I was just wondering if anyone knew of any treatments, other than exposure therapy that may help cure my emetophobia. It is completely ruining my life and I went to a therapist for my panic disorder and told him about my emetophobia and all he says is "you should be happy your body can get rid of the bad stuff". Well that's great, but being afraid of throwing up, I don't want to hear that. Has anyone ever tried hypnotherapy or anything like that? I just want to get rid of this, but I really don't want to have exposure therapy because I just really cant see making myself throw up or seeing someone else throw up in front of me. I actually did my own exposure therapy a couple months ago. I watched Jackass 2 with my sister and she fast forwarded through all the throw up parts, and then a week later we watched it and I made her not fast forward it and I watched EVERY throw up scene. Even in the outtakes, and if anyone has seen that movie where steve-o does the fart mask, well in the outtakes it is much worse and I watched it, my fiance even had to turn away and he isn't at all emetophobic. I think that's as much exposure therapy as I can handle. Please give me treatment options, I am desperate! thank you!
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