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Old Mar 13, 2014, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by sophiesmom View Post
I'm so sorry. My son has a similar problem. He gets rather panicked when given a menu. I think it's having to make a decision that he finds difficult. We find that it's a lot easier to swallow (pun intended) if we tell him he would probably like two or three things and then, if he can't make a decision from them, we will suggest that he probably would like X.
So his problem isn't the same as yours, but maybe you could ask a couple of people what they fancy and tell them that that sounds delicious, you'll have the same thing.
Maybe it will take the pressure of making a decision off you.
I'm sorry your son has to deal with that, and that you do too.

Haha, great pun

I think the main problem is just the anxiety about what people will think of me based on what food I eat/order, even if everybody else is eating the same thing. I guess it sounds a bit odd..

Nevertheless, I will definitely try your suggestion and let you know how it goes, thank you
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