Anyone else really scared of being sick?

[magicteapot]

I've had emetophobia for quite a few years. Even the thought of being nauseous scares me.

But this pregnancy is making me feel horrific. Everyone is telling me to get over it because I am pregnant and you are supposed to be sick and carry on as usual. I have spent the last week in bed too scared to move. Everytime I don't eat for more than 2 hours I start gagging and I just feel like vomiting constantly. It defo wasn;t this bad with my daughter. I can't carry on as normal.

Is anyone else super scared of being sick? I feel so silly but I will do anything to not be sick right now!!!

 

[mewolkens]

Hi there! I am very emetophobic and did everything in my power not to be sick as well. I ate ginger mints constantly, upped magnesium, and ate carrots as all specifically help prevent vomiting. I felt motion sick for 8 weeks, gagged a lot, but never did throw up. It's been 11 years for me and I'm still scared because I hear some women fet sick during labor. Do what you can, but if all else fails it will eventually pass.

Good Luck!

 

[cadinavi]

Yesss hello me here !!!! I feel insane. Not only am I scared of being sick but when I am sick or start to feel sick I get so scared of it it sends me into a panick attack call me crazy. I'm 7 weeks 2 days now and I know it's only gonna get worse so scared of what's to come

 

[laila 44]

Aw hugs. My brother has that fear and he has only managed to throw up twice in his life! Both times as a kid. I've been sick more times than I can count this pregnancy even ended up in hospital dehydrated for me it's not the actual fear of vomiting as much as it is feeling nauseous. When I start to feel nauseous I get anxious and it just makes things worse. I hate hate hate the feeling! But it does get better... Just part of the territory I guess. Wish I was one of the ladies who never even felt pregnant!

 

[magicteapot]

It's so horrible isn't it!! In my last pregnancy I ate tic tacs, apples, oranges and ginger sweets constantly but in this one I can't stomach em! I did wonder whether to go to the doctors the get prescribed something but I'm not sure whether they would just tell me I'm being silly :S

xx

 

[karry1412]

Me! I don't have emetophobia - I just remember how sick I was with my previous pregnancies & can't imagine going through that again. I ended up being hospitalised because I was throwing up so much my esophagus was irritated & bleeding. I also passed out at one point during week 7. I'm on week 5 & the next two weeks can't pass quickly enough! I'm dreading getting so sick again whilst looking after a toddler.

 

[AngelofTroy]

I'm very sick this pregnancy again. I have emetaphobia but it's not as bad in pregnancy thank god. My phobia is worst when others are ill and I think I'm going to catch it. Once I'm actually ill I'm not as bad. I do hate this though. Fear of hyperemesis happening again made me put off TTC for a long time and I have been signed off work for the past month. I'm supposed to go back to work tomorrow and I'm so scared of throwing up at work.