Living with Emetophobia: Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting [Paperback]

Nicolette Heaton-Harris (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1843105365 | ISBN-13: 978-1843105367 | Publication Date: April 15, 2007 | Edition: 1

Emetophobia, the extreme fear of vomiting, can affect just about every aspect of sufferer's life, from everyday considerations ('what food will be "safe" for me to eat?') to matters that involve making huge, potentially devastating decisions ('I can't have this baby, I can't face morning sickness'). Nicolette Heaton-Harris has first-hand experience of the phobia and its effects. She suggests strategies for coping with the high levels of anxiety that are intrinsic to the phobia, as well as pre-empting and avoiding anxiety attacks. The experiences of fellow sufferers of all ages, male and female, are shared throughout the book and a list of useful organisations providing further information and support services is also included. "Living with Emetophobia" is a must-have for anyone suffering from emetophobia, anyone living with an emetophobic as well as professionals treating or supporting people with emetophobia.

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About the Author

Nicolette Heaton-Harris lives in Hampshire near the beach. A lifelong emetophobe and Coeliac sufferer, she has a particular interest in health, is the author of A Parent's Guide To Their Teenager's Pregnancy, and also writes health stories for Patient UK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers; 1 edition (April 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843105365
• ISBN-13: 978-1843105367
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #723,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nicolette Heaton-Harris was born in 1972, in Nottingham, UK, the youngest of four siblings. She scribbled short stories during childhood, writing many tales that never saw the light of day. Her first book, Living With Emetophobia, was written to highlight the plight of emetophobics who often felt ignored and misunderstood and it was after this, that her writing success developed. Many health books followed and her first novel, Private Intentions, a mystery suspense novella, was published. She works part time as a teacher of English in an FE college and writes whenever she has the time.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No help here!, August 5, 2007

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pickymom "mom2aboy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living with Emetophobia: Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting (Paperback)

I anxiously awaited the arrival of this book thinking it would help me cope with emetophobia, since part of the title is "coping with Extreme fear of Vomiting". Unfortunately, all this book is about is the author's and a few other's personal experiences with the phobia. If what you need is to know that there are others out there suffering with the same phobia, it's great, it describes every irrational thought I've ever had about vomiting and the problems that it causes in every day life. If what you need is a book to help people in your life understand what you go through, it's also good because it really describes every aspect of the phobia. If what you're looking for is a book that will help you deal with it, look elsewhere!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers the Basic Facts, But Doesn't Offer Much In the Way of Advice or Support, January 3, 2008

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Kathryn Kunchick (Puyallup, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living with Emetophobia: Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting (Paperback)

I was shocked to find that there was actually going to be a book published about emetophobia, and ordered it a month before it was released. I was hoping for a little more advice, coping mechanisms, maybe just some reassurances that it's O.K. to be afraid, and that it's O.K. to medicate something that can't just be counseled away. I was hoping for a bit more in the experiences department as well. After years of not even knowing there was a name for the fear, and only having a few select message boards to communicate with other emets on, I thought maybe this would be a breakthrough.

It is a good read, just because it's the only one dedicated only to emetophobia specifically, but it could have been done better. I would recommend that any emet buy a few copies, this is a must for any close friend or relative. I bought a few of them, I gave one to a friend that came to me after discovering I had to phobia to confide in me that he had the same fear, and I gave the other copies to my husband and my mother. It's been more helpful for the outsiders than for me, which is still a huge step in the right direction. For so long, when approaching a doctor or even a psychiatrist with this issue, we've all heard the famous line, "but nobody likes to puke". And it wasn't until I responded to my psychiatrist that he may be right about that, except he might have missed that one episode of Jerry Springer, but is everyone so afraid of it that when exposed to the situation they actually bring a loaded gun to their head? I then handed him a copy of the book. I'm not sure if it was my comment or the book that helped him comprehend that this was indeed a fear that had taken over my life, but either way, I'm thankful the book exists.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, July 16, 2007

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Tribeca Girl (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living with Emetophobia: Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting (Paperback)

I was hoping this book would offer some ideas or inspirations on how to cope with emetophobia or at the very least how the author managed to overcome this debilitating phobia. Instead, it merely describes what us emetophobes already suffer on a daily basis.