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    Default Re: Emetophobia -Ruining my life!! (long)

    Quote Originally Posted by HoneyHITZ View Post
    and i'd just like to say, im a firm believer that "facing your phobia head on" is not the best thing.... something that causes a severe panic attack isnt something you can just fight through, oftentimes, its a physical reaction, and that reaction is the hardest part... well, the hardest part for me is explaining my phobias to people :/
    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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    Default Re: Emetophobia -Ruining my life!! (long)

    The job is going ok. My anxiety however has worsened. 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.
    Since I have no health insurance I am unable to look into therapy where hypnosis for emet might be an option. So therefore, I'm just going to keep some Ativan on hand in case of emergencies, and hope for the the best.
    I've kind of tried to "expose" myself to vomiting in the way that if they show it on tv (like they ALWAYS do on MTV for some godforsaken reason), I will *TRY* to watch the person, but it doesn't seem to be helping. When I see it, all I can think is "Oh man, that's so gross and horrible, what if_____ does that on my shift?"
    This phobia sucks. Fucking debilitating. I wish I were phobic about spiders, heights, whatever. Something that doesn't have the power to possibly interfere with a job that I love so much.

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