I feel nauseous all the time but am scared to vomit

I'm glad I found this page. I also feel nauseous.. not all the time, but sometimes in some certain different situations and with different reasons. These are real examples of when I feel nauseous:

1. I live overseas. My family is a strict religious family. I have a same-sex sexual orientation. I think my family knows it but I'm trying hard to be as religious as they are whenever I visit them in my home country. Eight years ago, and three years ago, I visited my family. I occasionally feel nauseous when I was around them.

2. I don't smoke and I hate smokers and the smoke and the smell of cigarette smoke. One time I stayed in a hotel where the corridors were reeked with foul cigarette smell. I always felt I want to vomit when I was staying there. It was terrible.

3. Now I am worrying about my career and my future. I am very active and I do sport everyday... but this worry about career and future really gets me. I have a degree but have trouble finding job after losing my previous job. I now also have a worry about applying for an overseas citizenship and I'll have to lose my home country citizenship. I recently feel nauseous after meals and I deliberately didn't have breakfast this morning which helps me a bit.

I don't feel nauseous when I'm happy and don't worry about things... this can be in a long period of time.. I don't feel nauseous at all... but then when I start worrying things.. I start feeling nauseous.. one time I had to take a serious exam and I worried too much about it and I wanted to throw up too...

I hate it when I feel nauseous and I hope I can stop this annoying problem.

Hi i am 14 years old too. this has been happening EXACTLY to me too. I have my parents drive me to school as well. I say no to my friends to hang out because im afraid of throwing up. I read that taking vitamin D pills help... have been taking them for a while. but doesnt really help. I have actually broken down infront of my parents because ive been depressed and scared that i might loss control. I am droping my grades (not that i want too) and im getting horrible grades and i just cant do this anymore. I feel like dropping off the end of the world. I just want to stay inside all day. Do nothing. Because i rather be in my confort zone. Ive been to so many doctors. I got an endoscopy done. and there was nothing found. No doctors believe me but it can not go on anymore. Yesturday i went to the gym, i had to run in the locker room and i was about to puke. Ive been trying to loss weight (taken weight loss pills, but that didnt start the problems) and i puked a little. Before that i havent puked in about a year. It wasnt even throw up it was a liquid. I feel like giving up. Since this started ive been taking papya enzyme and probiotic Acidophilius at night time. it helps a little, Papaya you can take up to 9 pills and i take like 4 everytime before school. Because it helps for the ride to school. Just thinking of school makes my stomach upset. I called out today. and im trying to find a cure. If you are reading this.. and you find a cure. Please help. I would love to help you too.

hi im 12 in the 7th grd and i have just been brought home from feel this way its been happening sense last night after i ate i started getting that feel that im going to throw up and i checked my tempature and it was normal so i started to think it was just my mind cause i am scared of vometing and it was just a burp and it happened this morning and before going to school late my parent took me to go eat and in the middle of eating i felt naussious again then she dropped me off and iii wen t straight to the clinic now im home (she picked me up) and when i got home about 30 minutes ago i thought id look up whats wrong with me and after reading this im scared to go to the doctors because they might not find any cure or thing wrong with me and my mom would be mad and even if i do show her this(although i ll give it a try) she will be like, "girl there aint anything wrong with you its just a tummy ache and your tempature is normal too" and she says i cant miss any more time from school and now i am super scared that i will have this problem forever after reading some of ou guys messages plzzzzzzzzzz help oh and i kinda do think mine has to do with stress and deppression cause my dad has been away and latley me and my mother havent been getting along and im still messed up from when the only grandmother i was old enough to remember dies again plzzz help!!!

Hello! in a way I feel happy that there is more people out there just like me. I know what you mean, it is horrible, i have been carring this since i have memory. But there were two years that i never got sick, i was in many activities that helped me a lot. after that, now i feel nausea even when i go to the fear or school or to a restaurant. It is scary, I stoped college 1 semester, what helped was to always take a water bottle and a bag, that made me feel more secure because if i had to throw up i could have something to do it on(the plastic bag). My doctor send me to a thyroid doctor, it might be that, il see.... thanks!.... hope you get better, your question was in 2006 so i hoped that you did get better..... God bless you!

I thought I was the only one who suffered to this. It began when I was in Grade 3, that I feel like throwing up but I can't. I don't actually throw up, Im scared to vomit in public. I'm scared to vomit period. And I always carried a hand towel with me everywhere I go. Simply because when I feel sick I sometimes bite it or spit the saliva in it to avoid the feeling of throwing up. Then it stopped when I was in Grade 5. But now that I'm in Second Year, it came back and I don't know the cause of it. I'm afraid to take the trains, bus, taxis, or just simply even walking cause I'm really afraid to vomit. And when I'm in the malls, I try to eat less so I don't feel like vomiting. And it sucks. Cause I can't go to places where I want to. But I think the cause of this is sleep deprivation, depression, abuse, or any feeling that you don't like. Maybe I feel this way again because we migrated to another country, and its really hard for me to adjust here. Hope we help one another guys. I really want to stop this nausea thing.

You have no idea how nice it is to meet someone with the same problem as me. I am almost 18 now. I will be Friday. I started having this problem around thanksgiving. I got sick really bad with the stomach flu..it carried on till Christmas where i ended up in the hospital the doctors couldn't find anything wrong with me. I had two pregnancy tests taken, and i wasn't pregnant. They gave me anti-nausea meds and they worked great! I just don't understand why i have this problem, and honestly it scares me. I don't want to die this early in life. Thank you for posting also! I wouldn't of thought someone else had this problem.

this is going to sound dumb but if you just drink some beer and get a buzz going you will be able to throw up no problem

I have emitaphobia and  its a daily struggle but i had H pylori and i have gotten medicine to help cope. I have been feeling better but i still have flare ups, during which crackers, tea, and mints can help but not stop. I have experienced everything being discussed and the best way to relieve that anexity is to occupy yourself with something. I used to use one of those 20 question hand helds to keep my mind off the fact that i feel sick. It may help to distract yourself. It just something that we have to life with unfortunately, there is no treatment i have heard of, there is only the treatment we can give ourselves by trying these coping tecniques.

I really thought I was the only one who feels this way. I'm glad to know I'm not and I'm really surprised to find so many others.
I'm 14 year old girl, I suffer from this almost 5 months. I feel nausea almost every day. Sometimes I feel good, really normal and it looks like everything is ok. But then it comes back. It's not that hard that I couldn't live with, but I really hate it. It's annoying and I'm scared cuz I don't know why do I feel this. I'm afraid if something is wrong with me.
I really hate that feeling. I don't want to go somewhere cuz I'm scared of being sick, I'm also afraid go to restaurants of the same reason. Sometimes it's not so bad, I can do whatever I want, but sometimes I feel really bad, it feels like I can throw up, but actually I never did.
It's really horrible, I don't want this anymore. I thought I had some desease but now when I read this I think it can be something different and if I go to doctors if they wouln't find anything, maybe I would have to be with this like all my life. I'm really scared. Please anyone help.

I managed to stumble across this site and am not entirely surprised to find so many other people with the same problem!  I also go through frequent stages of the day where I will feel quite nauseous.  I also suffer from a fear of being sick in public or even one person for that matter.  Whilst I feared throwing up in front of people, it only really became a problem when I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress after separating from my then, fiancé. As a result of the break-up, I was suffering from great levels of stress, depression, wasn’t sleeping or eating well etc., which then resulted in numerous panic attacks. Because I constantly felt “sick” from all the stress in my life at that time, it spurred on the anxiety, which I have now been dealing with for 5 years.  After this all happened, I also became afraid to go out in public – in the beginning I even felt anxious about leaving the house. Like another members who have posted earlier, I always used to carry anti-nausea medication, a plastic bag and water bottle in my handbag “just in case,” almost like a security blanket.

 My fear of vomiting in public stemmed from the lack of control I felt in social situations. For example – if you’re sitting on a bus and you need to “be sick,” it’s not like you can just get off whenever you feel like, particularly if you’re in a hurry. Any situation that was out of my “comfort zone” caused me quite a level of anxiety and in the begging this was just about everywhere – at my friend’s houses, in University lectures, at the cinema, taking public transport, being in the car with someone else whether they or I were driving, being in restaurants, getting my hair or nails done in a salon… and the list goes on! It got to a point where it was consuming my life and I was afraid that I would end up letting it defeat me and would become a recluse, confined only to my house. I decided that I had had enough of living this way and decided to seek help.  I went and spoke to my doctor who was very helpful and an industry certified hypnotherapist.  I learnt that this would be the most powerful step I had ever taken in my life.

 At first I felt very uncomfortable with the thought of divulging all of my “deepest, darkest  secrets” to a stranger for fear of them judging me or thinking I was strange for having such an unreasonable phobia; however, the most important thing that I realised from this experience was that I wasn’t the only one and no one was as judgemental as I thought they would be.  The more people I talked to, the more I realised that I was not the only one and how truly supportive people were.  I found working with a hypnotherapist to be life-changing.  We talked about the fact that when you’re in a stressful or anxious situation, your body’s answer is to generate adrenalin to help you with the “fight or flight” response and is giving you an extra boost to deal with the situation.  Unfortunately, because in most situations, I was neither being physically active (fighting) or literally running away (flight.) As a result, the build-up of adrenalin in my system would actually make me feel even more sick and panicked. I would get dizzy, my heart would race, I would get either hot or cold, blood rushed to my face, I would shake, I would start breathing very quickly – basically the beginning signs of an anxiety attack; and sometimes these situations would result in one. 

 The hypnotherapist helped to not only identify the cause for my anxiety, but also helped to give me techniques to combat these situations and assist in stopping those feelings of panic before they consumed my entire body.  Hey gave me exercises that drew attention away from how I was feeling like using metal “stop” signs; becoming aware of the environment around e.g. what I could see, how I felt, was it hot or cold, how did it smell etc; cognitive behavioural therapy techniques and some ETF tapping techniques.  I also went to see a naturopath who diagnosed me with a wheat and gluten intolerance so by learning to reduce these foods in my diet, I could also help control my physical wellbeing by reducing some nausea. What was interesting to learn after seeing the naturopath also, was that after putting my body through such great amount of stress with my anxiety, my body was producing huge amounts of cortisol (sort of like a long term adrenalin) to help me cope with these stressful situations.  As a result, all of my body’s energy went into trying to cope with my anxiety every day and after 5 years, my immune system has taken a huge hit.  I’m now in the process of trying to detoxify my body and get my cortisol levels back to normal. 

 After going through this experience I’ve become so much stronger!  I learnt it is so vitally important to talk to people about what’s going on– family, friends, medical and trained professionals (doctors, councillors, hypnotherapist, psychologists, psychiatrists, cognitive behavioural therapists etc.) who all genuinely care about your wellbeing and therefore do not judge.  The other essential piece of advice that I can give is to not give-in to the condition!  I knew that if I stopped myself from going places and doing things, then I would eventually become consumed by my condition and would let if define me and how I lived.  I had to push myself every day – push myself to go out of my house (my comfort zone was anywhere outside my front door) and do the normal, everyday things that made me feel uncomfortable.  At first it was terrifying, but once I had some tools and techniques to help me, the more I pushed myself the better it got.

 To be entirely honest, I still suffer from anxiety and have a phobia of throwing up in public and sometimes I will still a plastic bag in my purse “just in case.” In saying that, however, I can now do so many more things anxiety free than I could five years ago and my life has changed dramatically!  I can now catch a bus, let someone else drive me in their car, go to the movies, eat out with friends and travel without the same level of anxiety.  I now know it’s very much “mind over matter” and now that I’ve got some tools to be able to deal with those stressful situations in a more productive manner. These days there are very few instances where I won’t push myself out of my comfort zone and now cannot imagine living life being shut off from the world!  The most important thing is to live your life because you’ve only got one shot at it! Remember – it’s a powerful day when you say “enough is enough!”  I sincerely hope that my post has helped – good luck to you all! <3

i feel exactly the same way and suprised others do too. im 18 and constantly stressed and it got to the point were i was scared to go to school and dropped out and lost everything. i was in honors and captain of the soccer team and ran or did some type of excersize everyday. im constantly scared of loosing my girlfriend because im scared to go out places. i used to not care were i went or stayed and didnt worry about anything and now i dont even like waiting in line at the grocery store. i need to get a job but scared ill mess it up by constantly feeling sick. when i feel like this i sometimes have trouble speaking and if anyone tells me someones sick and has been throwing up i will feel sick for the next two weeks. i want to be able to just live my life and not have to worry about this all the time on top of other problems i have. ive been to doctors and got put on zanex and have had tons of blood work done and i know its all in my head and yet i still feel sick. ive noticed that not thinking about it or always having a bag with me or knowing a way i can be alone if im out somewere helps. i feel trapped in life and afraid of not accomplishing anything. im about to start therapy and hopefully it will help and from others ive talked to its all about being confident and just saying to yourself even if i throw up life will still go on. so i would suggest thrapy and building up your confidence were you just dont care about it is the best and maybe only solution to it.

i was feeling the same way .... even i cont write my 2hr  exam paper ... i had done many test but no result then i did ct scanning i found out that i have some nodes in my chest ..now i m taking treatment hope every thing get well soon 

I have the exact same problem am i am 13 years old. My friends are always out meeting people having a good time but i am to scared to do things with them because im scared im going to be sick. I dont know what to do. Its been going on for far to long. I used to be so bad i never wanted to go to school or eat breakfast but i have managed to overcome that and now do those things. But i still have problems going out and doing things a normal teenager does and i get upset about it all the time. I need help and im guessing you do too. So it would be nice to have a chat to eachother and see if we can help eachother? Thankyou

I'm 12, and I feel the same exact way! I was so scared cuz i thought I was bulimic or something. I even had to stay home from school today. My mom didn't believe I was actually sick, because I wasn't throwing up. But I knew I couldn't go to school because I would have to throw up and I was scared in front of people, and I didn't feel like I could go. Usually it's just if I get nervous for something. But if there are any solutions please help, cuz now I have to go see a psycologist for my"problems"... Thanks!:-|8-|

OMG yes!! I have a MASSIVE FEAR of vomit liek no jks i constenly think about it and like i cant go anywhere without stressing about it or somthing. but unfortunalty i have been feeling nauseous for 3 YEARS NOW!! (arrggghh) i am 15 now and i started feeling sick every mintue of every day since i was 12! i started feeling this way after really bad dehydration and since that i do have the fear of vomit! sometimes it gets to a point when i cant get up or move! i barly go to school becuase i cant sit up striaght or it makes me feel realllly sick. i have been to the doctor soooooo many times and i have been on so many different drugs and medications and had blood test and ultra sounds and all this stuff but the doctors havnt found anything! and they say that ill have to live with this my whole life and my case isnt big enough! Well iam sorry to say to them but this sick thing is legit killing me! i hate it. i can barly do anyhting without feeling sick constently it has practically push me to the breaking point! i really need to what is happening to me!!!!!!! :(((