anorexia & emetophobia.

[eniee]

the reason for my anxiety revolves around eating, and throwing up. i never eat in front of others because i'm so afraid to have a panic attack and throw up and embarrass myself. im very skinny so everyone thinks i have an eating disorder, but i KNOW i don't because i eat well just not around others. i never eat before i go out to anywhere either, sometimes i go all day without eating. i constantly obsess that if i don't get help, i will become anorexic or bulimic. and i don't want that because i want too gain weight.. anybody else have emetophobia? i hate being around people and i have severe social anxiety, this stops me from doing things like going to school also. i cannot live this way anymore and im only 17

[panicfree]

Hi Eniee, I do not have an eating disorder myself but I had a friend once that did. She felt the same way that you did, and did not like to eat in front of other people. She finally stopped eating at school, and only ate in her house. We convinced her that she had to get over this, and she did! She went out with her friends at first, and then slowly moved up to eating normally again!
About the school and social anxiety, I am young too and still in high school and I used to be terrified at school every day! I am not any more and I LOVE going to school!! I just realized that no matter how bad the panic attack is, NOTHING will EVER happen to you from it and they will ALWAYS pass!! I also used to worry about what other people would think of me if I had to leave class. In high school, we worry about what our peers think of us, so that often makes us even more anxious! You have to remember that it is just high school, and most people in high school do not affect our lives later on! Just remember that you"ll get through these hard times and better times await you!!
Sincerely,
PanicFree