Emetophobia / fear of being sick / fear of others being sick / fear of vomit | |||||
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Hello David I am pregnant!!! I am in the middle of morning sickness hell! But as disgusting and horrible as it all is I am not scared, I keep calm and get on with things. Before I met you I was hell bent on never having another child. But once I started my sessions with you and began understanding and processing everything in my head I realised the real reason for not wanting another child was down to my fear. Now that I have control of that fear I now know that wasn't a good enough reason and my reasons for having another child far outweighed that one. Having my sessions with you has really helped me put my life back into perspective and although I still have my moments I am the one in control not the child in me and not my fear. So thank you David. I now look forward to my next chapter. Kind regards Rebecca ~~
Hi David,
Just wanted to send you a quick
update! I'm now working as a nanny for a family with a 2 year
old and a new baby on the way and really enjoying it.
I still live with mum and we've
been getting on really well. We went to Spain together before
Christmas. Flying was no problem! I also now own a flat of my
own that dad is living in! Not sure if you knew that already?
I just wanted to tell you how I'm
getting on with the s*** thing... Since being around kids a lot
I've picked up a few bugs along the way. Had the norovirus twice
and coped fine! I leant that there is definitely a difference
between feeling s*** and actually being s***. I have even felt
so poorly I've been pleased to be s*** and have made myself be
s*** to feel better!!
Also having close friends with
young kids means I have to deal with them being poorly too! Just
before Xmas Keira (my friend Lucy's 18 month old) was sick over
dinner. Lucy took her straight for a bath and I continued to
eat... While there was s*** on the table! She was later s***
again, projectile style, and I stayed in the room and helped.
Pretty proud of myself really so
wanted to let you know how much of a difference it really has
made to my life! Danielle Rhodes ~~ Hi David How are you? I just thought I would write to you to thank you and let you know how much progress I have made in the last year and a half! In the last year I have flown to Estonia and Spain (with the aid of diazepam!) both within 8 months of each other. The flights weren't nice but I feel like I could go on another one anytime. I also eat most kinds of meat including chicken! I haven't mastered cooking it myself yet but eat other meats that I can cook myself, I also had a glass of wine last Friday! Something I never ever thought I would do, I don't want to get drunk but I feel now I can have a little bit of alcohol with my friends without feeling scared of what might happen. I haven't gone home from work from a panic attack since last Christmas I think! obviously I still have bad days and suffer from depression occasionally but I feel now ive conquered a lot of what I couldn't do before. Thank you! Emily Stokes ~~
"Well, thought I would let you
all know how things are going for me. I have had 4 sessions with
David now and im feeling a lot better! I dont know if any of you
remember how much of a nervous wreck I was during the seminar
earlier this year...well, to remind you...I walked into that
building and burst into tears , on the verge of a panic
attack...I just couldnt control myself! I had so many thoughts
rushing through my head because of this awful debilitating
phobia...and felt this was my final chance of finding something
or someone to help me, so desperate!
On my 3rd and 4th sessions, I got
a slightly earlier train, AND....walked around Oxford St by
myself!...This is usually unheard of for me, because I never
used to like being out of my comfort zone in the slightest. ~~ "When I first went to see David, I was at the point where emetophobia was affecting every part of my life. I was scared of eating because I thought food might be off even if I had just bought it. I would obsessively check sell by dates and I often missed out at social events such as barbeques and dinners out because I would order the 'safe option' of salad or soup while everyone else would go for the meat dishes. Chicken was off limits and before I started my hypnotherapy I had not eaten chicken for about 5 years. With David we worked on the fear that enveloped me whenever the thought of being sick or being around someone who had been sick recently would take over. Everything came to a head when a stomach bug was going around work and I was scared to even go into the office. With David, I learned so much. I gradually accepted what I never could before, that there was nothing to actually be scared of. I saw David for about 6 sessions. When I arrived I was cynical, sceptical and I believed that this was the last straw and if this would not work, nothing would. He asked me if I believed that it would work and I said no. I was apprehensive about being under hypnosis and felt like I may feel I was out of control. But David talked me through every step. Under hypnosis, I discovered a number of things that had happened in my life that had contributed to my emetophobia. All of them were interlinked with fear for one reason or another, such as when I was eight and I had been sick in school. The teacher had not allowed me to go to the toilet and I had had to disobey her. My fear then was like my fear I was now fighting as a woman in my early twenties. I felt as if I was trapped and remembering under hypnosis the events that had led to my fears gave me the understanding of my phobia that I had needed. A few weeks after I stopped seeing David, a close friend of mine was staying at my house and had food poisoning. Before my sessions I would have been terrified and stayed away; now I was close to him, offering him support and behaving the way I had always wanted to and that should be natural, to look after my friend. I now go out to restaurants and order whatever I feel like and I have a rational voice in my mind when I am not feeling well. I have accepted that illness is a part of life but not something that should take over. My life is so much freer now and I am lighter without this irrational fear taking me over." O*****
"I think I have
made some good progress with many situations for example:
C*******
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~~~ "My young son needed some trainers and asked me to take him to the shopping centre. Normally I would have felt very uneasy but we went, bought the trainers, and even had a coffee while we were out. I know it doesn't sound much but I can assure you that was a major step for me. Thank you" K.C. ~~~ "My dream was to be a bridesmaid - my life wouldn't be complete without it. When I got the call from my best friend asking me to be her bridesmaid, I was immediately filled with dread. 'What if I am standing at the front of the church and feel sick and then have to run past all the guests and maybe throw up in front of everyone?' Crazy thoughts but very real fears for me. Following the treatment, I had a few days before the wedding to reflect upon what had come up in regression and I was able to understand why I was experiencing these negative thoughts. The wedding went ahead without a hitch - apart from a giggling fit when I realised how silly I had been and how much I really was enjoying myself! That was two weeks ago and I have noticed even more subtle changes in my behaviour and attitude to certain situations. Thank you so much for helping me" M.C ~~~
"I originally booked to
see David for a fear of flying but it became pretty obvious once the
therapy had begun that I didn't have a fear of dying in a plane
crash but that the person sitting next to me might be s***.."
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