u/Ok-Plate3064

I was told there are two scenes in Obsession with vomit and one of them is apparently pretty graphic. How bad is it and when specifically does it happen?

I’m wondering because I wanna rewatch A Different Man since i really like the movie but I don’t feel very good right now and am kinda hesitant on watching it while I don’t feel good. Would it count as giving in to the idea that nausea is bad if I avoid watching something I like while feeling nauseous?

I went to go out to eat with some friends today and on the way there and when we first sat down I felt queasy.

For context: last night I put some cheese in my pasta that smelt really weird (though it was a different kind of cheese) I ate it anyway cause it said it wasn’t expired and I need to start trusting expiration dates. Also this morning I picked out good blueberries from a box of slightly old ones and accidentally ate a gross tasting blueberry.

I was nervous on the car ride there and waiting for them to arrive because since I drove myself I was worried if I puke while driving what if I crash and I was thinking if I puke in the middle of the restaurant im gonna have to be covered in puke (I guess in both situations) but this time in public. Then I tried this new thing I do where I think through logically what I’ll do if I puke. My friends are very nice so they probably wont judge me or act grossed out if i do puke. From what I heard from you guys most people in public are concerned rather than disgusted. I’ll just go home and take a shower and drink some water.

That calmed me down and I was able to eat my whole meal and have fun! we even got ice cream afterwards! and now I’m gonna shower and watch a movie with my mom :)

(Update: I know freak shows don’t exist anymore I forgot to use past tense thats my bad)

Ok so I know basically someone goes on stage with some sort of disability but like do they just stand there and people watch? Or does the audience get some kind of Q & A? I guess I’m asking is the entertainment just staring at someone with a disability or does something else happen?

I know there isn’t exactly one way to handle anxiety and it really depends on what works for individual people but recent ive had a sort of spike in my anxiety for the past few months and I haven’t been able to shake it much.

In February I went on a turbulent flight that I was warned might have turbulence which scared me and I was already anxious as is thinking about having to get my wisdom teeth out AND I wasn’t seated next to my parents because they wanted to save money so I sat in panic next to strangers literally shaking before the plane even took off. I ended up talking to the woman next to me the whole flight and while I was anxious most of the flight I was able to relax and return to half normalcy while talking to her.

Then I got my wisdom teeth out in March and leading up the that I genuinely felt like I was waiting to be executed. Id never been on anesthesia or antibiotics and I was worried the medicines would make me puke and puking while having 4 holes in your mouth sounds terrible. Long story short it was no where near as bad as I thought lol.

I felt proud of myself after both of these experiences but I still felt lingering anxiety for weeks even after they were over and honestly I’m still anxious now about the next scary thing. I’m more afraid of flying now even though last summer I flew to Amsterdam from California and was fine. Now recently I’ve been having dreams about flying almost every night. I’m planning on probably going on a plane this summer again but the thought still scares me. While I’m not going on a plane I’m still wondering when the next time I might go on one will be or when the next time I’ll have to do something scary will happen and it’s driving me crazy.

The point is I was wondering how you guys deal with being anxious about being anxious in the future. Sorry if that was a lot of context but I’m wondering if maybe I should plan some days to deal with anxiety where I relax and go on walks, take nice baths, read. Or maybe I should journal about my anxiety.

Any tips you guys recommend would be nice to hear :)

I’m not sure if I should put this under r/fearofflying or not because while it does have to do with being scared to fly my fear is rooted in emetophobia soooo.

Basically next week my mom is taking me with her on her work trip to Montreal but first you wants to do a layover to and back in Chicago so she can get extra miles. We’re from SF so that’s like a 4 hour flight then a 2 hour flight then same thing backwards to get home.

Im worried about it but I’m trying not to be cause I honestly love traveling and seeing new places but Im terrified of turbulence and it potentially making me puke. Im not even scared of the plane crashing like most people and I’ve flown many times growing up and didn’t care until this stupid phobia took over. What makes matters worse is last summer I was brave enough to be 100% fine during an 11 hour flight to Amsterdam and was even able to handle feeling a but nauseous on a flight back home from Mexico. But just because I got really anxious on one flight back home from Vegas I’m scared of flying again. Plus that flight was a win, I was able to calm down by talking to a stranger and felt confident by the end of the flight so I don’t know why I’m scared now. I flew back to SF from San Diego suring spring break and it was fine so what gives? I’ve been having weird dreams since my last flight that wasnt even scary where I’m about to go on a plane and I’m scared then I wake up relieved. I’m so sick of being scared of things I wish I could have a normal life.

Im not looking for any reassurance of course but I would appreciate some encouragement ❤️ at least flying 4 times may help me with the fear of it

Last night I tried to go to sleep but I couldn’t fall asleep cause I was nauseous. Before bed I was nauseous for maybe 30 mins but ignored it. But while I was laying down I felt worse and dizzy and couldnt sleep, I even felt my stomach churning and my body try to burp I may have even gagged a little. I got really worried and usually when I feel sick at night I sleep in my parents room cause it makes me feel safer and at that point I really wanted to sleep (I stayed up till 1 am painting my nails and watching Wicked so I was tired) I was going to walk to my parents room when I decided this was feeding into the idea that vomiting is dangerous and I need safety in case it does happen. So instead of waking my parents I decided to just try to go back to bed and keep a trash bin next to the bed in case my body wasn’t just messing around.

I eventually got to sleep and I woke up in the morning feeling fine! :)

I know people ask this all the time but I just like seeing them.

I’ll go first: I watched Sandlot with my cousins and decided to watch the scene when they all go on that spin ride after trying chewing tobacco and they all puke. I remember the scene not being that bad and it looked very fake but for som reason I still felt nervous. I ignored the feeling and watched the scene anyway and it was not at all as bad as I thought. I always liked how at the end of the scene this one kid says “that feels much better“ after puking.

What about the rest of you? ❤️

I don’t necessarily mean for their very first period. I mean moreso how did they view menstruation and was their anything in particular women would do at the start or throughout their period? Did they drink/meat any specific herbs? Any rituals to honor periods?

(I’m asking as a half Filipina teen who wants to treat my own period as more honorable than it’s seen from Western society)

WARNING: I’m gonna describe the picture a little. as I’ve said it is very gross. it may be disturbing to read for some emetophobes i just wanna let you guys know.

So I was in my sports-med class and we were taking notes on the different symptoms of concussions and for a slide shown my teacher put up a picture of a biker who may have had a concussion who had puked while wearing his helmet and the puke was pouring out the helmet

Im glad though because I wasn’t initially looking (busy writing notes) and when he said it was a picture of someone puking I decided to look up so I could get some exposure therapy. Yes it was VERY gross. but i didnt feel scared just very disgusted just like everyone else in class :)

10/10 amazing movie seen it like a dozen times now.

Ive tried asking people I know who’ve seen the movie and looking through Reddit threads but I haven’t seen anything about this really.

Why do people keep thinking they know/recognize Edward before the procedure? Like there was that guy who saw him through the window at the restauran, that dude outside the bar with the sunglasses and questionable outfit, and guy gaunt. Did they all work a corporate job or something and recognize him from the video? 🤷‍♀️