emetophobia: a
persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of vomiting or fear of throwing up
despite the
reassurance
by others that there is no danger.
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Hi David,
Just wanted
to send you a quick update! I'm now
working as a nanny for a family with a 2
year old and a new baby on the way and
really enjoying it.
I still
live with mum and we've been getting on
really well. We went to Spain together
before Christmas. Flying was no problem!
I also now own a flat of my own that dad
is living in! Not sure if you knew that
already?
I just
wanted to tell you how I'm getting on
with the sick thing... Since being
around kids a lot I've picked up a few
bugs along the way. Had the Norovirus
twice and coped fine! I leant that there
is definitely a difference between
feeling sick and actually being sick. I
have even felt so poorly I've been
pleased to be sick and have made myself
be sick to feel better!!
Also having
close friends with young kids means I
have to deal with them being poorly too!
Just before Xmas, Keira (my friend Lucy's
18 month old) was sick over dinner. Lucy
took her straight for a bath and I
continued to eat... While there was sick
on the table! She was later sick again,
projectile style, and I stayed in the
room and helped.
Pretty
proud of myself really so wanted to let
you know how much of a difference it
really has made to my life! Danielle Rhodes
Hello David I am pregnant!!! I am in the middle of morning sickness hell! But as disgusting and horrible as it all is I am not scared, I keep calm and get on with things. Before I met you I was hell bent on never having another child. But once I started my sessions with you and began understanding and processing everything in my head I realised the real reason for not wanting another child was down to my fear. Now that I have control of that fear I now know that wasn't a good enough reason and my reasons for having another child far outweighed that one. Having my sessions with you has really helped me put my life back into perspective and although I still have my moments I am the one in control not the child in me and not my fear. So thank you David. I now look forward to my next chapter. Kind regards Rebecca Hi David How are you? I just thought I would write to you to thank you and let you know how much progress I have made in the last year and a half! In the last year I have flown to Estonia and Spain (with the aid of diazepam!) both within 8 months of each other. The flights weren’t nice but I feel like I could go on another one anytime. I also eat most kinds of meat including chicken!! I haven’t mastered cooking it myself yet but eat other meats that I can cook myself, I also had a glass of wine last Friday! Something I never ever thought I would do, I don’t want to get drunk but I feel now I can have a little bit of alcohol with my friends without feeling scared of what might happen. I haven’t gone home from work from a panic attack since last Christmas I think! obviously I still have bad days and suffer from depression occasionally but I feel now ive conquered a lot of what I couldn’t do before. Thank you! Emily Stokes
Hi David, I thought I'd write a quick message to you to thank you for the treatment you gave to my daughter Emily (she suffers from Emetophobia). It's a year on and the change in her has been remarkable. I can liken it to 'the sun coming out from behind a cloud' ( if that doesn't sound too cheesy!) For example, she goes on trains, eats chicken and goes clubbing in London - things that she would have found very difficult a year ago. Again, thank you Alison Stokes Hi David 'just wanted to tell you that last year I cried at the reports on Norovirus, this year I'm neutral. Don't want it, of course, but I'm not freaking out'...Anna Hi David, Thought I'd share today with you- it has been a real landmark! Yesterday one of my consultants was off with a bug. He came back in today, and I did my usual, wash your hands, don't make me tea etc. About two hours later , my other consultant was sick. And continued to be sick all day. I didn't run out of the branch, even though I could hear her, which I've done before. I didn't send her home immediately and then not go to the loo all day. Yes, I did make her leave the fan on, and no, I will never use the mouthwash bottle again, but here is the funny bit. I was eating my lunch while she noisily threw up. I turned to the others in the branch, rolled my eyes a bit (she is very dramatic and was being as loud as possible to make a point!) and calmly ate my lunch. ME! I ate while someone was sick fifteen feet away! Of course now I'm home I'm a bit wobbly I may catch it, but I wasn't like me at all today. I can't believe it! La la laaaaaaaaaa! I'm very proud of myself!
Tracey Kidman Hi David I'm pregnant!! :) :) :) This time I've been suffering with nausea every waking moment and I was struggling a little when I called. However, I have worked through it and I wanted to tell you today that I was sick this morning and I was OKAY! Obviously it was't pleasant but I dealt with it and now I am on a train up to Birmingham to get on with my day. Feel ropey, and worried it might happen again when I'm not at home, but I'm ok. Thanks a million David. It's never going to be something I want to cope with, but I guess I will have to because we all have to, but it's just becoming ok. Thanks again :) Anna Hi David, Just to let you know that I'm back from hols and had a lovely time - didn't panic on planes or buses and had a fab time with my daughter - Thank you! Leanne Potter
"Well, thought I would let you all know how things are going for
me. I have had 4 sessions with David now and I'm feeling a lot
better! I don't know if any of you remember how much of a nervous
wreck I was during the seminar earlier this year...well, to
remind you...I walked into that building and burst into tears ,
on the verge of a panic attack...I just couldn't control myself!
I had so many thoughts rushing through my head because of this
awful debilitating phobia...and felt this was my final chance of
finding something or someone to help me, so desperate!
On my 3rd and 4th sessions, I got a slightly earlier train,
AND....walked around Oxford St by myself!...This is usually
unheard of for me, because I never used to like being out of my
comfort zone in the slightest. "When I first went to see David, I was at the point where emetophobia was affecting every part of my life. I was scared of eating because I thought food might be off even if I had just bought it. I would obsessively check sell by dates and I often missed out at social events such as barbeques and dinners out because I would order the ‘safe option’ of salad or soup while everyone else would go for the meat dishes. Chicken was off limits and before I started my hypnotherapy I had not eaten chicken for about 5 years. With David we worked on the fear that enveloped me whenever the thought of being sick or being around someone who had been sick recently would take over. Everything came to a head when a stomach bug was going around work and I was scared to even go into the office. With David, I learned so much. I gradually accepted what I never could before, that there was nothing to actually be scared of. I saw David for about 6 sessions. When I arrived I was cynical, sceptical and I believed that this was the last straw and if this would not work, nothing would. He asked me if I believed that it would work and I said no. I was apprehensive about being under hypnosis and felt like I may feel I was out of control. But David talked me through every step. Under hypnosis, I discovered a number of things that had happened in my life that had contributed to my emetophobia. All of them were interlinked with fear for one reason or another, such as when I was eight and I had been sick in school. The teacher had not allowed me to go to the toilet and I had had to disobey her. My fear then was like my fear I was now fighting as a woman in my early twenties. I felt as if I was trapped and remembering under hypnosis the events that had led to my fears gave me the understanding of my phobia that I had needed.
A few weeks after I stopped seeing David, a
close friend of mine was staying at my house and had food
poisoning. Before my sessions I would have been terrified and
stayed away; now I was close to him, offering him support and
behaving the way I had always wanted to and that should be
natural, to look after my friend. I now go out to restaurants
and order whatever I feel like and I have a rational voice in my
mind when I am not feeling well. I have accepted that illness is
a part of life but not something that should take over. My life
is so much freer now and I am lighter without this irrational
fear taking me over."
"I think I have
made some good progress with many situations for example: C*******
"I've been so busy organising our wedding and am feeling really
well.
"Our last session helped me ever so much to pull my socks up and get on with what I have to do. I was disappointed that I had allowed myself to hide behind my phobia and I'm even more disappointed that I almost surrendered to it. Thank you so much for retrieving my optimism and self esteem. Kindest regards", Hayley Tailor "My young son needed some trainers and asked me to take him to the shopping centre. Normally I would have felt very uneasy but we went, bought the trainers, and even had a coffee while we were out. I know it doesn't sound much but I can assure you that was a major step for me. Thank you" K.C. "My dream was to be a bridesmaid - my life wouldn't be complete without it. When I got the call from my best friend asking me to be her bridesmaid, I was immediately filled with dread. 'What if I am standing at the front of the church and feel sick and then have to run past all the guests and maybe throw up in front of everyone?' Crazy thoughts but very real fears for me.
Following the
treatment, I had a few days before the wedding to reflect upon what
had come up in regression and I was able to understand why I was
experiencing these negative thoughts. The wedding went ahead without
a hitch - apart from a giggling fit when I realised how silly I had
been and how much I really was enjoying myself! That was two weeks
ago and I have noticed even more subtle changes in my behaviour and
attitude to certain situations. Thank you so much for helping me"
M.C "I originally booked to see David for a fear of flying but it became pretty obvious once the therapy had begun that I didn't have a fear of dying in a plane crash but that the person sitting next to me might be sick.."
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