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Nov132011

Exposure Therapy Rescues Woman - Article

By AuthorNancy LeBrun

Joanna (not her real name) is a 22 year old brunette with an intense look in her eyes. She suffers from a fear so pervasive that, in her words, she "wants to die."  Joanna's fear is called emetophobia, the fear of vomit. Few of us enjoy the concept of throwing up, but she is paralyzed by it, read more.