from my brain screaming at me.
I just woke up in the middle of the night. I just woke up n* and I can’t stop thinking about it. The more I think about it, the more n* I feel. Writing this makes me feel better I’m not going to lie. Thank you for this video, the reassurance really helps in a crisis like now.
i know that this is almost 10 years old but this helps so much. every night i am up at 1 am and i can’t go back to sleep because i’m having a panic attack and i watch this video. this video is so comforting and reduces my stress. :)
These things are hard to remember mid panic, still await the day when the nausea is real. Thank you for posting this, it's helpful and so thoughtful, you're a lovely person :)
Like3moAMAZINGG Aw, thank you so much! It means a lot to me to hear that this is helpful. I can definitely relate to having trouble remembering these things mid-panic. You aren't alone! And I think you are a lovely person as well :)
My daughter has emetaphobia and she puts this on when she's having a panick attack, it helps her heaps! Thank u so much. I hope your still doing well x
Everyone in these comments make me feel so...just not alone.... i feel like the only person in the world when these panic attacks happen but this videk and the comments help so so much.
hi my name is Samantha, I have suffered emetophobia all my life and it is horrible, when people are sick I have a major panic attack and when I feel sick I sometimes start to cry, at first I thought I was the only one with this problem, when im sick I choke myself as it is soo horrible, your video really helped me, thank you xxx :)
I'm only half way through the video right now but I'm freaking out I'm 12 and I don't know what to do my parents are annoyed with me and it's 11:30 at night and I can't talk to anyone right now and I'm terrified. This video is helping me. UPDATE: it's about 12 now and I'm a lot calmer. Thanks Jonah. I'm still a bit nervous because my stomach hurts a little
I'm 11 (you're older now though haha) and I have the same problem. I feel the same symptoms and my parents keep saying I'm fine but my stomach is feeling funny and my mouth keeps getting dry and if you ever want to talk just let me know :)
This is literally a decade old video but I just need to say THANK YOU SO SO MUCH. Most people could not even begin to understand how much this video means to me but you will. Thank you for your warm and comforting presence
My severe emetophobia controls me. Whenever my body feels threatened by anything to do with vomiting, I literally have a panic attack and start to cry. I am having a mini panic attack now and this has been helping me. I thank you.
same. every aspect of my life is affected by emetophobia, and when i think about it i panic so much. it is so hard to live with, sometimes i think i can’t survive it. but every time i wanted to give up, i haven’t. every time i decide i can try once more, and i’ve made it this far. keep going, i believe in you and i am so proud of you 🫶
I want you to know you've been there for me so many times, and more comforting sometimes than my own family or even hospital staff or emts, thank you so much.
This video is such a life saviour. I know it's an old video, but thank you sososo much for this. Everything you said, every single words, was so on point. I actually cried because it feels good to have someone who knows what i'm going through, telling me that it will be okay. Bless your soul.
This is my fifth time watching this video. I'm home alone and far away from my family and I just needed someone to be with me. Thank you thank you thank you
"I know that might be hard right now but I also promise that you are strong and you can do this" "I know it feels awful but its ok that its happening."
Thank you for this video. I really didn't know this was a real thing. My sister always makes fun of me because of this, if she's sick she will purposefully get close to me. Some people that don't have this don't know how scary it is. I've had this since I was about 7, I am now 17. This video really helped me. I was getting that weird feeling, but now I feel better, thank you.
this actually helped me sm. theres a slight trigger warning so dont press read more if you are very sensitive i went to a choir event that is very serious and very fun, but towards the end they were telling us to eat good and stay hydrated (we go back tmr) and they were telling us that if we didnt we were going to get sick and it made me super scared, it was the first time my emetophobia made me not want to eat, but i was also scared that if i didnt eat i would still get sick. then to make matters worse, a girl got sick on the bus ride home . but this video helped me a lot, i wasnt really having a panic attack but i was very uneasy. im going to use these tips if i get scared tomorrow🥰
FINALLY!!! SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS EMETAPHOBIA PANIC ATTACKS!!! I can't express how happy and relieved this made me feel when I found this I started crying!!!!
Thank you thank you thank you for making this video. I'm 19, a college student, and I've had emetophobia since I was 5. It's improved in some ways but it's got worse in others and it's starting to become harder to enjoy everyday life. Currently, tons of people at my university are getting a mysterious stomach bug and 2 of my 3 roommates are showing symptoms and needless to say, I'm freaking out and feeling pretty hopeless. This video helped so much, I can't thank you enough. I'm just now starting to understand that tons of people have emetophobia and knowing other people out there are struggling too makes me feel less alone. Something about you is just so sweet and bright and hopeful, I started to feel better just a few seconds into the video. Thank you so much
you are literally the nicest person ever. i'm afraid there might be a bug going around in my family so i'll probably be returning to this video a lot the next few days :')
I have a stomach virus for the first time in thirteen years, and I am actually coping better then I thought. The unthinkable happened to me yesterday, but I survived and I know in a day or two I’ll be fine. Thank you for understanding and trying to help us emetophobes. ❤️
I'm not sure how often or if ever you check these comments anymore. But I'd love to share how my situation relates. Im 30 years old and have struggled with anxiety since I was around 11 years old. At age 15, I developed emetophobia which somehow got worse throughout the years. I have now suffered with this for half my entire life. I also have obsessive compulsive disorder which very often convinces me I'm sick even though I'm not. If I even start to feel nauseas, I go into a panic attack. My heart races, i sweat, I shake and I even have trouble talking. My panic attacks which often stem from emetophobia, have even almost led me to the hospital because I freak out so badly. For someone with such anxiety, I live a pretty functional life with a good job, great husband and everything. But on those nights where I start to feel nauseas for any reason, I desperately search for videos like this. I've watched this video so many times just to get that feeling that I'm not alone. Many people don't understand how terrifying and frustrating emetophobia can be. I appreciate this video so much as well as everyone else in the comments sharing their similar experiences. As hard is this disorder can be, it makes it more bearable when there are others who understand.
I’m 15 with ocd, anxiety, and emetophobia and it has taken over my life. Like to the point that I can’t eat anymore. I check these comments almost daily, to remind myself that I’m not alone and to try and help people. This was one of the most relatable comments I’ve read, but I’m so sorry you understand me this much and have gone through this for so long. You’re brave, strong, and I’m proud of you. Keep fighting ♥️
@@-a-s-h I'm so sorry to hear that, and thank you, i appreciate your kind words.I 100 percent know what youre going through. When I started high school, my mom.was diagnosed with cancer and my ocd skyrocketed. I was getting panic attacks, and soon after came the emetophobia. But, I do have to say, ages 16, 17, 18 were some of the best times of my life despite my disorders. Things do get better and it's a great age to discover more about yourself and how you're going to shape your future. As much as I struggle today as an older adult, I do still lead a mostly normal, happy life. But sometimes those panic attack nights get to me for sure! I'm glad you find comfort in these comments too. You're not alone 💙
I absolutely never comment on videos. But this one, oh my god, this one has saved me multiple times from huge panic attacks. I’m currently having full-body shakes and can not sleep and this is helping me so much. Everyone, I promise, you will be okay❤ This feeling will pass
I get were your coming from what helps me is picturing a safe place that you like with your two favourite people loving and helping you then picture take that safety with you were ever you go
I know this videos old but I’m going to comment anyway because it helps to share my experience idk. I used to struggle with this as a kid and it stopped and it suddenly came back after years and that’s why it was so scary at first. I’ve been getting a panic attack that I’m going to throw up I’d say nearly everyday for the last 5 months and it’s the most exhausting and terrifying thing I’ve ever gone through. It’s worse because the actual throwing up part isn’t the scariest part to me it’s the feeling of nausea and panic when ur waiting for the vomit and u can feel it coming up so the fact my panic attacks are literally that exact same feeling is why it’s so terrifying because I never actually throw up. I feel like I’m exaggerating and being dramatic and childish because I’m letting something as small as throwing up that everyone goes through everyday affect my life so much and so it’s nice to watch someone talk to me understanding me. I had my worst one yet last night I woke up at 7am randomly and immediately starting panicking and it scared me because the time I did throw up that started all of this I woke up with that same feeling. I normally know I won’t throw up and it’ll go away but this one was really bad and I genuinely thought I was going to throw up I went in the bathroom and all. It gets depressing because I just want to be normal I want to be able to eat properly again I want to be able to enjoy things without the constant thought of throwing up and it ruining everything
I don’t know what to do anymore, I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, just the thought of the word makes me break down. I can’t anymore, why do I have to live like this?? Thank you so much for the video, it helped me out today, it’s not cured but I do know it that watching this everyday does help a lot. Thank you 💜
I appreciate you and this video so so much. Emetophobia is definitely a tough journey to heal and there are a surplus of triggers. But videos like this, help so much and remind me that this panic and anxiety WILL PASS! Whoever is watching, it will pass! You can get through this anxiety, the same way you have gotten through all of them!
It's been a year. A year since my first ever panic attack. A year since I logged onto my computer hyperventilating with shaking hands and typed "Emetophobia panic attack" knowing nothing was going to come up because why would it? Why would anyone make a video about a phobia almost no one has? The absolute relief I felt when this video popped up cannot be described. I used to come here all the time. Once a month, once a week. But that first panic attack made me realize that I needed help. I started therapy. And now, a year later for the first time, I am not here because it is 2 in the morning and I'm crying and shaking and panicking because I'm thinking that this time it's real, this time I'm going to die. No, I'm here today to say that I'm getting through it. I still have work to do. And there will still be days when I click the link pinned to the top of my screen in a split-decision panic. But it will get better. I am working to help it get better. Thank you for all you have done :)
Update: *another trigger warning* I did it! I got through the sick! When I was about 8 or 9 I started really fearing being sick. I don’t know why. One day I just randomly woke up nauseated and began freaking out. Ever since that day, I was determined that I would never, EVER get sick ever again. I stopped eating, just the thought of food made my stomach clench, I avoided ever looking down in cars and I stopped going on things I usually enjoyed such as rollercoasters for fear that they’d make me sick (even though they never had before). I got so skinny. At 10 years old, I was 5’0 and 50 pounds. The weight of a five year old. My parents, unable to convince me to eat more than a few tiny bites of even my favorite foods (chicken nuggets and mac n cheese) finally took me to the emergency room when I one day became pale and dizzy. They performed an endoscopy, since the only information I was brave enough to give the staff was “my tummy hurts all the time and whenever I eat.” My results came back normal, but the doctor knew it had something to do with anxiety. I started seeing a therapist, and though I never ended up telling her about my fear, I began eating again once my growth spurt hit. And man, did I eat! I would finish what my parents had left over, and thirty minutes later feel starved once again! Things began to turn around. I was even able to avoid being sick during this time. Within the past year, I have been sick twice (including today) and I’ve been brave enough to not try to avoid it. I just tell myself repeatedly, “you’ll feel better afterwards. you’re going to feel so much better.” and it usually works. it doesn’t stop the anxiety, but it keeps my panic under control. Oh, and I also braved the number one “sick factor” that I’ve been avoiding for almost ten years: rollercoasters. One of my closest friends DEMANDED that I go on Expedition Everest at Disney World. I agreed, but she had to drag me on sobbing and pulling back. Before the ride started, I was finally brave enough to explain my fear of being sick. She was so reassuring, holding my hand and promising me that even if I got sick I’d be okay; and if I got sick we never had to ride a coaster ever again. I had an absolute blast!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 i can’t even i can’t i can’t believe how much i needed this 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 thank you so so much thank you for the validation, for the facts. i didn’t know that being sick was a rare occurrence, that it’s our body’s last resort. that helped me more than you will ever know. i haven’t left the house in 3 months, haven’t been to school in 10 months, all because of severe anxiety, mainly because of emetophobia. thank you 😭😭🖤
hey everyone! i know this might not be what you want to hear, but you will throw up one day. whether that be now after you watch this video or in the far future, it's inevitable. i know it's a hard pill to swallow because i too have emetophobia, but i threw up for the first time in 11 years (i'm 20yo) right after watching this video. i was panicking because the nausea just kept getting worse and worse. it eventually got so bad that i gagged, but nothing came up, then finally about 3 hours later, it happened. it was an experience and it isn't pleasant, however, it's over quickly and the feeling isn't as bad as i made it out to be in my head. my phobia hasn't been completely gotten rid of, but i definitely don't feel as anxious about it anymore now that it has happened. i hope this helps someone out there.
Omg that's the exact situation I was in 3 weeks ago when I threw up. I hadn't thrown up since I was 8. I'm 20 now. I hate to admit you're right. I had to admit that others were right when they told me I would throw up one day. I had to accept the fact that I am not invincible to throwing up. I didn't want to believe it, but it isn't something we can escape. I'm currently struggling to feel better. The whole thing felt like an out of body experience and I couldn't say a word for a day from pure shock. I lost 10 pounds that week because I refused to eat in fear that it would happen again. I'm currently nauseous, and not entirely sure if it's all in my mind or not. It's still terrifying for me. I hope to one day vomit and bounce back like it's a normal bodily function... because it simply is. I'm jealous of those who can throw up and go back to their normal daily activities. My boyfriend is one of them. It truly amazes me how he can throw up one second, and just act completely normal the next. Like how do people do that!? Thanks for sharing your story. It just resonated so much with me
this video has been the only thing that has successfully calmed me down and comforted me. i get really emotional and im incredibly sensitive so i cry every time i watch too. my emetophobia takes over my life, and i can’t do anything without thinking about it. it’s been torture to even be alive sometimes.. its ruined my life and it continues to. every time i hear your voice and watch this video i feel like im safe and sound and my emotions come flooding and i cry and cry. i feel understood. it’s so hard to find the support we need and this video is just such a blessing. i’m so anxious right now. i’m so upset. my stomach and head are hurting so bad, and i am kinda alone at the minute. i can’t do this alone. i can’t 🤮 alone either.. i always need my mom or close friends or my girlfriend. i’m so scared because this year i threw up alone for the first time and it was miserably scary. i had to call my girlfriend and i was sobbing and freaking out.. i’ve had it my whole entire life. i just wish it would stop and get better. it’s getting harder to find peace. thank you for being that peace.. ❤ my mom knows i watch this video a LOT and she’s grateful for you too. thank you so much.
*trigger warning* i needed this so much... I've had emetophobia for as long as i can remember. it never really got in the way of anything since i hardly ever get sick and i rarely found myself in situations where anyone else felt sick. but today after school, i was hanging out with my girlfriend in a practice room - a tiny room off of the band room that's about the size of a large closet. we were working on homework when suddenly she said she didn't feel good. she was starting to get a migraine, and she kept reassuring me that she felt fine, but eventually she said she felt like she was going to be sick. she was sitting closer to the door than i was, so i didn't even know how i would get out of the room. eventually she moved out of the way, so i ran to grab a trash bin for her and once i gave it to her i left to calm down and find a teacher. eventually the situation was fine, but today was the day that i realized i need to try to help my emetophobia. my girlfriend means the world to me, so it was terrible to not be able to help her because i was too busy having a panic attack. I'm gonna get over this, not only for my sake, but for my girlfriends as well.
everyone is annoyed bc i have emetophobia. "It wont even happen.." that doesnt help. I got my period and i feel so sick. I am scared but reading this comments, i feel safe. I am not alone.
i’ve been coming to this video for years everytime i start to get anxious or have a panic attack and it’s called me down every time. i grew up watching this but clearly never grew out of the anxiety lol
it's good knowing that I'm not alone. Today I had a panic attack and I told my mom about it..she told me that it's a normal part of life and she just makes the situation way worse... however my dad is the complete opposite and totally understands... thank you so much... this makes me feel so much better and not as depressed
I went ten years without getting sick, and all that progress I made with my phobia went out the window a few months ago. This is an old vid, I know, but I came across it while desperately looking for help for my phobia. Ive been having anxiety every single night for the past few months and this didnt get rid of the anxiety completely but it did help me focus on something other than my questionable tummy. Thank you so much for making this
@@beanie6023 this video is acutally about getting sick wtf can yall stop with the triggers. I also have really bad emetophobia but it gets worse when you avoid everything about getting sick.
Sometimes it makes me feel so guilty if a family member or friend is sick, and they want me to be with them but I just can't because it causes me so much panic and anxiety and I just feel so selfish. I'm terrified everyday of being sick and nothing scares me more than that
lovelyizzy me with my sister :(
lovelyizzy me too
My brother was just sick at 6:30am and he asked me to help him but I couldn't and I feel horrible for it. But it's also tough because he doesn't know or understand the things I go through when one of my family members is sick. They tell me "you're not the one who's sick" etc and it makes me feel horrible
Yeah, my friend had a cold and came over to play (I was 8) and I told her to go home and rest. I felt bad :(
Same! When someone in my fam is sick and they ask me to take care of them im like "uhhh i cant" and they'll get mad. I feel bad and guilty
POV: you’re here because you’ve just had another emetophobia panic attack 🥺😔
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I know this is a super old video
I’m 30 and struggle with emetophobia and I watch this every time I get panicky about throwing up. Just want you to know you are still making an impact.
please never never ever delete this video. it’s gotten me through so many panic attacks and truly does make me feel like i’m not alone. currently having a bit of a attack right now and still following your words of kindness. an infinity thank you for this video❤️
“Your not going to be sick” I’ve wanted to hear this since I was 9 years old thank you so much.
@@herbertcat8 ah I get it np! No matter how long it’s frightening non the less. Hope you’re doing ok!
@@herbertcat8 Me too, and to make things worse I have to go to a doctor in May 10 and I’m pretty terrified. I already have iatrophobia and one of the main symptoms of anxiety attacks for me is nausea which makes me panic even more since I’m already emetophobic so any advice will be helpful 🥲👍
I’ve had it for a while like 5-6 years but it got bad after I got pandas from strep
OMG SAME
"your not going to be sick" that's what I was told when I was sick, now I'm traumatised.
I think one of the worst things is when I'm having a panic attack and someone says "it's fine no one likes being sick" (I don't want to say the word in case it's triggering) it just makes me so mad like when they say that all I can think is "YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I DONT WANT TO BE SICK RIGHT NOW"
Same!I get so scared,and most people don't understand
So true! Because no one likes it, there's no one to tell you, "It's not that bad" or "It's all in your head." There's no reassurance.
exactly!
lovelyizzy the WORST trigger phrase for me is when people ask me "ARE YOU OK" because I literally think because they asked that I AM NOT OK😫😫. Same with "do you have to throw up"? I'm like "JESUS LORD PLEASE BE QUIET OMG STOP"😂😂
lovelyizzy same they don't understanddddddd 😭😭😭😭
whenever people reassure me it makes me cry so this made me bawl
delaney mavica same
Im bawling my eyes out
same
Same and I fear vomit to
I just can’t do
I am HORRIBLY Emetophobic- I literally get so scared whenever I feel nauseas and seeing people get sick, hearing them be sick, or having people talk about not feeling well- I get so scared. I start to shake and I literally feel so so bad and start to get nauseas. I drink really small sips of water and that helps me. And sometimes I just tell myself that if I really need to be sick because maybe I ate too fast or feel too anxious I just say- "Lauren, you are SAFE- nobody has ever died from throwing up. I know it's going to be so unpleasant. I know it's not going to be fun. I know you don't want to. I know you're so scared. But you are STRONG and you'll get through this. Throwing up can't harm you. Your body needs this release- you're gonna do it and feel 100x better after".
And sometimes I don't even do it but just telling myself that helps me. I throw on vids like this (since it's happening right now) or very low Spa music with the waves crashing or a thunderstorm or the bird's chirping. And taking small sips of water or even licking ice can make me feel so much better.
I love this video and I love you :). You're an amazing person. This video is def helping me. And feeling SAFE is the #1 priority as well as taking care of yourself. I've thrown up from panic early in the AM and my mom will bring me out (in the summer) and talked me through it and made me warm chamomile tea and water. She told me to keep drinking it and I got instantly better :).
You do not understand how much I relate it’s so bad, and ppl without this fear literally do not understand. Your not alone..❤️
Lauren Allison SAME OMG SOMBODY WHO NOS ME XD
You are a WONDERFUL human being...... thank god we have you
Lauren Allison i just had one it sucks :(
Same I have emetophobia. Whenever someone throws up or I even just hear it I literally scream and run away with my hear pounding very fast.
i feel like emetophobia controls me. everything it tells me i listen, and i do the things it wants me to do.
Wow. That’s deep.
Literally I’m scared to do anything or even eat sometimes because of it it holds me back from so many things
@@Everf11 EXACTLY 😭😭😭
i understand this. eating has been a bit of a struggle sometimes, and there's some foods that i absolutely will not touch (ex: raw anything like sushi, steak that isn't fully cooked, etc).
This!!😭
TW thank u for not saying '"Throw up" instead u said getting sick and that helps
hi emery
Hey Emery I love your channel so much. You are so talented and I believe you are gonna go really far in the future! I never knew that you had a fear of this 🥺🥺❤️❤️ If you could reply I would actually scream with joy! Thankyou
OMG YOU HAVING EMETOPHOBIA REALLY HELPS ME- I feel less weird ab it now 😪
Agreed 💕
aw i never knew you have emetophobia!
if anyone here gets anxiety from the sinus drainage in your throat, try eating a small amount of salt. It helps so much.
Harrycheez OH MY GOD I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE. THANKS SO MUCH
you’re a life saver
you literally just saved my life. thank you so much!
........THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO SO MUCH
I gosh i cried while watching this. this is the first time ive gotten Validation for my emetophobia, and hearing a voice i can believe. thank you so much
uraniumDrive me too:)))) it helped me so much
Samd
I literally started crying because I've never heard another person talk about this.
I just woke up (1:00 am) , and I'm having an attack. I have no one to help me. Everyone is just annoyed that I am Emetaphobic. I wish I could talk to you right now ☹
Amanda Jones here for you. Email me if u ever want to talk- laurenmelissa97@yahoo.com. I have bad anxiety and severe Emetaphobia. If anyone on this video EVER needs to talk.. I am here and you can email me. My name is Lauren, email right above all^. GodBless and stay strong- we will ALL make it through. We are NOT "stupid, babies, annoying" or anything that perhaps people have made us feel. Our fear is as *REAL* as anything else. Don't ever be ashamed. I'm so lucky my BF understands and my mom, brother, and sister understand as well as friends :). You are NEVER alone! I am here! GodBless you all. Call on me if you need me😘❤️- Lauren, a fellow Emetophobic😷
same
Amanda Jones I feel you
I have the same at least twice a week. But it's OK. You're not alone. Email me if you like at c.krauskopf@seznam.cz I'm from the Czech Republic so you see, its a global feeling. Keep ya head up🤗
You latterly just described what im going through right now, 1 am and no one will talk to me about my emetiphobia like i get pushed aside its really lonely but this bid helped
I'm not sure about anyone else, but the phrase "getting sick" is a lot better than "being sick" is that anyone else?
The fact that it’s our body’s last resort, as you mentioned, is so comforting to hear. That never crossed my mind, and because of this severe emetophobia ive Never learned to appreciate what my body does for me. If you’re struggling right now, you’re not alone at all, we’re all here, dealing with the same thing, and we’re all gonna overcome it together ❤
we’ve got this 🫶
@@wisteriaaa_23 dude your making me cry so much right now 😭😭😭😭we need more people like you
please please dont delete this video. It has helped me and so many other people as you can see! Infinite thank you's. I'm just calming down from an attack right now. I'm so thankful and proud you made this 💜
I don't know how much longer I can last with my emetophobia, losing weight a lot because eating triggers the panic attack. I express the frustration in my song writing but I am struggling to perform in public and even getting in the studio to record.
When I was younger, I was 5'4" and weighed 59lbs. I was too scared to eat because in my mind it was "Don't eat=that can't happen" when that clearly isn't the case. The only way I could eat without panicking was if I had Ginger Ale with my food. I have no clue why, but plain ginger ale kept me calm, and made the physical symptoms of eating-panic lessen. Try soda of some sort, like ginger ale, sprite/sierra mist, or squirt. It worked wonders for me.
Hey I hope you're still hanging in there. I sought out an eating disorder specialist for the same problem. I was put on a med called Remeron (mirtazapine) and it cut out the nausea I was always feeling as well as allowing me to eat more than a few bites without feeling full and nauseous. There is hope! wishing you the best xo
Final Froggit Approaches I was just reading this comment and I, like you, relate to that so much . Instead of ginger ale, my safe drink is sprite. If I drink sprite when eating, sometimes I'll feel more safe and instead of not eating absolutely anything I'll eat just a tiny bit at least
If your scared to eat certain foods start low and slow with toast, pasta, pizza and them make your way up to chicken and other foods
Lol 2 currently that’s all I am eating 😔
found this 3 years ago and still come back, i promise, IT DOES GET EASIER!!!!! i usually only have these moments 1-2 a month now instead of EVERYDAY!!
What helped you I’ve been struggling really bad lately ..
I instantly started balling my eyes out cause I’ve never known someone that had understood so much. thank you. I start therapy Thursday.
What kind of therapy? Is it working?
Hey can you update me?
i’ve had therapy and they didn’t understand but i wish u well
can you update us? :)
Update? :)
Thank you SO MUCH FOR THIS. Every other panic video just says “you aren’t going to die” but that’s not what I’m afraid of. I’ve had anxiety attacks about being sick since elementary school and I haven’t thrown up in 8 years. But every single time I feel anything (it could literally be gas) I go into a panic. I’ve never felt so heard this video is everything again thank you so much
omg Rlly? 8 years? i literally count every years it happens i feel better knowing i can go more years without being sick wow
Pls what helped u I’m 13 and going through this I need help!
@@MetalSchemaexactlyyyy i haven't for almost 5 years
@@ybinkyyI’ve found the best way to manage it is to do something that occupies your mind. Going for a walk is a great one
@@ybinkyythe best thing I found is trying to reel in the nausea. Some of my favorites that I find sometimes works for me is smelling lavender essential oil, wearing sea bands (wrist acupuncture bands), listening to a nausea and/or anxiety frequency on UA-cam, put cold towel on back of neck, chew mint gum, and sit up.
I'm having such a bad stomach ache and I'm having really bad anxiety right now. Thank you for making this it's making me feel better :)
Same right now it’s happening
It’s happening to me because uh digestive issues and I’m scared I’m crying
LilyXOXO are you ok now?
cheese on toast- it went away that time but right now I’m feeling worse
Same but its because ✨I had pizza and I’m lactose intolerant✨
Thank you so much, having a 4.30 in the morning panic attack and this made me feel less lonely. It's also so great to hear "you're not going to be sick" and "you're going to be okay". I think that's what we need to hear as our brain is telling us 'you're sick and youre going to vomit'. great video, thank you I hope eventually all us is overcome this.
I have the exact same problem!
1:23am here
04:37 am here
6:00 am 👌🏻🙁
leah chiara same I wake up random times during the night
make one an hour long!!!!! that would be the best thing for me, since my panic attacks last a very long time.
Hailey Sings I second this!!! x
Someone told me once that a panic attack lasts only 30 seconds. What bullshit! That person obviously never had one!
MadnessGirlHailey mine lasted for 3 hours.
Mine depend on the day tbh. I’ve had one last for 5 minutes before and one last almost a whole day.
please do
I know this video is 9 years old and I’m just finding it for the first time. After an hour of panic I came across this video and was calmed within 5 minutes of listening. THANK YOU for this video ❤
i know this video is old, but if you’re still checking comments on this video, i just wanted to let you know how much this video means to me. it’s 12:30 am and i’m having a panic attack because i have to go back to school in the middle of a pandemic . i cant sleep, i can’t eat, and it’s hard. this video has helped me so so much i can’t thank you enough oh my god 🥺
update: i often come back to this video when i’m feeling anxious and it helps everytime. thank you for making this video
hey, me again. currently a sophomore in high school. i wrote that comment when i was about to start freshman year. i survived it without being sick. if i can survive you can too. you all got this.
@@burrnalle thank you. I’ve had it since junior year in high school and I keep coming back to this video. It helps to hear this
again i’m here!! i’m now a junior in high school!!! I am a straight A student. Emetophobia can be slowly healed!! i believe in all of you ♥️♥️♥️❤️
Same here
whenever I have a panic attack I chew gum and it really helps.
me too gum\mints it helps my nausea when I am having a panic attack
yaitana ruby valladares I do that it really does help always mint gum though
I alway use altoids
yaitana ruby valladares I’ve struggled with emetophobia for a very long time - I used to think I was crazy for this working! Always carry gum & water on me.
Gum has always been a way to distract myself but my family sometimes get mad because I eat it too fast when I get nervous. ㅠㅠ
2:37 am in the morning, emetophobia panic attacks are the worst, thank you for this
me right now at 3:43 am. just woke up freaking out.
Whenever someone throws up I just start chanting in my head “Your okay, your okay, your okay”
i litteraly cried so hard watching this, i feel so alone and like no one understands what exactly i’m going thru. i really wish i was able to talk and be comforted by people who actually have it and umder
I don’t leave my house because of my emetophobia. I do my school online, I don’t see my friends anymore, but what you said made me feel like I could breathe. “They are just thoughts” which helped me so much.
:')
I understand you, for years I was the same. I still struggle with it, though bit by bit I have pushed myself to live more and more 'normally'. Though living normally is living without the care that everyone gets sick every once in a while. "There's no preventing it" everyone says. It makes living and everyone outside of that safe space and those safe foods, safe behaviors, feel suffocating.
Im here to say you're not alone in that, and while it is so so scary, the chances of getting sick *especially* when youre careful (washing your hands, masking up, etc) are so slim. And it's so worth it when you can find enough courage to take the leap, and live life to the fullest. I know it's easier said than done, just know that you're not alone and someone here believes in you!
That’s me right now. I have a cold and I’m nauseous and panicking, I’m so scared.
I wish these videos existed when I was younger and had no internet access...
I woke up, with terrible cramps, which led me to go to the bathroom. What happened is a major trigger (especially when it happens in the middle of the night) ... I typed in "Emetaphobia attack help", and it led me to this video. I seriously cried for the first full minute of it. I couldn't think of anyone that would understand, or even care, to talk to me at 2:00 am. THANK YOU, so much, for this video. I NEED to hear that I'm "not going to be sick" repeatedly, and I'm sure you understand. This has been my life since I was at least 5 years old (and I'm 32 years old now). I just can't thank you enough. I wish I could FaceTime you, or text you when I get my attacks (or anyone that cared or understood) 🙏🏼 Thank you!
Thank you! Thank you!
Amanda Jones hi I know this what posted three years ago but I’m in a emet group on Instagram if you want to join x
hey_hey .x can I please?
hey_hey .x can I join please ?
hey_hey .x may I join as well?
hey_hey .x what is the handle for the insta??
My emetaphobia is so hard to deal with. My mum was like: “why are you anxious” and I told her I don’t know because I’m too scared to tell her
edit: hi!! four years later after this comment, it happened to me. i was s*. it wasn’t as scary and i’ve overcome my fear so much now with therapy and just growing as a person. my boyfriend recently t* u* and i was completely calm! i couldn’t be more happy with my improvement. even though it may not feel like it , it DOES get better!
you should definitely tell her. Emetophobia is a really common thing so with some research she should be able to understand. If not try talking to a mental health specialist. I find that talking to them helps because it always feels like they truly understand what’s happening in my brain.
@@eleanor3018 i have told my mum now, and i’ve had a psychologist and psychiatrist but this fear effects my everyday life still.. it triggers anxiety, intrusive thoughts and my ocd, it makes me stress over small things and i have flashbacks to the day i was sick similar to ptsd. i cant eat certain foods i had that day, use certain items and i wouldn’t be able to handle it if it happened to me again. i’m trying to work through it but things aren’t going so well 4 me rn ://
@@eleanor3018 I am doing so much better now! this may be triggering I’m not sure but “It” happened a few days ago and I’ve come to realize that it actually made me feel so much better than worse so that helped me a lot! I’m teaching myself not to think about it and it’s been working :)
@@chaseandseek im going throught a tough time right now too… i get regular migraines that cause intense nausea which terrifies me so much (for obvious reasons). if u ever need someone to talk to im here cos i 100% understand what ur going through!
@@eleanor3018 alright, thanks. this phobia has effected my everyday life, being the cause of my anxiety since eight years old and a lot of the reasons for why i am why i am sadly. i’m currently going through therapy, and soon some cognitive behavioural therapy because it’s more i have this fear because of something that has happened to me in the past.
it’s currently 5 am and this video is 7 years old but it is the best thing i’ve ever come across. i woke up, got sick, and that immediately triggered such a bad panic attack. i haven’t gotten sick like that in a long time and it immediately triggered a massive panic attack. thank you so so so much, you kind kind soul
i wanted to reply to this cause it's exactly how I feel rn... I woke up and felt so sick I got a panic attack. This video really helped and is helping me, I tried to make myself some lemonade as well but reading comments of people who got through this thanks to this video really makes me feel slightly better.
I love this video. I hate this irrational fear and the feelings that come up with it. Monitoring of symptoms can be exhausting.
I'm 14 and for 7 years I have been through hell and I was shaking thinking I was gonna v*. You calmed me down, thank you so much, I am so grateful xx
how’s life now that you’d 17 has your emetphobia gotten better?
@Sydney Victoria yea i only get the panic attacks before i go to bed or at night when i’m laying down
@@jayjay-ke4cb yah (btw this is my new ac) I still have them really bad and I’ve been watching this video every single time. It really helps
i’m 14 and ive had severe emetophobia since i was 6 too, i just found this video two weeks ago and it’s helped so much. i’m having a stomach ache rn and this vid and the comments are helping sm :,)
@@daisylizarraga3588 ive had it since I was 6 too! It’s so hard to deal with
I just had an panic attacks because my baby toddler got sick and I cried alot and I'm in my room and when my baby brother got sick I said nope and cried alot and plugged in my ears so I got my headphones and blasted some music reallllly loud and curled in a ball and cried and looked up video about panic attacks of emetophobia and i found this.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 thank you for making this video! 😁
I haven't slept in 3 days and I haven't been to school either. This makes me so happy & comforts me during makes me realize I'm not alone... Lately I've been hopeless about
Getting over this fear but knowing I'm not alone helps. I need to get over this, I'm trying my best, but this is amazing. Thankyou so much
how is it now?
Things that help me and may help you
Waking up nauseous freaking out having a panic attack and there’s nothing on the internet about what to do in the moment. You are a so wonderful for doing this and this video is helping me calm down. Thank you
this needs more views. i'm an emetophobe with a stomach bug right now and i seriously needed this
This is random but I was 1 when you wrote this comment :)
I understand I’ve had emetophobia since I was really little and it SUCKS but I hope you’re doing good!
Another random thing: my brother just expired ham and I cried for like an hour straight :D
@Im_bad_at_names-210 I FEEL SO OLD. let me tell you as you get older, it does get better! i still panic and deep clean things when i feel like something might make me sick, and i still avoid lots of things *but* the panic attacks get less bad. you live through it and you smile again every time. i'm proof!
@@fourtrackdemolition TYSM! Also ima try to say in a year
Hi! I'm david and I'm brazilian. i started to battle against emetophobia since 2012 and somehow it just happened, i was never really really worried about getting sick, but since that year my brain started to fear it. i'm 19 years old and, believe it or not, i started med school (it was a dream before the emet) - now that i've started, some days are really difficult and this has helped me a lot. i'm going to start the thrive programme this week. I love everything in life besides getting sick, that's why it hurts so bad, i wanted to help people as a doctor, i'm a musician, i love volleybol and video games and movies... But emet stole this happiness... I pray that all of us overcome this, no one deserves to live like this... Fearing yourself... Thank you for the video :)
Davi Sanches This is beautiful. You are inspiring! It is so important to follow your dreams and not let emet stop you. Proud of you!
JonasAlmostFamous hi Jona! Well, i started a UA-cam channel too, to help me with the med school and my challenges! I Intent to talk about emtophobia in english and portuguese to help more people i Can! Could you help me with my channel? Only liking, or subscribing... For now I'm recording simple covers but i want to improve, like using video's editor programmes hehe thank you and you're inspiring ! :)
Davi Sanches it must be so hard to have to go through developing emet at that age. I first developed it in about 2nd grade and of corse everyone was getting sick since I was in school. it helps so much to know others understand how it feels to be in a panic over a single word or phrase I absolutely hate having emet and knowing that some older people have it helps a lot thanks for commenting 🙂
This gives me hope! I have emetophobia, but also the dream to get into medical school. So I thought this fear would make it impossible. Thank you!
@@isabellestrickland1139 aw i’ve found my crowd! however i had surgery recently and my anxiety after that put me off medicine, i hope i can find joy in it again because i used to be so interested :(
I got a panic attack and I quickly came to your video , just the fact that you explained exactly how I felt made me feel so much better. sometimes I feel so angry because I feel the way I do when I get a panic attack. I get so scared to get sick .. I'm glad I found this video 💖
Melissa Laneey me too
“You are safe you are healthy you are going to be ok” made me cry. Thank you.
You are an amazing girl sweetheart. That's coming from a woman who has it and had it since 1965. I truly thought that I was the only person on the planet that was afraid of that. I still have them, but they are not as frequent as when I was younger. You helped me through a panic attack tonight. Thank you. You are the brave one!!
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I have such bad emetophobia and god I loved you and your videos enough and this just made it so much better. I'm currently having an emeto attack and this is helping me so much. Thank you so much.
Tyler Bullard love the pfp
I just woke up at 3 and I’m scared out of my mind that I’m gonna throw up, this is the worst night of my life I’m freaking out
Hi there! I just wanted to thank you, this might sound corny but I mean every word of it, I was a terrible emetophobic, I was up all night, pacing back and fourth and not eating much at all, as a result my school work suffered and my friendships didn't seem important, I was so desperate I looked up emetophobia on UA-cam and I found you, I swear you saved my life, you helped me calm down enough to realize how silly it is to fear throwing up so much, I made an effort to stop my attacks when they happened, and you were always there to talk me through it. Once I cured my emetophobia I could focus on school work again and I kind of became a teachers pet xD the point of this comment is not to make people feel bad for me, I just remembered, you deserved my most sincere thank you. Ily xxx
-Marisa
marisa schuldes how did you cure it?
Yes please how did you cure it?? 😫
I have the same troubles with emetophobia
A couple years ago my emetophobia was paralysing (now it is much better). I remember waking up in the middle of the night feeling ill and being paralysed, not wanting to move in fear of throwing up. I remember finding this video and watching it on repeat for almost an hour til I fell back to sleep again. I really appreciate this video, I’ve come back to it many times, thank you for making it🫶
Why can I relate to this so muchhhh!!
“You’re not sick, You will be okay!” Helped my very much. Thank you😌
She’s an angel, pls make an hour version
I’m here again after 11 months…. I feel so nauseous and im so scared idk what do ant um not going to the bathroom because I just can’t believe “that” could happen. (I didn’t do it)
Here again after a year… I feel so nauseous and I’m terrified idk what to do do I’m so scared I can’t even put it into words and I’m actually crying. ( I didn’t do it)
Here again after a month..I am crying again and idk how I’m gonna get better but throwing up is not an option. I hate the thought of throwing up, the waiting in anticipation, the nauseous feeling, the throwing up and the throw up itself. I feel like I would rather die than throw up.
I have gotten some comments from people, asking me to make more videos about this topic. I would love to make more! I want to help people as much as I can. What sorts of videos would you like to see? What would be the most helpful? I could maybe do an emetophobia Q&A? I am interested to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below with a suggestion for a video and I will definitely give it a try.
Your emetophobia story? Of course if that is ok with you? And maybe how to possibly get around eating in a restaurant? That would be a massive help Jona :) Thank you
You are amazing! It would be great if you could do some more videos about this! Thank you so, so, so much! xxxxx
JonasAlmostFamous Are there specific things that you are afraid of in relation to your emetophobia? Like for me, other's getting sick doesn't bother me and even making myself sick is okay. It's literally a control factor for me and the stomach bug. It's the fact that I cannot control much if I get sick and if I do get the stomach bug, am I going to wake up in the middle night sprinting for the bathroom or is it going to be "violent" or could I potentially choke or will I be alone when it happens (which is likely)? So do you have any specific fears within your emetophobia?
+JonasAlmostFamous Anyone know what is Zomopanic Eraser about? I hear many individuals kick away their panic attacks forever with Zomopanic Eraser (google search it)
+JonasAlmostFamous
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I use logic to try and combat the anxiety. I say to myself, “You have a strong immune system. Why would you throw up when it’s the middle of summer and there is nobody around you to give you the bug?” It doesn’t always work but it’s better than nothing lol. I think the reason gum helps is because the act of chewing distracts me from my brain screaming at me.
I just woke up in the middle of the night. I just woke up n* and I can’t stop thinking about it. The more I think about it, the more n* I feel. Writing this makes me feel better I’m not going to lie. Thank you for this video, the reassurance really helps in a crisis like now.
i know that this is almost 10 years old but this helps so much. every night i am up at 1 am and i can’t go back to sleep because i’m having a panic attack and i watch this video. this video is so comforting and reduces my stress. :)
i dont want to keep living like this
Me either
i know i can’t keep covering my ears and running away anytime someone coughs
These things are hard to remember mid panic, still await the day when the nausea is real. Thank you for posting this, it's helpful and so thoughtful, you're a lovely person :)
Like3moAMAZINGG Aw, thank you so much! It means a lot to me to hear that this is helpful. I can definitely relate to having trouble remembering these things mid-panic. You aren't alone! And I think you are a lovely person as well :)
My daughter has emetaphobia and she puts this on when she's having a panick attack, it helps her heaps! Thank u so much. I hope your still doing well x
Everyone in these comments make me feel so...just not alone.... i feel like the only person in the world when these panic attacks happen but this videk and the comments help so so much.
hi my name is Samantha, I have suffered emetophobia all my life and it is horrible, when people are sick I have a major panic attack and when I feel sick I sometimes start to cry, at first I thought I was the only one with this problem, when im sick I choke myself as it is soo horrible, your video really helped me, thank you xxx :)
Rainbows and ghostly cookies!!!! You aren't alone! I am glad to hear that this video helps.
I'm only half way through the video right now but I'm freaking out I'm 12 and I don't know what to do my parents are annoyed with me and it's 11:30 at night and I can't talk to anyone right now and I'm terrified. This video is helping me.
UPDATE: it's about 12 now and I'm a lot calmer. Thanks Jonah. I'm still a bit nervous because my stomach hurts a little
Itsryleehere • this is rlly me for real it makes me feel better that ppl have the same thing I get stomach aches and I think I’m sick and I panic
I'm 11 (you're older now though haha) and I have the same problem. I feel the same symptoms and my parents keep saying I'm fine but my stomach is feeling funny and my mouth keeps getting dry and if you ever want to talk just let me know :)
im 14 now and i’m having a panic attack + stomach ache rn too bc of my emetophobia, i hope you’ve improved on your emetophobia control
@@drqmz5719 lucky, my mouth is full of saliva when i get sick
This is literally a decade old video but I just need to say THANK YOU SO SO MUCH. Most people could not even begin to understand how much this video means to me but you will. Thank you for your warm and comforting presence
My severe emetophobia controls me. Whenever my body feels threatened by anything to do with vomiting, I literally have a panic attack and start to cry. I am having a mini panic attack now and this has been helping me. I thank you.
same. every aspect of my life is affected by emetophobia, and when i think about it i panic so much. it is so hard to live with, sometimes i think i can’t survive it. but every time i wanted to give up, i haven’t. every time i decide i can try once more, and i’ve made it this far. keep going, i believe in you and i am so proud of you 🫶
@@-a-s-hso relatable. And thanks so much. I believe in you too. The good thing is that we are not alone. You can do this!
I want you to know you've been there for me so many times, and more comforting sometimes than my own family or even hospital staff or emts, thank you so much.
Despite the fact that there are millions of sufferers, this phobia can cause such an intense feeling of loneliness
i feel very lonely, the pandemic has increased my anxiety by so much and it’s scary when having to isolate
It really does :/ especially when you're awake panicking and alone, and no one's awake with you to help you through it
You have helped me for the past 5 years get through my panic attacks. If I’m panicking, my family knows to immediately play this video 😭😂 thank you❤
This video is such a life saviour. I know it's an old video, but thank you sososo much for this. Everything you said, every single words, was so on point. I actually cried because it feels good to have someone who knows what i'm going through, telling me that it will be okay. Bless your soul.
For the visualization part I imagined Amsterdam and then when she said “What does it smell like” I was just like “Weed and alcohol...”
i’ve had this since i was 5 years old. and i’m now up at 4am with a attack. i just watched this is i’m so calm and relaxed
This is my fifth time watching this video. I'm home alone and far away from my family and I just needed someone to be with me. Thank you thank you thank you
"I know that might be hard right now but I also promise that you are strong and you can do this"
"I know it feels awful but its ok that its happening."
Thank you for this video. I really didn't know this was a real thing. My sister always makes fun of me because of this, if she's sick she will purposefully get close to me. Some people that don't have this don't know how scary it is. I've had this since I was about 7, I am now 17. This video really helped me. I was getting that weird feeling, but now I feel better, thank you.
this actually helped me sm. theres a slight trigger warning so dont press read more if you are very sensitive
i went to a choir event that is very serious and very fun, but towards the end they were telling us to eat good and stay hydrated (we go back tmr) and they were telling us that if we didnt we were going to get sick and it made me super scared, it was the first time my emetophobia made me not want to eat, but i was also scared that if i didnt eat i would still get sick. then to make matters worse, a girl got sick on the bus ride home . but this video helped me a lot, i wasnt really having a panic attack but i was very uneasy. im going to use these tips if i get scared tomorrow🥰
FINALLY!!! SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS EMETAPHOBIA PANIC ATTACKS!!! I can't express how happy and relieved this made me feel when I found this I started crying!!!!
you sound like my sister LOL, but when you said imagine a place, I thought of a beach with a crying pikachu and I hugged it
Thank you thank you thank you for making this video. I'm 19, a college student, and I've had emetophobia since I was 5. It's improved in some ways but it's got worse in others and it's starting to become harder to enjoy everyday life. Currently, tons of people at my university are getting a mysterious stomach bug and 2 of my 3 roommates are showing symptoms and needless to say, I'm freaking out and feeling pretty hopeless. This video helped so much, I can't thank you enough. I'm just now starting to understand that tons of people have emetophobia and knowing other people out there are struggling too makes me feel less alone. Something about you is just so sweet and bright and hopeful, I started to feel better just a few seconds into the video. Thank you so much
you are literally the nicest person ever. i'm afraid there might be a bug going around in my family so i'll probably be returning to this video a lot the next few days :')
hoping you don’t get the bug!
i’m free to talk if you need ♥️
@@-a-s-h can i talk to you for a sec
i’m so sorry i haven’t seen this until now! yes, you can talk to me anytime. are you ok?
@@craftsinthekitchen7400
I have a stomach virus for the first time in thirteen years, and I am actually coping better then I thought. The unthinkable happened to me yesterday, but I survived and I know in a day or two I’ll be fine. Thank you for understanding and trying to help us emetophobes. ❤️
I'm not sure how often or if ever you check these comments anymore. But I'd love to share how my situation relates. Im 30 years old and have struggled with anxiety since I was around 11 years old. At age 15, I developed emetophobia which somehow got worse throughout the years. I have now suffered with this for half my entire life. I also have obsessive compulsive disorder which very often convinces me I'm sick even though I'm not. If I even start to feel nauseas, I go into a panic attack. My heart races, i sweat, I shake and I even have trouble talking. My panic attacks which often stem from emetophobia, have even almost led me to the hospital because I freak out so badly. For someone with such anxiety, I live a pretty functional life with a good job, great husband and everything. But on those nights where I start to feel nauseas for any reason, I desperately search for videos like this. I've watched this video so many times just to get that feeling that I'm not alone. Many people don't understand how terrifying and frustrating emetophobia can be. I appreciate this video so much as well as everyone else in the comments sharing their similar experiences. As hard is this disorder can be, it makes it more bearable when there are others who understand.
I’m only 18 and going through this rn , you are so strong and I’m here with you 💕 we will get better i know it
@@bhodgyal thank you, that means so much. Wishing you the best, it's a tough journey but there are so many others like us 💙
I’m 15 with ocd, anxiety, and emetophobia and it has taken over my life. Like to the point that I can’t eat anymore. I check these comments almost daily, to remind myself that I’m not alone and to try and help people. This was one of the most relatable comments I’ve read, but I’m so sorry you understand me this much and have gone through this for so long. You’re brave, strong, and I’m proud of you. Keep fighting ♥️
@@-a-s-h I'm so sorry to hear that, and thank you, i appreciate your kind words.I 100 percent know what youre going through. When I started high school, my mom.was diagnosed with cancer and my ocd skyrocketed. I was getting panic attacks, and soon after came the emetophobia. But, I do have to say, ages 16, 17, 18 were some of the best times of my life despite my disorders. Things do get better and it's a great age to discover more about yourself and how you're going to shape your future. As much as I struggle today as an older adult, I do still lead a mostly normal, happy life. But sometimes those panic attack nights get to me for sure! I'm glad you find comfort in these comments too. You're not alone 💙
I cried when I knew I wasn't the only one.
Thanks so much! I am bookmarking this for emergencies because it's very calming. Thanks for doing this.
I absolutely never comment on videos. But this one, oh my god, this one has saved me multiple times from huge panic attacks. I’m currently having full-body shakes and can not sleep and this is helping me so much. Everyone, I promise, you will be okay❤ This feeling will pass
I know this video is old and I'm in my 30s but its getting me through this bad moment. Thank you
please never delete this
I get were your coming from what helps me is picturing a safe place that you like with your two favourite people loving and helping you then picture take that safety with you were ever you go
I know this videos old but I’m going to comment anyway because it helps to share my experience idk. I used to struggle with this as a kid and it stopped and it suddenly came back after years and that’s why it was so scary at first. I’ve been getting a panic attack that I’m going to throw up I’d say nearly everyday for the last 5 months and it’s the most exhausting and terrifying thing I’ve ever gone through. It’s worse because the actual throwing up part isn’t the scariest part to me it’s the feeling of nausea and panic when ur waiting for the vomit and u can feel it coming up so the fact my panic attacks are literally that exact same feeling is why it’s so terrifying because I never actually throw up. I feel like I’m exaggerating and being dramatic and childish because I’m letting something as small as throwing up that everyone goes through everyday affect my life so much and so it’s nice to watch someone talk to me understanding me. I had my worst one yet last night I woke up at 7am randomly and immediately starting panicking and it scared me because the time I did throw up that started all of this I woke up with that same feeling. I normally know I won’t throw up and it’ll go away but this one was really bad and I genuinely thought I was going to throw up I went in the bathroom and all. It gets depressing because I just want to be normal I want to be able to eat properly again I want to be able to enjoy things without the constant thought of throwing up and it ruining everything
I don’t know what to do anymore, I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, just the thought of the word makes me break down. I can’t anymore, why do I have to live like this?? Thank you so much for the video, it helped me out today, it’s not cured but I do know it that watching this everyday does help a lot. Thank you 💜
I appreciate you and this video so so much. Emetophobia is definitely a tough journey to heal and there are a surplus of triggers. But videos like this, help so much and remind me that this panic and anxiety WILL PASS! Whoever is watching, it will pass! You can get through this anxiety, the same way you have gotten through all of them!
It's been a year. A year since my first ever panic attack. A year since I logged onto my computer hyperventilating with shaking hands and typed "Emetophobia panic attack" knowing nothing was going to come up because why would it? Why would anyone make a video about a phobia almost no one has? The absolute relief I felt when this video popped up cannot be described. I used to come here all the time. Once a month, once a week. But that first panic attack made me realize that I needed help. I started therapy. And now, a year later for the first time, I am not here because it is 2 in the morning and I'm crying and shaking and panicking because I'm thinking that this time it's real, this time I'm going to die. No, I'm here today to say that I'm getting through it. I still have work to do. And there will still be days when I click the link pinned to the top of my screen in a split-decision panic. But it will get better. I am working to help it get better. Thank you for all you have done :)
Update: *another trigger warning* I did it! I got through the sick!
When I was about 8 or 9 I started really fearing being sick. I don’t know why. One day I just randomly woke up nauseated and began freaking out. Ever since that day, I was determined that I would never, EVER get sick ever again. I stopped eating, just the thought of food made my stomach clench, I avoided ever looking down in cars and I stopped going on things I usually enjoyed such as rollercoasters for fear that they’d make me sick (even though they never had before). I got so skinny. At 10 years old, I was 5’0 and 50 pounds. The weight of a five year old. My parents, unable to convince me to eat more than a few tiny bites of even my favorite foods (chicken nuggets and mac n cheese) finally took me to the emergency room when I one day became pale and dizzy. They performed an endoscopy, since the only information I was brave enough to give the staff was “my tummy hurts all the time and whenever I eat.” My results came back normal, but the doctor knew it had something to do with anxiety. I started seeing a therapist, and though I never ended up telling her about my fear, I began eating again once my growth spurt hit. And man, did I eat! I would finish what my parents had left over, and thirty minutes later feel starved once again! Things began to turn around. I was even able to avoid being sick during this time. Within the past year, I have been sick twice (including today) and I’ve been brave enough to not try to avoid it. I just tell myself repeatedly, “you’ll feel better afterwards. you’re going to feel so much better.” and it usually works. it doesn’t stop the anxiety, but it keeps my panic under control. Oh, and I also braved the number one “sick factor” that I’ve been avoiding for almost ten years: rollercoasters. One of my closest friends DEMANDED that I go on Expedition Everest at Disney World. I agreed, but she had to drag me on sobbing and pulling back. Before the ride started, I was finally brave enough to explain my fear of being sick. She was so reassuring, holding my hand and promising me that even if I got sick I’d be okay; and if I got sick we never had to ride a coaster ever again. I had an absolute blast!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
i can’t even
i can’t
i can’t believe how much i needed this 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
thank you so so much
thank you for the validation, for the facts. i didn’t know that being sick was a rare occurrence, that it’s our body’s last resort. that helped me more than you will ever know. i haven’t left the house in 3 months, haven’t been to school in 10 months, all because of severe anxiety, mainly because of emetophobia. thank you 😭😭🖤
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Kyla Goodale ???
hey everyone! i know this might not be what you want to hear, but you will throw up one day. whether that be now after you watch this video or in the far future, it's inevitable. i know it's a hard pill to swallow because i too have emetophobia, but i threw up for the first time in 11 years (i'm 20yo) right after watching this video. i was panicking because the nausea just kept getting worse and worse. it eventually got so bad that i gagged, but nothing came up, then finally about 3 hours later, it happened. it was an experience and it isn't pleasant, however, it's over quickly and the feeling isn't as bad as i made it out to be in my head. my phobia hasn't been completely gotten rid of, but i definitely don't feel as anxious about it anymore now that it has happened. i hope this helps someone out there.
Omg that's the exact situation I was in 3 weeks ago when I threw up. I hadn't thrown up since I was 8. I'm 20 now. I hate to admit you're right. I had to admit that others were right when they told me I would throw up one day. I had to accept the fact that I am not invincible to throwing up. I didn't want to believe it, but it isn't something we can escape. I'm currently struggling to feel better. The whole thing felt like an out of body experience and I couldn't say a word for a day from pure shock. I lost 10 pounds that week because I refused to eat in fear that it would happen again. I'm currently nauseous, and not entirely sure if it's all in my mind or not. It's still terrifying for me. I hope to one day vomit and bounce back like it's a normal bodily function... because it simply is. I'm jealous of those who can throw up and go back to their normal daily activities. My boyfriend is one of them. It truly amazes me how he can throw up one second, and just act completely normal the next. Like how do people do that!? Thanks for sharing your story. It just resonated so much with me
this made me feel seen, heard, and validated more that i have ever felt while panicking about this fear. this video has been a huge blessing for me
this video has been the only thing that has successfully calmed me down and comforted me. i get really emotional and im incredibly sensitive so i cry every time i watch too. my emetophobia takes over my life, and i can’t do anything without thinking about it. it’s been torture to even be alive sometimes.. its ruined my life and it continues to. every time i hear your voice and watch this video i feel like im safe and sound and my emotions come flooding and i cry and cry. i feel understood. it’s so hard to find the support we need and this video is just such a blessing. i’m so anxious right now. i’m so upset. my stomach and head are hurting so bad, and i am kinda alone at the minute. i can’t do this alone. i can’t 🤮 alone either.. i always need my mom or close friends or my girlfriend. i’m so scared because this year i threw up alone for the first time and it was miserably scary. i had to call my girlfriend and i was sobbing and freaking out.. i’ve had it my whole entire life. i just wish it would stop and get better. it’s getting harder to find peace. thank you for being that peace.. ❤ my mom knows i watch this video a LOT and she’s grateful for you too. thank you so much.
I'm proud of you
When you hugged the camera and said “you’re okay” it really made me feel so much better thank you so much
*trigger warning*
i needed this so much... I've had emetophobia for as long as i can remember. it never really got in the way of anything since i hardly ever get sick and i rarely found myself in situations where anyone else felt sick. but today after school, i was hanging out with my girlfriend in a practice room - a tiny room off of the band room that's about the size of a large closet. we were working on homework when suddenly she said she didn't feel good. she was starting to get a migraine, and she kept reassuring me that she felt fine, but eventually she said she felt like she was going to be sick. she was sitting closer to the door than i was, so i didn't even know how i would get out of the room. eventually she moved out of the way, so i ran to grab a trash bin for her and once i gave it to her i left to calm down and find a teacher. eventually the situation was fine, but today was the day that i realized i need to try to help my emetophobia. my girlfriend means the world to me, so it was terrible to not be able to help her because i was too busy having a panic attack. I'm gonna get over this, not only for my sake, but for my girlfriends as well.
Llama Socks Rock respect
You're like an angel! That video is by far the best thing about emetophobia that I've seen. Thank you so much for doing this
TheSecretKim This truly means a lot to me. I am so glad that this video has been helpful! Thank you for leaving this nice comment.
everyone is annoyed bc i have emetophobia. "It wont even happen.." that doesnt help.
I got my period and i feel so sick. I am scared but reading this comments, i feel safe. I am not alone.
Same! Normally during periods, u wont do it
i’ve been coming to this video for years everytime i start to get anxious or have a panic attack and it’s called me down every time. i grew up watching this but clearly never grew out of the anxiety lol
it's good knowing that I'm not alone.
Today I had a panic attack and I told my mom about it..she told me that it's a normal part of life and she just makes the situation way worse... however my dad is the complete opposite and totally understands... thank you so much... this makes me feel so much better and not as depressed
I went ten years without getting sick, and all that progress I made with my phobia went out the window a few months ago. This is an old vid, I know, but I came across it while desperately looking for help for my phobia. Ive been having anxiety every single night for the past few months and this didnt get rid of the anxiety completely but it did help me focus on something other than my questionable tummy. Thank you so much for making this
Please delete this comment it’s really triggering
@@beanie6023 this video is acutally about getting sick wtf can yall stop with the triggers. I also have really bad emetophobia but it gets worse when you avoid everything about getting sick.