I feel nauseous all the time but am scared to vomit

I thought I was the only one as well. I am a 13 year old girl and it first started when I was in 4th grade. Well I got sick in class. After that every time I went to school. especially the class I threw up in, I felt nauseous. I felt fine everywhere but school. I went home several times because I was so scared of getting sick in class again. The next year in 5th grade everything was fine. I no longer felt nauseous in school and I had a great time. Same with 6th grade. Then 7th grade came around. My year was fine up until Christmas break. I was on my way to New York and I got car sick. When I came back to school after the break it happened again. I suddenly got very nauseous in the middle of class and ran out. The next day I was nauseous again in all of my classes and went to the nurse again. It was a everyday thing with me. Then they recommended me to the Guidance counselor. Then every time I got nauseous I went down to her office and she was getting sick of me going there. The Guidance counselor told my mother to take me to the doctors. The doctors found nothing wrong with me they just said I had anxiety. My mother does not want me to take medication. I go to a outside counselor but he is no help at all. It is a thing I just have to live with. During this time I was terrified to leave my house because I did not want to get sick in public. I made my mother drive me and pick me up every day from school because I did not want to get motion sickness on the bus. By the end of the school year I got better and went to every class. However I still had that sick to my stomach feeling but I just controlled it a little better. I still am afraid to leave my house. I get all panicky knowing my mother is not there when I get sick. I am missing out on a lot of fun by declining invites every time my friends want to hang out.
Now my 8th grade year is approaching in about 10 days. My mother is not driving or picking me up anymore. I have to take the bus. I just am very nervous. I want this year to be perfect and much better then the horrific year I had last year. I am still feeling naseous and I just want that feeling to go away. Any help?

This nausea that you describe sounds like it very well could be something like you are hypoglycemic or something like that. Have you seen a doctor about this at all? I think you should be checked for that and any thyroid problems they can check you for. Let me know, okay?

Hey I'm glad i'm not the only one that is afraid to vomit, I've been nauseous for like 3 days....and I HATE IT so much i burst down in tears sometimes. People think its not a big deal to puke but for me it is a BIG DEAL, well this sort of helps me and I hope it helps you. Try chewing on some minty peppermint gum.

Hi there, it's definitely an anxiety. I know it's a scary experience and actually iI usually have a dry type of vomit that makes me feel like I'm going to choke when I vomit. IT is an awful feeling, but I can tell you this. Once you do it, you feel so much better. I know it's incredibly difficult but if you don't let yourself vomit, sometimes you don't get rid of the germs that make you sick. What do you think?

I am deathly afraid to throw up also. Most people just don't understand why it's such a big deal & it gets annoying.

I always carry peppermints with me because they deal with nausea. I also have cold water and advil with me at all times. and minty gum, Saltines, and Tums.

Peppermints are the only thing I've found to deal with it so people think I'm addicted to them because I carry a whole bag of them with me. I really recommend anyone who is afraid of throwing up to try them. It's the only thing I've found to work. It doesn't always work but it helps a LOT. It's like a dollar at wal-mart for a generic bag.

Also, if you are a girl, I've found it helps to tie your hair back and have a cold water bottle to hold on the back of your neck. Advil is something I take when it's really bad.

If you have it severly I recommend asking your doctor for prescription Zoloft because it's for anxiety. I used to take it and the only downside was I was always thirsty.

I think mine started when I threw up in Kindergarten at the Halloween party. It was really bad & I was shy so I'm pretty sure that set it off.

The best thing with anxiety - which turns out to be the thing which is the hardest - is to literally face your fears. Eat until you don't feel hungry, don't not eat so you won't throw up. Get into the habit of a good diet again. Next time you feel nausea, just go to the toilet, lean over it and breathe deeply. It's the horrible feeling which is the worst; not even necessarily the actual vomiting! (ok the vomiting is quite bad...but still, it's over in a few seconds, nausea can last for hours) Hopefully your anxiety will stop once your body realises it's stress that is causing it, or you will actually throw up - but do not fear! Once it's over, you'll feel so much better plus an added bonus is your body doesn't remember pain, so you won't remember the pain of vomiting and bit by bit you will overcome your emetophobia (fear of vomiting). Just don't make a habit out of throwing up, and if you do start to throw up all the time, VISIT YOUR DOCTOR because you need to eat and keep food down. But the best thing to do is just think of it like; you're not critically ill, vomiting doesn't mean you're in peril and everyone goes through it so everyone's in the same boat.

Anti stress and anxiety techniques that I personally find helpful:

1. Close your eyes, breathe deeply and focus on your breathing. At first it will feel like it's not working and it will feel worse, but eventually you'll feel better.
2. Get a hobby you can do by yourself, when you feel stressed. If you love music, learn an instrument. Try writing. Try poems or drawing or anything productive. Photography? A sport? Find a book you can read when you're on the toilet or leaning over a sick bowl to take your mind off it.
3. Get relaxing music, get someone to give you a massage, or take a hot bath.
4. Wierd as it sounds - do things that make you nervous, if your friend asks you to do something just do it if you want to even if you feel ill because of anxiety, if you're scared of dogs pet the next one you see it, if you're scared of rollercoasters go on them all like I did...etc. Eventually you will overcome your fears.
5. Talk to people! Take your mind of it, just have a chat with aquantances and make good solid friends who will understand your situation. Text people when you're on your own and feel sick, but can't ring anyone or talk. Having said that - don't rely on anyone to make you feel better, because friends come and go.
6. Only let your mind wonder to things which make you feel better. Don't start worrying. Think about stuff that relaxes you...for me I play music in my head (sounds wierd but I'm a musician), or imagine situations in life which make you feel happy.
7. Plan yourself ME time, time when you can just relax and nobody's bothering you.
8. If your life is just full of stress all the time, give yourself a break. Go on holiday.
9. If that isn't possible, for instance if you've got exams coming up, plan your time extremely well and stick to a revision schedual without overdoing it. And plan a holiday or good break for after.
10. If all else fails, go to counselling. It's not as scary as you might think! And talking to someone who you don't know but is trained for anything you say is surprisingly helpful.

I really understand how hard it is for you all, I have the same problem - but we must overcome this fear, as there is no quick remedy or pill.

i feel the same, i get nausea everyday and i have been to doctors and done tests but nothing showed up, i couldnt even go to school, if i was in the class room i would start to panic, i was soo scared that i was going to vommit, i would start to get a panic attack, so many times i had to leave the class room, so i eventually gave up school, i had no choice but to drop out, it was to hard for me to go out, i would panic on the train and on the buss, i was so scared of vomit, my sister was pregnant and she use to vommit alot and that use to make me soo sick and i use to panic, so i use to run away from her and from home.and now she has had the baby and im still sick, its like vommit is all that goes through my head, it makes me so sick, ive been put on anxiety medication so i hope it helps. i just hate feeling this way its taking over my life :-(

I'm 16 years old, and I have the same problem. I have had it ever sence I can remember. When I was younger, you couldnt even say the word throw up or vomit around me. When someone coughs or gags I run and cry. I avoid people who are sick, and get really freaked out if someone is sick around me. I have An Axiety Dissorder because of it, and I have panic attacks three times a day and more at night.
I constantly take my temperature, and if I even feel a slight discomfort in my stomach, then I have to take peptobismol. I pop tylonal and advil like they are candy and I very rarly eat because if I get too full, then I will have a panic attack.

I have been on many medications before, and most of them work for a while then they c**p out on me.

It controls my like, and even as I am typing this I am having a massive panic attack because I have a cold, but Im paranoide that Im going to throw up.

I havent thrown up sence i was in 4th grade, and I really dont want this to control my life, but it is. I hate it and really really cant stand the constant panic over it.

Oh my god dude i have the same problemm too. Like since elementary to high school. But now it only happens to certain classes.

My advice would be to talk to a psychologist or even your regular doctor about feeling sick and fear of throwing up. Even though you might feel like you're the only one, I am sure they have experience with this issue. It's a horrible circle that can continue until you find ways to cope with the problem. Feeling sick makes you nervous, feeling nervous makes you sick, anxious, stressed, depressed etc. Don't let a doctor tell you nothing is wrong because despite the fact that you may not have a stomach bug, your nausea is very real. Nausea can cause anxiety, and anxiety can cause nausea. Hurry to your doctor and discuss this now so that you can find ways to cope and continue functioning in your everyday life. This can and quite possibly will build into larger issues such as social phobias and extensive anxieties. It's not as uncommon as you think and doctors and psychologists have numerous ways to help you live your life happily.

hi i'm 18 i had the same problem and maybe even worse.... If I have to go somewhere where theres alot of ppl I get so sick to my stomach, either I throw up to feel better or take a something sweet to feel better... i feel so bad wheneven my friends and family ask me to go places and i just no and tell just said that i been there before... and scare to tell them i actually had this and i dont tell my family too.... i cant go on my life like that....... wish i could put this to an end.... Thanks so much if u could help...

I'm 14 and nausea is ruining my life.................................it went away for a month thanks to an anti anxiety med..but now its back. ugh

hi am 18 and i fell nausea for the whole week.. i also want to vomit but it the feeling stops sometimes.. its really bad.. can i do anything to help it ?

Well i think i kind of have the same problem.
I remember the day it started it was just a normal day at the mall and then i felt sick . I grabbed a water bottle and thought that maybe it would calm me to have some water. i didn't throw up so ever since that day i carry a water bottle around wherever i go.
Im not joking if i do not have a water bottle with me i will throw up. I feel sick every day and it is stopping me from doing everything. I told my boyfriend about it so he tries to help me. I know it might just be all in my head but i dont know what to do. this is ruining my life.
im not sure if im the only one with this water bottle nausea problem but i need help. :-(

Wow, I can't believe how many others feel this way too. I've suffered with the fear of vomitting for atleast 13 years. I couldn't tell you the last time I actually vomitted because it was so long ago. I begain freaking out after my best friend was really sick with a stomach bug and I had hang out with her earlier that day. I had started feeling sick straight away and it's come and gone for years after. I've been pregnant with bad nausea but never actually vomitted. I'm the same as you guys if someone is sick around me or near me I instantly freak out and begin thinking I've caught the bug. Sometimes I won't sleep becos I'm afraid of waking up sick. I freak out if I've done something nasty or wrong like karma is going to make me sick. I consantly knock on would becos I'm afraid of jinxing myself when I think about vomitting. It's messed up.
I've been prescribed an anti depressant which I've been off and on for years. It works but I still have the occasional day where I feel heaps sick and the more I think about feeling sick the worse it gets then 'bang' all of a sudden I'm fine again.
I know exactly how you guys feel with it ruinning your life, I can't drink alcohol because I'm afraid of it making me vomit (never been drunk and I'm 24). I always decline going out with friends becos I'm afraid of getting sick. I hate any car trip longer then 30mins becos I'm afriad of getting car sick like I did when I was around 7. I won't go on an airoplane overseas becos I'm afraid of travel sickness.
I tried being hypnotized even cos I heard that can fix the anxiety. All I can say is speak to a doctor, after so many tests my speacialist put it down to anxiety, put me on antidepresants and told me to try yoga to help relax myself.
Good luck to you all, I hope we can all put it behind us and live happy, healthy lives.