Anxiety Support Group
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Well, this is probably something only people on this site will understand.
I only share because it is something I can laugh at. So many of our phobias or anxiety producing things sound weird to the outside world.
Anyway, Christmas day I had a panic attack after taking 2 bites of coconut cake my mother in-law made. For whatever reason that is the moment it hit.
Well, guess what she brought to the house today? The rest of the cake.
I looked at it and felt anxious. I cut myself a piece. I took a couple of bites and thought by throat felt sore and the muscles under my tongue started to hurt.
That was the moment! I could create a new phobia or dig in. I dug in...my throat didn't close off and I didn't die or go unconscience, or whatever horrible thing I think could happen.
So, I guess I write this to those of you who might have had similar, seemingly weird or stupid to others, or small things that have grown into a huge phobia.
This is the 2nd time this month I ate something I was afraid of previously and I actually felt better afterwards for doing it.
I only share because it is something I can laugh at. So many of our phobias or anxiety producing things sound weird to the outside world.
Anyway, Christmas day I had a panic attack after taking 2 bites of coconut cake my mother in-law made. For whatever reason that is the moment it hit.
Well, guess what she brought to the house today? The rest of the cake.
I looked at it and felt anxious. I cut myself a piece. I took a couple of bites and thought by throat felt sore and the muscles under my tongue started to hurt.
That was the moment! I could create a new phobia or dig in. I dug in...my throat didn't close off and I didn't die or go unconscience, or whatever horrible thing I think could happen.
So, I guess I write this to those of you who might have had similar, seemingly weird or stupid to others, or small things that have grown into a huge phobia.
This is the 2nd time this month I ate something I was afraid of previously and I actually felt better afterwards for doing it.
I am proud of you for pushing yourself to face your fear. What a good way to start out 2009.
BTW did it taste good?
Can anyone relate to fear of food?
I hear of people allergic and go into heart attacks from crab or peanut butter and everytime I see crabcakes or peanut butter I wonder...
I don't even like crab cakes!
It wasn't a fear of food - it was a fear of people seeing me eat. Still affects me sometimes, like I said, but since in our culture eating is a very social activity, it's helped that I have got over it to whatever degree that I have.
And Betsy: Great job! Way to be strong! That's something I do often - try to just sublimate a panic feeling and dive in to what was freaking me out, and usually succeed.
Again, I thought I was alone on this one, but apparantly not.
Way to go on just doing it and feeling better afterwards. :)
Secondly, i feel a little out of place sharing this cuz it wasn't food,but i could relate to the off timing panic attack...
For me it came on suddenly at an amusment park,(Ironic).I love amusment parks.I have no trouble riding the huge roller coasters, i mean come on, i grew up in Ca.and have been on the biggest ones, and it was so embarrasing, cuz i went to visit a friend in another state and she took me to a tiny amusment park,(it felt more like a fair),and i got on a pretty mild roller coaster and had a panic attack right before going over the edge of the fist drop!I seriously felt like i was going to die!When i got off i felt so stupid!I thought, well that's the last roller coaster for me, if i can't handle even a little won! But i'm happy to say that i made myself go on one this year and it was great!Our bodies are so weird aren't they?!!!Now i can laugh about it!