Anxiety in Restaurants

[AnxiousNelly]

Hello everyone, I'm new to the group and suffering from anxiety. When I am in a restaurant and the middle of eating, I start to feel anxious. Out of nowhere I will feel butterflies in my stomach and start to feel like I need to use the bathroom and/or gag. I love going out so I don't think it could be social anxiety. I'm really not sure what my trigger is or how to stop it. It happens when I'm with friends, my husband etc. Does this happen to anyone else?

 

[Rinka]

Welcome @AnxiousNelly to the forum.
Do you remember what your thoughts are at that moment? There always is a trigger, it’s sometimes not quite visible what it might be. Maybe if you try to remember your thought process leading to those moments might help finding your trigger?

 

[avverie]

It happens to me your not alone️ I don’t really ever go out to eat for those specific reasons because I don’t wanna embarrass myself by being sick or passing out.


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[Schnoodlemom]

My 28 year old daughter has been like this since childhood. I feel badly that I didn’t understand it was anxiety. She has learned to deal with it over the years. Just eats what she wants and takes the rest home. She is usually with people who understand.