r/Emetophobic

I hate it when

Someone throws up, I have a panic attack and sometimes run away because I'm either scared I might catch what they have or I simply can't handle the sound of them vomiting

And people shame me for that and try to guilt trip.

"Have some empathy!" "How do you think THEY feel when they're the one being sick?" "I know you're scared but have you thought about how THEY might be feeling?" Like yes Karen I've already considered that. It doesn't change shit

"stop making it about yourself" too 💀

I have sensory issues because of my autism which makes vomiting reliably horrific (not just "unpleasant" or a one off bad episode) and makes me sensitive to the sound of other people doing it

It's not the same as being disgusted by someone for vomiting

And being scared of getting sick is not "making it about me"

Wish people could get that through their fucking heads

i just really need comforting words rn, my throat feels like smth is in it or like coming up? idk but im so so so scared idk

i just need someone to tell my im gonna be okay. i had a soft bm earlier and my stomach was cramping abit before and it just kickstarted my panic and im kinda freaking out my throat feels so weird like somethings stuck or like coming up and im so scared.

last year in march, i threw up over 15 times. After that, i had never felt like myself. i thought i was just getting over it. I've had emetophobia for as long as i can remember. then april 1st hit, and i couldn't get out of bed. i felt so ill. The smell of food was making me feel worse. ever since then, I've had nausea, the feeling of being hot, constant stomach aches, etc, since. It's been a year and 7 months, and i haven't felt better or like myself at all. every doctor I've been to has said it's just anxiety. I've had all the normal tests, and it comes back as nothing and that im fine. but i dont feel like it at all. I've recently become obsessively focused on the thought of food poisoning too the point is that i refuse to eat or I won't eat certain foods, especially meat. is this normal, or could it be something deeper?? advice would be great thank you!!

I'm so stressed out.

I don't know what to do. My depression and stomach issues keep coming and going and coming and going. Plus, I ate a high-risk food for *that* parasite by accident. I'm just waiting until the 7 days are up, and it's so hard to accept my fate.

My body and my mind can't handle any of this anymore. I don't know what to do.

Norovirus ruined my life. It ruined my body. It continues to. I'm tired of this.

I just want this all to end. My 20th birthday was spent crying in my mother's arms depressed. I still have yet to go birthday shopping because my stomach health is down the drain and the stomach doctor isn't available until November. I can't take this.