I know it’s a little late, but I hope you’ve had a wonderful welcome to 2023 🙂
Our festive season was so lovely – although, I’m not sure all of our furry babies were too impressed with their outfits… Haha!
Although I’m just getting over a horrible bought of the flu, which doesn’t help matters, I reckon January felt approximately 476 days long! While I haven’t had much opportunity to enjoy riding the horses, and Cai’s walks have mostly been on the pavements instead of fields as it’s so muddy, I’m looking forward to lots of adventures – with both the horses and Cai – as soon as the weather has improved and nights are lighter 🙂
In the interest of transparency, I feel it’s important to shine a light on darkness as well as the brighter times. I’ve been struggling with high levels of anxiety for a few months – which has made the winter weather seem all the darker, at times.
I’m beyond grateful for my fabulous family and friends (including my gorgeous animal family!), because they support me through everything; and I take at least a moment to be thankful for all the beauty I’m fortunate to have in my life, every day. However, sometimes, getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of life can become overwhelming – especially when emetophobia is involved.
Having been held hostage by emetophobia, and its associated anxieties, for over quarter of a century, I felt enough was enough and finally dusted off ‘The Thrive Programme’ textbook I’ve had in the bookcase for eighteen months and made a start on the course. So far it’s been slow progress, but that’s because I haven’t dedicated as much time to it as I should be – though after having a setback while I had the flu, during which I had a terrible panic attack, I’m determined to push through and get on with the course.
Mental health should definitely be as highly regarded as physical health, and I’m done putting myself last all the time. I’ve had it pointed out to me by loved ones that I need to start considering myself and taking care of myself first – so, I am more determined than ever to get ‘The Thrive Programme’ done and dusted; it’s about time I took away the control emetophobia has over my quality of life 🙂
I watched the impressive buzzard in the below photograph effortlessly lift themselves up and out of the fog encompassing them… Nature is on our side, if we take the time to learn how to harness our own power through being calm. Which is why, alongside vanquishing my demons, I’m going to do more of what I love (e.g. spend more time with my husband/family/friends, take Cai on more adventures, ride my horses more often, revel in my own literary creations, read more fantastic books, take up photography again, etc.) – since that’s the reason I work so damn hard constantly. So, please take this as your sign to do the same – life is too short not to relish the wonderfulness in your life; striving to reach a goal isn’t worthwhile if it costs you your health.
And, on an even more positive note, I finally have a plan for my own writing. This year, I’m focused on moving forwards with my literary endeavours; most namely, completing my YA series and its accompanying dyslexia-friendly versions. I also have sooo many other story ideas and endless scribbled notes that could prove to be the kindling that sparks my next novel or series of short stories. So, please ‘watch this space’!
In the meantime, I’ve edited typos in “Larry” and “Animals’ Guide to the Human Race” for the final time (I mean it! Haha) and they’re available in eBook format, as well as paperback and hardcover 🙂
When I get the opportunity, I’m also hoping to update The Emet. Review website and Instagram page – I’ve just been a little too busy to do so for a while, for which I apologise! Though in case you’d like to pay The Emet. Review a visit, here’s the website address: https://emetreview.wordpress.com/
Anyways, I’m going to stop typing now and spend some quality time with Gareth and Cai 🙂
** EDIT: I have now created a website – in collaboration with fellow emetophobia reviewers – where you’ll discover an extensive listing of films and TV series that have been reviewed for their emetophobia rating! **
Please visit The Emet. Review website for more information, resources, and reviews 🙂
Following is a list I’ve compiled that I am hoping to continue to update as and when I can. It contains listings of various films and TV programs, accompanied by an image explaining whether they are ‘safe’ for emetophobia suffers. I’m improving all the time, though I do still get difficult days when I can only watch ‘safe’ media. Therefore, I’m hoping – during this terrifying time of isolation – to help others feel more comfortable enjoying films and TV programs.
If you can’t see what film or TV program you’re looking for, please do check another emetophobia review page on Instagram, here! 🙂
** Disclaimer ** Individuals have different triggers, this list is based on my own, which may well differ to yours!
(Apologies it’s not yet in alphabetical order – I hope to get around to organizing the listings when I can…)
Film or TV program either completely safe, or, containing mild mention at most.
NO instance, NO sounds, NO triggering actions (e.g. intense coughing/choking, liquid from mouth, spitting etc.).
Film or TV program contains mention, and/or minor sounds, and/or potentially triggering actions (e.g. intense coughing/choking, liquid from mouth, spitting, etc.).
NO instance.
Film or TV program definitely not safe!
Contains dramatic, triggering sounds.
Containsgraphic visual instance(s).
TV Programs
(S = Series, E = Episode)
Friends
Friends – S1, E2
Friends – S1, E3
Friends – S1, E4
Friends – S1, E5
Friends – S1, E6
Friends – S1, E8
Friends – S1, E9
Friends – S1, E12
Friends – S2, E9
Friends – S1, E10
Friends – S1, E11
Friends – S1, E12
Friends – S1, E13
Friends – S1, E14
Friends – S1, E15
Friends – S1, E16
Friends – S1, E17
Friends – S1, E18
Friends – S1, E19
Friends – S1, E19
Friends – S1, E20
Friends – S1, E21
Friends – S1, E22
Friends – S1, E23
Friends – S1, E24
Friends – S2, E1
Friends – S2, E2
Friends – S2, E3
Friends – S2, E4
Friends – S2, E5
Friends – S2, E6
Friends – S2, E7
Friends – S2, E9
Friends – S2, E10
Friends – S2, E11
Friends – S2, E12
Friends – S2, E14
Friends – S2, E15
Friends – S2, E16
Friends – S2, E17
Friends – S2, E18
Friends – S2, E19
Friends – S2, E20
Friends – S2, E21
Friends – S2, E22
Friends – S2, E23
Friends – S2, 24
Friends – S3, E1
Friends – S3, E2
Friends – S3, E4
Friends – S3, E5
Friends – S3, E6
Friends – S3, E7
Friends – S3, E9
Friends – S3, E10
Friends – S3, E11
Friends – S3, E12
Friends – S3, E13
Friends – S3, E14
Friends – S3, E15
Friends – S3, E16
Friends – S3, E17
Friends – S3, E18
Friends – S3, E19
Friends – S3, E20
Friends – S3, E21
Friends – S3, E22
Friends – S3, E23
Friends – S3, E24
Friends – S4, E1
Friends – S4, E2
Friends – S4, E3
Friends – S4, E4
Friends – S4, E5
Friends – S4, E6
Friends – S4, E7
Friends – S4, E8
Friends – S4, E9
Friends – S4, E11
Friends – S4, E12
Friends – S4, E13
Friends – S4, E14
Friends – S4, E16
Friends – S4, E17
Friends – S4, E18
Friends – S4, E19
Friends – S4, E20
Friends – S4, E21
Friends – S4, E22
Friends – S4, E24
Friends – S5, E1
Friends – S5, E2
Friends – S5, E3
Friends – S5, E4
Friends – S5, E5
Friends – S6, E9
Brooklyn Nine Nine
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E2
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1,E5
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E6
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E11
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E13
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E14
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E15
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E16
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E17 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E10
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E19
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E22
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E1 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E2 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E4
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E5
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E6 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E7
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E10
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E11
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E12 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E13
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E14
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E15
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E16
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E17
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E18
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E19
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E20
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E21
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E22
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E23
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E1
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E2
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E4
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E7
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E8
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E9
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E10
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E11
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E13
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E14 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E15
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E16
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E17
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E18
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E19 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E20
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E21
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E22
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E23 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E1 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E2
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E4
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E5
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E6
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E7
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E8
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E9
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E11
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E12
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E13
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E16 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E18
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E19
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E21
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E22
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E1
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E3
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E4
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E5
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E6
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E7
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E8
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E9
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E10
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E11
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E12
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E13
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E14
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E15
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E16
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E17
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E19 (mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E21
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E22
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E1
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E3
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E4
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E8
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E9
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E10
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E11
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E12
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E13
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E14
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E15
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E16
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E17
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E18
Bodyguard, BBC
Bodyguard – S1, E1
Bodyguard – S1, E5
The Good Place, Netflix
The Good Place – S1, E1
The Good Place – S1, E3
The Good Place – S1, E4
The Good Place – S1, E5
The Good Place – S1, E6
The Good Place – S1, E7
The Good Place – S1, E8
The Good Place – S1, E9
The Good Place – S1, E10
The Good Place – S1, E11
The Good Place – S1, E12
The Good Place – S1, E13
The Good Place – S2, E4
The Good Place – S2, E7
The Good Place – S2, E8
The Good Place – S2, E9
The Good Place – S2, E10
The Good Place – S2, E11
The Good Place – S2, E12
The Good Place – S3, E1
The Good Place – S3, E2
The Good Place – S3, E3
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf – S1, E2
Red Dwarf – S1, E3
Red Dwarf – S1, E4
Red Dwarf – S1, E5
Red Dwarf – S1, E6
Red Dwarf – S2, E3
Red Dwarf – S2, E5
Red Dwarf – S4, E1
IT Crowd
IT Crowd – S1, E1
IT Crowd – S1, E2
IT Crowd – S1, E4
IT Crowd – S3, E2
Miranda
Miranda – S1, E1
Miranda – S1, E2
Good Girls, Netflix
Good Girls – S1, E3
Good Girls – S1, E4
Good Girls – S1, E5
Good Girls – S1, E6
Good Girls – S1, E7
Good Girls – S1, E8
Good Girls – S1, E9
Good Girls – S1, E10
Good Girls – S3, E3
Big School, BBC
Big School – S1, E1
Big School – S1, E3
Big School – S1, E4
Outnumbered
Outnumbered – S1, E1
Outnumbered – S1, E2
Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey – S1, E1
Gavin & Stacey – S1, E2
Gavin & Stacey – S1, E3
Gavin & Stacey – S1, E4
Gavin & Stacey – S1, E6
Gavin & Stacey – S2, E1
Gavin & Stacey – S2, E2
Gavin & Stacey – S2, E4
Gavin & Stacey – S2, E5
Gavin & Stacey – S2, E6
Gavin & Stacey – S2, E7
Gavin & Stacey 2008 Christmas Special
Gavin & Stacey – S3, E1
Gavin & Stacey – S3, E2
Gavin & Stacey – S3, E4
Gavin & Stacey – S3, E5
Gavin & Stacey – S3, E6
Gavin & Stacey 2019 Christmas Special
Suits
Suits – S1, E2
Suits – S1, E3
Suits – S1, E4
Suits – S1, E5
Suits – S1, E6
Suits – S1, E7
Suits – S1, E8
Suits – S1, E9
Suits – S1, E10
Suits – S1, E11
Suits – S1, E12
Suits – S2, E2
Suits – S2, E3
Suits – S2, E4
Suits – S2, E5
Suits – S2, E6
Suits – S2, E8
Suits – S2, E9
Suits – S2, E10
Suits – S2, E11
Suits – S2, E12
Suits – S2, E13
Suits – S2, E14
Suits – S2, E15
Suits – S2, E16
Suits – S3, E1
Suits – S3, E2
Suits – S3, E3
Suits – S3, E4
Suits – S3, E5
Suits – S3, E6
Suits – S3, E7
Suits – S3, E8
Suits – S3, E9
Suits – S3, E10
Suits – S3, E11
Suits – S3, E12
Suits – S3, E13
Suits – S3, E14
Suits – S4, E1
Suits – S4, E2
Suits – S4, E3
Suits – S4, E4
Suits – S4, E5
Suits – S4, E6
Suits – S4, E7
Suits – S4, E8
Suits – S4, E9
Suits – S4, E10
Suits – S4, E11
Suits – S4, E12
Suits – S4, E14
Suits – S4, E15
Suits – S4, E16
Suits – S5, E2
Suits – S5, E3
Suits – S5, E4
Suits – S5, E5
Suits – S5, E6
Suits – S5, E7
Suits – S5, E8
Suits – S5, E9
Suits – S5, E10
Suits – S5, E11
Suits – S5, E12
Suits – S5, E13
Suits – S5, E14
Suits – S5, E15
Suits – S5, E16
Suits – S6, E1
Suits – S6, E2
Suits – S6, E3
Suits – S6, E4
Suits – S6, E5
Suits – S6, E6
Suits – S6, E7
Suits – S6, E8
Suits – S6, E9
Suits – S6, E10
Suits – S6, E11
Suits – S6, E12
Suits – S6, E13
Suits – S6, E14
Suits – S6, E15
Suits – S6, E16
Suits – S7, E1
Suits – S7, E2
Suits – S7, E3
Suits – S7, E4
Suits – S7, E5
Suits – S7, E6
Suits – S7, E7
Suits – S7, E8
Suits – S7, E9
Suits – S7, E10
Suits – S7, E11
Suits – S7, E12
Suits – S7, E13
Suits – S7, E14
Suits – S7, E15
Suits – S7, E16
Suits – S8, E1
Suits – S8, E2
Suits – S8, E3
Suits – S8, E4
Suits – S8, E5
Suits – S8, E6
Suits – S8, E7
Suits – S8, E8
Suits – S8, E9
Suits – S8, E10
Suits – S8, E11
Suits – S8, E13
Suits – S8, E14
Suits – S8, E15
Suits – S8, E16
Suits – S9, E1
Suits – S9, E2
Suits – S9, E3
Suits – S9, E4
Suits – S9, E5
Suits – S9, E6
Suits – S9, E7
Suits – S9, E9
Suits – S9, E10
The Umbrella Academy, Netflix
The Umbrella Academy – S1, E1
The Umbrella Academy – S1, E2
New Girl
New Girl – S1, E1
New Girl – S1, E2
New Girl – S1, E3
New Girl – S1, E4
New Girl – S1, E5
New Girl – S1, E7
New Girl – S1, E12
New Girl – S1, E14
New Girl – S1, E15
New Girl – S1, E17
New Girl – S1, E23
New Girl – S2, E1
New Girl – S2, E3
New Girl – S2, E7
New Girl – S2, E8
New Girl – S2, E9
New Girl – S2, E10
New Girl – S2, E11
New Girl – S2, E13
New Girl – S2, E14
New Girl – S2, E15
New Girl – S2, E16
New Girl – S2, E17
New Girl – S2, E19
New Girl – S2, E21
New Girl – S2, E22
New Girl – S2, E24
New Girl – S2, E25
New Girl – S3, E1
New Girl – S3, E2
New Girl – S3, E16
Only Fools & Horses
Only Fools & Horses – S3, E1
Series of Unfortunate Events, Netflix
Series of Unfortunate Events – S3, E1
Locke & Key, Netflix
Locke & Key – S1, E1
Locke & Key – S1, E2
Locke & Key – S1, E3
Locke & Key – S1, E4
Locke & Key – S1, E5
Locke & Key – S1, E7
Locke & Key – S1, E9
Locke & Key – S1, E10
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E1
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E2
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E3 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E6
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E7
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E10 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E12 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E13
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E14 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E16
The Big Bang Theory – S1, E17 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E1
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E2
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E3
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E6 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E7
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E10
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E11
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E12
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E13
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E14 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E16
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E18
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E19
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E20
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E21
The Big Bang Theory – S2, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E3
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E6
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E7 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E10
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E11
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E12
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E13
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E14
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E16
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E18
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E19
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E20 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E21
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S3, E23 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E2
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E3
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E10
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E11
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E12
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E14
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E16
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E20 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E23 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S4, E24
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E2
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E6
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E7
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E11
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E13
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E14
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E19 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E20
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E21 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E23
The Big Bang Theory – S5, E24
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E1
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E2
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E6
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E11
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E12
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E13
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E14
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E16
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E18 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E19
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E20
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E21
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E23
The Big Bang Theory – S6, E24 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E1
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E2
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E3
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E6 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E7
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E10
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E11
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E12
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E13
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E14
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E16 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E17 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E19
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E20
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E21
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E23
The Big Bang Theory – S7, E24
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E1
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E3
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E6
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E7
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E10
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E11 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E12
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E13 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E14
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E16
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E18
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E19
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E20
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E21
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E23
The Big Bang Theory – S8, E24
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E1
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E2
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E3
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E6
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E7
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E10
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E11
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E12
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E13 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E14
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E16
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E19
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E20
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E21
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E23
The Big Bang Theory – S9, E24
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E1
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E2 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E3
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E6
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E7
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E10
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E11
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E12 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E13
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E14
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E16
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E18
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E19
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E20
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E21
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E23
The Big Bang Theory – S10, E24
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E1
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E3 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E4 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E6
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E7
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E10
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E12
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E13
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E14 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E15
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E16
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E18
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E19
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E20
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E21
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E23
The Big Bang Theory – S11, E24
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E1
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E2
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E3
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E4
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E5
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E6 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E7
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E8
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E9
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E10
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E11
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E12
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E13
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E17
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E18 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E19
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E20
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E21 (mention)
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E22
The Big Bang Theory – S12, E23
Staged, Netflix
Staged – S1, E1 (mention)
Staged – S1, E2
Staged – S1, E3
Staged – S1, E4
Staged – S1, E5
Staged – S1, E6
Arrow
Arrow – S1, E1
Friends
Friends – S1, E1 (spitting out water)
Friends – S1, E7 (spitting out of chewing gum)
Friends – S2, E8 (spitting out food)
Friends – S2, E13 (over-dramatic dying noises)
Friends – S3, E3 (spitting out of jam)
Friends – S3, E8 (hyperventilating into paper bag)
Friends – S4 Title Sequence (intense coughing)
Friends – S4, E23 (intense coughing)
Good Girls, Netflix
Good Girls – S1, E1
Good Girls – S1, E2 (spitting out of a chip)
Good Girls – S3, E1 (g*gging)
Good Girls – S3, E6 (spitting after brushing teeth)
Brooklyn Nine Nine
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E1 (spitting out food)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E3 (spitting out food)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E4 (borderline g*gging)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E6 (mention: v* on costume)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E7 (borderline g*gging)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E8 (g*gging at smelly shoe)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E9 (spits pizza into bucket)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E10 (borderline g*gging)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E12 (minor g*gging)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E18 (choking on hair)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E20 (spitting out of an almond)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S1, E21 (mention of st*mach f*u)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E3 (mention of food p*isoning, looking s*ck & b*cket)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E8 (minor choking on mouth spray)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S2, E9 (spitting)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E3 (spitting out food)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E6 (spitting out of a drink)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S3, E12 (spitting out food)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E3 (g*gging)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E14 (spitting)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E15 (spitting out cement)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E17 (g*gging & lots of mention)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S4, E20 (spitting out fuel)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E2 (spitting out of a cookie)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E18 (coughing)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S5, E20 (lots of t*ilet flushing)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E2 (reactions to gross smells)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E6 (hyperventilating into a bag)
Brooklyn Nine Nine – S6, E7 (choking & mention)
The Good Place
The Good Place – S1, E2 (lots of mention)
The Good Place – S2, E1 (arm in mouth/spitting)
The Good Place – S2, E3 (joke g*gging)
The Good Place – S2, E5 (spitting out of a toad)
The Good Place – S2, E6 (projectile spitting of coins)
Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf – S1, E1 (spitting out soup)
Red Dwarf – S2, E2 (mentions st*mach p*mp)
Red Dwarf – S2, E4 (mentions st*mach p*mp)
Red Dwarf – S2, E6 (spitting out beer)
Red Dwarf – S3, E1 (eats food backwards)
IT Crowd
IT Crowd – S1, E3 (sauce mistaken for something)
IT Crowd – S1, E5 (carries around b*cket of chicken)
Only Fools & Horses
Only Fools & Horses – S3, E1 (coughing/spluttering)
Millions of people around the world suffer this debilitating phobia, yet shockingly few people seem to know what it is.
If you dont already know what emetophobia is, I wont be explaining it here; so as not to trigger any fellow emetophobes. It should take seconds to search on Google though 🙂
I’ve suffered from it since I was around 7 years old. They say it can usually be traced back to one particularly horrific experience. For me, I’m almost certain it was the Christmas my Dad under-cooked a turkey.
For those who cant understand, whatever I am about to write will probably confirm whatever judgements you may have made about me being out-of-the-ordinary. If you happen to think my anxious habits strange, then I totally get it, I do. Heck, I have always stressed myself out over it, but it is part of me now. And I wont apologise for being me, just as no genuine, good, considerate person should – without our uniqueness the world would be a pretty boring place!
Anyways, instances of the phobic variety cause any emetophobia sufferer to go into panic overdrive. No amount of disinfecting, hand washing, starvation or self-isolation seems enough protection. It’s a guarantee an emetophobe will take weeks if not months to recover from being in the vicinity of an incident, regardless of the fact they almost certainly weren’t to experience it themselves. Should anyone around appear to show any sign remotely related to the instance that sends we phobics into a full-power nervous breakdown, we will not only keep our distance – we’ll also obsessively clean ourselves, often avoid food just in case our already anxious stomach is upset to the point of no return, and even lock ourselves away from the outside world for 24-48 hours, until we’ve satisfied the emet-demon that we’re safe from catching anything sinister.
As you can imagine, this makes virtually every activity an anxiety attack risk. Travelling in the car or public transport there’s a chance fellow travelers become a cause for concern – whether on the side of the road or within our immediate breathing space. Going clubbing, or for nights out, or house parties involving copious amounts of alcohol consumption never end well – the resulting effects are usually a source of hilarity for everyone else; whereas it’s the complete opposite for us. Going on holiday and trying new, exotic foods is terrifying enough to put us off going away in the first place. And don’t get me started on the agonizing strength of anxiousness experienced when attending or working in an environment surrounded by children – the majority of whom don’t seem to have a decent grasp on hand hygiene, and tend to find foul happenings funny. Watching films, especially in the cinema when relatives and friends haven’t been able to ‘vet’ it for you first, is a white-knuckle experience akin to jumping out of an aeroplane if you have a phobia of heights. You become superstitious, afraid to wear the same clothes as the day of any given incident – even if it was experienced by someone else – just in case it’s bad omen.
Emetophobia turns you into your own worst enemy, as you are petrified of your own body. Can you imagine living in this constant state of highly pressurized anxiety 24/7? It’s the reality for emetophobics.
Due to emetophobia, I developed anxiety, OCD and depression. However, after attending my GP, therapy (CBT didn’t work for me unfortunately, though I was thankful it helped me understand the phobia a little better) and going through some rather challenging times, I learned that any traumatic experience has potential to be a trigger for emetophobia. For me, being bullied in school, then sexually and emotionally abused as an adult, had a devastating effect on my mental health due to the added strain of living with this life-limiting phobia. Occasionally to the point I wasn’t sure how I could continue to live in this state of constant torture (I have my horses, dogs, family and friends to thank infinitely for helping me save myself).
Over the years I developed many habits a normal person would certainly consider odd. Whilst in school, I’d change my clothes and shower at least three times a day – wouldn’t allow any of my school clothes, bags, shoes etc. to ‘contaminate’ anything related to the rest of my life (most namely that which I considered precious, so primarily anything to do with my horses). If Mum expected me to leave school and go straight to the stables without showering and changing my clothes, I’d have a meltdown. I went through a phase when starvation seemed the best way to avoid the risk altogether. Since I was being bullied anyway, I figured losing weight whilst preventing any threat to my ‘safe’ existence would be a win win. So, I would eat as little as I possibly could. My lunch would end up fed to the seagulls hanging around the high school playing fields, and I’d do all I could to avoid mealtimes – my parents rarely allowed me to leave the table without at least a few mouthfuls of dinner. Even then I’d only eat bland food. I would spend as long as humanly fathomable at the stables, exercising off as much ‘fat’ as I possibly could, content in the knowledge I was safe from my phobia, as well as from bullies. I was never an overweight child, but I was 6 and a half stone until my late teens.
Once I’d left school I learned to manage my phobia far better. Without skipping by my adult experiences, during the couple of years of fighting continuous phobic tendencies, I ramped up my usual OCD handwashing and personal hygiene processes. I started using excessive amounts of hand sanitizer, to the point I developed severe eczema on my hands. I stopped having to change clothes every five minutes, but I ended up trying out many different stomach settling medications and meditation to try calm myself down. I had a few exceedingly wobbly days and took to the drastic measure of staying awake all night when I believed myself most vulnerable to all manner of horrors – worst of all that phobic instance. Quite sad really, that because I was so focused on dealing with the hellish mental state emetophobia forced me into, I didn’t realise the extent to which I should’ve realised how terrible other realms of my life had become. I daren’t risk getting pregnant, for the crippling fear I experienced just thinking about what might happen to me relating to this dreadful phobia. Perhaps that was why my situation was fraught with frustration; I couldn’t bring myself to provide what everyone so desperately wanted.
Thankfully, that phase of my life ended. Divorced from the shackles of fear controlling my every manouvere, freedom seemed all the more wondrous. It took quite a long time to recover, and I’m sure that perhaps deep down I will always be recovering, but I want to assure you there’s light at the end of the tunnel if you suffer emetophobia.
You don’t have to be terrified of your body every second of every day, despite the fact that’s what we end up being.
I get my bad days like everyone does with this awful phobia-demon, though my protective habits mainly consist of:
* Being vegetarian (I admit my phobia isn’t the only reason I chose to be veggie).
* Keeping my hands clean as possible at all times.
* Always avoid touching my face unless I’ve just washed my hands.
* Carrying extra strong mints with me if my stomach does feel a little off (which tends to do the trick by settling such sensations).
* Taking great comfort in learning that the only real cause for a phobic instance is poisoning (even then it could manifest in the opposite direction; through pregnancy or catching something it isn’t a necessity either) – there are people who have genuinely lived their entire lives without remembering an instance.
* Reminding myself that I’ve survived many awful episodes surrounded by phobic triggers, and I’ve been absolutely fine once I’ve looked back – which makes it feel I’ve wasted time worrying and overthinking.
* Working as a vet receptionist and having to repeat trigger words literally hundreds of times a day, means I can say trigger words without experiencing a spike in anxiety levels.
* Having an amazing boyfriend/wonderful family/fab friends who keep an eye out for phobia triggers in films so I know when to avoid them. I’ve improved to the point that I’ll even watch films with phobic instances in, provided I cover my ears and close my eyes until the offending scene is over – something I’d never have done even two years ago (I’d have avoided watching the film at all).
I’ve also been following some Instagram pages that review films and post whether they’re ‘safe’ for emetophobes or not. In fact, I decided to do something to help others in my situation, using the fact I was noting TV programs and films as being ‘safe’ or ‘unsafe’ for fellow emetophobics as a sort of self-therapy.
If I get enough of a response, I may well post what I managed to list if I can find it. I may even start adding to it again if there’s demand…
I do really feel it would be worth having films, TV shows, books, magazines, even plays marked with logos such as the following. It would make life a heck of a lot more bearable for those of us with emetophobia – what do you think?
(I’m aware it’d be virtually impossible to roll out, as there are countless phobias that could be triggered by any of the entertainment vessels mentioned above, but it may be a consideration for a particularly ambitious collective to create some sort of listing for anyone with varying degrees of different phobias, to make consuming entertainment more comfortable for everyone.)
Now you’re fully aware of my idiosyncrasies, I hope I’ve helped you feel a hundred times better about yourself – regardless of whatever mental health issue(s) you’re dealing with 🙂
Please know that you are never alone. Don’t be afraid to reach out if you’re struggling. We are all stronger than we believe – the fact we’ve fought our fears up to this very moment prove that; we have no reason not to continue being courageous.
You’ll be fine <3
Best wishes,
Dannika
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