Category: Help

  • How to build Coping Skills & overcome Learned Helplessness in Emetophobia

    Hello! We have a brand new support video focused on building coping skills and overcoming learned helplessness – this is for you if you’re struggling to fully overcome Emetophobia! What are coping skills? A conscious, directed effort to change how you view and respond to stressful events or situations. What you’ll find in the video:…

  • When Doctors Can’t Explain Your Child’s Symptoms

    Hello! We have several new podcast episodes available that showcase powerful stories of transformation from people who have overcome Emetophobia! Today, we’re highlighting one that many parents will find especially eye-opening. No Doctors Could Explain My Daughter’s Constant Nausea When Annabel’s 7-year-old daughter Charlotte started experiencing mysterious stomach aches, nausea, and difficulty staying in school,…

  • A Future Without Limits

    When I first became a mum, I was overwhelmed with the kind of love that instantly rearranges your priorities. Suddenly, my whole world was about this tiny, beautiful baby who relied on me for everything. But along with that love came a crushing sense of responsibility. I wanted to give her the world, but how…

  • Overcoming Emetophobia: My Journey from Fear to Freedom

    Starting a journey to overcome Emetophobia can be daunting, especially when that phobia has deeply impacted your life for as long as you can remember. As a Thrive coach specializing in Emetophobia, I can really understand this. I had suffered with Emetophobia for over 20 years. Before I completed The Thrive Programme myself, I had…

  • How to increase your confidence

    How to increase your confidence: Amazing post from our awesome coach Fiona Brown on confidence many emetophobes can relate to. Can you recognise yourself in these ‘confidence-killers’? If you can, start making small changes and you’ll quickly start to see a difference 🙌 Here’s how most people think about their lack of confidence:⁣ * 𝘐’𝘥…

  • Children’s Mental Health Week

    Children’s Mental Health Week Children’s Mental Health Week. This week (1-7 February 2021) is Children’s Mental Health Week so we’ll be sharing stories of young people who have beaten their emetophobia and learned to thrive. Emetophobia often starts in childhood, and can really take over the child’s life: Stopping social life Eating disorders, anorexia, ARFID…

  • The TQ Quiz

    The TQ Quiz So…What is The TQ Quiz ? The TQ (‘Thrive Quotient’) Quiz is a unique, in-depth analysis of your current cognitive, behavioural, emotional and physical ability to manage your mental health. While it digs deep into your psychology, there is zero psychobabble involved. It’s super simple and fun to do and the results…

  • I’m Scared to Overcome Emetophobia, why is this?

    Scared to Overcome Emetophobia A fear of being sick can really affect your life, yet it isn’t uncommon to actually feel nervous about overcoming it, despite its negative impact. We break down the reasons why this might be: 1. You believe your phobia is protecting you You might think your phobia is protecting you from…

  • Persistent And Continuous Effort – P.A.C.E. yourself!

    Persistent And Continuous Effort… Top Tip ! When you’re working through the programme, the process will be smoother and easier if you apply Persistent And Continuous Effort. The best approach is to put in P.A.C.E. every day – you’ll experience significant changes and benefits much quicker. A good example of this is 21-year-old Ella (see…

  • Emetophobia Help – Coping with Uncertainty

    Coping with Uncertainty In 2016, a group of researchers explored how people react to being told they will either “definitely” or “probably” receive a painful electric shock. What they discovered was an interesting paradox. The volunteers who knew they would definitely receive a painful electric shock felt calmer and were measurably less agitated than those…