Vomit fear

[mickey9]

I have had a fear of vomiting for as long as I can remember, since my anxiety started when I have panic attacks I feel so nauseous but I never actually vomit (luckily) but thinking about it makes my panic attack even worse. I can't stand the feeling, the sight, anything.

Yesterday my husband had surgery and his wound/ stitches started bleeding, I became really anxious about him and started feeling nauseous, then he was becoming dizzy and nauseous from the pain, he gets car sick too so when we were driving back to the doctors, I was nauseous from my anxiety and even more thinking about whether he was going to vomit.

Again Luckily neither of us were sick.

Last night I had to change and clean his gauze and I had to turn the fan on me because I was anxious and dripping sweat and nauseous because I didn't want to hurt him.

I just feel bad that I'm trying to take care of him but I'm having panic attacks during his time in need.

I remember a therapist asked me how many times I've vomited in my life and she reassured me that it was less than 0.1% of my life, days, hours, minutes but it's hard to think about that when you feel nauseous in your stomach and throat in that moment

Anyone else the same way??

[hayls_2001]

Hi there, I have the EXACT same thing. I have an irrational fear of vomiting in public. About a year ago I vomited at a fancy restaurant and since then I have had this intense fear of vomiting. I can't go out to eat, I can't eat a meal around anyone, I can sometimes barely even eat alone. I have lost weight and I almost always make up an excuse to not go out to dinner with my boyfriend or friends which I feel awful about. I don't even enjoy the meals that I used to enjoy anymore. I feel your pain

[mickey9 in reply to hayls_2001]

Aw no!! I think I would be the exact same if that happened to me, I always fear going back to places I've felt sick, I use to hate going back to doctors offices and pharmacies

I hope you can learn to enjoy eating out again with your family soon, it's really tough but sometimes you just have to do it to prove to yourself that it's ok and it gets better