emetophobia - fear of vomit

[changethevision]

I accidentally posted this in the 'other disorders' section before I saw this one.. oops.
I feel like my emetophobia is a blessing and a curse. I mean, it fucks me up so badly whenever I'm exposed to vomit in any way; I've been known to have panic attacks even seeing it on tv and movies. but at the same time, I feel like it's almost saving me from using it as a purging method, and it makes me very careful of what I eat and how heavy my binges are, because I cannot bear to feel nauseated.
does anybody else have this phobia? I've never met anybody else with it and an ED.

[Polkasquares]

Hm... I would say that I do have a fear of vomit, but I wouldn't say I'm anywhere close to phobic. I mean, I will panic if someone throws up within hearing range or sight range (I once bolted out of a shower stall at school because someone started vomiting in the stall next to me). Luckily (or not so luckily) I hardly ever feel nauseated when I binge, so I just eat a shit-ton. XD But I agree with you that I'm almost thankful, because I'm nearly 100% positive I would be purging if not for this fear.

[justalitlebitmessedup]

i used to be so scared of sick but then i started binging and panicing because of what i ate and stated makeing myself sick and now it realy dosent bother me

[Chelsea]

I have this phobia. If I feel sick, I will try and not vomit, I keep it down as best I can, even if it makes me stay feeling horrible. Just the thought of vomiting makes me dizzy and makes me feel nauseous. Bleugh.