Please help me dont judge me

[Ceaser_Leone]

I just wanna ask my internet support family, have any of you been afraid to eat while having anxiety? how did you feel? how did you overcome it? please anything any answer would help

[Celtic27]

Hi ceaser I find I feel nauseated after a anxiety attack and I don't eat incase it does make me sick I tend to take 10ml of gaviscon if you're in the UK! But I'f your in USA pepto bismol either with cut the amount of acid coming up from you stomach so hopefully will prevent you being sick! I wish you well take care david

[Ceaser_Leone in reply to Celtic27]

Thank you David really appreciate it. i be so afraid of not wanting to get sick and it bothers me because thankfully i never do but the fear becomes so strong until i will wait almost 8 hrs before my next meal. i was not like that before/ i just want to feel normal again

[Icanbeathis2016]

Hi. Well I know that my anxiety has manifested itself in many ways. And being paranoid about everything jas become a big one for me. Which includes being afraid to eat certain things. Afraid I'll get sick, afraid that most foods are not safe to eat. One time I was literally trying to figure out what could I eat that would not result in me getting sick and I almost came to the conclusion to not eat anything.

I've been so afraid of becoming sick or throwing up. But I had no choice but to eat. So I would at first just eat foods that were bland or foods that I trusted mostly. Which even though I hardly trusted any foods, I just had to eat what i knew for sure were reasonably the most safest.

And i just came to the conclusion that until i could either grow my own foods, i have to only eat what I could trust.

[NeuronerdDoaty]

I don’t know what my underlying emotion is yet. I don’t eat. I deal with this in therapy off and on. It could be fear.

I no longer do meals. I graze all day. Peanuts, hard boiled eggs, candy, a piece of bread, banana, more candy, jello, crackers/cheese, more candy, pop-tarts, a slice of ham, candy.....you get the theme. I’m always putting food in my mouth without focusing on it. I’m busy. I was born without fear but I will discuss this with my therapist.

Best of luck to you💛

[TTlynn]

I suffered from it when I was not aware that what I was going through was anxiety. I was eating dinner and thought I was choking. I then developed a fear of eating after that. I was convinced I was going to choke on everything and would only eat and drink liquids. When I'm anxious I get really tense and get the lump in throat feeling, which I'm sure didn't help at all. Thankful that with counseling, medication and a great support system, I was able to get over this fear. It took time but I got there, hope you do too.