Daisy's support video on curing her Emetophobia (Fear of Vomiting)

The video below is an support video for people going through The Thrive Programme to overcome their fear of vomiting/seeing others vomit. They are using the Cure Your Emetophobia and Thrive Workbook to work through the programme, or the version for children/teenagers age 8-18 - Cure Your Emetophobia Young Person’s Edition

The Thrive Programme is the most successful and predictable cure for emetophobia and is fully backed up by extensive research into emetophobia. In our own research survey into the efficacy of Cure Your Emetophobia and Thrive, all 164 participants overcame their fear of vomiting. The programme was created by Rob Kelly - a therapist with over 30 years clinical experience - who has helped thousands of people to overcome their fear of vomiting, and live happy, fulfilled lives.

Daisy explains how the treatments she had in the past had failed to help her overcome Emetophobia until she found The Thrive Programme. See her testimonial and how she is now cured.

What is emetophobia?

Emetophobia is a fear of being vomiting and affects up to 8% of people worldwide, especially females. However, it is hugely misunderstood and various CBT or medical treatments are often used with little success.

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, panic attacks 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 severe 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.”

Cure Your Emetophobia and Thrive was created on evidence-based psychology and is backed up by extensive research into emetophobia and our own emetophobia research paper and is the most reliable and consistent cure available. The many emetophobia testimonial videos show how successful it is.

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 people with a fear of vomiting. 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!

You can work through the Cure Your Emetophobia and Thrive Workbook solo, or locate a licensed Thrive Programme Coach for more support.

We also have a Cure Your Emetophobia Young Person’s Edition and The Emetophobia Workbook for Teenagers Danish Edition. All our workbooks are available from our shop.

For an analysis of the level of your severe emetophobia or other mental health condition, take a questionnaire on our special Thrive Support site.