After 15 years and MULTIPLE phobias, including a severe phobia of vomit, Jen permanently changed her life with this programme!

Despite having a psychology degree, Jen had spent 15 years suffering from a severe phobia of vomit (emetophobia) and various other phobias, living, in her words, "such a restricted life."

As well as having a severe phobia of vomit (our Emetophobia severity scale can indicate where you sit) - Jen was diagnosed with Social Phobia by a psychiatrist and ever since then has lived in the belief that there was something fundamentally wrong with her, and that she was socially inept. She even avoided social contact and making phone calls, re-enforcing her negative beliefs.

Emetophobia itself  can be devastating, with sufferers avoiding certain types of food or any situation where they might encounter vomit. A night out with friends was impossible for Jen.

After seeking various treatments for these and other issues, Jen found the Cure Your Emetophobia & Thrive Programme following a breakdown and, whilst it wasn't easy, she was helped through the process by one of our experienced Thrive Programme Coaches, Cara Ostryn.

Thrive Programme Coaches are licensed to help people through The Thrive Programme and Cure Your Emetophobia & Thrive, offering one-to-one or Skype sessions. They're experts at helping people beat their anxieties, phobias and depression. If you're suffering from a severe phobia like Jen, or any other difficulties, why not locate a licensed Thrive Programme Coach® for an initial chat about the programme?

Jen was shocked at how much control she actually did have over her beliefs and fears, which were negatively affecting every aspect of her life. The Thrive Programme equipped her to deal with these negative thoughts and emotions and, after working hard at the programme, she overcame her limiting beliefs and severe phobia. While Jen went to see a Thrive Programme Coach® to help her, you can also work through the Cure Your Emetophobia & Thrive workbook or any of our other workbooks by yourself, with many happy Thrivers successfully overcoming their difficulties just using the books.

After finishing the programme, Jen joined the gym, goes swimming regularly, visited a beauty therapist and can go to restaurants without anxiety. She's changed her life and is currently starting her own business. She's living the life she's always wanted, free of phobias!

Emetophobia is surprisingly common with up to 8% of people, especially women, suffering worldwide. This is often combined with anxiety and depression, making for a very debilitated life.

Cure Your Emetophobia & Thrive was launched in 2007 by psychotherapist Rob Kelly, utilizing his 20-plus years of experience in curing phobias to design a reliable and predictable treatment for emetophobics. Since then, thousands have changed their lives and now live phobia-free.

If any of this resonates with something you're going through, please get in touch - it is possible to be cured of emetophobia!

Jen Overcomes Emetophobia and you can too !  Want the help of a Thrive Programme Coach?

Purchase one of the Cure Your Emetophobia and Thrive Workbooks from our new shop! For young people, we have a Cure Your Emetophobia Young Person's Edition and an Emetophobia Workbook for Teenagers Danish Edition.

You do not need to live with Emetophobia - you can COMPLETELY overcome it. Watch some inspiring Emetophobia video testimonials to see how other people like Jen achieved it! Take control of your life, learn to thrive!

Here is The Thrive Programme explained if you want to find out more!

More about Emetophobia

Emetophobia, the fear of vomiting, is widespread; it is one of the most common phobias for which people consult Thrive Programme Coaches. Research has suggested that prevalence of a fear of being sick ranges from 0.1 to 8.8% percent of the population (Hout & Bouman, 2011).

These different figures probably depend upon whether the researchers assessed participants for any sort of ‘fear’ of vomiting or solely focused upon a severe ‘phobia’. These prevalence figures suggest that somewhere between around 63,000 and 5.5 million people in the UK suffer from emetophobia.

Emetophobia is known by many names (emetophobia, specific phobia of vomiting (SPOV), vomit phobia, sickness phobia, fear of vomiting…) and is associated with other fears and disorders, such as phagophobia (a fear of gagging, swallowing or choking), a fear of pregnancy, social anxiety and obsessional disorders. People can fear vomiting themselves and/or others vomiting. Most individuals with emetophobia are female, with research studies revealing that 85-97% of their emetophobic participants are women (Hout & Bouman, 2011; Lipsitz et al., 2001; Veale & Lambrou, 2006).

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. 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 - that people can learn at home from a book/video programme - that thousands have used to transform their lives. All the ex-emetophobics in our YouTube channel used the emetophobia version of The Thrive Programme workbook to overcome their phobia.