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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I cant eat because I am afraid the food is contaminated or dirty. Has anyone heard of this. My psychiatrist said it is an anxiety disorder but no medication has worked. Help.
Posted on 11/07/09, 10:11 pm |
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I have heard of this before although I have not experienced it myself. I can't even begin to imagine how hard it must be for you.
I've read that a treatment for being afraid of eating food because you think it is contaminated or dirty is exposure therapy which is slow but continual exposure to the fear. This is really difficult to tolerate but it has been proven to be effective and I know for myself that when I have done exposure therapy in the past (with foods that I was afraid to eat b/c I thought they were unhealthy or that I would gain weight from eating them) it has significantly reduced my anxiety around those foods. I'm not sure what kind of support/treatment you have in your area but I would suggest looking into this. 
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my guess is it's ocd tied in with ED
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