Emetophobia Help
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Support, insight & your emetophobia
road to recovery can begin here
You’re not alone
If you’re reading this, chances are you, or someone you love, struggles with an intense fear of vomiting.
Emetophobia is more common than people realise, yet unlike other phobias, emetophobia is rarely discussed. It’s misunderstood, minimised, and often dismissed. That silence can leave people feeling isolated, overlooked, ashamed, and deeply alone.
Let’s change that.
What is emetophobia?
Emetophobia is an overwhelming fear of vomiting, but also the constant anticipation of it.
The fear shapes everyday choices: causing avoidance of certain foods, travel, social events, pregnancy, or hospitals. It’s exhausting. It’s isolating. And it can feel all-consuming. People with emetophobia may fear:
Vomiting themselves
Seeing others vomit
Feeling nauseous
Being in public or around illness
Certain foods
Germs
Support, insight, and hope. Your road to recovery from emetophobia can begin right here
Why does nobody talk about it?
Unlike fears of spiders or flying for example, emetophobia is rarely talked about. Vomiting is taboo, it is often laughed off or treated as trivial.
This silence means many people keep their fear hidden, as they are afraid of being misunderstood or even ridiculed.
The less we talk about issues, the more isolated sufferers feel.
Please believe that you are not alone. Far from it.
There is a way forward
This site is becoming a hub of trustworthy resources — explaining what emetophobia is, why it develops, and most importantly, giving hope that it can be overcome.
Whether you’re new to this fear or have lived with it for years, you’ll find strategies, insights, and recovery stories here.
You deserve more than fear.
You deserve a full life, free from shame.
If this resonates with you, you're in the right place.
“We created this site because we have extensively helped those suffering with emetophobia since 1998 and we know what it’s like to feel alone with it, we also know what it’s like to come out the other side too. Let this be the safe place that starts to change everything for you.” - The Speakmans