'My phobia of being sick is so severe I couldn't hold my daughter's hand for a week when she was poorly'
- 3 months ago
Credit: SWNS / Maddie Blockley
A mum with a severe phobia of being sick couldn’t hold her toddler's hand for a week after she fell ill – and even throws away freshly opened food if it doesn't 'smell quite right'.
Maddie Blockley, 28, was so worried about vomiting she would examine her dinner under her bedroom lamp as a child and now sticks to a diet of ‘safe foods’ - opting for dry and ‘best before’ items and avoiding dairy and meat products to make sure she avoids falling unwell.
The mum-of-one was diagnosed with emetophobia – an extreme fear of vomiting - in May 2019 after years of suffering with a fear of being sick but not being able to place what was wrong with her.
A mum with a severe phobia of being sick couldn’t hold her toddler's hand for a week after she fell ill – and even throws away freshly opened food if it doesn't 'smell quite right'.
Maddie Blockley, 28, was so worried about vomiting she would examine her dinner under her bedroom lamp as a child and now sticks to a diet of ‘safe foods’ - opting for dry and ‘best before’ items and avoiding dairy and meat products to make sure she avoids falling unwell.
The mum-of-one was diagnosed with emetophobia – an extreme fear of vomiting - in May 2019 after years of suffering with a fear of being sick but not being able to place what was wrong with her.