thought I would just add a trigger warning here as I am going to talk about my experience of it.
I have Emetophobia and have had it for as long as I can remember really. However only just realised what it was in recent years.
Mine is triggered by other people being sick. I can cope if I’m sick as long as I’m at home and can easily get to the toilet.
Day to day I can go about life easily. I can get on public transport without a problem. But my anxiety gets triggered when there is drunk people, or I deem someone to be looking unwell. Air travel is something I struggle most with as I have had a few occasions where people have been sick near me. It’s a shame as I love flying! I’m not scared of flying itself in the slightest. It doesn’t put me off flying as I cope by shutting my eyes and putting my earphones in for the entire flight. This really calms me.
When I have seen people vom near me in the past; it triggers me and I almost feel like a different person. On the outside I may appear fine, quiet but fine. But on the inside I have really irrational thoughts like “after today I am going to get home, and just quit my job and not go out ever again.” I also shake and sweat, feel faint and have also cried in the past.
Anyone else had experiences with this? I know no one likes sick as people have said to me before, but this is more than that.
I have Emetophobia and have had it for as long as I can remember really. However only just realised what it was in recent years.
Mine is triggered by other people being sick. I can cope if I’m sick as long as I’m at home and can easily get to the toilet.
Day to day I can go about life easily. I can get on public transport without a problem. But my anxiety gets triggered when there is drunk people, or I deem someone to be looking unwell. Air travel is something I struggle most with as I have had a few occasions where people have been sick near me. It’s a shame as I love flying! I’m not scared of flying itself in the slightest. It doesn’t put me off flying as I cope by shutting my eyes and putting my earphones in for the entire flight. This really calms me.
When I have seen people vom near me in the past; it triggers me and I almost feel like a different person. On the outside I may appear fine, quiet but fine. But on the inside I have really irrational thoughts like “after today I am going to get home, and just quit my job and not go out ever again.” I also shake and sweat, feel faint and have also cried in the past.
Anyone else had experiences with this? I know no one likes sick as people have said to me before, but this is more than that.