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Emetophobia

Emetophobia
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Emetophobia is a phobia that causes overwhelming, intense anxiety pertaining to vomit. This specific phobia can also include subcategories of what causes the anxiety, including a fear of vomiting or being vomited on or seeing others vomit.[1] Emetophobes might also avoid the mentions of "barfing", vomiting, "throwing up", or "puking."[2]

It is common for those who suffer from emetophobia to be underweight or malnourished due to strict diets and restrictions they make for themselves. The thought of someone possibly vomiting can cause the phobic person to engage in extreme behaviors to escape from their anxiety triggers, e.g. going to great lengths to avoid situations that could be perceived as "threatening".

Emetophobia is clinically considered an "elusive predicament" because limited research has been done pertaining to it.[3] The fear of vomiting receives little attention compared to other fears.[4][5]

  1. ^ Lipsitz, Joshua D., et al. "Emetophobia: Preliminary Results of an Internet Survey." Depression & Anxiety (1091–4269) 14.2 (2001): 149-52.
  2. ^ "Fear of Vomiting, or Emetophobia". Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  3. ^ Davidson, Angela L., Christopher Boyle, and Fraser Lauchlan. "Scared to Lose Control? General and Health Locus of Control in Females with a Phobia of Vomiting." Journal of Clinical Psychology 64.1 (2008): 30-9.
  4. ^ Boschen, Mark J. (2007). "Reconceptualizing emetophobia: A cognitive–behavioral formulation and research agenda". Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 21 (3). Elsevier BV: 407–419. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.06.007. ISSN 0887-6185. PMID 16890398.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Datillo2003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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