Has anyone dealt with it? I have occasional anxiety as part of my bipolar and a frequent symptom is being unable to eat. I usually can drink liquids but not eat solid food. At the same time, I do feel hunger. And then hunger spikes anxiety further, as I feel intense fear that I would not be able to feed myself and just feel those awful and worsening hunger pains.

Most of the time I am OK, but when this happens, it is really bad.

I also had periods in the past when anxiety made it impossible to eat anything but comfort foods, such as rice pudding or mashed potatoes. Normally I do not eat high carb foods but when anxious, I need them, not for their carb content but for their soothing texture. Anyone experiences that?