Health Update from Anna
August 2026
Due to an increasing need to focus on my health and recovery, my practice has closed and I am no longer teaching online classes. I have a Therapist’s List of those who treat emetophobia with CBT or join me daily in my Facebook group “Emetophobia NO PANIC.” 
My new self-help book/memoir is available on Amazon (click the picture, above), through the publisher Jessica Kingsley, and all other online booksellers. If you or a loved one is suffering with emetophobia this book will help you immensely in your recovery. It’s easy to get into with no trigger words until you’re ready for them!
My name is Anna Christie, and I had a very severe phobia of vomiting for years. I am have been fully recovered for over 20 years. From 2010-2026 I was a licensed psychotherapist , teacher and author specializing in emetophobia.
Free RESOURCES SITE for therapists offering emetophobia treatment to adults or children at www.emetophobia.net
The first book of its kind for clinicians about emetophobia. This is a must-have clinical handbook for anyone attempting emetophobia treatment, or any patient looking for a therapist who can help them. Available at AMAZON, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, and all other online booksellers.
Are you afraid of vomiting or of seeing/hearing someone vomit? Do you experience anxiety or have panic attacks related to the fear of vomiting or norovirus (“stomach flu”)? Do you think about vomiting almost every day and especially when you don’t feel well? A severe fear of vomiting is called EMETOPHOBIA and it is much more common than you think. 6% of women and 1% of men suffer from a fear of vomiting. This means that 23 MILLION people in the United States alone have a fear of vomiting. Of those who fear vomiting about 0.2% have an extreme fear which can be very debilitating, and ruin the quality of their lives. This is known as emetophobia or SPOV “specific phobia of vomiting.” Why have people never heard of it? Shame and embarrassment. However, this is changing as more works are being written and published and more research is being done every year. Emetophobia treatment is entering a new age!
All my podcasts are still available everywhere! If you’d like to support the podcast you can Buy me a coffee! Every “coffee” keeps the podcast available for a month.
Our group is called “Emetophobia NO PANIC” and we mean it! No panicking posts, no abbreviating words, just discussion about and help with your recovery. Click on the logo or search for us on Facebook.