"Nobody likes being sick." This is what everyone tells me. No one gets it.

When I feel nausea that does not come from anxiety, I panic more because I know it is real.

I have emetophobia and ive had it for as long as i can remember. I literally never get sick but when i get panic attacks, they make me feel like im gonna throw up and that scares me to death, i will stay up all night crying and shaking, i used to have these episodes every night and i was missing ALOT of school. Recently i dont get them as much, i think im slowly getting better and the last time i had one was last month which is, really really good! The thought of throwing up still horrifies me and i can not stand seeing sick or else i will think im going to get sick. Whenever someone in my family throws up, i will not go near them for atleast a week and i will not use the toilet that they threw up in. But i think im getting better, so yay aha❤️💕

the parts where you were saying "leading up to it is more scarier than actually throwing up" is so true

I really liked your comments about - “It’ s your body’s way of helping you”
- “Getting sick is your body’s last resort and it rarely goes there”

These are really good rational self talk points!

i feel so validated knowing that other people feel that the build up is the ABSOLUTE worst part and once you get it over with it’s not that bad.

I have struggled with Emetophobia for over 10 years now. Every single time I hear someone cough or gag I tense up and cry. Luckily I have only gotten sick 3 times in the past 10 years and have only been around 1 person who has gotten sick. I am currently in college studying to be an elementary school teacher and the stomach bug was going around my practicum school. 4 children got sick in the classroom at the table I was sitting at 10 minutes after I left. I thank God every day it didn't happen while I was there but I know it's bound to happen sometime in my career. I have tried to desensitize myself but it's still a huge concern for me every day of my life. This video was super helpful! Thank you so much.

I think I have etmaphobia and what sucks is I have acid reflux which makes me feel like I want to throw up but can't and I cry when I get really scared that I'm going to, does that count?

I wasn't aware that anything like this happened to people. Thankyou for opening my eyes and making me more aware of the world around me and what people suffer and go through. I hope your okay, I'm certain this video helped a lot of people Xxxxx

One of the worst things to see when you are having one of your attacks is when you see a food commercial oh god I hate it

It’s wired because after Im sick the fear leaves for a bit and then a few months it creeps back in

I never new this existed, but I think I have this. I am horrified of throwing up. And everything you say I can relate too omg.

"leading up to it is more scarier than actually throwing up" it's sooooo real. I get anxious quite often and my stomach always gets off and I feel really nauseous, and some times it gets really close to happen and it's impressively scary. recently I was sure it would happen, I could feel it (it didn't happen) and I just few better when I could calm down from that.

My fear of emetophobia is so bad that I wouldn’t literally wish death apon myself because I would rather die the throw up.

4:25 This made me cry for some reason. My emetophobia is so bad, and I feel like it’s taking over my life. I don’t just think about it daily anymore, I have panic attacks about it daily at this point, and to see and hear that I’m not alone is so meaningful and validating. Thank you so much

I don't have emetophobia, but watching you talk about it and try to help others through your experience, it inspires me. You are a very special person Jona, watching your videos has brought so much joy to my life!

My emetophobia caused an eating disorder and no one understood what i was going through. i've been recovering for almost a year now. im definitely not all better, but its much better than it was before. if anyone has gone through/is going through something like this, i can tell you that it gets better. but if you dont try, nothing will get better. so get up, take a deep breath, and punch your fears in the face. i believe in you

I'm just going to throw this out here for my emetophobic people. I've had severe anxiety and emetophobia over the last couple of 5-6 years. I  was extremely anxious everyday which led to my psychological nausea. I had to deal with it every single day, it was so hard for me. I've been to a lot of mental clinics, yes they did help me get better. And I've been using antidepressants since 2021. I'm just saying  this because I know some people are also like me and rather die than throw up but trust me, the thought is just scarier. ( Trigger warning from now on if you don't want to get anxious. )  So yesterday, I got a really bad cold due to the weather in my city,  its very cold in here. And it affected my stomach really badly. Last night I threw up 3 times and I'm glad that I did. When I tell you this I mean it. You just let your body take care of the vomiting and all you gotta do is stay calm. Because it doesn't take much! I didn't cry after it. I felt really relieved and happy, I was smiling to my mother and telling her "Call my therapist!" because of how proud of myself I was.  Would I want to vomit for fun? Obviously not. But if I have to then it's okay. If its healthy for me then sure. I remember reading comments about emetophobic people being like "I threw up and felt happier than ever!". I was certain that I wouldn't have the same reaction if I threw up. But, it did happen in the end. Please just trust me. Go live your life without worrying about this because it's really not worth it. I feel like I've wasted my 5 years on focusing too much on my fear that I couldn't explore the outside world. Let it flow. Leave it for your body to decide. If you've gotta do it, then do it. It's not the end of the world. I hope this would help someone out. ((Sorry about my bad english, its not my native language.))

I got sick all alone for the first time in 11 years…before I always had my mom or dad, but I got sick in my apartment and was alone for the first time. It happened, and I weirdly felt so proud of myself!!

I wish I was like you I really do... I am so scared of throwing up and my brother is ill... I'm anxious but I want to just throw up to get it over and done with. I want to overcome it but I can't. I need help...