CBT failed but Thrive Succeeded! - Therapy, CBT, CRT, Exposure... all failed! Here's how I cured my emetophobia

Daisy had tried lots of treatments for her emetophobia; CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), CRT (Cognitive Remediation Therapy), exposure therapy... but none of them worked or helped cure her.

Daisy talking about her experience with various forms of therapy for her emetophobia

Then she found something that did: "The Thrive Programme is different because it gives you the psychological knowledge that you don't get with other treatments like CBT. It's all about seeing yourself for who you really are and then working on things you need to improve (to beat your phobia) instead of looking at how awful and negative things are."

Recently, Daisy rode a horse for the first time since 2009 - a great achievement for her - and did so without any negative thoughts about her emetophobia or catastrophising the situation. "It was really amazing - I was so excited - and it's helped me see what a major change I've made," says Daisy.

Emetophobia tends to be a severe symptom and often significantly affects sufferers’ ability to lead normal lives. People with this fear often go to great lengths to avoid encountering anything that could lead to vomiting. They may, for example, be teetotal or heavily limit their alcohol consumption and avoid pubs or clubs where others may drink heavily and then vomit. They may worry a great deal about hygiene, and be fussy about making sure everywhere is clean. They may take excessive time off work or school because they worry about being exposed to germs that will cause them to be sick.

Many sufferers of emetophobia have unsuccessfully tried a range of treatments, such as CBT, exposure therapy, CRT. Veale and Lambrou (2006), for example, found that twenty-nine percent of their sample of vomit phobics had received some form of therapy for their fear, which overall they rated as largely ineffective. Veale and Lambrou (2006, p. 139) have stated that “clinicians generally regard it as challenging to treat because of high drop out or a poor response to treatment.”

In 2007 Rob Kelly - an emetophobia expert with over 30 years clinical experience - launched The Thrive Programme, which is a revolutionary psychological training programme. He developed the Cure Your Emetophobia and Thrive Programme after consulting hundreds of emetophobes and realising the exact thought patterns and beliefs all emetophobes share.