Emetophobia in Bournemouth

Treating the fear of sickness using hypnosis in Bournemouth

Emetophobia- the fear of sickness, otherwise known as vomit phobia is an intense, irrational and sometimes obsessional phobia around the sight of vomit , the fear of being sick or vomiting in either the sufferer or anyone else around them. Emetophobia is reported to be the 5th most common phobia, if you suffer from the fear of being sick you will know the symptoms and behavioural avoidance techniques can be wide ranging and affect many areas of your life. For emetophobia treatment in Bournemouth call 07806 661025 TODAY for a FREE consultation.

Symptoms and behaviors of an emetophobic

	Panic and anxiety attacks around anyone who is ill or being sick
	Avoiding social occasions where food is being served
	Public transport causes anxiety
	Avoid being confined with other people especially in public places
	Avoidance of hospitals, health centres and surgeries
	They may have an obsession with cleanliness and germs
	The thought of pregnancy and morning sickness causes anxiety
	Continuously watching others for signs of sickness
	Obsess about certain foods and alcohol that may induce sickness
	Always make sure they are aware of the location of the nearest toilet
	Very particular about food sell-by dates

Living with Emetophobia

As eating, drinking, socialising and traveling is a necessary part of our lives it is not hard to see how someone living with emetophobia (the fear of vomiting) has great difficulty dealing and living with their debilitating symptoms. Every day is a mixture of anxiety and panic, avoidance behaviour and obsessional ruminating about sickness and illness. Being unable to travel could limit or put out of reach holidays and could also severely restrict job or college opportunities. Just like other intense phobias the main issue is being out of control, particularly away from home in a public area. The fear of sickness or being sick is mainly suffered by women, quite often underweight, many are unaware that they actually suffer from emetophobia. Having successfully avoided situations where sickness could be a problem for many years and having developed other obsessions, fears and phobias around emetophobia they believe themselves to have a phobia of flying or hospitals, or eating in public for example. Interestingly due to their obsessive hygiene, cleanliness and being very careful what they eat and drink many emetophobes have not been sick for many years.

Treatment for Emetophobia in Bournemouth

Pure Hypnoanalysis (analytical therapy) is the most effective therapy for the treatment of emetophobia. Rather than trying to deal with and control your symptoms (which is only a short term fix) Hypnoanalysis seeks to discover the root cause of your fear of being sick. The therapy typically takes on average 6 – 10 weekly sessions, using a totally natural process where you slowly allow any trauma or bottled up emotions from the past to be resolved. Bringing the root cause to conscious awareness results in your symptoms being resolved totally and permanently.

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