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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Food & Fear

michiev
michiev
I'm not afraid of eating by any means.. I'm afraid that if i do eat that it will cause my stomach to hurt/cramps/exacerbate any diarrhea i might have or cause it. And that in turn will cause me to have an attack.

I'm also frightened, I've been eating less lately and i'm worried about losing weight or looking like a sick starved child.

I need advice :/
deleted_user
deleted_user
For now eat things that are easy to digest. Cereal, toast, soup, etc. Until you get a handle on this don't eat things like a big steak, or lots of cabbage. Once you feel fine with eating easily digested food add a little beef, or whatever. When you have anxiety/panic it plays havoc on your system-even the digestive system. That is treating the anxiety system. But in addition you have to work on the anxiety/panic which is th e cause and they only way to do that is to calm yourself down. And you know how to do that. Take tthings slow. Don't hurry the day. Live in the moment and enjoy just the moment. Do whatever calms yourself down. Sometimes we forget that we do have the skills to do that. But you know what makes you calm if not work on making a list.
deleted_user
deleted_user
(((michiev))) that is the same problem I had for many years. I was already underweight and almost every time I felt really hungry and sat down to eat I would eat 2 bites of something and start feeling nauseus (spx), and I have a horrible fear of throwing up. The problem is it's a vicious cycle - you don't eat due to being afraid of getting sick, which in turn makes us weak, which makes the anx worse, which makes us not want to eat... I lived on sipping chicken broth for a week once.

Remember as long as your getting plenty of fluids and taking in something - toast, broth etc... you will be o.k. Of course you can't do that indefinitley. Wish I had some great profound words of wisdom for you but I don't. Are you on any meds?

I know I am quite a bit older then you but mine started when I was 18 and I can so relate - even though I can't help much, at least you know your not alone.

(((((HUGS)))))