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  1. emetophobianoun

    fear of vomiting

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  1. Emetophobia

    Emetophobia is a phobia that causes overwhelming, intense anxiety pertaining to vomit. This specific phobia can also include subcategories of what causes the anxiety, including a fear of vomiting or seeing others vomit. Emeteophobics might also avoid the mentions of "barfing", vomiting, "throwing up", or "puking."It is common for those who suffer from emetophobia to be underweight or malnourished due to strict diets and restrictions they make for themselves. The thought of someone possibly vomiting can cause the phobic person to engage in extreme behaviors to escape from their anxiety triggers, e.g. going to great lengths to avoid even potential situations that could even be perceived as "threatening". Emetophobia is clinically considered an "elusive predicament" because limited research has been done pertaining to it. The fear of vomiting receives little attention compared to other fears.The event of vomiting may make anyone with this peculiar phobia flee the scene. Some may fear someone throwing up, while others may fear themselves throwing up. Some may have both. Some may have anxiety which makes them feel like they will throw up when they actually might not. People with emetophobia usually experience anxiety; they often may scream, cry, or if it is severe, possibly pass out when someone or something has been sick.

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  1. Emetophobia

    Emetophobia is an intense, irrational fear or anxiety pertaining to vomiting. This specific phobia can also include subcategories of what causes the anxiety, including a fear of vomiting in public, a fear of seeing vomit, a fear of watching the action of vomiting or fear of being nauseated. Emetophobia is clinically considered an “elusive predicament” because limited research has been done pertaining to it. The fear of vomiting receives little attention compared with other irrational fears. Emetophobia may be triggered by upsetting incidents in the teenage years and affects predominately females.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of emetophobia in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of emetophobia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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