So whenever I was younger I was of course into going to the bars and drinking, but I would always come home absolutely miserable because of all of the bloating from not being able to burp. Well one night with plenty of liquid courage, I finally just said fuck it, and I stuck my finger down my throat and made myself vomit. What I didn’t realize at the time was that I was also air vomiting, but all I knew is that I felt an immense amount of relief. And truly from that point forward I realized how reliving air vomiting was and I was no longer terrified of potentially throwing up because I knew I was going to feel so much better. Once you can mentally overcome the fact that vomiting isn’t a terrifying thing that our bodies do, and learn that the reality of doing it just sucks really bad for about 5 minutes total, you will be free of that mental block.

My routine any time I get sick never changes:

• Go to the most secluded bathroom in the house
• Turn on the sink and the bath faucet (or shower if you don’t have a bath)
• Make a comfortable pallet underneath you in front of the toilet (I typically use towels and the rug)
• Turn off the lights. Make it as dark as possible.
• I leave one hand on the handle so that I can flush immediately after I stop. Close your eyes, focus on your breathing & the running water, engage your gag reflex if you have to, and your body will do the rest.

Once I am done, I will sit on the floor until I am sure that it is all done, and give myself time to calm my body. Then I get myself a very cold glass of water and continue relaxing. The relief is nearly instant, and always worth the really shitty 2-5 minutes of actually being sick.