After trying multiple therapies, this programme was what helped Kat overcome her emetophobia
Channel: Emetophobia-Free
Date: 07/04/2017

Exposure therapy for emetophobia didn't work. So how did Kat cure herself?

Exposure therapy for emetophobia (a huge fear of being sick/watching others being sick) does not work because of the very complicated nature of the phobia.  Kat tried numerous therapies and interventions none of which worked.

Finally she found 'The Thrive Programme' and specifically their book 'Cure your emetophobia & thrive' and she is now completely cured!

This is her story...

Having every aspect of her life impacted by emetophobia, from her education and career to her friendships and relationships, Kat was constantly worrying about vomit and the threat of being sick herself.

Kat’s obsession with her phobia led her to take anti-nausea medication daily, carry anti-bacterial hand gel with her wherever she went and to disinfect everything she had carried with her during trips outside of her house. This practice led Kat to breaking two mobile phones, which aren’t designed to be bleached !

Desperate to overcome her constricting phobia, Kat tried a number of interventions – all of which failed. She went through a course of CBT. She endured the trauma of Exposure Therapy. She tried EMDR and NLP. She also had sessions of Hypnosis and Acupuncture. Eventually she ended up at a Psychologist’s door who simply prescribed her anti-anxiety medication.

Of course, all this failure to beat her emetophobia left Kat feeling terribly powerless and meant that Kat was pretty sceptical about The Thrive Programme.

However, after working through the programme with a licensed Consultant, everything changed for Kat. She learned everything she needed to know about emetophobia and its components and put in a huge amount of effort to challenge and change her safety seeking and avoidance behaviours.

By the end of the programme Kat became aware that she wasn’t even thinking about vomit or ways to avoid it any longer.

She tells here in this video what it was like to first say the words “Now that I don’t have emetophobia…”

She has since been to festivals and gone camping, she cooks meat (most notably chicken) without worrying about it, she no longer takes anti-nausea or anti-anxiety medication, living life to the fullest !

The enormity of her transformation and her delight at overcoming emetophobia has brought Kat to the decision to now train to be a Thrive Programme Coach® so that she herself can now help emetophobia sufferers beat their fear and live a thriving life !
A great story of effort and persistence from Kat. Huge well done to her !

If you've tried exposure therapy for emetophobia and like Kat got nowhere, why not get in touch with a Thrive Programme Coach® for a free consultation?

If you found Kat's story helpful we recommend watching some more inspiring emetophobia recovery stories:
Laura: https://youtu.be/FBXt-pOY-R4
Sam: https://youtu.be/i1aL_PP9VLw

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Thanks for watching :)

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Emetophobia is the fear of vomiting/sickness: either yourself, other people, or both. Research suggests 0.1 to 8.8% percent of the population have a fear of being sick (Hout & Bouman, 2011). Emetophobia is a debilitating phobia, which significantly impacts your life: sufferers are chronically anxious and go to great lengths to avoid encountering anything sickness-related, which provides temporary relief but often results in a rollercoaster of anxiety, fear and exhaustion. Issues associated with emetophobia include: OCD, eating difficulties, anxiety-related gastric problems, phagophobia, tocophobia and more. Our goal is to raise awareness of this severe phobia and provide a solution for sufferers and their families.  

You do not need to live with Emetophobia - you can COMPLETELY overcome it - just like all the people in these videos did - all the ex-emetophobes in this YouTube channel used the special Emetophobia version of The Thrive Programme to overcome their phobia. If you are emetophobic, or know someone who is, you can no doubt relate to many of the experiences people share in their testimonials. We hope this reassures you that you’re not alone, and that you do not need to live with this debilitating phobia forever.

You can study the programme at home by yourself with a workbook (currently being translated into a number of other languages, as well as a version for the Visually Impaired), a comprehensive online course, or be guided through with a specially-trained Thrive Programme Coach® (face to face or online). Whatever way you choose, the results are predictable, and give you the tools to overcome it, for good.