Oh I'm with you there. I can't even IMAGINE how it would go if I had to confront my fear by coming in contact with someone's puke or something... or getting puked on... or being force-fed some salmonella... oh god oh god, if I lived through it I'd have years of PTSS to deal with.
I did want to mention that being on antidepressants has lessened the severity of the phobia to a point where I can be in a situation where puking *might* occur. Prior to being medicated, I didn't ever want to be in a bar, on a boat, in a doctor's office or emergency room, at an all-you-can-eat buffet, anywhere near raw oysters (no joke), oh god, the list goes on and on. The most telling aspect of my phobia's craziness was that some of these scenarios that I had concocted were laughably unlikely, like the oysters one.
Anyway, I found that Prozac helped a lot, which was ironic, because it made me a really pukey person. The whole time I was on it, I'd puke after one drink, during long car rides, if I ate something weird, but it actually didn't bother me. However, the weak stomach wound up being just as debiltating as the phobia, so I switched meds (well, technically I switched meds for various other reasons too, but this was an important one). Now I'm on Lexapro and mildly phobic, but I can live an almost normal life. I avoid keg parties like the plague though.
Kaiyla, what's the status with the job?




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Some days the anxiety of "will the child will vomit today/tonight?" are worse than others. I notice that the days where I have a cup or two of cofee, my anxiety/phobia feels heightened, so I've cut back on caffeine altogether on the days that I work. 
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