"But I Don't Wanna Throw Up!" | The Recovery Skill That Changed Everything | Episode 14

What if the biggest shift in emetophobia recovery isn't learning how to avoid vomiting... but learning how to accept uncertainty?

In this episode of Handle Emetophobia, Katie and Ally have an honest conversation about acceptance, control, and what recovery actually looks like in real life.

Katie shares the story of staying in a cabin with someone who had been vomiting—a situation that would have caused her to leave just a year earlier—and explains what was different this time.

Together they discuss:

• Acceptance vs. avoidance
• Why worrying never changes the outcome
• Health anxiety and overlapping OCD themes
• Food fears while traveling and camping
• Recovery wins from the IOCDF Conference
• Funny "Would You Rather?" questions
• Whether ERP means making yourself throw up
• Why recovery isn't measured by how anxious you feel

The episode ends with a thoughtful discussion about one of the biggest questions in recovery:

Is emetophobia really a resistance to accepting uncertainty?

Whether you agree or not, it's a conversation that might change the way you think about recovery.

Because the goal isn't to stay safe. The goal is realizing you don't need to.

Nathan Peterson:https://youtube.com/@ocdandanxietyJustin Hughes:https://www.justinkhughes.comFearCast Podcast, Kevin Foss w/ Dr. Josh Spitalnick and Michael Stier On Health Anxiety:https://fearcastpodcast.com/2024/02/25/health-anxiety-3/https://youtu.be/RcFVz-j26y8?si=ldS5awwSl_3WwcxqAndrea Frugal, LISW-CP (Self-Compassion Talk -- "Actually, I can!"):https://momentanxiety.com/andrea-furgala-lisw-cp