Scared to eat because of physical symptoms of anxiety
does anyone here have the same problem as me there are these times when I want to eat something but when I do I get hit with this anxiety and the physical anxiety symptoms are not so fun I hate it and don’t like when my throat swells up to the point where I would avoid eating something even tho I want it but don’t want to go through that anxiety so I would avoid eating in order to avoid those physical anxiety symptoms.
if you guys went through this how did you overcome it?
would be nice knowing I’m not the only one going through this
I don’t know if my first reply went through, but you’re certainly not alone, as I get the same way. Mine gets so bad that most of the time the simple idea, smell, sound, or visualization of food triggers nausea and my physical anxiety symptoms. I fully understand what you’re going through and I don’t know how to combat it yet either. I’ve found that in rare occasions I can distract myself with a YouTube video to get myself to eat, but that’s all I’ve got so far. I can assure you that you aren’t alone though :)
Good to hear I’m not alone, it’s sad that a struggle like this exists I used to be so excited to eat something but now I get scared sadly but wanna hear something that may help as well? . A women who struggled with the same thing told me that it’s hard and she felt a lot of anxiety but feeling that amount of anxiety showed her she was actually in control to manage those emotions which made me feel a bit better doing that did help me I try to focus and relaxing my breathing during when I’m about to eat something which helps me relax. Showa theres hope :)
