Vidya beats her Emetophobia
Vidya beats her Emetophobia - with The Thrive Programme: "The best thing I've ever done!"
Vidya beat emetophobia with The Thrive Programme - the no. 1 cure for people with a phobia of being sick.
Since Vidya was very young, she had a powerful fear of being sick or encountering vomit. She didn't even know the name of her phobia until two years ago when she went online and found lots of other emetophobia sufferers!
In a bid to beat emetophobia, Vidya, 20, visited her GP who prescribed anti-depressants as they thought she was clinically depressed, she also tried counselling and then CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). But none of this worked.
Many sufferers of emetophobia have unsuccessfully tried a range of treatments. Veale and Lambrou (2006), for example, found that twenty-nine percent of their sample of vomit phobics had received some form of therapy in an attempt to beat emetophobia, 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.”
On World Mental Health Day last year, Vidya's friend sent her a link to The Thrive Programme - as her friend had recently completed the programme. Vidya bought the Emetophobia-free Manual and contacted one of The Thrive Programme's licensed Coaches to help her through the programme.
After six sessions with her Thrive Programme Coach ® and working through the book in her spare time, Vidya is well on the way to being cured of this crippling phobia. She recently went to a restaurant with her fiance and to the cinema - two things she previously couldn't do.
Now, when she feels sick or there's a chance she'll encounter vomit, Vidya is able to deal with the situation in a calm, rational way rather than getting anxious about it. She's dealing with potentially challenging situations in a positive, thriving way.
"I can't recommend Thrive highly enough," says Vidya. "I still can't believe that back in October I was a completely different person. People look at me and say 'something has really changed about you' which is true. Thrive has really helped me turn my life around.- it's the best thing I've ever done!"
