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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm an adult and am currently being treated for this. Oddly, I have no fear of throwing up, but am terrified of other people throwing up. Especially on airplanes or boats where I have no way of escaping. It's an anxiety and control thing, and there can be an aspect of OCD as well. Here is a website with a ton of information about this: http://www.emetophobiahelp.org/ I'm seeing a therapist at CICT for this: http://cognitivetherapydc.com/ I know several of the therapists there treat this, and I know at least a few work with kids. My treatment involves a 2 pronged approach: 1) CBT and 2) exposure therapy. With the exposure therapy, they start really, really slow. Like, hearing or reading the word, and then escalating from there. Tell your daughter she's not alone. I lived with this forever and thought there was something so wrong with me. I was so ashamed about it. But it's actually fairly common. Good luck OP. [/quote]
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