I have also come to see that Emetophobia may have morphed from General Anxiety Disorder. I no longer just fear vomiting. At times I fear doom. Images of very horrible scenes involving me or a loved one pass through my mind. Car accidents. Death of a loved one. Sickness. Just to name a few. The images are so frightening that when I snap out of it, my heart pounds and I fear that these mental movies will come true.
From what I’ve seen, most Emetophobes suffer from other issues as well. The most common ones are depression, anxiety, germophobia, and even hypochondria.
Growing up, I used to laugh at the though of someone being a hypochondriac. It was communicated to me that hypochondriacs were only looking for attention. Now that I too have hypochondria, I see that it’s not about attention. It’s a real fear of getting sick. A fear so bad that many times I’ve convinced myself I’ve had some sort of deadly disease even though symptoms don’t exist, or a doctor gives me a clean slate.
It’s clear to me, that my Emetophobia is just sagging branch hanging off the tree of General Anxiety Disorder.
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