irrational fear of eating

[lil fairy z girl]

apologies for this post if its not suitable or in the wrong place please delete.

i get panic attacks and gradually i have now this fear of everything, if something changes from routine i fear, like for example taking a detour, etc.. and i am finding life really hard to cope with.
anyway, when i went raw i was really experimental, and so loved raw and i didn't have a problem with food. Now, i get scared of eating and drinking incase i have an allergy or something bad happens. i know its totally irrational. My body tells me i should eat or drink something, and i find this barrier that stops me, this fear, and so as my crazy fear seems so real i make myself go without until my body screams at me. i don't know how to overcome this, i don't want food also controlling my life. i am trying so hard to get rid of these other fears i just want to be able to live a normal life like when i was younger.
its pathetic as i should be able to get a grip and not be such an idiot. how do i stop this fear?

sal
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[Aleesha Sattva]

i have no idea... all i know is this assisted my daughter (10) who has panic attacks.

when she panicking we:

focus on her breath and i talk her through like this: "where are your feet, can you feel them touching the ground? where's your butt? it in your chair? are you breathing in or out... can you feel it moving through your lungs?"

this calms her and gets her back into her body.

we also find that discussing any 'changes' which may happen assists her to be ready for them. "the movie may start late" "your friend may be sick and can't come over"

[margoss]

sorry about this..these can be very overwhelming & control your life. I started raw a few months ago & noticed my PTSD & depression improving. I do notice that when I stress about what I eat, making sure I get what I should, I get worse. Last week, I ate mainly fruit for 3 days. This is very uncommon for me but I felt like I needed it. It helped. Try listening to what your body needs vs giving it what it needs daily. I feel is like depriving ourselves of something. Eat tiny samples of food & keep a diary to note any reaction including good ones! To me, most of the food eating in this lifestyle is usually eating prior to starting only uncooked so I would think that if you didn't have a reaction b4, you wouldn't now. For your fears, write down what they are & do one of them daily. I have something that I struggle doing that is so pathetic..seriously. when I tell people what a struggle this simple daily life thing is, they look at me with that look & just can't understand. My goal is to do it every 3 days for a few weeks then every 2 then 1. I don't even tell people anymore bc of how I'm treated.
Try doing some stretching a few times a day w/deep breathing..only for a few minutes. When you an attack coming on, start the breathing & talk yourself through it. You are stronger than you think. Let your body guide you through this. To me, raw has become 'Nature's Anti-depressant'.

[TaupeRawMan]

Is it mostly food-centered anxiety?

Is the fear based on an incident that happened regarding food or just what might happen?

[monkapotapus]

I find Bach flower essences very helpful - Mimulus essence seems to apply here. Best of luck to you~

[rawstrength]

I would seek some professional counseling/spiritual guidance. Wishing you all the best.

[lil fairy z girl]

hi,
thank you all for taking the time to reply to my post.
Aleesha, thank you for saying what works

we also find that discussing any 'changes' which may happen assists her to be ready for them. "the movie may start late" "your friend may be sick and can't come over"
good idea, i will try and do this.

Rawstrength, thanks. maybe i should again go down that route..

Monkapotapus, i will look that up...

TaupeRawMan, i have anxiety about most things in life, the fear with the food is based on what might happen, thats why its in my logical head totally irrational, however i can't get the logical side to talk myself out of the irrational thoughts when i am in them.

Margoss,
Eat tiny samples of food & keep a diary to note any reaction including good ones!
a great idea, i will try this, then i will have something concrete to go on.

For your fears, write down what they are & do one of them daily
thanks, i will try on the good days.

have something that I struggle doing that is so pathetic..seriously. when I tell people what a struggle this simple daily life thing is, they look at me with that look & just can't understand.
i am sorry you have had people react that way, fear is not pathetic, its real and can have real control over life. i also don't tell people only my hubby knows and now people here. when i wrote this i wanted to just hide away.

Try doing some stretching a few times a day w/deep breathing..only for a few minutes. When you an attack coming on, start the breathing & talk yourself through it
thank you. thank you, for understanding.

much love,
sal
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