Young Boy’s Emetophobia Cured – In this fantastic new blog, newly qualified Thrive Programme Coach® Aly Mullen shares her story, of helping her son overcome his emetophobia and unexpectedly changing her own life too with The Thrive Programme – so much so that she has now trained and qualified to help others as a Coach in her local Northumberland (and online too)!
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“It’s true when I tell people that The Thrive Programme changed my life, I am not joking, nor am I exaggerating.
In 2017 my son, Ben, overcame emetophobia (a debilitating fear of vomit) and learnt to Thrive via The Thrive Programme. Almost two years later he continues to be emetophobia free and is 100% thriving; the recent ‘Smashed It’ photo (below) says it all. Ben loves his life, and so do I, thanks to the insights and psychological skills Ben and I both learnt whilst going through The Thrive Programme.
Ben was 9 years old when he went through The Thrive Programme. By August 2017 he had become so fearful of vomit that he had stopped doing all activities that he enjoyed, including his favourite activity; football. He was particularly anxious about travelling by any method in case it made him nauseous; even the prospect of a ten minute car journey was challenging for him. He was most fearful of flying and was dreading a short flight we had planned in the October half term. I was concerned he would not be able to return to school following the summer holidays due to his constant anxiety and avoidance behaviours.
Numerous trips to the GP led to Ben being placed on a waiting list for CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) but I was advised that the wait would be at least six months and my ‘best bet’ would be to look into private options. A search on the internet led to discovering The Thrive Programme and I looked no further. Ben completed the programme in September 2017 and within a few months he had not only fully overcome emetophobia, but also transformed into a confident, happy, resilient, carefree young boy. His original video testimonial can be viewed below!
How very grateful I am, not just for the transformation in Ben but the insights I also gained in the process of assisting Ben with understanding the programme. I have my own personal history of mental health issues, including anorexia as a teenager and post natal depression following the birth of both my children. I’ve had numerous counselling and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) sessions over the years and, whilst they may have helped to a certain degree for brief periods, my symptoms always returned and I resigned myself to being on long term antidepressants for life. Once I learnt how to Thrive, not only did my symptoms disappear but I gained a totally different outlook on life. I no longer need antidepressants.
So many people would benefit from going through The Thrive Programme but it is not widely known about yet. People think they have to live with their symptoms or live their lives with the same outlook as they always have. This is simply not true. I have become a Licensed Thrive Programme Coach® so that I can help change this view and teach people that they can learn to Thrive, they just need to be shown how.
So, that’s my story and my ‘why’ for becoming a Licensed Thrive Programme Coach. The Thrive Programme is a unique, extremely effective, psychological training programme suitable for adults and children alike. In the process of going through The Thrive Programme, people not only overcome their presenting symptoms associated with a wide range of mental health issues, but also learn how to Thrive; i.e. how to be the best version of themselves and to love their life. Take a look at the hundreds of video testimonials on this website to find out what others have to say about it!
Young Boy’s Emetophobia Cured – by Aly Mullen Thrive Programme Coach
