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Emetophobia/ Fear of throwing up, or fear of others becoming ill.
I think my emetophobia may have started when I was a baby. My mom said that I would never burp as a baby and that I had a terrible time with gas and that she had to give me special drops in order to help me. We wonder now if this was because I didn't like spitting up. Does anyone else have stories like this that their parents told them?
Also, what is everyone's relationship to burps? I used to not like them because of their similarity to throwing up. But now I sort of have a love/hate relationship with them. I appreciate having them because it means that I'm more likely not to get sick (either because I've been swallowing air or because the bug isn't that severe). However, they don't usually start until after the queasiness and/or stress is over because I'm never relaxed enough to let them out during that time, so I still have a bit of don't-like-burping stuff going on.
Also, what is everyone's relationship to burps? I used to not like them because of their similarity to throwing up. But now I sort of have a love/hate relationship with them. I appreciate having them because it means that I'm more likely not to get sick (either because I've been swallowing air or because the bug isn't that severe). However, they don't usually start until after the queasiness and/or stress is over because I'm never relaxed enough to let them out during that time, so I still have a bit of don't-like-burping stuff going on.
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im afraid of burping when im nauseous im extremely afraid of throwing up ever since i was a little girl. in kindergarden id throw up every morning not cuz i was sick but because i was anxious that stopped after a while and it happend again when i was in third grade everyday after lunch i refused to eat cuz i knew i was going to gag. ever since i do the impossible to keep me from throwing up. the sound the smell the sight of it my god puts me into a panic that i just flee the area when my dad who had some disease caused him to throw up id cover my ears and close my eyes until it was over same for my bro who has lupus when ever feel that im going to throw up i panic and cry like a baby and refuse until i just cat hold it any longer i been vomit free for ten years now im afraid of the stomach bug and any other diseases that cause nausea or vomiting i avid getting drunk or trying new food for the same reason i constantly chew bubble gum for the saliva that builds up in my mouth i hate anxiety and the feeling of throwing up it scares me to death especially if its infront of people since i tend to freak out literally
deleted_user
im extremely scared to throw up so anything like burping jus scares me i feel like im going to throw up if i burb i have to do it all slow and burb softly and not move when i burb i feel like i gone mad i start to panic and really bad anxiety when im in public .
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