Emetophobia Free - The Thrive Programme For Emetophobia

A support page for Thrive Programme for Emetophobia training /book. We give advice on how best to go through the programme and overcome emetophobia, share positive success stories, and keep trainees motivated to beat their phobia of vomit & get thriving!

**Important Note about the group** - This is a support page for the programme, and not a forum. It's very important to keep the posts on here both helpful and positive. Any non-helpful posts will be removed. If you have any questions that are not answered on this page, please email us direct on info@thriveprogramme.org

ABOUT OUR CURE YOUR EMETOPHOBIA AND THRIVE PROGRAMME

Now, after more than 25 years of working with thousands of sufferers, the we can show you how to cure your emetophobia, once and for all. The specially adapted version of his best-selling Thrive Programme book is designed to target the underlying beliefs and thoughts that help to perpetuate emetophobia. Through undertaking the programme you are able to learn new and effective psychological principles, which enable you to totally eradicate emetophobia from your life.

'Cure Your Emetophobia & Thrive' is based upon scientific research and clinical insights, which have been brought together for the first time in this ground-breaking new approach, helping sufferers to take control of their problem and go on to lead healthy and fulfilling lives, free of this debilitating condition.

ABOUT EMETOPHOBIA

Emetophobia, the fear of vomiting, is widespread; it is one of the most common phobias for which people consult Thrive Consultants. Research has suggested that prevalence of a fear of being sick ranges from 0. 1 to 8. 8% percent of the population (Hout & Bouman, 2011). These different figures probably depend upon whether the researchers assessed participants for any sort of ‘fear’ of vomiting or solely focused upon a severe ‘phobia’. These prevalence figures suggest that somewhere between around 63, 000 and 5. 5 million people in the UK suffer from emetophobia.

Emetophobia is known by many names (emetophobia, specific phobia of vomiting (SPOV), vomit phobia, sickness phobia, fear of vomiting…) and is associated with other fears and disorders, such as phagophobia (a fear of gagging, swallowing or choking), a fear of pregnancy, social anxiety and obsessional disorders. People can fear vomiting themselves and /or others vomiting. Most individuals with emetophobia are female, with research studies revealing that 85-97% of their emetophobic participants are women (Hout & Bouman, 2011; Lipsitz et al. , 2001; Veale & Lambrou, 2006).

Emetophobia tends to be a severe symptom and often significantly affects sufferers’ ability to lead normal lives. People with this fear often go to great lengths to avoid encountering anything that could lead to vomiting. They may, for example, be teetotal or heavily limit their alcohol consumption and avoid pubs or clubs where others may drink heavily and then vomit. They may worry a great deal about hygiene, and be fussy about making sure everywhere is clean. They may take excessive time off work or school because they worry about being exposed to germs that will cause them to be sick.

It is also common for emetophobes to be very careful about food preparation, taking excessive care to check use by dates and to ensure that food is cooked properly. Many sufferers avoid dining out or eating food that has been prepared by others.

Tocophobia, the fear or phobia of being or becoming pregnant, is another common problem for Emetophobia sufferers, mainly to the worries about the morning sickness. As a result, many avoid becoming pregnant or terminate a pregnancy. Those who do have children can become consumed by worry about them being ill. They may feel completely unable to look after their children when they are unwell.

Many emetophobes have unsuccessfully tried a range of treatments Veale and Lambrou (2006), for example, found that twenty-nine percent of their sample of vomit phobics had received some form of therapy for their fear, which overall they rated as largely ineffective. Veale and Lambrou (2006, p. 139) have stated that “clinicians generally regard it as challenging to treat because of high drop out or a poor response to treatment. ”

CURE YOUR OWN EMETOPHOBIA!

Anybody willing to put the time and effort into following the programme can cure their Emetophobia for good and start to live their lives to the fullest without falling victim to unhelpful thinking and beliefs. You can buy the book from Amazon and work through it by yourself at home. You can also be guided through the Thrive Programme with a “Thrive Consultant”, who has been trained to provide support and bring the insights contained with the book to life, enabling people to gain the most from the programme.

We recently ran a research survey for emetophobes who had completed the Thrive Programme. We had 35 respondents, all of whom rated their symptoms as having a ‘severe’ impact upon their daily lives before they started the programme. After completing the Thrive Programme, 30 participants rated their symptoms as having ‘little or no’ impact on their daily lives. The remaining five individuals rated their symptoms as having a ‘moderate’ impact. All participants also reported other improvements after completing the programme, including higher self-esteem and lower social anxiety. To read more about this research, click HERE.

So, whether you buy the book and cure your own emetophobia, or follow the course with a Thrive consultant, you can look forward to living your life free of your problem and its symptoms.

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