Think You've Tried Everything Yet Still Suffer from Severe Emetophobia? This is For You.
By Matt Christofaro Founder of Thrive With Matt, Inc.
Every single person worries they’ll be “the one who fails.” That fear is built into emetophobia.
I don’t “see if it works.” I MAKE SURE it works. I do NOT let clients fail.
The cohort doesn't advance until everyone's ready. You're not racing toward a verdict at week 10 to see if you still have emetophobia. You feel real change following the very first session — and it continues each week after.
Zero exposure. No putting yourself in gross situations.
This is a 10-week program delivered live over Zoom.
Let me be direct: This program isn't for people who are "kind of scared" of vomiting. This is for you — the person with severe emetophobia who has tried therapy after therapy, read every book, Googled every fix, and still feels completely stuck. It's for the person who has lost hope. The person who thinks, "Maybe I'm just the one who can't be fixed."
I understand where you are right now because over 26,000 people exactly like you — people who were convinced they were different, too broken, too complex, or had suffered too long — overcame their phobia with this system. People who'd given up. And here's what I know after 60,000 total individuals overcame their challenges (OCD, depression, PTSD, etc.) using this system: You aren't the exception. You aren't unfixable. You absolutely can overcome this.
Here's how my approach is different: This isn't a "let's hope it works" situation. I don't operate that way. I make it work — as long as you do your part. This program isn't about digging into your past or reliving trauma. You've already done that with therapists, and it hasn't worked and won't work. This is about teaching your brain something completely different: that there's no threat anymore, and it'll uncreate the phobia.
Think of this like assembling a table. If you follow the instructions step by step, no matter how scared you are or how many times you've failed before, the result is predictable — ending up with a table. If you follow the instructions in this system, no matter how scared you are or how many times you've failed before, the result is predictable — emetophobia being gone. This is a certain and repeatable methodology — not guesswork, not trial and error, not "maybe this time it'll work."
What You Won't Be Doing In This Program
You are not afraid of being sick.
You are afraid of losing control of your body, emotions, thoughts, sensations, and reactions.
Because of that, this program does NOT include:
  • Exposures or triggers of any kind
  • Eating "risky" foods
  • Hanging around drunk people
  • Spinning to get dizzy
  • Forcing yourself into gross or uncomfortable scenarios
  • Anything extreme or unrelated to the real issue
Those things don't fix emetophobia — they keep it alive.
This is about rewiring the root cause, not aiming a firehose at everything besides the fire.
Why you're still struggling
Emetophobia isn’t random.
It runs on 26 specific psychological components — the same ones in every severe sufferer.
Miss even one of them, and every attempt to recover keeps looping back to the same fear. Not because you’re broken — but because the sequence is wrong.
That’s why therapy hasn’t worked. That’s why exposures haven’t worked. That’s why nothing has worked — the odds are massively stacked against you. And on top of that, therapists misdiagnose it completely. They treat it like generalized anxiety, stress, panic, or a basic phobia like snakes or heights. But you know the truth — emetophobia isn’t just “being anxious.” It runs your entire life. Bottom line: the people who tried to help you never actually understood what you’re dealing with.
This program fixes every component in the exact order necessary. That’s why the results are predictable. And that’s why this works when nothing else has.
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The Results Speak for Themselves
Don't take my word for it. The data is clear and measurable. These aren't vague testimonials or cherry-picked success stories — these are real outcomes from real people who felt exactly as you do right now.
92%
Overcame Emetophobia in only 6-8 weeks
The remaining 8% didn’t fail — they simply needed more repetition time beyond the 6–8 week average, not a different method.
68%
Suffered Low Self-Esteem
Before the program, most participants felt broken, damaged, or defective.
88%
Had Social Anxiety
The fear isolated them, making social situations, restaurants, travel, and normal life impossible.
74%
Told Only One Person
Most suffered in silence for years, feeling too ashamed or misunderstood to share their struggle.
*Based on data from 20,000 participants
To put this in perspective: emetophobia affects millions of people, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and debilitating anxiety conditions. It overlaps heavily with OCD, panic, depression, and other “complex” diagnoses — which is exactly why standard approaches so often fail. They’re aiming at symptoms, not the engine driving the fear.
This process has been used by tens of thousands of people with severe emetophobia. When the underlying threat response is dismantled correctly, relief follows — often far faster than people expect. Not because the person is special, but because the process is repeatable.
One client, Mary, lived with severe emetophobia for 75 years. At 82 years old, she overcame it in the same 6–8 week window most people experience. She had battled cancer four separate times and refused chemotherapy each time out of fear of being sick, telling doctors, “Let me die — I’m not doing that.” Decades of fear collapsed once the underlying mechanism was dismantled. Duration didn’t matter. Severity didn’t matter. Only the method did.
What makes this work isn’t magic or willpower. It’s a predictable, step-by-step method that does not rely on exposure or triggers. You are never asked to face your worst fears. Instead, the process teaches your brain to stop misreading loss of control as danger. When that threat response is no longer being fed, the phobia has nothing left to run on — and it dissolves.
What You Get
This isn't a vague "healing journey" or open-ended therapy. We don’t tell stories, share symptoms, or relive the past. This is a structured process that predictably dismantles emetophobia at the root within a specific timeframe.
Here's exactly what you'll receive and how it works:
01
10 Live Group Zoom Sessions
Each session runs approximately 1.5 to 2 hours, once per week for 10 weeks. You'll have three different group times to choose from, allowing you to find one that fits your schedule.
02
Complete Privacy and Safety
You'll never be required to share, speak, or reveal personal details if you choose not to. This program isn't about discussing your past or analyzing traumatic events — that's what you've already done in therapy, and it didn't work.
03
Comprehensive Manual
A detailed, research-backed guide that walks you through every concept and exercise. Available in digital format or paperback, so you can work at your own pace.
04
Psychological Assessment
Before you start, you'll complete a comprehensive quiz that measures your phobia severity and unhelpful thinking patterns. After the program, you'll retake it to see your measurable progress.
05
Video Support Modules
Each video dives deep into a core component of recovery: dismantling false belief systems, rebuilding self-esteem, restoring social confidence, identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, and changing the language you use with yourself.
06
Weekly Action Steps
Each week, you'll receive clear, actionable exercises and practical strategies to implement between sessions. These concrete steps are designed to actively uncreate the phobia, helping you integrate new neural pathways and shift your threat response.
How It Works
Emetophobia is a learned response — a miscommunication between your brain and your nervous system. Your brain has been operating under the belief that losing control is a catastrophic threat to your survival, so it activates every alarm system in your body to keep you "safe."
But here's the problem: your brain's wrong. Being out of control isn't dangerous. It's uncomfortable, yes, but it's not life-threatening. The issue is, your brain won't just "figure that out" on its own. And you logically knowing the phobia makes no sense? That won't help either, or it would've by now. You must actively teach your brain to uncreate the phobia. And that's exactly what this program does.
What Makes This Different
Traditional therapies focus on managing symptoms, coping mechanisms, or gradual exposure. Those approaches keep you stuck because they don't address the root problem. This program focuses on reprogramming the threat response itself. We teach your brain that it no longer needs to protect you from something that isn't actually dangerous.
This is why people who've tried everything — CBT, exposure therapy, medication, EMDR, hypnotherapy — finally find success here. On average, clients have tried 5.6 different methods before overcoming emetophobia with this program. You're not failing because the destination's impossible. You're failing because you've been using the wrong map.
Let's Address Your Concerns
If you're still reading this, part of you believes this program works. But another part — the one disappointed before — raises objections. I've heard them all from thousands who felt just as you do. The most common concerns are addressed head-on:
"I'll be the one who fails."
Every participant thinks this before they start. It isn’t intuition — it’s your brain’s false-safety pattern firing again: “Stick with the daily predictable discomfort we know and expect. Changing the phobia means giving up control, and giving up control means danger.” The reality: the method works regardless of how long you’ve suffered, how severe the phobia is, or how many times you’ve failed before.
"Nothing I've tried has worked. Why's this different?"
You're correct — nothing has worked so far. This is because you've been using the wrong tools. It's like trying to build a house with a screwdriver when a hammer is required. On average, participants have tried 5.6 different methods before finding success here. This program is built on a 35-year-proven method that directly addresses the brain's threat response — not just symptom management.
"My doctor or therapist said emetophobia can't be overcome."
They're wrong. Over 26,000 people — including licensed therapists and psychiatrists who suffered from emetophobia themselves — have successfully completed this program and reclaimed their lives. The research is clear: when you address the root miscommunication in the brain, recovery is not only possible; it's predictable.
"I'm terrified. What if I can't handle it?"
This program involves zero exposure therapy. You'll never be asked to face your worst fears, confront triggering situations, or push yourself beyond what feels safe. Six-year-olds successfully complete this program. If a child can do it, so can you. You'll feel in control every step of the way.
"I've had this phobia for decades. It's too late."
Mary overcame 75 years of emetophobia in 6 weeks. She was 82 years old. Time is irrelevant. Your brain is capable of unlearning a fear response, no matter how long it's been reinforced. The length of time you've suffered only means you've been waiting longer for the right solution — not that recovery is impossible.
"My situation's too complex; I have OCD, depression, panic attacks..."
So do all other sufferers. Emetophobia doesn't exist in isolation — it overlaps with OCD, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, depression, and more. None of those conditions block recovery. In fact, when emetophobia is resolved, those other conditions fade because the shared fear-control loop that was fueling them is no longer running.
"What about the cost?"
Most people are already paying 3–5× the price of this program every single year just to stay stuck. And it’s not abstract — the data is brutal:
• The average American throws away $728/year in edible food
(EPA — Estimating the Cost of Food Waste for American Consumers, 2024).
• U.S. households waste 15–25% of purchased food
(NRDC — Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40% of Its Food).
Individuals with emetophobia consistently exceed these numbers. Because of “just in case” disposal, fear-based expiration rules, and avoidance of anything perceived as even slightly “unsafe,” emetophobes routinely waste $2,000–$4,000/year in preventable food loss.
And that’s only one category of hidden costs.
Add in:
  • missed work days
  • “safe food” premiums
  • excessive cleaning and disinfecting products
  • ER/urgent-care visits during panic spikes
  • thousands spent on therapies that didn’t work
Suddenly, the real question is not “Why does this cost $2,000?”
It’s “How much longer do you want to keep paying $4,000–$8,000 every year to stay stuck?”
This program isn’t an expense.
It’s the first time the money stops going into the fire.
You’re not buying a course — you’re buying your life, your time, and your financial freedom back.
The data is clear:
Doing nothing costs far more.
"Emetophobia protects me from being sick."
No, it doesn't. People with emetophobia live in a constant fight-or-flight state — adrenaline, cortisol, hypervigilance — all of which weaken the immune system, not strengthen it. And yes, you might over-wash your hands and avoid people and places, but that isn't "protection." That's just fear running your life.
Here's the part your brain isn't factoring in:
You're projecting your current terrified, emetophobic self onto the future version of you — the one who no longer has the phobia. Right now, the idea of "getting sick without the phobia" feels horrifying because you're assuming you'll react the same way you react today. But that's not how it works. When the phobia is gone, the terror is gone. The version of you who has overcome this fear does not panic at the thought of being sick — so the logic of "I'll be sick all the time and won't cope" literally falls apart.
Neither group — emetophobes or ex-emetophobes — gets sick more often. The difference is simple: One group is living. The other group is not.
"Will it come back?"
Not if you complete the process and follow the program's instructions.
This phobia only exists while specific habits and threat patterns are being reinforced. Once you understand how they work — and stop feeding them — the system has nothing to run on.
People don’t “relapse” into emetophobia once they understand the mechanics behind it.
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Sound Too Good To Be True?
Fair — especially since everything you've tried before has failed.
But consider this:
BAFTA-winning actor Bella Ramsey, known from HBO's Game of Thrones and The Last of Us overcame emetophobia using this exact program. They spoke publicly about it. This isn’t a miracle. It’s a system.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll gently challenge the habits that currently reinforce the phobia — using things already happening in your normal life.
Examples:
  • Charging your phone to 97% instead of 100%
  • Leaving one dirty dish in the sink
  • Sending a text with a typo
  • Taking a slightly cooler shower
  • Allowing small discomfort without immediately "fixing" it
These micro-adjustments directly retrain the part of your brain that misreads everyday thoughts and sensations as danger.
Your brain learns through repetition — and your life already gives you thousands of reps every single day.
Why Your Brain Is Doing This
Your brain thinks you're in real physical danger — like a lion is about to eat you.
It doesn't know or care what emetophobia is.
It only knows you hate the feeling of losing control, and it assumes that feeling = death.
Here's the part no therapist ever tells you:
Your brain keeps firing alarms because you keep listening to them.
Every avoidance, every check, every Google search, every reassurance attempt is:
"Great job brain, keep protecting me — this IS danger."
So it cranks the alarms louder and more often.
When you stop rewarding those alarms, your brain recalibrates:
"I only have so much energy — if they're not listening anymore, I can stop doing this."
This program shows you exactly how to deliver that message.
Daily Time Commitment
This fits into any life — even the busiest.
Your structured work is:
20 minutes per day as a mix of reading, watching videos, and listening to podcasts.
That's 10% of the process.
The other 90% is simply living your normal life slightly differently.
And if you have kids, a chaotic schedule, or a demanding job?
You actually have an unfair advantage.
More real-life moments = more reps = faster rewiring.
People with busy lives consistently recover faster.
What Happens After You Enroll
  • You'll receive an email with everything you need to start right away.
  • You'll choose your weekly meeting time.
  • You'll do your pre-session work and start recovering immediately.
You'll go into the first session feeling prepared, excited, and in control.
My Promise to You
I don't offer "hope for the best" coaching. I ensure this works — provided you do your part. My role is to provide you with a proven, step-by-step method backed by 35 years of research and refined through 26,000+ success stories. Your role is to show up and follow the instructions.
Here's the reality: You've already survived the worst of this phobia. You've endured years — probably decades — of fear, isolation, and disappointment. You've tried multiple therapies, read countless articles, and convinced yourself over and over that maybe you're the exception and that the destination is impossible. You're not the exception, and the destination is not impossible. You've simply been using the wrong map.
The path forward is clear. The program is proven. The results are measurable. The only variable left is your decision. Will you choose to stay stuck, or will you choose freedom?
Emetophobia has already stolen enough from you. It’s stolen your peace, your confidence, your spontaneity, your money, and your sense of safety in your own body. It’s stolen moments with your kids — experiences, opportunities, and relationships. It’s stolen time — time from the one single gift of a life you’ll never get back.
But the future? The future is still yours to claim. Freedom is 10 weeks away.
In one month, you'll either be 4 weeks into being emetophobia-free — or 4 more weeks into the same fear. The clock is moving whether you act or not.
Enrollment closes January 12.
Once closed, next start isn’t for 10 weeks.
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