Hi there beautiful disaster.

That's definitely an interesting one. First of all, it's perfectly normal to have fear in life, in fact sometimes it can be healthy and can help us to avoid danger. Nevertheless, this sounds to me like it may have something to do with losing control.

When we are vomiting it may seem that we don't have much control over our body, however the resulting feeling for many people after the act is one of relief.

How long have you had this fear?

What kind of situations trigger it, can you give an example?

Also you said that mother and grand mother have a tendency to panic. That's also very interesting, because we learn many behaviours from our parents, especially the not so good ones

From my experience with panic attacks I have found that behind the fear there was usually another deeper fear hiding out. For instance, I often get nervous in social situations, and may become very afraid to speak out. Later I find myself feeling quite lonely - which can be sort of like a vicious circle. However behind the social anxiety for me there is usually a fear of letting people get to know who i really am. That they may reject me, etc.

I know that this may not necessarily apply to your situation, however I'm just drawing a parallel. I would encourage you to look deeper into this, and see if you find some set of feelings or associations that surround this fear.

Very often just shedding light on our subconscious can help to get rid of the more obvious problems that we may be experiencing.

Anyway, hope that helps as a starting point, and welcome to eHealth!

Cheers
Daniel

Hi there

Im a 17 year old guy and have the almost the exact same thing!.
I find sometimes I feel really silly with it.

But for me the best is to talk openly about it as much as possible to close relatives. And know their opinions on it. Also watching movies or doing something creative just to know I've acomplished something (for me its making a song a hooky for my band for example).
Other times my "Remedy" is to simply lisen to really melanchonic acoustic music. (like this one song called "upwards over the mountain" by a band called Iron And Wine) with perhaps a cup of fruit tea..
That really works for calming me down in any situation!.
hope this helps

Donald

I Have Suffered With Exactly The Same Thing For Two Years Now On And Off.
It Got So Bad That I Became House Bound And Lost My Soical And Educational Life, And You Do Start To Feel A Bit Silly That Such Thing Is Controling You.
Im Now Able To Go Out And About A Bit More After Councerling, Emotional Freedom Tapping Tecnique (EFT) And Also Different Breathing Methods. But Mostly Importantly Talking About, Having Determanation And Realising Your Not Alone.
I Was In The Paper The Start Of 2008 About Emetopobia And How So Many People Were Unawear Of It Even Though Its The Fifth Common Feaar.
Butt Theres Always An End At The Tunnel.
Keep Strong. x

Hey.
I also am 17 and suffer with exactly the same. The only difference that mine seems to like to appear at night - i.e. just before I go to sleep I will start panicking and worrying that I am going to throw up. Every time I know full well that I wont. But that doesnt stop me thinking that I am. Eventually I will calm down, but it takes time, and it really does have an impact on your life.
All I can suggest for making you feel better is mint. Mint calms your stomach and therefore chewing on a piece of gum, or having a couple of tic tacs really does help! Also, like Donald says, doing something creative, or distracting yourself by watching tv helps - as it stops your mind thinking about the possibility of being sick and focuses on something good.
I didn't really know that emet. existed until I started searching it a couple of months ago - I'm not sure whether reading about it was a good or a bad thing. Butt I'm sure that we will both get over this!
I hope I just haven't rambled too much!
Good Luck!
Laura x