Overcoming emetophobia
Published on Nov 28, 2015
Overcome emetophobia with the Thrive Programme
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Overcoming Emetophobia
with the Thrive Programme
James Woodworth
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What is emetophobia?
Emetophobia is an extreme fear of vomiting.
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The sufferer may fear themselves vomiting, others vomiting or both.
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It is an extremely common phobia - research suggests that as many as 3.5 million people in the UK alone have emetophobia and yet it remains a relatively unknown and misunderstood condition.
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But help is available for those with the condition in the form of the Thrive Programme
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Indeed, one of the most successful interventions for overcoming emetophobia is the Thrive Programme
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Emetophobia may be referred to as a Specific Phobia of Vomiting (SPOV). It may also be associated with other anxiety disorders including phagophobia (fear of gagging/choking) or tocophobia (fear of pregnancy)
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Sufferers may be put off getting pregnant or may terminate a pregnancy due to an extreme fear of morning sickness - those who do go through with a pregnancy may struggle with the idea that their baby may become ill.
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Most phobias are non-gender specific but this is not the case with emetophobia. Approximately 95% of sufferers are female.
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Emetophobia is an extremely serious condition - it often has a dramatic and negative impact on the sufferers life.
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Those with the condition will often go to extreme lengths to avoid the possibility of getting sick such reducing the amount of food they eat, not drinking too much, avoiding eating out or places were people might over indulge or drink heavily such as pubs, nightclubs parties and so on.
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Those with emetophobia worry a great deal about health and hygiene - they are extremely vigilant with regards food preparation and will take excessive care to check 'use by' and 'sell by' dates on food packaging.
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Those with the condition worry constantly about germs and being exposed to those who may be ill or could get ill particularly if there is a bug going around.
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Those with emetophobia may seek treatment at some point in their life though it may be several years before they do so.
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The reasons for this vary - the sufferer may, for example feel embarrassed to talk about a condition of which they feel ashamed. It is hardly surprising therefore that so many people don't know about the condition.
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Thankfully, for many, the time will come when they will seek help. Whether the help they receive will be beneficial depends however on the practitioner they choose to work with.
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The condition, due to a general lack of understanding can be easily misdiagnosed which in turn can lead to treatments that are largely inappropriate and ineffectual.
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It is not uncommon for a person with emetophobia to be misdiagnosed with anorexia nervosa, for example.
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Needless to say, for many, the possibility of overcoming their condition is not great ... however, all is not lost because there is an excellent, very successful, evidence-based intervention available for those with emetophobia.
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That intervention is ...
the Thrive Programme
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The Thrive Programme is a unique, ground-breaking psychological training programme.
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Those who undertake the programme learn, not only what emetophobia is but the relationship between the condition and the sufferers personality, thinking styles and belief systems.
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They learn how their phobia was created, how it has been maintained and, most importantly, how to overcome it.
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One of the reasons why Thrive is so successful in treating emetophobia is because Thrive consultants such as myself are experts in this condition.
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I was trained personally by Rob Kelly, one of the UK's most experienced therapists and an renowned expert in emetophobia.
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If you would like to know more about the Thrive Programme and how it helps people overcome emetophobia then please do not hesitate to contact me.
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James Woodworth
Thrive Consultant
www.jameswoodworth-thrive.co.uk
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