What is Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating...
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Does anyone have this problem where they feel they could eat normally if only others would not interfere? I find I eat a much better balanced diet when I am eating by myself for the day. When I am with others I get so stressed out and feel full instantly. I constantly feel like everyone is watching what I eat, and judging me. It makes mealtime with the family hard and I never socialize when I think food will be there for this very reason. I want to be able to give up the control but it's like if I didn't plan it, I refuse to let my body take part in it. Sometimes I wish everyone would just leave me alone...and maybe I would get better faster...any advice?
Posted on 07/05/09, 01:07 pm |
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I absolutely hate eating with others. I do weird stuff with my food sometimes and they always say something. Then i get nervous and feel like they're all watching my every move....BLAH!!! Plus my bf always asks me like "u ok?" when i'm eating and i hate it because it just draws attention to it and makes me feel like i'm not normal. 
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omg... this is probably my BIGGEST problem.. seriously. Anytime I'm home for my dinner break I don't want people around. If my boyfriend forgets, and has friends over, I have to go to a private room to eat, and usually go back to work early. I hate talking while I'm eating too. I just want to eat quietly most of the time. It just makes me feel really awkward... sometimes I'm okay with it if everyone else is eating too, and I just don't talk and focus on my food.. but usually I just feel awkward. I hate eating out in big groups, because most of the time I can't eat at the place we're going, because I'm vegan, and have a wheat and rye allergy.. then I just sit there awkwardly while everyone else eats and I sit there..
I could go on and on.. but I am so with you on this one!!
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AHHH!! I know exactly what you mean. I was at camp last week and had to eat in a dining hall and had a couple panic attacks. I can eat by myself or with people who are really supportive of my recovery. But with a lot of people I don't know I make myself full instantly. I hate it.
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I'm glad I'm not alone in this! Does anyone have any advice for how to overcome this irrational fear? I start to shake and sweat and have mild panic attacks just thinking about preparation for a family meal or a big get together. Tonight is my mom's birthday and we are going out to eat and then having cake at home...I'm so scared because I have promised my parents that they will see improvement if they just let me get well on my own without outside help. So they will be watching me tonight...and ordering food out is tricky because everything at this restaurant is so big and no matter what I get there's no way I'll be able to finish it. And it also bothers me going out because there's no nutrition label or way of knowing how many calories you're eating and this REALLY bothers me, because it adds an element of unknown into my dailyplate account. AHH! I know this may sound ridiculous but this is really a terrifying scenario for me. I need to know how many calories. I need to record it. And then cake afterwards? What if I'm so full I can't manage? The thing I fear most is being unable to turn away food- being FORCED to eat. I feel like I can't say no to anyone. I need a pep talk before tonight...wish me luck.
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