Emetophobia

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Hi guys! So something I didn't mention in my previous post is what causes my anxiety. My anxiety is caused by a phobia I have and pretty much all of my anxiety is in some way, because of my phobia. This phobia is emetophobia which is the phobia of vomit/sick. In my opinion emetophobia is one of the worst phobias to have as you can never get away from it. You can't avoid it because it is always there and to be sick is simply human nature and everyone is sick at some time in their life. This has been affecting me since a young age as mentioned in my previous post, and it is difficult, I'm not going to lie, but I guess I'm learning to cope with it...

A couple days ago, I was in Biology and we were looking at some images that I have to admit were pretty disgusting and it made me feel slightly queasy. Others in my Biology class were also talking about it and saying how "it made them feel queasy" and of course, with my emtephobia, this wasn't exactly the nicest experience and I felt the beginnings of an anxiety attack coming on. My palms felt a bit sweaty, the pace of my breathing quickened and my chest/throat also felt quite tight, something I only really experience when I am feeling anxious. I managed to calm myself down eventually, once people had stopped talking about it and the images had been taken off the screen, but it still wasn't very pleasant, as you probably guess. How about you, have you had any unpleasant experiences lately, and if so, how did you cope with it?

Anxious Each Day 

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