I have a HUGE fear of throwing up. And if I think about it for to long I start freaking out getting all sweaty I hate it. I wish I could be cured of this insane fear of throwing up. UGH
Emetophobia. Same here. It's not as severe as it used to be but it's still there. Mine developed when I was little, and my brother would get car sick. He was sitting next to me, and of course I couldn't get away or distance myself in a moving car.
The lack of understanding of OCD in this episode is upsetting. As someone who suffers from it and has been diagnosed, I'd love to see this revisited with a better perspective. Hell, bring me on and help me get rid of my OCD.
Anthony Quintanilla I don't really like to hold myself under the feminist title. It's a little too controversial for me and I don't know if the movement today represents what it once did. Why do you ask?
My phobia of bugs is so bad that I cry almost every time I see a bug INSIDE. Outside it's a little better since I know that's their actual home, but I freak out anytime a big is on me, my clothes, my room, anything. I feel like a lot of girls will be like oh I'm afraid of bugs!! And it's all cute but when it's me I scream and cry and freak out😂
i feel for you Devyn Rayne, first of all your name is devine. so unique. as a kid i had ocd for sure checking the locks on every door 3 or four times the worst thing i had was arachnophobia , spiders freaked me out i used to imagine them in my bed sheets i think spider man sorted out the first i see spiders now as cool arachnids, i even fear to tread on one as the are so cool to me , the door locks i stopped checking ,naturally it went away although i work in security now , and i have people and cameras checking entraces and exits ,it ended up an advantage
I think you can only get rid of your fear, if you continuously challenge and confront it.... trust me... I have a phobia of spiders, bugs, insects, etc... basically everything small moving fast and unespectedly... and one day my parents decided to stop killing them for me, so i had to do it by myself and another time I had to vacuum up all the dead and alive spiders in our cellar with a very low ceiling and I basically cried the entire time, but I made it through and now I´m still afraid of spiders, etc. , but it has just gotten so much better...so there´s hope people :) challenge yourselves and/or go to a professional for help :)
You cannot challenge and confront fear. Plz make known that you have not made yourself......... It is the subconscious mind which needs to be controlled and maintained which is possible only by hynotherapist.
sorry, but I have to disagree...in my opinion, the reason for fear often lies in the subconscious, yes. and yes, hypnotherapy may work and help you, but I think you could find this reason out with a normal therapist as well, and many therapists confront fears over and over again (many of which actually were brought to surface by traumas or other terrifiying life events), and they can get over it.... but it´s okay if you have a different opinion, this is just mine :)
Lysana7 I freaking start crying when I see them how am I gonna kill them??????? I have the same phobia as you and I get laughed at by my family about it and teased
I have fear from bugs😭😭😭😭 i slept the last 2 nights in my mom's room cause i saw a bug in my room and i think there will be more of it in the room😭 even though my mom checked the room and said there isn't any more bugs but i cant 😭 and you know what? When i'll start sleep in my room again i'll have the worst nightmares ever full of bugs atracking me.. I'm 18 and i think this phobia is getting worse year after year 😭😭 a lot of people make fun of my reactions when i see bugs
I have a fear of pharmaceuticals to the point where ill have an anxiety attack if i swallow it or ill throw it up. Even when going to the ER and Im half conscious and theyre about to administer medicine through my IV i suddenly got super strength and tried to fight the doctors off
Troy Carpenter I fear that too, but was able to get it when I got my teeth pulled. It wasn't that bad at all. I was afraid of how I'd feel when I woke up, but I wasn't really that out of it like I've seen some ppl be.
I've had no dramatic experience with spiders but I'm deadly afraid of them. I actually almost punched my friend and had an asthma attack because she kept on showing pictures of them
my friend has a toy spider and he knows about my fear of them and took it on purpose and chased me across floors of my apartment while screaming at the top of my lungs, he stoped cus i started crying XD
@@maven9323 it's all about each person's experiences. Your fears and phobias are yours and don't have to explained to anyone. It's not like you are choosing to have that fear.
I have extremely bad Alektorophobia!!! (Fear of chickens) I literally have panic attacks when I see one. Even in photos. I can’t even stand eating chicken either. I don’t know why. Nothing has ever happened to me. They just scare me so bad.
I used to be terrified of bees. I just pretended I wasn't and tried to pick them up if they were dying or in the way. Literally a fake it till you make it situation.
That's me. I'm working on my fear of worms and I picked one up with a stick recently to save it from drying out. I'm trying super hard lol. I love the outdoors, especially fishing and camping, and I've started gardening. I absolutely NEED to get over this because it's extremely disruptive to my particular lifestyle.
If there is a bug near me, I cry, jump, and my heart burns. I will scream and cry, and run out of the room. If there is a bug outside on the window, I won’t go near that space in my home until somebody comes and smacks the window so the bug falls off. This goes for all insects spider centipedes and cockroaches. I shivered and it made me very nervous when I wrote those words. It’s pure hell.. I wish I could be cured
I don’t think he would be able to help me with my severe blood-injection-injury phobia. At least not in the short amount of time they claim he’s able to help people.
I felt frustrated for howie in this segmant because you could see he was like "ocd is different to a phobia" not likeing being tickled to having a mental health issue like OCD is worlds apart.
So pretty much I’m not scared of myself throwing up it’s when I hear other people throwing up it terrifies me like now my mom has been throwing up all night and I had to get up and grab headphones and it’s so bad I can’t even go to the bathroom without getting scared
I have Arachnophobia and its so bad that if I think about spiders or even see a picture of one before bed I can't sleep the whole night and I start breathing heavily . I'm always rubbing places like the back of my head or the side of my leg because I feel like there's a spider on me. If I see one in real life I scream, run and sometimes I even cry. The same thing happens with cobwebs. Other than that I'm phobia free!
I am having haemophobia, the fear of blood. I am having very hard time while studying or listening lectures of biology. I don't know how I will deal with it in future 😭...
I am ocd not diagnosed, i once made my girlfriends, boyfriend run home from the bus stop i thought the door was unlocked even though i checked my usual 1234 times. he saw that it was came back than later at the mall i remembered i didn't blow out my candle. and believe my ocd is triggered by my mind telling me you forgot something. luckily my dad came home blew it out. my ocd triggers are from traumatic circumstances. im a neat freak. a little paranoid about germs or health too. but handling it on my own.
Well i don't know about me. I have panic attacks and often. Everything i used to be okay with scares me. I am always on edge. And fear death. I am on ativan as needed.
As long as nobody can promise me that I will never ever throw up anymore in my life this phobia can not go away ?! But if I can know 100% this will never happen my life will absolutely totally change!
I have a fear of throwing up to , but I found something that helps . If you feel like you’re going to throw up drink as much ice water as you can . So if you really do vomit you won’t get dry heaves and it will be so cold coming up you won’t feel like your choking or burning . Since I put this into practice throwing up doesn’t seem as bad or scarey .
I have a phobia being around tall buildings. Going to Vegas or Downtown L.A. is terrifying for me and I don't know how to get rid of this fear. I get a panic attack just being there.
I need this guys help with my fear of bugs. I literally cannot even watch videos of bugs or look at photos of bugs because it makes me feel like I've got bugs crawling all over me. I scan every room I walk into for bugs just so I don't get surprised or one can't sneak up on me.
I have a fear of embarrassment when panicking,balloons,balls,everything that can explore,etc.but I over come it by not thinking of it and challenging my thoughts and thinking there's nothing will happen to me
I have a rlly bad phopia of vomiting! There's too much to explain! I feel like I'm gonna' vomit only a lil is there any why to stop this phopia without vomiting?
Can you cure my driving phobia? I wish someone like him could cure me of this I'm just so scared of driving I hate it i don't think I will ever drive in my life! I've never been in an accident or anything but just the fear of thinking Ima crash scares the crap out of me! It's embarrassing that I can't even drive my daughter to her drs appointments or that I can't even get my drivers license because I know I have to take the driving test and I'm scared to drive a car. :(
I know it's all in my mind but it's not that easy as people think that it's gonna be okay you'll be fine I just don't think that way. I'm scared I'll lose control I overthink every little mess up I make thinking i could have got in a accident and then it makes me not want to drive ever again. I've tried enough times to scare me completely my anxiety has taken control of me from ever driving it's been a year since I have driven a car and it's so sad I can't get rid of this fear for the sake of my daughter having a mother who can't take her places. :(
lorena hernandez You should try to look into a therapist that does exposure therapy. They will slowly work you up until you no longer feel crippling anxiety.
Rach113 thank you for recommending something, at this point I'd try anything to get help. I'll for sure look into a therapist I never thought of that I've only thought of hypnosis but im kind of scared to try that. Thank you for helping! 🙏🏻
It's so annoying when the other people keep interrupting the Howie guy. Let him tell his story first, maybe he'll already answer your questions before you ask them if you listen. Welcome to my Ted talk.
Can he help me? I have a phobia of almost everything, tall trees, buildings, tower’s, bridges large bodies of water, snakes( in all forms), spiders and the list goes on. Please I just want to be normal again.
You should talk to a therapist. Where did you grow up? Because it's odd that you're scared of tall buildings and natural trees. I truly mean no offense, but were you raised in an area with not many trees or buildings? Maybe that is the reason. I would take a walk everyday by something a little big, then take a walk by something bigger everyday. When you see that nothing happens, the tall thing will never fall on you, you should feel more comfortable.
I can’t deal with lizards. I get so paranoid when on holiday and check under covers and bed every night. I saw one in my room once and I struggle even more now. My dream is to move to la in 5-7 years but house geckos are gonna hold me back
I have Gerascophobia, and I’m terrified of going to 11th grade. I hate the word “teenager,” and I always “correct” people whenever they say it by saying ‘child’ or ‘kid’ overtop of them. Anyone else with this problem? Also, does anyone else have emetophobia?
I have a fear of repetitive motions and sounds. It’s even worse when those motions or sounds are continuous. I can’t even look at a ceiling fan or hear it without getting scared or freaking out. I use my headphones basically every hour of the day. Sometimes there’s nothing on the white wall but somehow my mind makes me think that there’s a TV static there and static is repetitive so it freaked me out a lot. Even when I close my eyes I see these shapes which is supposed to be normal but I get so scared. Basically, even though the repetitive motions aren’t there, I see it there for no reason at all.
I have basophobia and acrophobia combined, I panic when I'm on a higher floor and there's sparkly marble walls and floors all around me. God that's the worst that I experience. I hate it.
): 2019 i began to have been disgusted by old people their wrinkles and cough just make me so werid and disgusted and the way they eat i cant even hug my own grandma infact i hate her and dont want her to touch anything shes at my house right now and i dont wanna eat because she touched some food im only 11 and have this problem now looking up for something to help );
i have a pretty weird fear. whenever a door is open a crack and it's dark inside, i imagine someone looking at me. and my dressers are broken on one there's a huge dark gap and i keep thinking there's a man hiding in there watching me. also mirrors. but there's mirrors for like towel holders and things in my bathroom so i stand just where i can't see myself and i can't look into my own eyes but i know that just because i can't see it it doesn't mean it's not there looking at me.
I have a strong fear of vomit. It doesn't make me nauseated, just terrified. So I forced myself to watch the Slo Mo guy's video... Repeatedly. I also have terrible anxiety anyway. It worked though. The phobia of vomit came from kindergarten where one of the students had an esophageal issue that he couldn't keep his food down. I also have a mild phobia of balloons. Not the metallic ones, just the latex ones. One poped unexpectedly when I was a kid and It traumatised me.
i think i developed germophobia and i hate it, for the past 3 months all i think about when u touch anything is the amount of germs it has and what if it has a germ that could harm me, i hate it bc i used to be the opposite and not worry to much about cleaning unless something looked dirty and i would never get sick
I hate this idea that phobia is a fear. Its not a fear. Im not scared of seeing blood, but sometimes(not always) certain kinds/amounts of gore will send my body into shock and i will faint
The ticklish thing is true. I heard that the feeling with get is a protective feature for the body. But it also can be turned off and I am one to be able to do this. I can be ticklish when I want but if I don’t want to I tell myself I’m not ticklish and ignore it
i have cleptophobia; fear of being robbed on the street. i suffered... but i tried an approach called 'flooding' which consists of doing the exact thing you have phobia from...
I've suffered from extremely bad misophonia for 20ish years. It's affected and ruined most aspects of my life. I'd love to know if this can help me, and if it's a recognized by psychiatrists..
SomeRandom Chick I suffer from misophonia horribly it's a plague on my life I have so many triggers ...behavior therapy did nothing and as i got older it got exponentially worse ....now in my 30s adhd medication has been life changing I can finally coexist with other people and actually enjoy being around them
krowenj that's great to hear. I've not done therapy, I wouldn't think it would work. what kind of adhd meds are you on? I'll do almost anything at this point. it's ruining my life and it's.affecting my kids.
SomeRandom Chick I take Adderall IR it took some work with a good doctor to find the right med/dose but it has saved my life literally things had gotten so bad I couldn't even be around people that I knew made any sort of sound that was a trigger the anxiety of even looking at them waiting for them to do it then the murderous rage as soon as I heard them it was debilitating, ever since starting this as long as I always take it I'm 80%-90% cured through the day .....it's been a miracle for me
I have a major fear for worms. as a kid, I had multiple issues with them. one in which they were in my head. there are too many tmi I can't share,however. All these experiences had left me tramatized for 18yrs now. nothing I do ever helped! it's destroying my life. I wish there was a pill that could take this phobia away.
when i was first dignosed with a seizure disorder i had my blood drawn every week and i think that was when i began to develope the fear of needles. i can not pin point what exact fear when it comes to needles but i will do anything to get away. i am okay when they swab me with the wipe but as soon as i see the needle i get that fight or flight reaction.
I used to have a fear of needles and after I got the covid shot I was less afraid because it hardly hurt at all. I still somewhat panic but it’s less bad
I used to really be afraid of needles like the idea of getting shots or my blood drawn. I think cause when I was 6 I had surgery for my ears and adnoids and they had to do some pre stuff like draw my blood and I remember really like crying and screaming about so I went years without doing it then till I was 18 and from then on I did it a little more and I hardly get any anxiety before I've even given blood twice
Here’s what I’ll say about phobias and fears that might help someone. They are ALL curable. How great is that? Some of you might be thinking right now “Yeah but my fears not so easy as a fear of snakes, I can’t just hold a snake and get over it, mines not that simple”. Wrong, yours IS that simple. Why? Because again, all fears are curable. You got yourself into that mess-albeit unintentionally-and you can get yourself out. You have to expose yourself to what stressing you. Getting over a phobia is one of the most simplest things in the world. Not easy, but extremely simple. Just Do what scares you. Fear of bridges? Guess what you’re going to be driving over? There’s really only two options. Live with the fear and the debilitating symptoms that come with it, or face it and conquer it. Maybe you don’t know how to conquer your specific phobia. Maybe you don’t know what first step to take. First of all, understand that just because you don’t know what to do, doesn’t mean there isn’t a solution. Second of all, understand that ALL phobias are curable. You’re not some unique person where exposure therapy won’t drastically reduce symptoms or cure you. Find solace in the fact that while you still might be experiencing symptoms, it won’t always be that way. Find solace in that fact that your fear can easily be overcome. All it takes is that first step.
i have a major phobia of airplanes...i was afraid of them before i even got on one. i got on one to go on a vacation when i was around 12 and since then i just cant get back on one. im beyond terrified of even thinking about getting on one. i have nightmares even at 22 years old of just having to get on a plane. and i know its fairly safe and that thousands of people get on planes every single day, im just terrified of them 😢
I have a phobia of nail files. When I see one or hear the sound my blood runs cold, I get chills, I start shaking, I can't stand it. When ppl use them around me or if I see them I freak out.. I cannot be around them, that and sandpaper
I have OCD but I don't have the physical aspect of it, I don't have a phobia of germs and I don't tap on walls or anything like that. I have the obsessive, intrusive thought aspect of OCD, and actually, I grew up playing on farms and zoo's so I love the smell of farms and dirt! I know I'm weird, but my fellow animal people know what I'm talking about!
I have phasmophobia, i cant sleep, im still with it but i hope this can help, and actually two phobias, nyctophobia aswell [nyctophobia is fear and dark and phasmophobia is fear of ghosts]
I had phobia from whales after I saw photos of some whales in my childhood attacking people and being crazy (cartoons). I couldn't even shower because I thought whale could come from shower. :D I started to look at whale and picture them as sweet dog that got too big and eventually I started seeing whales as just big mammals and not a threat.
HOWIE! I love him! (Not love love) I have a huge phobia of needles... it all started when I was 6... I didn’t know I was getting shots and three doctors come in TWO SHOTS EACH! And bam right in the legs. I couldn’t stand... I also got my blood drawn too... then they found out I have rumatoid arthritis