Living with emetophobia [[electronic resource] ] : coping with extreme fear of vomiting / / Nicolette Heaton-Harris ; foreword by Linda Dean

• Autore: Heaton-Harris Nicolette
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (163 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/225
• Soggetto topico: Emetophobia; Phobias
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 What is Emetophobia?; 2 My Story; 3 Emetophobia as a Catalyst; 4 Worklife?; 5 Relationships; 6 The Home Environment; 7 Illness; 8 Holidays; 9 Food Worries; 10 Medication; 11 Emetophobic Mothers; 12 Nights and Sleep; 13 Leaving the Home; 14 Secrecy; 15 Releasing the Pressure; 16 Emetophobia in Children; 17 Effect of Emetophobia on Non-emets; 18 Counselling and Therapy; 19 Coping Strategies; 20 Summary; 21 Personal Stories from Emets; Organisations and Online Resources; BACK COVER
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 fe
• Titolo autorizzato: Living with emetophobia
• ISBN: 1-281-10541-4; 9786611105419; 1-84642-629-4; 1-4356-0291-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784854503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II