Do you find eating, a private thing?
I always eat alone, I feel so uncomfortable eating infront of people.
And when people ask me what I had for dinner, and get quite anxious and angry...
I find questions about food, a rude thing to ask...
Am I the only one?

Quote:Do you find eating, a private thing?

I suppose that I do in a way. I prefer eating alone but I'm ok eating with my family.

Quote:I feel so uncomfortable eating infront of people.

I'm the same way; I always feel anxious and I feel as if people are judging me.

Do you have an eating disorder, Ana?
I do...EDNOS..I forgot to add that. :roll:

Quote:Do you have an eating disorder, Ana?

I have many of the characteristics of Bulimia Nervosa, but I'm not diagnosed - can't bring myself to talk about my eating problems with my therapist or anyone else for that matter. Very few people know.

Quote:I do...EDNOS..I forgot to add that.

If you don't mind me asking, have you been seeing a doctor/therpist about your Eating Disorder?

Yes...But its not helping much. :roll: I've signed up to see a new therapist soon.

Hiya,

My 9 year old suffers from a food phobia & will only eat in private. He takes his breakfast, dinner & tea upstairs to eat & eats the lot. If he's downstairs he picks & pokes at it. Always has done..

Some people may think i'm utterly mad for letting him do it but I don't mind as long as he's actually eating.. 8)

labyssum Wrote:Yes...But its not helping much. :roll: I've signed up to see a new therapist soon.

Well, I hope that the new therapist can help you with your Eating Disorder.

sneezymonkey Wrote:Hiya,

My 9 year old suffers from a food phobia & will only eat in private. He takes his breakfast, dinner & tea upstairs to eat & eats the lot. If he's downstairs he picks & pokes at it. Always has done..

Some people may think i'm utterly mad for letting him do it but I don't mind as long as he's actually eating.. 8)

If you don't mind me asking, has your son seen a therapist/doctor about his phobia with food?

Yes Ana, he was referred to a dietician when he was maybe 2 or 3. We went along & they suggested encouraging him to rub a sausage round his lips to get him used to the texture or letting him squish food in his finger, but all he did was gag & make me into a shivering wreck (due to my emetophobia) He does eat all the right things, just in different ways. He'll eat cereal without milk but have the milk in a beaker at the side. His food has to be dry - no sauces, gravies etc.. Not even caramel, toffee or chocolate sauces :shock: Anything runny is a no no for him. He eats fruit all day. Thats what he has in his school lunch box - 3 types of fruit cut up instead of a sandwich (he won't eat bread) He loves yogurt. No meats or cheese though, but will eat fish. He's also showing signs of of my phobia as he analyses what people have eaten when they get ill & starts to panic :cry: I will say though, he's a very healthy lad, his skin is glowing, he's towering above the other kids in school & hardly ever *knock on wood* gets ill. Life is hard most of the time with having to cook different things for everyone (hubby's vegetarian) :roll: LOL but I survive & juggle it the best I can.

I do blame myself & the emetophobia for the kids both having nervous tendencies. My daughter is at the moment being assessed for autism/aspergers & has strange emotional behaviours which make her fear lots of things. They've both seen me in full blown panic mode all their lives & see it as the norm I expect =[

labyssum Wrote:I always eat alone, I feel so uncomfortable eating infront of people.

My SP makes it difficult to eat in front of other people so different cause same problem. ssmile

Hi sneezymonkey, love the name. shappy

Has your son ever been assessed for autism or Asperger Syndrome?

sneezymonkey Wrote:Yes Ana, he was referred to a dietician when he was maybe 2 or 3. We went along & they suggested encouraging him to rub a sausage round his lips to get him used to the texture or letting him squish food in his finger, but all he did was gag & make me into a shivering wreck (due to my emetophobia) He does eat all the right things, just in different ways. He'll eat cereal without milk but have the milk in a beaker at the side. His food has to be dry - no sauces, gravies etc.. Not even caramel, toffee or chocolate sauces :shock: Anything runny is a no no for him. He eats fruit all day. Thats what he has in his school lunch box - 3 types of fruit cut up instead of a sandwich (he won't eat bread) He loves yogurt. No meats or cheese though, but will eat fish. He's also showing signs of of my phobia as he analyses what people have eaten when they get ill & starts to panic :cry: I will say though, he's a very healthy lad, his skin is glowing, he's towering above the other kids in school & hardly ever *knock on wood* gets ill. Life is hard most of the time with having to cook different things for everyone (hubby's vegetarian) :roll: LOL but I survive & juggle it the best I can.

Is it that he as a phobia of food or is it the textures?

If it's the textures...

Shy guy Wrote:Has your son ever been assessed for autism or Asperger Syndrome?

I just thought I'd add that I think it's wonderful that you're helping your son through this, and not trying to force him out of it. When I was younger my parents tried to force me out of my 'strange' eating habbits and it didn't help one bit.

Take care.