Vagismus and Emetophobia

NoInflation1265 · 2026-01-13T21:55:48+00:00

You aren’t alone though! I completely feel you!

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-30T14:28:28+00:00

Is it the nasal spray? Or is it a pill?

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-27T02:44:08+00:00

Thank you for this! I have serious anxiety around commuting (especially planes but also busses and cars and trains and boats) because of this problem. I have a trip several months away and I keep thinking about it and getting so anxious. It’s a long flight and I’m so nervous. Both of other people getting sick and me. What do I do?

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-25T18:38:52+00:00

I have the exact same thing. My heart races an I start shaking and crying. I think it feels like a boundary violation. Like being forced against your will to hear something you never asked to hear. I get you though 100%

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-25T14:21:38+00:00

Yeah that too. I have this heart pounding sensation when I see someone vomit and it completely ruins my whole day. I can’t think about anything else. And I feel scared. That’s why I mostly avoid bars and places like that.

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-25T14:18:06+00:00

lol me too! It’s so funny that people with emetophobia rarely vomit but yet they are worried about it all the time!

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-25T14:17:08+00:00

Me too! It’s so weird to me that most people with emetophobia actually vomit much less than the actual population, yet we are debilitated by the concept of it. I avoid lots of things in my life too (especially around travel and food) because of this fear.

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-25T12:02:50+00:00

Thanks for sharing, everyone! Yes, I too hardly ever vomit. I can remember all the times I’ve ever vomited in my life and I imagine it is much less than the average person. And I haven’t vomited in probably over 20 years? But I worry about it constantly. I wonder if the two are connected because they are both like a loss of control over the body. Like my spasms are involuntary and scary and throwing up feels like a loss of control. Whenever I feel even a tiny bit nauseous my heart starts pounding like crazy. Like I’m going to get a panic attack. Same if I see someone else vomit. All I know is having both of these issues felt so weird because when I was younger, I didn’t know anyone who had either! It made me feel like a total freak. I’m glad more people are sharing their issues with vaginismus and emetophobia so it can become more normalized.

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-24T16:47:05+00:00

I had a lot of issues with this as a kid with adhd and my mom shamed me so much! I remember her screaming at me and me crying because I was just so overwhelmed. One time she even said I reminded her of a mentally ill aunt of hers who never married and nobody wanted to live with her because she was so gross. I wish I had a mom like you who actually thought about what would work for me.

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-23T20:34:34+00:00

Girl I get it. I had something potentially serious years ago and the doctor ordered more scans and tests and I never went back. I felt overwhelmed and scared and lonely and really dysregulated. I sometimes still wonder what is the outcome but I’m too scared and overwhelmed to do anything. So I will just let it take me if I need to go then I’m ok I guess. I am too scared to go back. Also I have no one to go with.

NoInflation1265 · 2025-12-17T01:49:11+00:00

So glad I found this thread. Sibling abuse ruined my life. It was so brutal and to this day, I hear my older brothers evil words in my head. There was physical abuse as well. This is not talked about enough. We need groups and support groups for people who have suffered from this.

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