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Originally Posted by softball8
I have a fear around eating which is a hard thing to deal with because you need to eat to live. I have a peanut allergy which is newly diagnosed within the past 2 years and i had a severe allergic reaction out of the blue to it and i sort of feel tramatized because everytime im eating it feels like my throat is closeing or it is hard to swallow even with foods that dont contain peanuts. I am just afraid I am going to end up with an eating disorder because of it. Like i am so afraid of having another reaction I wont eat alone and I always have wierd dreams where it has something to do with peanut butter or peanuts in general and then I wake up and feel like I can breathe. Any thoughts or advice?
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The good news is, you know about it!
The best thing to do is work with your doctor and a threrapist/psch doc about how best to deal with your fear. Much of the time I get anxious when I worry I won't know what to do if something that triggers me happens. I had an attack of agoraphobia this morning. Once I got into my normal routine, I came up with a plan that even if it is a 10 minute drive, if I have not gone anywhere Saturday or Sunday, I have to take that drive on Sunday. Otherwise, it is hard to leave on Monday morning. Go over a plan with your doctor. If you know what you have to do, it may reduce the anxiety!
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