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\* After meeting her former friend Don in chapter 16 of ''Fanfic/FirstAidKitsAndDeepSecrets'', May freaks out so much that she goes home and vomits.

* After meeting her former friend Don in chapter 16 of ''Fanfic/FirstAidKitsAndDeepSecrets'', May freaks out so much that she goes home and vomits.

* ''Series/{{ER}}'' trotted this one out fairly often. One of the most poignant examples was the usually hard-hearted Kerry Weaver--who has been an ER physician for 10-15 years--well beyond the point where she might be affected by gory injuries--throwing up after having just discovered two of her coworkers bleeding to death from multiple stab wounds and promptly spending the next 30 minutes trying to revive and stabilize them.

* ''Series/GreysAnatomy''. Episode 1: Meredith almost kills a patient through inaction. After a stressful moment that patient is saved and Meredith endures the scorn of her attending physician and her resident. She rushes out of the hospital into the pouring rain to empty her guts tastefully into the bushes.

* The second season of ''Series/TheWestWing'' opens in the aftermath of a shooting attempt on the President's entourage. When President Bartlet asks where his daughter is he's told she can't speak to him because she's currently throwing up in the back of her limousine due to the shock. Bartlet later jokes that the Secret Service will probably charge him for the clean-up once the situation is over.

* In a {{Flashback}} episode of ''Series/TheMentalist'' showing Jane's first case with the CBI, before he even becomes an official "consultant," he vomits after seeing his first dead body.

* In the remake of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'', Jill Valentine vomits in the toilet after being attacked by the zombie in the bathtub.

* Vinny of ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'' told a story of himself doing this when he was a little kid. He was playing ''VideoGame/SuperMarioKart'' with an older cousin who was defeating him constantly. Vinny hit his cousin in the shoulder out of frustration, which lead his parents to confiscate his UsefulNotes/SuperNES as punishment. This made Vinny so mad that he threw up.

* In ''Film/MeanGirls2004'', Cady's [[DiggingYourselfDeeper "word vomit"]] turns into ''actual'' vomit thanks to the stress of a combination of Aaron breaking up with her and [[AlphaBitch Regina]] (Aaron's jealous ex-girlfriend) walking in on them together.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E16CarpetDiem Carpet Diem]]", after the twins trigger the accidental [[FreakyFridayFlip body swap]], Mabel (in Dipper's body) is so shocked and distressed that she ends puking in the toilet.

* In the film ''Film/{{Twelve}}'', Nikita Mikhalkov's Russian remake of the classic ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'', this happens to weak-stomached Juror Number 6 is bullied into changing his verdict to 'Guilty'. After an intense storytelling session he runs off to loudly vomit in the gym's bathroom.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "Jake the Dog", Jake vomits after realizing the gravity of the present situation: his wish to Prismo is the only chance he has to save the world, and he has to be specific, or else [[TheTimeTravellersDilemma there could be disastrous consequences]].

* Sterling Archer of, well, ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' will throw up if he pictures someone sleeping with his mother. It's a... very sore subject for him.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad,'' Stan wanted to sabotage Francine's stand-up career, which is largely based on her being the adopted white child of Chinese immigrants. He makes her nervous right before a big show, she throws up on stage, and Stan leaves, confident that he's succeeded. Turns out that she spent the next twenty minutes ad-libbing about how vomit looks like Chinese food, the execs loved it, and she got her own sitcom.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAwesomes'', Muscleman reveals that he rarely freaks out due to long experience with the bizarre things that happen around superheroes, but when he does, he vomits. The episode then has him vomit repeatedly.
* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': In "Boyz 4 Now", one of the fans waiting in line at the concert is so wound-up and excited she pukes at the ''prospect'' of seeing boys.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In "Bender's Game", Titanius Anglesmith (Bender) vomits a handful of nuts and bolts upon seeing "THE TUNNELING HORROR!" emerge from a cave wall.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'': In "Hooray for Mollywood!", this happens to [[ShrinkingViolet Libby]] when Molly wants her to act in her homemade monster movie.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Carpet Diem, after the twins trigger the accidental [[FreakyFridayFlip body swap]], Mabel (in Dipper's body) is so shocked and distressed that she ends puking in the toilet.
* In one sketch of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' depicting the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Bugs Bunny is getting ready to rap battle with Elmer Fudd on stage. Daffy Duck comes into the bathroom to inform Bugs, who is rehearsing there, that he is next. The latter is so stressed and anxious that [[ArtisticLicenseBiology he vomits an orange splash of carrots and a green root leaf in the sink]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Stan vomits whenever Wendy talks to him, sometimes even vomiting on her. They're still an item in spite of this.

* In ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'', ComicBook/CarolDanvers reveals she killed an enemy spy during her time in the CIA, and she threw up after the deed.

* ''Manga/TimeStopBrave'': Fury gets her revenge on the people who killed her family and raped her sister by summoning a golem to crush them. Kuzuno Sekai, who is from the modern world and is not used to killing humans, vomits. He then freaks out that his other companion, Niña, didn't have the same reaction and instead thought people getting squished was fascinating.

This is TruthInTelevision; some people do respond to anxiety with retching (dry heaves) or actual vomiting, and in some cases it happens repeatedly, in [[http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/cvs/index.aspx a condition known as Cyclic(al) Vomiting Syndrome (CVS)]].

* In ''Film/TheRock'', Stanley Goodspeed throws up when he's recruited to be part of the rescue mission, and told the full risks of going in.
* ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' had some of the soldiers in the landing craft losing their cookies on their way to the D-Day landing. Though the sea travel likely didn't help, anxiety about invading France to retake it from the Nazis doubtless contributed to their nausea. This was parodied (along with the rest of the landing sequence) in ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay''.
* ''Film/TheMatrix'': While in virtual reality Neo learns that his entire previous life has been an illusion and most of the human race is enslaved by the machines. He can't accept this, and after returning to the real world he throws up on the deck of the hovership.[[note]]Helpfully, this is a WrittenInInfirmity as Creator/KeanuReeves actually had food poisoning during the take that was used, which caused him to hurl on-camera.[[/note]]

* ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. While on the planet [[spoiler:Miranda]], the crew learns a horrifying truth about the origin of the [[spoiler:Reavers]], causing River Tam to throw up.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/PitchPerfect''. Aubrey throws up over the entire audience during a group performance. Later on she does it again as part of a particular hilarious argument.
* In ''Film/KillerElite'', Danny's team hires Jake, an inexperienced small-time criminal who promptly vomits after shooting both an enemy agent and fellow team member Meier in the head in a fit of panic.
* In ''Film/RequiemForADream'', we get this twice. The first time is after Marian sleeps with her therapist for money. The second time is while Tyrone is making prison food while the security guard mocks him (although in his case, he was addicted to heroin, so that might've had something to do with it.).
* In ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'', this is used early on as evidence of Mia's social awkwardness. When she has to present her side of a debate in front of her class, she ends up bolting from the room to throw up. She brings this up during the rambling prelude to the speech she makes at the end of the movie, prompting the reporters present to nervously back away a little.
* In ''Film/AnyGivenSunday'', Willie Beamen's nervousness at being sent into his first game[[note]]after both of the more experienced [=QBs=] on his team are injured[[/note]] causes him to throw up in the huddle. In later games, he's seen throwing up on the sidelines before taking his first snap.
* In ''Film/Rush2013'', James Hunt is seen throwing up before races.
* Pro skater Mike [=McGill=] mentioned in ''Film/TheBonesBrigadeAnAutobiography'' that he threw up during a competition in Texas behind the ramp due to the stress of losing the contest. This was back in the time when skateboarding was all about the contests and if lost, the skaters will lose their pro status.

* Coach Boone does this before the first game in ''Film/RememberTheTitans''. His nervousness is {{Justified}} as one loss will end his new coaching job.
* In the fourth story of the anthology ''Film/WildTales'', Ariel throws up when his wife tells him she will make his life a living hell after finding out about his affair.
* In ''Literature/MisterRoberts'', the Captain does this into a wastebasket after becoming totally unwound during his final confrontation with Roberts, though the viewer [[VomitDiscretionShot only hears about it]] from the crewman who is watching the scene through a window.
* In ''Film/AnimalHouse'', after Dean Wormer informs the members of Delta House that they have all been expelled from Faber College (as well as his notifying their local draft boards that they are all now eligible for military service), Flounder loses his lunch.
-->'''Flounder:''' I can't believe I threw up in front of Dean Wormer.\\
'''Boon:''' Face it, Kent, you threw up ''on'' Dean Wormer.

* ''Film/Deadpool2016'' has Colossus deliver a soaring, baritone, Russian-accented monologue to Deadpool about the virtues of showing mercy to the defeated enemy that Deadpool has at gunpoint. This being Deadpool, you can guess what Wade does instead. Colossus instantly vomits.
* ''Film/FlirtingScholar'': The main character, an incognito great painter, vomits after being forced to pretend to like his boss's terrible painting. Later the rest of the work crew has the same vomit reaction.
* In ''Film/TheRevenant'', a character vomits when seeing the horrible wounds on the protagonist inflicted by a Grizzly.
* In the film ''Film/{{Twelve}}'', Nikita Mikhalkov's Russian remake of the classic ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'', this happens to weak-stomached Juror Number 6 is bullied into changing his verdict to 'Guilty'. After an intense storytelling session he runs off to loudly vomit in the gym's bathroom.
* ''Film/{{Wanda}}'': Wanda does this when she and Mr. Dennis go off to rob a bank. Previously she was only passive company on Mr. Dennis's life of crime.

* ''Film/EightMile'' introduces its main character, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith vomiting in the men's room before competing in a rap battle.
* ''Film/{{Machete}}'': One of Von Jackson's henchmen always vomits whenever someone is shot in front of him.
* In ''Film/KnivesOut'' Marta throws up [[CannotTellALie whenever she lies.]] Even lying by omission only delays the effect. Not the best trait for a character in a murder mystery.
* ''Film/Fearless2006'': Huo Yuanjia has a massive battle with Qin, but Qin later dies of his injuries. The next morning, when Yuanjia is informed about the death, he vomits.
* ''Film/AnotherCinderellaStory'': Popular pop star Joey Parker meets a nervous male fan who vomits when Joey shakes his hand.
* In ''Film/TheDaisyChain'', the mother of [[spoiler:a child Daisy drowns]] vomits.
* ''Film/TheBody2012'': Álex does this after seeing the wrong Javier Alonso in the body bag.
* ''Film/WildTales'': In the Wedding story during the RooftopConfrontation, Ariel throws up when his wife tells him she will make his life a living hell after finding out about his affair.
* ''Film/BlueIguana2018'': After Paul is covered in blood from the shooting of a henchman, he runs off to the bathroom, where he can be heard vomiting loudly. Later, when the rest of the group is covered in gore from [[spoiler:Deacon's explosion]], Eddie vomits into a sink.
* In ''Film/TheIdolmaker'', Guido suffers from such severe PerformanceAnxiety during his first show that a minute into the first song, he runs offstage and into the parking lot to throw up.
* ''Film/FragmentOfFear'': When Tim realizes his apartment has been broken into, he vomits from fear. The vomit lands on a cigarette butt left by the stalker, which he flushes down the toilet, realizing only later that this means less evidence to show to the police.
* In ''Film/Evil2003'', Otto Silverhielm, the RichBastard who has been mercilessly tormenting the protagonist, Erik, throughout the whole story, starts throwing up in fear, when Erik thoroughly turns the tables on him by confronting him alone in the woods without his usual GangOfBullies to back him up.
* ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'': This happens to Todd after discovering that [[spoiler:Neil committed suicide]]. His fellow society members feed him some snow to help stop the vomiting.