Who's afraid to throw up??

[hydster]

But my kitten is so sweet. Just look at her eyes... sooooo precious. Don't be a hater.

You got one of these for that kitty? Ya know for just in case?

 

[goofygirl]

Hate it, hate, hate, hate it!! Bulemia is something I'll never have!

 

[winniedapooh]

Major panic...it was hard to even open this thread...my poor kids.

 

[irishbosoxfan]

I don't think I'm afraid to puke but I will go to extreme measures to avoid it.

DH just doesn't get it--he always says "Just go do it,you'll feel better" but I hate it,always have.

When I get sick enough that I feel I'm going to--I start breathing,,slowly in thru my nose then just as slow out thru my mouth--and I will do this for HOURS if need be.

I am so used to it,a couple of times I woke up in the middle of the night breathing this way before I even realized I was sick.

 

[HannahFan26]

I have a fear of vomiting. I hate it I start shaking and do not stop for like 30 minutes later(when I get sick). I can't even see or hear when it happens to someone else. I'm out the door and in another room the minute that happens!

 

[DisneyDreamer8]

I'm afraid to throw up. I would rather lay there in agony then pray to the white thrown. I think it stems from past experiences...it seems when I am sick and throw up I can't stop...it is never just once.

 

[LiteBrite]

I wonder how much control people have over their vomiting. It doesn't seem like something that most people can control, but I have to wonder about the fact that I never, ever vomit. Have I just learned not to? I didn't do it on purpose, it just never happens.

My DD, on the other hand, was your average kid in terms of throwing up, until the year she got a terrible stomach flu. She threw up so much she lost 10 pounds overnight, and continued to throw up for about 4 days afterwards. Ever since that time, she throws up at the drop of a hat. It's like all of a sudden her body had gotten the message that this is what you do when anything's wrong, whereas my body has somehow gotten the message that this is unnecessary except in very extreme circumstances.

 

[hydster]

I wonder how much control people have over their vomiting. It doesn't seem like something that most people can control, but I have to wonder about the fact that I never, ever vomit. Have I just learned not to? I didn't do it on purpose, it just never happens.

Dunno but I can say that I'm wicked jealous of you!

 

[tink1978]

I'm really starting to realize how many people are petrified to throw up. I know I'm one of them, as well as celebrities Matt Laur and Denise Richards, anyone else like us??

I am afraid to throw up and I am afraid for anyone else to throw up, which makes things really difficult since I have a child. I know where my fear came from.....my little brother threw up on me in the car when I was 5. I have been terrified ever since. With babies I am okay, b/c it is not all that gross...it's when you have the older kids and adults. Even with my child, he has to go to the bathroom by himself. I will take of him when he is back on the couch or in bed...and I have no problem cleaning it up. I think it is the sound...

 

[oxfordcircus]

You got one of these for that kitty? Ya know for just in case?

I need one of those for my house! And another one for Kat poop, Kat urine, dog poop and, saving the best for last, dog mucus. I've tried and tried but I can't get my old dog to blow her nose into a kleenex.

 

[JKanownik]

My husband never throws up. He actually hasn't since he was in high school and he's now 28. Thank goodness for that seeing as how I am deathly afraid of it. I guess I got lucky in the husband department. Hopefully I'll get lucky in the child department as well.

 

[oxfordcircus]

You better watch yourself, Mister.

Your nicotine addled monkey looks like he needs one of these chewable prozac - affectionately known as 'manic mouse':

 

[hydster]

never mind

 

[sugarpie]

Your nicotine addled monkey looks like he needs one of these chewable prozac - affectionately known as 'manic mouse':

I'll take one for myself, too.

Oh wait, I get a 'discount' on pharmaceuticals at work.

 

[I Heart Disney Too]

Your nicotine addled monkey looks like he needs one of these chewable prozac - affectionately known as 'manic mouse':

That reminds me! I really like Mighty Mouse too!

Oops, I meant to put this on the superhero thread.

 

[WonderfulDreamer2]

Ohhh, a subject near and dear to my heart. I make deals with God to keep me from throwing up. This will go on for hours. I lay very still as to not disturb the "tummy trolls". Then I reach the crucial point of "do or die". My statement is something to the effect of "Okay God, if I have to throw up make me do it now....I'm psyched and ready". That phase does not seem to last all that long until I slip back into phase 1.
Oh, and I'm a pediatric nurse. I have become very adept at recognizing the warning signs of an imminent puke and can move very, very fast when the occasion arises.

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

I'm very afraid. Bad childhood experiances. Luckily, I haven't thrown up in a good 6 years. Kay, I'm done.

 

[oxfordcircus]

Oh, and I'm a pediatric nurse. I have become very adept at recognizing the warning signs of an imminent puke and can move very, very fast when the occasion arises.

Do y'all ever have "puke-o-ramas" on the peds floor? You know, one kid pukes in a particularly heinous fashion, then y'all call a code...what, green?...then some poor LPN comes in and loses it, then the dominoes start to fall? Seems like that would happen on the peds floor, or maybe y'all all have iron guts.

Oh yeah, I have the profuse pre-vomit mouth watering, if that's what you're describing.

 

[LittleBlue22]

Soooo, what about you lucas?

 

[mla973]

Yes - I am also very much afraid to throw up. It makes me nervous, I cry, etc. I also can't stand to watch other people throw up or hear the sounds. It's called emetaphobia. (I looked it up once.)

I avoid bars (since I'm afraid people will get drunk and throw up on me). Very weird, but my friends and family are used to it. I also don't drink much myself.