Other People Being Sick
Can the Thrive Programme help with a fear of other people being sick?
“I only fear other people vomiting. Can the Thrive Programme still help me?”
The short answer is yes!
Although most people with emetophobia primarily fear vomiting themselves, a minority only fear others being sick. Yet in both instances, the underlying beliefs, thinking styles and behaviours which create and maintain the phobia are basically the same. The Thrive Programme specifically addresses the core unhelpful cognitions and ways of responding that help to perpetuate emetophobia. So, it really doesn’t matter whether you fear yourself or others being sick, the Thrive Programme can enable you to conquer your phobia.
Those who only fear other people vomiting actually tend to find it easier to rid themselves of their fear because their emetophobia generally doesn’t impact upon quite so many areas of their lives. Whether you fear vomiting yourself, others being sick, or both, the Thrive Programme has been demonstrated to be highly effective.
In our recent research survey into emetophobia and the Thrive Programme, the vast majority of the 62 respondents indicated that they feared other people being sick (although most also feared themselves vomiting too). Prior to undertaking Thrive, 61 participants rated their symptoms as having a severe impact upon their lives prior to undertaking the programme (on a four point scale which included: little to no; modest; significant; severe). One participant rated her symptoms as significant. After completing the programme, 55 participants rated their symptoms as having little to no impact upon their lives and the remaining seven rated their symptoms as having a modest impact (which was still a big improvement!).
How does The Thrive Programme for Emetophobia work?
The Thrive Programme is a six-part training programme based upon the ‘Cure Your Emetophobia and Thrive’ book. You can either work through the book or online course at home by yourself or you can complete it alongside face-to-face or Skype/Zoom/FaceTime sessions with a licensed Thrive Programme Coach®. Everything in the programme is fully backed up by clinical experience and research.
How Can the Thrive Programme Improve My Life?
Whether you are fit or unfit, well or unwell, happy or unhappy, healthy or unhealthy, the way you think and what you believe have a profound influence over the rest of your body. The Thrive Programme can enable people to overcome emetophobia and other fears and phobias, but it is also effective at helping a much wider range of symptoms and problems.
