Disclaimer: not a psychologist, not emetophobic
Or anything phobic really im not exceptionally emotional
Emetophobia is a phobia that causes overwhelming, intense anxiety pertaining to vomiting
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There aren’t a lot of trigger warnings for vomit (think- pitch perfect), which probably is going to mean your character will have added anxiety over going to the movies, especially comedy as it tends to be a thing.
Things like amusement parks are likely to be a no-go, and riding in a car can be extra stressful, especially if the character or another person in the car has carsickness.
Going to the doctors office or a hospital is going to be an incredibly stressful experience, alongside food poisoning or any kind of stomach sickness. This is where I’d say emetophobia would get the most notice- when dealing with an illness. The anxiety of potentially becoming ill could lead the illness to become worse, or could actually cause nausea, which will make the phobia worse, which will-
It’s a vicious cycle
Vomiting doesn’t really come up in fiction that often, so I’d say the places where it would get the most attention is during an arc where the person is very ill/ injured
this isn’t the greatest answer I’m sorry! I’m just not sure where/ when vomit would be an issue in your story. If any of my followers can add on please do!
I’m not emetophobia but vomiting is a trigger for several of my own medical conditions so I thought I could add some things in!
First of all; I know some emetophobics who have aversions to even the word vomit, barf, or throw up. It depends on the person. Sometimes even mentioning it can be a trigger (tossing your lunch, upchuck, other slang). So that depends on the person.
Movies do tend to give a little warning before someone vomits (gagging, holding stomach, covering mouth) so you can sometimes get enough times to close your eyes and plug your ears to avoid it. If you’ve got supportive friends, you can have them check out movies, shows, or videos beforehand.
Another thing to keep in mind is food! If a character who is emetophobic has thrown up a certain type of food before, they might get an extreme aversion to it. They might not want to see it, smell it, or eat it ever again. Any type of food that has ever upset their stomach can become off-limits. Again, this depends on how badly your character is affected by emetophobia.
Simple stuff like brushing your teeth can even become pretty stressful, as brushing in the back can sometimes cause you to gag. Your character will analyze situations by thinking “will this lead to me vomiting?”
I hope that was helpful! Like Corvid said, there’s not much vomiting in fiction, but its a phobia, so it can show even in things that seemingly have nothing to do with the actual phobia.
Don’t apologize for hijacking! This is a really good add on!
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