A couple months ago I was struggling with the same thing. I had the force myself to eat everyday. I ended up dropping a lot of weight. What helps is just trying to calm yourself down. You have to find a way to get yourself out of the situation that causes you anxiety. What works for me is going to the gym or running outside. Plus if my anxiety gets really bad, I always call my sister who helps calm me down. That works for me, but I just would suggest finding something that gives you instant relief from the thoughts that cause the anxiety. I hope this helps!!

Emmysue is right. You have to first calm your self down. What I do is I have found a channel on tv that I love to watch. That is Nick at Nite. I watch it every night becuase the shows on that channel are very non threatening and I find kinda funny sometimes and it takes my mind off it. I also try reading.

I know what you are going through. I sometimes have that problem. Just try to eat as much as you can even if it takes you awhile. Try bites here and there.

I am so sorry you are going throug this. I had the same thing happen to me three weeks ago and I am pregnant to boot! I got so scared I was not eating enough. What I did was take something like an avocado and take one bite and walk away..then in about 10 minutes or so take one more bite. I found that something that rich in vits. and super healthy for me eased some of my anxiety about not eating. Find something you really like that is really healthy for you and nibble on it. remember some people do not eat 3 huge meals a day but more eat throughout the day. Take a deep breath and know that you will eat soon enough. Also, try sipping some ginger ale.

I used to be like that too! I totally know how you feel. I guess the best thing to do is try and calm yourself doing soothing activities, and also, for some weird reason, I found it easier to drink protein shakes or make my own shakes and drink them rather than eat "real" food. During that period of time when I couldn't will myself to eat, I drank a lot of peanut butter milkshakes. Mmmmm... delicious! Still, it wasn't as rewarding since I felt crummy at the time, but at least I knew I wasn't going to wither away and die. Pnut butter is an excellent way to keep some fat on you :) :)

I have the same problem when I am anxious. I have to force myself to eat a little. I take .05 of xanax and that helps relieve the knot in my stomach. I have to focus on something other than eating. I can usually drink something rather than eat solid food.

I have to tell you the medication, tomorrow. I just saw my shrink, today... and he prescribed something that would improve my eating habits... but, I don't know what it is! So, I can't even tell you if it works! I rarely eat... and when I do... I just want to throw it all up. It hurts my stomach. I'm also bi-polar, so I get knots in my stomach all the time. Yet, I can go days without eating. Food just repulses me.
KnightHawk
p.s. I'll write tomorrow once I get my meds from the pharmacy. I'll tell you what my shrink prescribed.