I guess it's something I probably already knew. Since I was 6-years-old I've had a huge phobia of vomiting or people vomiting. My therapists have said
it's about my mother being sick with cancer and vomiting a lot when I was kid.
So anyway, I knew nursing might not be the best job for somebody with this fear but I decided I couldn't let it stop me. Until today it really hadn't been an issue. However, I had a patient who was straight up throwing up for 2 hours. I went in to assess her when they told me and she threw up again. I started to panic and then she asked me to stay because she didn't want to be alone. So I sat next to her, while she was vomiting, and rubbed her back.
And I didn't die.
It may seem like a silly thing to panic about but I've always had it. I was just really proud of myself for not running scared
from the situation.
So anyway, I knew nursing might not be the best job for somebody with this fear but I decided I couldn't let it stop me. Until today it really hadn't been an issue. However, I had a patient who was straight up throwing up for 2 hours. I went in to assess her when they told me and she threw up again. I started to panic and then she asked me to stay because she didn't want to be alone. So I sat next to her, while she was vomiting, and rubbed her back.
And I didn't die.
It may seem like a silly thing to panic about but I've always had it. I was just really proud of myself for not running scared
from the situation.
It's hard to face something that you've been afraid of for a very long time and not a lot of people can do
that. It takes a lot of courage (and will power) to face a fear.
