When I was a teenager I wouldn't eat anything except tomato sauce sandwiches, snickers bars and square crisps. The odd portion of chips and chicken nuggets. All I would drink was tea and coca cola. I done this as I thought that if I ate anything else, I would get sick and throw up. I used to be VERY anxious around foods. I would purposely burn foods to make sure it was fully cooked and wash foods over and over again.

It was a long road to recovery but I made it. I still have the odd panic every now and then, but nothing compared to what I went through ten years ago. I am living proof that you can get over this.

The first step is realising you have a problem... the second is wanting help. I knew I had a problem but it took 3 years before I accepted help.

My biggest problem was eating, I would work myself up into such a frenzy I couldn't eat... how can you eat when your heart is racing and your stomach is in knots. I first had to learn to relax around foods. I also began to eat little and often and every day I would try something new. Even if it was just a mouthful.

You are not alone, and you can get better. You will get better!