Show 089 Intro to Emetophobia or Fear of Throwing Up

Emetophobia is a strong, profound fear that your are gonna vomit or as the young ones say, throw up. It isn't so much about the actual throwing up but the intense fear of it. So much so that you structure your life to be as people and germ free as possible.

The hard part is to admit that you are doing avoidance work instead of dealing with this specific fear. Step one is laying the ground floor of information. Step two is finding credible safe resources to help you build your tool kit to recovery.




If you're having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for immediate help: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Resources Mentioned:

• The Surprising Benefits of Anxiety from Quartz.com
• How the Senate's Health-Care Bill Would Cause Financial Ruin for People With Preexisting Conditions
• Senate Version of American Health Care Act 2017 - Text Version 
• A comparison of the ACA versus the AHCA by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
• A shorter chart version of the three planes by National Public Radio
• An interpretation by the Los Angeles Times Reporter Michael Hiltzek
• The Oatmeal - You Are Not Going to Believe This for June 21, 2017
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America Fear of Vomiting or Emetophobia  
• Anna S. Christie's FAQ on Emetophobia Fact Sheet. 

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Show 088 Sometimes It Isn't Anxiety and Prevention Magazine's Walk Away Anxiety

Still kind of hectic but this is a quickie on getting checked by a doctor, climbing rocks and supporting men in rompers or tight gym pants. Ok, really, the gym pants. There is tight but not too tight.

What the heck I'm I blathering about? Listen to the show.




If you're having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for immediate help: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Resources Mentioned:

• New York Times Magazine article on She Never Suffered from Panic Attacks Before...
• Men's Journal on Research Shows Bouldering is Cure for Anxiety and Depression.
• Time Magazine Special Issue on Mindfulness: The New Science of Health and Happiness 

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Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

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Too Much Awareness and Not Enough Substance?

Little ditty I found at the Hogg Foundation. It is a discussion about the emphasis about mental health awareness campaigns.




Most of the campaigns try to focus on removing stigmas and encouragement to seek help and support. Some are targeted to certain populations, other are message for the population at large to stop with the demonetization of people with a mental health condition.

This podcast ask the question, is it too much? Is it smoke without providing substance? Is it constantly waving The Boogie Man without a means of understanding complex details and nuances?

Could be.

Maybe.

Maybe not.

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Show 087 Amala Hopeline, Microglia and Food for Sleep

You do not want chest pains. You do not want to have the shakes, the vomiting, the visceral fear that can come with a panic attack. Nobody does. One of the things you can do is to take care of your brain. Making sure you get enough sleep is very important.

What you put in your body is equally important for brain health and anxiety symptom control. In this episode, Mice, sleep and foods that nourish the brain.




If you're having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for immediate help: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Resources Mentioned:

• The Amala Hopeline for young Muslim Americans who need to talk to somebody. The telephone number is 855-95-AMALA or you can reach them via Twitter at @amalahopeline
• Vice article on How to Not Cure Your Panic Attacks  which is really about how to work with and not against your panic attack. 
• Robby Berman's write up on Big Think about sleep, brains and cell damage.
• The actual name of the study is Sleep Loss Promotes Astrocytic Phagocytosis and Microglial Activation in Mouse Cerebral Cortexs
• Khan Academy video on what Microglia actually do, they are the clean-up crew, they are soldiers, they are those rough riders on wheels looking for some action. 
• Sleep Foundation of America on how much sleep you actually need.
• BBC Good Food with examples of food that is good for your brain.
• PDF from the Cleveland Clinic on Food for Brain Health with reasons why you need to dial down the sugar and avoiding the five food felons 
• Stop Breathe and Think allows you to dial in your current mood, how you feel and then it will offer you meditations that https://app.stopbreathethink.org/

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Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.