Anxiety Support Group
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...
What is scary is all these food recalls and listeria and salmonella etc.. It's almost scary to eat anything! Just last week they recalled Cantaloupes! and this week Spinach! I cook my food to death and wash my hands like crazy and I guess it still gives me anxiety attacks. I've had bad food poisoning.. sent me to the hospital with dehydration and extreme pain and aches a few years ago. My family is switching to free-range eggs and going to try and purchase the more organic meats when we can... Dunno what else to do.
I also take vitamins and eat probiotics daily now, I also keep peppermint handy since it has properties known to kill bacteria.. it's kind of making me feel obsessive... There is no way to control everything I know that. *sigh*
I also take vitamins and eat probiotics daily now, I also keep peppermint handy since it has properties known to kill bacteria.. it's kind of making me feel obsessive... There is no way to control everything I know that. *sigh*
Me too, I had severe dehydration, terrible stomach pain, and was in hospital 3 times for that. Lost WAY too much weight. Docs said it was anxiety, it may have been food poisoning?
I used to worry all the time about food poisoning, but finally realized i was making myself ill on that, too much worry thinking was stressing me out.
So I just always wash hands, am careful about expiration dates, how a food smells, and i honestly don't eat much produce-which has a high number of recalls, or eggs, I eat basics like yogurt, cereals, sandwiches, and raviolis, home made lasagna, fish, and I read up on all the recalls, I finally decided that all I can do is to be careful, and there is no way to control it all, I let it go-also don't eat out much either. Or am careful where I go. Don't eat much meat either. I take vitamins, drink an Ensure like shake, chocolate, Equate. It is good, and provides me with vitamins-minerals.
I guess just do all you can, and let it go somehow, like that serenity prayer-I like this part, the best, I am a "freethinker" so took out the religious aspect, hope that does not offend anyone, I am open to all beliefs, theories, and tolerant.
Grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.