Tag: fear of sick

  • From Fear and Anxiety to a Changed Woman!

    A Changed Woman! A Changed Woman! …… “I suffered from debilitating emetophobia since a very young age. I haven’t really pinpointed a moment in my young life when it was ‘triggered’ but it got progressively worse as the years went by (and my responsibilities grew!) Finally, early this year when the norovirus season was at…

  • Fantastic Book – you wont be disappointed!

    Fantastic Book Fantastic Book … “Having struggled on and off with emetophobia for over 20 years this book was a revelation. It’s a fascinating read that really explains how your belief systems and thinking styles/patterns are the root cause of not only emetophobia but any number of other issues. It will allow you to understand…

  • Completely Changed my Life

    Completely Changed my Life Completely Changed my Life …“I can’t recommend this book enough! I bought it on a whim a few months ago after pretty much giving up hope that I would ever get my emetophobia under control. I missed Christmas with my family because one of my parents came down with the winter…

  • New Year’s Resolutions

    New Year’s Resolutions New Year’s Resolutions…. Rob Kelly was asked to contribute along with other experts to the Daily Mirror’s lifestyle article on the best way to achieve your resolutions. Use positive words Rob Kelly, therapist and creator of The Thrive Programme “This New Year, I’m going to ‘mind my language’ – that is be…

  • Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 13 preview..

    Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 13 preview.. Chapter Thirteen: Overcoming your phobia! Okay, well done for persevering and getting this far! Please, PLEASE, if you haven’t completely understood everything so far, and completed all of the exercises, go back and start again. It will only take you a week or two to catch…

  • Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 12 preview..

    Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 12 preview.. Chapter Twelve: The Dream Technique Throughout this book, all the exercises and ACTION!s are aimed at equipping you with the skills to ‘manage your thinking’, so that the needle on your metaphorical Stress-o-meter (Chapter 10 ‘Anxiety and Stress’) never goes anywhere near the red area (7-10)…

  • Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 11

    Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 11 (including comments on Emetophobia Forum). Chapter Eleven: Belief Systems in more detail We’ve already had a look at some limiting belief system basics. Now that you know more about yourself and your personality, let’s delve into a bit more detail. We’re going to look a little further…

  • Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 10 preview..

    Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 10 preview.. Chapter Ten: Anxiety and Stress ‘Anxiety’ and ‘stress’ are two of those medical terms that have become weakened to the point of almost being meaningless by their over-use in the general press and on television. Though often the words ‘anxiety’ and ‘stress’ are frequently used interchangeably,…

  • Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 9 preview..

    Cure your Emetophobia and Thrive – Chapter 9 preview.. Chapter Nine: Mind your language! So we have already taken a brief look at some of the language that you think and speak when we explored your ‘inner voice’ or the way in which you talk to yourself (Chapter 2 ‘Cognition’), as well as in the…

  • Raj Describes Overcoming Emetophobia…

    Raj Describes Overcoming Emetophobia… Raj Describes Overcoming Emetophobia… “Following illness, I had trouble with feeling nauseous in social and public situations.  I would worry about this, which would heighten the feeling to the point it would affect me physically.  I would get trapped in a vicious cycle, where my anxiety would heighten the feeling of…