Health anxiety

[Anxious2befree]

Does anyone get anxiety over eating? I had a bad bout of food poisoning so now I'm constantly watching what I eat and get so much anxiety when eating yet I ride it out but how do I make it stop as I can't seem to pin point what triggers it as I am not worried about anything as I eat what I call safe foods and there shouldn't be an issue.

[nmp1]

Hey, you're not alone in this. I gave up meat in November because it gave me anxiety and I'd still eat it but after I'd obsess over any little thing I felt. I still have anxiety about eating but I tell myself it's going to be fine.

The only thing I can think of is maybe trying therapy. (I haven't tried therapy but I'm going to) I know they have sessions that can help and talking about it more in depth can help you get down to the cause of anxiety.

Sorry this wasn't much help

[Anxious2befree in reply to nmp1]

Thank you it's a great help and I really appreciate it

[Jonnyq]

I do, I'm an Emetophobia I always had a fear of vomiting even before I started having really bad Anxiety, in my mind if I don't eat I won't vomit, but than I'll feel even dizzier if I don't eat, so I stick to foods that I'm used to eating, if I get sick from any food I noticed I'll stay away from that food for a few 3 plus months.

[Anxious2befree in reply to Jonnyq]

That's a good idea avoiding that food that makes you sick as its what I do. Thank you for your reply

[phillips123]

anything that has given me food poisoning in the past I will NEVER touch again, ill also never eat anything that's been home cooked by anyone else or from buffets - I also stick to safe foods and meats i always overcook to be extra safe, I see it as just good practice and food safety but it probably is a little ott - anyway I just wanted to say that you're not alone because even when I eat anything i look at the clock and still think was it cooked right? Was it ok to eat? It's only after 6 hours i know I'm ok but I've made myself feel sick with worry anyway

[Anxious2befree in reply to phillips123]

Yes I hear ya as I'm the same and it gives me major anxiety

[Icanbeathis2016]

I know exactly what you mean. I had an allergic reaction i think to something i ate out of nowhere almost a month ago. I had never had one ever before in all my years. And i didnt eat anything no different than ive ever eaten before. So it freaked me out. And it set my whole anxiety on fire to eat anything. I dont know which food in particular did it. I know what all i ate that day but i just dont know which it could have been. And the doc said that id have to do a process of elimination in order to find out which food may have caused it. I dont want to do that. And ever since that happened for almost two weeks i hardly ate anything. Was scared to eat. Afraid I'll have another allergic reaction. And I too have anxiety over eating. Even before this allergic reaction happened. I just started fearing what I ate thinking its causing me to get sick or gonna get me sick. Ive changed up what I eat but i still have anxiety about all foods now. I just don't trust it. The process of it, where it may be coming from, or if its safe. And i never had a problem with eating anything ever before. And now my whole life is just full of fears. Its like this anxiety just evolves to different dimensions and symptoms.

[Anxious2befree in reply to Icanbeathis2016]

I hear you Hun and it's so debilitating. I get anxiety if I don't think I have eaten enough as I think that causes some of the symptoms or if I eat the wrong thing it's going to make me sick. What do you do for it? What symptoms do you get?

[designguy]

I had chronic candida and would get awful sinus infections. I started having anxiety over which foods to eat, doing the candida diet, food triggers, etc... I would completely blow it out of proportion and obsess about it. I also had social anxiety disorder and read that it's common to have concurrent anxiety disorders and/or if you heal one that it transfers and manifests as another anxiety disorder. It's the same dysfunctional thinking and maladaptive behavior regardless of the anxiety manifestation.

What helped me was reading the book "It's not all in your head, how worrying about your health could be making you sick and what to do about it" by Gordon Asmundson and Steven Taylor. it's a good explanation of what is really going on and steps to break the cycle

[Anxious2befree in reply to designguy]

Thank you I will go to my library and see if I can find it X