I feel nauseous all the time but am scared to vomit

I am genuinely really surprised that so many people on here feel the same way i do. I am 18 and i have felt like this for 10 years at least. I constantly feel sick-all day everyday. It puts me off going places especially where there are lots of people, like going out drinking or going to gigs or going shopping etc. I missed so much time when I was at school because of this and even at work. I have a job interview coming up and i am so scared of throwing up in the interview due to nerves that i even consider not showing up. I used to love going to gigs but at the last one I went to I had a panic attack in the middle of the crowd and felt overwhelmingly sick, now I am too scared to go to gigs incase i feel the same way. I hate the idea of traveling because I get travel sick and I make excuses all the time if I am invited to travel or go out with friends. I am even afraid to stay at my boyfriends house over night or for a few days incase I am sick whilst i am there!

I remember having a tummy upset when I was nine and I think this could have triggered it but it could have been long before that. I also avoid anyone who i even suspect could have a tummy bug for about least a week and if I am or have been around someone who has thrown up I panic and immediately feel like I have the bug. If someone throws up near me I start screaming and cant handle it. I have become almost obsessive compulsive over hygiene- I carry hand sanitizer gel wherever I go and use it after touching ANYTHING in public whether its the buzzer on the bus or a door handle or the buttons on a cash machine, just incase I pick up a tummy virus.

Im not sure exactly why i am so scare of throwing up but I know that i am scared of everything about it-the feeling just before, the taste the smell, the sight of it.

I have never told anybody the full extent of my phobia because i think i sound stupid and pathetic. Sorry this message is so long but this is the first time i have ever said all this and i guess i am just happy to get it all out in the open.

The idea of throwing up terrifies me more than anything. I think about it all the time-it is always on my mind. It is literally taking over my life but I really have no idea what I can do about it.

Im glad Ive stumbled upon this post, it gives me almost a sort of comfort that Im not the only one. Im 20 years old now and been dealing with this awful fear and aswell as anxiety and panic attacks. Ive been to the doctors numerous times and they done blood tests etc. but everything came out fine. But im still convinced that their is something wrong with me, what a nasty sick feeling. Its tough to perform even the easiest tasks, as my heart pumps faster and faster if im going out somewhere or doing anything at all. I work in a stressful resteraunt which doesnt help with it. I havent gotten sick in years because I wont let myself. Feeling sick all the time is by far the worst thing that has ever came upon my life, its tough on me and my g/f, as I don't want to tell her how im feeling because she is just sick and tired of hearing it. So is my whole family. So I hide it pretty much all the time now but will panic/ feel sick even on short drives to work and home. I will do things out of the ordinary to distract myself from my thoughts of being "sick" or going to be sick. Ive convinced myself that there is something wrong with me internally and doctors just cant figure it out. Im tired all of the time too, its tough to get out of bed in the morning. When im home, the feeling is decreased as I feel im sort of prepared if something goes wrong or i get "sick". I have been prescribed to 3 different kinds of anxiety meds such as lexapro, prozac, and some other generic drug. But they dont seem to have worked. I im so sick and tired literally of feeling like this that some nights I just wish that I wouldnt wake up in the morning and I could be happy and healthy again, but each morning is a different struggle between my sick feelings/thoughts. I fear it will ruin my relationship aswell as my hopes for becoming anything more career-wise other then working dead end jobs like the one im stuck in now. I guess I can only prey at night in hopes god will answer my prayers to this nightmare.

Hi MadGrizzly, I dont have an account but I am the guest poster who sent the post before yours. I know exactly how you feel, especially the bit about not wanting to tell people you feel ill because they've heard it all before. Plus, the amount of times i have had to cancel on my boyfriend because of it is unreal, i feel so embarassed to tell other people and to be honest i dont think they understand how bad it is. I too have been to the doctors on numerous ocassions about this but all tests have come back negative. The doctors have implied that its a psychological problem and have tried to put me on antidepressants which havent worked, as well as other medication such as anti-acid tablets which are no help either, (I dont have a severe case of idigestion!!). They have also implied i have an eating disorder because i am very slightly underweight (probably because i often dont feel like eating much because i feel so sick) which is totally wrong. But i am still convinced there is a physical problem that is causing all this. I also understand what you mean about this affecting your career opportunities-i feel i have lost any drive as i dont see how i would be able to hold a serious job feeling this way. I dont know what can be done about any of this, no one can find whats wrong but i guess the only small comfort is that there are others who feel the same way.

Hi

I also have this problem, i would rather die than throw up but i feel sick everyday all day ive also lost a lot of weight because of it. i have tried pritty much everything from going to the doctor and even trying hypnotheropy. nothing really worked. its easing very slightly now, but its still very strong.
you have to tell yourself it all in your head!! its nothing phisical.

im currently trying EFT and it seems to be taking the sting out of it soo i would defferently recommend trying it.


ive heard that this is proved to work so you need to keep at it.

hope ive help :)


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The funny thing is, I'm also suffering with the SAME thing. I go to bed each night and cry my heart out hoping that this stupid nausea will all be settled soon. Please pray for me, I can't live my life in pain and suffering. I will no longer stand to suffer. I'm so miserable and there's nothing I can do about it but hope. My mom has no time to bring me to the doctors and my aunt says that I'm mentally insane, she thinks that I keep telling myself I'm sick so therefore, that's the cause of my nausea. She's wrong. Even when I tell myself " Your fine, your not sick, your perfectly healthy" and so on so forth, IT JUST DOESN'T WORK! Please, what the hell is going on? Why am I punished with such a ridiculous thing? I can't do this anymore, why was I chosen, to be like this? I know I can be mean sometimes but I don't mean it. I pray ALL the time to God and ask him why he has done this to me. I've been this way for 10 months. I can't stop crying. I don't wanna be like this anymore. Please help me. :'( I can't be me when i'm like this. I wanna live a life of happiness and fun. Not pain and suffering. What's wrong with me???!?!?!?

Everytime I think about puking or being nauseous I get nauseous.
I know its because I'm worrying too much or I'm nervous, but I dont have much control over it. Im also paranoid of alot of things which makes it worse.

Ways How I deal with it:
I eat mints and gum.
I close my eyes and breath slowly ( I read meditation and yoga helps clear the mind :S decided to attempt)
I find putting two fingers on this specific spot helps clear your throat a bit. At the bottom of your neck theres a U made out of your shoulder bones connecting. It works better if your fingers were cold.
I try to take my mind of it, but it doesnt work, may work for some other people.

I need more ideas to try out.
I have a feeling this will stay with me for a long time.
I just suck it up and deal with it, just keep telling yourself you've been through this before and your not going to puke.

I have the same problem! I feel sick alot, but not as much in the summer! I also get headaches and stomach aches sometimes. And car sickness!

umm, im 14 and so far ive felt sick for like 4 days on and off, not realy anyother symptombs but feeling like im going to throw up, im kinda getting the feeling bak now =/
anyways
if i have my head in my lap or push on my wind pipe it helps?
my mum thought i had depression at one stage but i feel happy :-P
sometimes i feel paranoid and i like imagine reasons people do things but idk if i am
and yea
so if anyone knows wether i have it kan u tell me because my mum wants me to go to the doctors but its worse when i leave home or get in the car
also im not realy "scared" of vomiting, i just dont like it....

I'm a 13 year old girl and I feel nauseous all the time. Sometimes it's worse than other times but the feeling never totally goes away. I never actually get sick (I havn't in years) but I always feel so sure that I'm about to. Sometimes I think It's all in my mind because I have a HUGE fear of throwing up. Whenever someone says they feel sick I freak out and suddenly start feeling sick too. Is it possible that It COULD be all in the mind? Can I really just be convincing myself that I feel sick when I really am not? Please help me. It's taking over my life! :-( ? ? :'( :'(

Same thing with me... and yea like when someone says that THEY feel sick, it happens too me. I feel nauseios all the time too, its horrible and I am soo scared too throw up even though the last time i threw up was 2 years ago . I thought I was the only one!

hi everyone i am 19 and i have the answer you are all looking for!! basically when i just finished school i started to develop this feeling you was all talkin about which by the way is anxiety and you are having anxiety attacks and agorophobia i have had this for 4 yearswhen i first got it i developed it by the doc telling me it was anxiety but it was acctually anemia so my brain recognised this feeling as anxiety and thats what i was believeing. i finally thought rite thats it after hibinating in my room for 6 months i got up and went on a bus(thats wat my anxiety sttemed from) and do u no what i was fine i wernt sick i wernt faint and i WERNT gona die.. so i got myself a job and i was happy i still had anxiety attacks every day tho they never went away but i delt with them. now i have resigned from work and once again stuck in my bedroom! and have been for 4 months, i now cant sleep because i am watching tv all day and not out and about getting excersize so ive got anxiety, agorophobia, insomnia and depression. i was given anti depressents which made me freak out was really confused depresed upset! anti depressents are not worth it you can beat it without drugz.. see a doctor and get counciling by a therapist and find ways of dealing with it.. coz believe it or not EVERYONE has anxiety it just takes something to trigger it off.. my advice is it get counciling thats what im waiting on! hope i helped people

Im 17 year old male and i feel naseous all the time and sometimes i try to throw up nothing comes out and i try to avoid being around sick plp i always wash my hands for any little reason i been feeling like this for 3 years now im scared to go in public and when i do go out i take anti nausea medicine with me i dnt even go to school anymore for fear i cant go out with my friends anymore Does anyone have a clue whats wrong with me Its Driving ME CRAZY PLz Help

I'm 21 and i have the same issues constantly nausea's and very afraid to throw up. I did some research and i found out there is a phobia for being afraid to throw up but as for always feeling sick thats what i hate. its starting to effect my life i feel like the party pooper now i just want it to go away i plan on making a drs. appointment soon to get to the bottom of this. But i really think its stress and anxiety.

I'm 17 and I've been feeling sick for 7 months now its horrible and ruining my whole life. I don't know how long my boyfriend and friends are gonna stick around. I feel so alone and ill and I just want to be better. The doctors have done blood tests, scans everything and nothing seems wrong apparently its anxiety but no medication is helping. Every day I feel sicker and I dont know how I haven't throw up but I'm actually terrifed of throwing up I'd literally do anything to not throw up. I think my fear is whats stemming my sickness but I can't control it and it just gets worse. Any suggestions

I am 15 and I have just came home from school because there is a stomach bug going around and I was feeling nauseas. Since I was 12 I have suffered from chronic panic attacks due to emetophobia. I stay clear from people with stomach bugs and being at a school disgusts me due to the amount of germs and sick people around me. I know that I feel calmer when I am coming home and sometimes I find it hard to leave my house. I used to have counselling for the panic attacks but they discharged me thinking I was better. It has suddenly got worse and I feel sick at the moment and I'm terrified. It's been a while since I have actually vomited and I usually don't when I feel like I'm having a panic attack but it doesn't take away that feeling of doubt and genuine fear whenever I do feel nauseas. I was fine awhile ago but this outbreak of the norovirus has sent me straight back down to the bottom again, I'm scared in case I have the virus right now and that's why I feel sick so I am looking at all of these posts to try and make myself feel better. The feeling has been coming and going since late last night and it's now 3 in the afternoon. I haven't been so scared in my life, this is taking over my life and everything I want to do. I want to be a doctor and work at a hospital but I can't do this with all of these feelings. I suggest everyone here checks out panic attack symptoms because it sounds like that's what some of you have, they're easily treated and controlled as long as you know that's what's wrong. I have been like this all week and I plan on staying off school for a while till the bug has cleared from my school and my general area. I hope we can all get help and feel better soon but for now we just need to stay positive :-)