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  • Diamonds18
    Junior Member
    • Mar 2018
    • 3

    Nausea When I’m Anticipating Sex

    Every time I have sex or am about to have sex I start to feel extremely nauseous to the point where I almost vomit. On other websites and forums people have said that this can be attributed to anxiety, but I don’t see how that applies to my situation since I’m wanting to have sex whenever the nausea occurs. I have been dealing with this issue for a while and would love to eventually get past it. Has this happened to anyone else??
  • amy40
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 2016
    • 2732

    welcome to the forum!

    don't know if your nausea is a nervous response or something else

    but even if a person wants to do something, one can still be nervous about the event/situation
    sometimes even more so because one really wants it or wants everything to be perfect or go right

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    • atskitty2
      Assistant Admin
      • Aug 2013
      • 4467

      Yeah, too often "anxiety" has a negative association.

      Choose the term excited instead

      What is your age, if you don't mind me asking? If you're younger, this may be something that Goes away with time and experience. If you're fairly new to sex, say just a few years in, I'd expect the symptoms to resolve eventually.

      If you know sex is a possibility, maybe have some nausea tea. Peppermint is great for nausea too, and has the added benefit of nice breath!
      Hugs, sorry you've experienced this!

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      • Diamonds18
        Junior Member
        • Mar 2018
        • 3

        Originally posted by atskitty2
        Yeah, too often "anxiety" has a negative association.

        Choose the term excited instead

        What is your age, if you don't mind me asking? If you're younger, this may be something that Goes away with time and experience. If you're fairly new to sex, say just a few years in, I'd expect the symptoms to resolve eventually.

        If you know sex is a possibility, maybe have some nausea tea. Peppermint is great for nausea too, and has the added benefit of nice breath!
        Hugs, sorry you've experienced this!
        Okay, excited makes more sense to me! I am 20 years old and have been having sex for about a year and a half. Thank you so much for your help!

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        • Diamonds18
          Junior Member
          • Mar 2018
          • 3

          Originally posted by amy40
          welcome to the forum!

          don't know if your nausea is a nervous response or something else

          but even if a person wants to do something, one can still be nervous about the event/situation
          sometimes even more so because one really wants it or wants everything to be perfect or go right
          This makes total sense, especially since I have the tendency to be a perfectionist. Thank you so much for your help!!

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          • Stillness
            WH Poster of the Month April 2017
            • Feb 2012
            • 3679

            Originally posted by Diamonds18
            Every time I have sex or am about to have sex I start to feel extremely nauseous to the point where I almost vomit.
            I'm pretty sure I've heard of this before and from someone on this site. I did a little search and couldn't find anything, though. I'd recommend using the search feature yourself. There are tons and tons of discussions about and endless number of issues here. Sometimes it's cool just to know you're not the only one struggling.
            "Those sowing seed with tears
            Will reap with a joyful shout." - Psalm 126

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