Anxiety while eating as well as thinking of eating food

**Posts:** 2 · by **boyangk** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 4:27 pm

Hello everyone,

I am suffering from 'real' anxiety while eating as well as thinking of eating. So here it is, I am perfectly healthy 29 year old man having problems doing something so natural as eating food.
It's not that I don't have appetite or something; I just get really paranoid when it comes to eating food. It's like whatever I put in mouth there is a huge risk of choking or who knows what. It's just so frustrating.
I want to know what is causing all that.

Any comments, suggestions are very welcomed.

To elaborate on the topic. I gave up drinking alcohol whatsoever 1 year and a couple of months ago because it was causing me problems. It's not that I was alcohol dependent but I was drinking more than usual.
I used to have some bad thoughts while eating even before I stopped drinking.
Is this a 'delayed' reaction of stopping alcohol?
Is it because of the whole lifestyle change?

So I went to see a psychiatrist and was prescribed anti psychotic pills. 1 week after I am eating a bit but the crazy paranoia is still here to stay.

Any comments, suggestions are very welcomed.

Bo

**Posts:** 2 · by **boyangk** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:00 pm

Please share some thoughts

**Posts:** 103 · by **Flimsy** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 2:42 pm

So first of all eating is not natural. Actually it's a compulsion. Just like doing many other things like typing on a keyboard or speaking with others. Doing nothing is the best way to recover from this illness!
Good luck.

**Posts:** 53 · by **inert** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:34 pm

Hi, This reminds me of when I quit smoking cigarettes. I used to imagine the cigarette with a worm coming out of it or dropped into something unpleasant. I think you need to do this in reverse. Use your imagination until you can get calm thinking of food. I can't exactly relate to your problem as I have the absolute opposite effect around food. I image it is like the greatest thing in the world, more pleasurable than a lot of drugs, I fantasize about food and how great a fast food burger (with fries and a Coke) would taste. Yes I have a food addiction. Maybe we can learn something from each other being opposites. Good luck to you.

**Posts:** 187 · by **Fackeffaced** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:15 am

what kind of effect is that? from drinking alcohol. Maybe you should check on your doctor.

**Posts:** 34 · by **Bryant005** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:47 am

Thanks for sharing.

**Posts:** 44 · by **ErinRodgers** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:41 pm

Flimsy wrote:So first of all eating is not natural. Actually it's a compulsion. Just like doing many other things like typing on a keyboard or speaking with others. Doing nothing is the best way to recover from this illness!
Good luck.

Eating is natural, overeating to this point is not natural.

**Posts:** 21 · by **nicole.young** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:30 pm

This can really lead to severe problems. Were you diagnosed as anorexic? I guess it will help if you will tag along a buddy whenever you are eating. This helps, especially if the person you are with is understanding and very patient.

**Posts:** 20 · by **rickyfran** » Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:35 am

Did you choke when you were a kid?

**Posts:** 1 · by **Neilhu** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:59 am

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**Posts:** 34 · by **sarasara** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:12 am

overweighting consider as disorder. if a person has unnatural activities or behavior like eating, he or she need therapy.

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