Tag: overcome

  • I’m Scared to Overcome Emetophobia, why is this?

    Scared to Overcome Emetophobia A fear of being sick can really affect your life, yet it isn’t uncommon to actually feel nervous about overcoming it, despite its negative impact. We break down the reasons why this might be: 1. You believe your phobia is protecting you You might think your phobia is protecting you from…

  • Tip for Thriving – working through the programme

    Tip for Thriving Look at these great notes from a young girl working through the programme! Drawing out a visual brick wall of good things about yourself is a useful tool to build your self-esteem. Look for evidence – I worked hard, I was a nice person, I put in effort today – what does…

  • Have you wondered what it’s like to go through the programme with a Thrive Programme Coach®?

    Thrive Programme Coach Have you wondered what it’s like to go through the programme with a Thrive Programme Coach®? It takes around 6-8 weeks to complete The Thrive Programme with a Thrive Programme Coach®, meeting every week. Your Thrive Programme Coach® will guide you through the course, breaking it down so you see that beating your emetophobia…

  • Are you feeling anxious about lockdown ending?

    Anxious about Lockdown Ending This post was written by and shared from Thrive Programme Coach ® Niall McAlinden –  Thrive with Niall Are you feeling anxious about lockdown ending? If you suffer from emetophobia, social anxiety and other anxieties, you might have noticed your symptoms actually decrease during lockdown. It seems paradoxical, but it makes sense: life was…

  • Persistent And Continuous Effort – P.A.C.E. yourself!

    Persistent And Continuous Effort… Top Tip ! When you’re working through the programme, the process will be smoother and easier if you apply Persistent And Continuous Effort. The best approach is to put in P.A.C.E. every day – you’ll experience significant changes and benefits much quicker. A good example of this is 21-year-old Ella (see…

  • Liz shares her story of overcoming emetophobia and depression

    Liz Shares her Story 5 years ago, Liz was almost giving up believing that her life and her mental health would ever change. Battling depression, anxiety, emetophobia and carrying the weight of some hugely negative experiences in her past, Liz felt at rock bottom. Fast forward to today and she is positive and happy, fully…

  • 15. Thriving at Home – What comes next?

    Thriving – What comes next? Over the past few weeks we have shared some elements of The Thrive Programme and, if you’ve been fully applying all our tips, no doubt you’re well on your way to thriving! If you are one of the people who has been impatiently awaiting each new post; reading it several…

  • 14. Thriving at Home – How to keep calm and hit the reset button when it all gets too much

    When to Hit Reset How to keep calm when it all gets too much. When you just need to hit RESET? On Wednesday we talked about a STRESSOMETER and how when you learn to gauge your stress levels and actively manage your thinking, you can keep yourself calm and in control. (Remember how powerfully you…

  • 13. Thriving at Home – Let’s talk about stress

    Let’s Talk about Stress How well are you managing your stress levels? ? Following on from our recent discussions about phobias, fears and anxieties not happening ’to you’ – but rather being created by the way in which we respond to events and situations in life – today we are going to talk about stress.…

  • Emetophobia Help – Coping with Uncertainty

    Coping with Uncertainty In 2016, a group of researchers explored how people react to being told they will either “definitely” or “probably” receive a painful electric shock. What they discovered was an interesting paradox. The volunteers who knew they would definitely receive a painful electric shock felt calmer and were measurably less agitated than those…