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Okay I don't know if this is weird or anything. I have an extreme phobia of vomit/vomiting. Like, I know that nobody LIKES it, obviously. But there are nurses & such who aren't bothered by it, & most people I know if they see it or hear it they're just like, "oh, ew." But that is not what happens for me.
Examples:
-My brother & his friends come over to stay the night sometimes when they've been drinking & sometimes one will get up & come to the bathroom frequently. I'm terrified that I will hear them throw up, so I plug my ears & sit there for 10 minutes until they're probably done.
-My dog sleeps with me & once she got up & threw up on my floor. I plugged my ears & buried my face into my pillow, for about 20 minutes, then after it was cleaned up & made my dad put a towel on it & made my dog sleep in the cage & slept on the couch downstairs.
-Whenever there's a movie where someone throws up, I have to be prepared like if they are about to throw up & I don't know since I haven't seen the movie, & have to plug my ears & close my eyes. Or if I've seen it I just get ready for it because I really can't see it or hear it.
-When I have the flu [which I only have had about 4 times that I can remember] I have the plug my ears & close my eyes while I'm over the toilet.

See, I don't like get sick at the sight or whatever, I just can't handle seeing it. I don't have a weak stomach. I don't know why I'm like this or why no one else seems to have the problem. I'm afraid to drink too much because I'll get drunk & throw up. I have acute obsessive compulsive disorder, basically I have a lot of psychological tendencies but not a severe disorder. I don't know if that's linked. I also have social anxiety disorder but I'm pretty sure that's not linked at all. HELP?

Well there is a name for this, which is Emetophobia.

I was looking through some info about this, and I found a great website, and it looks like it could actually help you. It is a 1800 number [ toll free ] which is a phone clinic, that can help you.

It says its free, and I am sure it is. However, it does say that it is a challenging process to cure phobia's, so you need to have a lot of patience.

http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/emetophobia.asp?SDID=7141:1526

1-800-828-7484

Call them, and tell me if they help you.

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