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My anxiety got really bad this days , i'm paranoid that my mom will put something in my food or drink , when i go outside to eat i keep watching if someone will put something in my food , anyone having the same thoughts ?

even if i know it's not real my subconscious mind keep making up stories to make it feel real . :(

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I don't have the same experiences as you but I think everyone should have a quick (ish) response from this community, because that's how we feel less alone.

Your paranoia is very real but you are obviously strong enough to know what is real and what isn't. Well done. That's no easy thing. It must be horrendous to be constantly panicking about food and drink as we need it all day every day but I promise you the only thing we can count on is that EVERYTHING is temporary. The only true thing in life is that everything changes and so if you're feeling like this now and can't find a way out of the funk, remember it won't always be like this. Even if you do nothing different. It won't always be like this. Because life moves on whether we want it to or not.

So maybe give yourself a break, you're paranoid about your food and drink right now so it's ok to say 'I'm going to be in charge of my food and drink for a while' because it won't be forever. Make sure you talk to your mum and tell her your struggling with this right now so you'll make your own stuff for a while and see if that helps. Take packed lunches/snacks everywhere you go and...

If that isn't something you can or want to do. Don't do it. Even if you don't do it. Life will move on and whatever replaces this paranoia will come whether you fight it or not.

Good luck xxx

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xThenwox445 in reply to OakTreeBlossom

This is a really great warm empathic reply ,thank you very much , your comment was a great relief , i was fighting everyday , i was calm from the outside but inside my mind there was a war going , i managed to keep my brain thinking rationally day by day , even if my subconscious made a lot of paranoid stories , i'm noticing changes , day by day the paranoia is vanishing , and i didn't want to talk with my mom and tell her that i'm paranoid about her , because that was going to break her heart , i really love her , but i can't control the paranoia , i just have to accept the thought and deal with it subconsciously , i was really losing appetite and getting weaker , sometimes i had to skip meals to deal with my paranoia , that was causing my brain to get worst and worst , but i managed to heal myself without even seeing a doctor , for me seeing a doctor was going to make things worst

Thank god i'm getting better now , i helped myself with drinking a lot of minerals supplements , Vitamins , anti oxidants ... , that helped my brain to be healthy and for me to control my thoughts , but now i'm pretty good , i can stop myself from being paranoid instantly and not care about it because i got so tired being paranoid in the past weeks , this what our ancestors left for us , thank you again and i hope my situation helped you even a little bit about yours , and good luck with yours too , i can tell you're a stronger person , sorry for my weak english , thank you again .

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OakTreeBlossom in reply to xThenwox445

You're english is fine, I am so glad to hear you're coping. The more we learn we can cope the easier it gets to cope the next time. I'm not a stronger person, I've just learnt that I can cope. People should not take that realisation lightly. It can take weeks, months, years and decades to finally realise you can cope.

Never feel you can't talk to your mum, I learnt that some people will understand and some people won't but talking helps ME so I have to do it. You can always tell your mum it's nothing to do with her, it's your brain, it's not her fault, it's your brain and you love her very much.

Seriously, well done to you xxxx

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4 months ago when anxiety hit me, I was feeling very paranoid about pretty much everything. I am allergic so I was (and still am to a certain degree) afraid of eating something that might give me allergy. I used to be constantly afraid thinking that I was terribly ill, when it fact it's just anxiety aside some other minor health issues. I think that some time has to pass for you to come to the realization that this is anxiety, and to accept it as part of your life at this moment. Once you do that, it will get easier.. 

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