subject: Emetophobia Eraser Program Reviews [print this page] Emetophobia isn't like other fears or phobiasEmetophobia isn't like other fears or phobias. If you have a fear of flying, you can drive or take the train. If you have a fear of dogs, you can be pretty confident that you can go to a restaurant without one sniffing around under the table. But when you have a fear of vomit, it's radically different than the fears you hear about much more often. Why is that?
Emetophobia gets it's incredible power because of two things.
First, when you're emetophobic, your fear is virtually inescapable.
Sure, you can avoid hospitals, or sick people, or other places where you might expect to come in contact with vomit, but what about everyplace else? You can never rule it out completely and let your guard down so you can enjoy the present moment. The possibility of coming in contact with vomit, or vomiting yourself, is ALWAYS there to some degree...like it's stalking you.
The good news is that we've made tremendous progress in our ability to treat your emetophobia, so you can recover fully and lead a better, normal, less fear-filled life than what you are currently, often without ever visiting a therapist, taking medication, or forcing yourself to throw up (that hardly ever works).
It used to be thought that emetophobia was something you would just have to live with and endure, but now we have evidence that just isn't true. Now we know it CAN be overcome and there's a TON of people that used to struggle with emetophobia that are living better lives as evidence.
One of the reasons for the advancement is the greater awareness and recognition of the condition in the psychological community, and I'm very proud to say that I run the International Emetophobia Society, the largest community for emetophobics anywhere in the world, with over 15,000 members and growing daily.
Every day I read about people struggling with their fear, putting their life on hold, and sacrificing their potential because of their emetophobia It breaks my heart to read their stories, but it also makes me frustrated because I know the suffering is unnecessary. There's no reason you need to live with emetophobia and accept less of a life than you deserve, because help for your condition is available.
