I do not know what is going on with all this new crap.
I was doing pretty good the last couple days except a few dizzies until I started my period this afternoon. Right before I realized I started, I was having feelings of anxiety so when I saw that I had started, I thought Aha! that is why I feel anxious.
It got out of hand! I started my supper, southern fried chicken, which you have to cook moderately and evenly or it will burn and be raw on inside (disgusting). So I am cooking and humming along thinking hurry up I need to eat or will be sick.
I take a piece of chicken out of pan thinking it should be done, it was not near the bone. Back in the pan it goes to cook longer. Finally I take all of it out and everything looks good to go.
I get the idea in my head "What if it is not done properly even though I cooked it over medium high heat for about 30-40 minutes". I go ahead and eat a piece of it with my veggies, kids eat and say it was great mom but I am still freaking out.
Now I am anxious, and keep thinking am I going to get sick. UGH!!!!
Food is a real phobia for me anyway. I have had many problems with anxiety related to eating before and still do sometimes.
Someone please tell me that I will be ok. I know in my heart that the damn chicken was done all the way through or I would not have served it to my children but just having a rough time with convincing my mind.
Hugs ladies, hope everyone is having a great day.
Jeaninne
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((((big hugs)))) i understand exactly....except there have been times i haven't eaten the food at all and have waited anxiously to see if anyone else gets sick.There's been times i have eaten a bowl of cheerios,then read the label and freaked out thinking i was gonna have a vitamin overload.
You will be fine,the chicken was done......
You will be fine,the chicken was done......
QUOTE (moonlight @ Sep 10 2009, 07:29 PM) 
((((big hugs)))) i understand exactly....except there have been times i haven't eaten the food at all and have waited anxiously to see if anyone else gets sick.There's been times i have eaten a bowl of cheerios,then read the label and freaked out thinking i was gonna have a vitamin overload.
You will be fine,the chicken was done......
You will be fine,the chicken was done......
Yep, it'll be fine. It's just the hormone induced anxiety talking. Getting sick would be a bummer, but everything would still be fine. Fear of spoiled/undercooked food is a very strong and primal instinct. It's the reason human beings are still alive. I remember when I found out I was pregnant with my first child, my SO made me a hamburger and I got sick after (probably morning sick). I couldn't eat a hamburger for months and even then, it couldn't be home made. I finally got over it, because I LOVE hamburgers.
Ali
Thanks ya'll! I really needed to hear this.
And you all are right because no one got sick!!!
Hugs to you all,
Jeaninne
And you all are right because no one got sick!!!
Hugs to you all,
Jeaninne
thats why i get kfc, end of problems lol
NC you are onto something!
I did this twice last week. Worried that I drank bad milk and then that I ate a bad egg.
The truth? Everything was fine!
Anxiety is the WORST!
The truth? Everything was fine!
Anxiety is the WORST!
My OCD with meno concerning food is making me bonkers! When out in public you KNOW people handle your money then handle your food. You have NO idea how many orders I have cancelled or not eaten because of the fear of contamination. I freak about deli people donning gloves to get me lunch meat then touching the door handle to the glass case THEN touching my food with the same glove!!! I'm obsessive about eggs (love em) and have thrown away at LEAST 5 dozen because they didn't "look" right and I thought they were bad! I won't eat food my family cooks, which is a drag because then I have to do all the cooking and I an a sanitizer freak! I can sanitize my hands up to 20 times WHILE making the meal for fear of cross contamination. Can we say O C D???
OMG!!! Ladybugs, I am exactly like that. Word for word!!!!!!!!!! OOOOHHHHH I am glad you responded. My kids think I have lost my mind. Now I can tell them that I am not the only one!!!
Thank you, thank you!!
Jeaninne
Thank you, thank you!!
Jeaninne
QUOTE (ladybugsforu @ Sep 12 2009, 09:36 AM)
My OCD with meno concerning food is making me bonkers! When out in public you KNOW people handle your money then handle your food. You have NO idea how many orders I have cancelled or not eaten because of the fear of contamination. I freak about deli people donning gloves to get me lunch meat then touching the door handle to the glass case THEN touching my food with the same glove!!! I'm obsessive about eggs (love em) and have thrown away at LEAST 5 dozen because they didn't "look" right and I thought they were bad! I won't eat food my family cooks, which is a drag because then I have to do all the cooking and I an a sanitizer freak! I can sanitize my hands up to 20 times WHILE making the meal for fear of cross contamination. Can we say O C D???
Hi babe,
I had the same thing the other day with cooking marinated tandoori chicken legs under the griller........I kept asking my family all through the meal if they were cooked properly........yes honey, they are delicious......now stop asking!!
I put myself off over my own meal and could not finish it........i had to get it far away from me.......and then worried about getting sick as well.......my goodness.......with you on that phobia too, babe.......anorexia was hinted at at one stage a couple of years ago.........but it is not cognitive driven or body image driven.......it is just that food makes me "ill".......
Does sound the same as what you feel babe? Whatever it is you are not alone!!!
Biggest hugs,
Michah
I had the same thing the other day with cooking marinated tandoori chicken legs under the griller........I kept asking my family all through the meal if they were cooked properly........yes honey, they are delicious......now stop asking!!
I put myself off over my own meal and could not finish it........i had to get it far away from me.......and then worried about getting sick as well.......my goodness.......with you on that phobia too, babe.......anorexia was hinted at at one stage a couple of years ago.........but it is not cognitive driven or body image driven.......it is just that food makes me "ill".......
Does sound the same as what you feel babe? Whatever it is you are not alone!!!
Biggest hugs,
Michah
Hi Micah:
Yep you described me to a T and I hate it!!!!
Thanks and big hugs back to you,
J
Yep you described me to a T and I hate it!!!!
Thanks and big hugs back to you,
J
sounds like you already got all the reassurance & support about this, but i will just add that i have this phobia come & go as well & have learned to recognize it as hormonally driven. then i try to carry on anyway/in spite of it, which isn't always easy. sometimes the freak-out reaction is so strong that i just have to turn away & abandon the food/etc at hand. i'd rather not push it in those cases (much like how i handle the rage stuff).
& then, just for fun, sometimes the external reality really does mess with me. like recently, when an old neighbor stopped by. we hugged & then started catching up & she said that she had just self-treated a case of the flesh eating bacteria.
& then, just for fun, sometimes the external reality really does mess with me. like recently, when an old neighbor stopped by. we hugged & then started catching up & she said that she had just self-treated a case of the flesh eating bacteria.
QUOTE (epdp2 @ Sep 14 2009, 04:43 PM)
sounds like you already got all the reassurance & support about this, but i will just add that i have this phobia come & go as well & have learned to recognize it as hormonally driven. then i try to carry on anyway/in spite of it, which isn't always easy. sometimes the freak-out reaction is so strong that i just have to turn away & abandon the food/etc at hand. i'd rather not push it in those cases (much like how i handle the rage stuff).
& then, just for fun, sometimes the external reality really does mess with me. like recently, when an old neighbor stopped by. we hugged & then started catching up & she said that she had just self-treated a case of the flesh eating bacteria.
& then, just for fun, sometimes the external reality really does mess with me. like recently, when an old neighbor stopped by. we hugged & then started catching up & she said that she had just self-treated a case of the flesh eating bacteria.
Oh no !!!!!!!!
I would just about melt into the floor if anyone did that to me! My skin is crawling right now.
I am sorry this happened to you.
Hugs to you,
Jeaninne
QUOTE (stitchnanny @ Sep 11 2009, 03:30 AM)
I do not know what is going on with all this new crap.
I was doing pretty good the last couple days except a few dizzies until I started my period this afternoon. Right before I realized I started, I was having feelings of anxiety so when I saw that I had started, I thought Aha! that is why I feel anxious.
It got out of hand! I started my supper, southern fried chicken, which you have to cook moderately and evenly or it will burn and be raw on inside (disgusting). So I am cooking and humming along thinking hurry up I need to eat or will be sick.
I take a piece of chicken out of pan thinking it should be done, it was not near the bone. Back in the pan it goes to cook longer. Finally I take all of it out and everything looks good to go.
I get the idea in my head "What if it is not done properly even though I cooked it over medium high heat for about 30-40 minutes". I go ahead and eat a piece of it with my veggies, kids eat and say it was great mom but I am still freaking out.
Now I am anxious, and keep thinking am I going to get sick. UGH!!!!
Food is a real phobia for me anyway. I have had many problems with anxiety related to eating before and still do sometimes.
Someone please tell me that I will be ok. I know in my heart that the damn chicken was done all the way through or I would not have served it to my children but just having a rough time with convincing my mind.
Hugs ladies, hope everyone is having a great day.
Jeaninne
I was doing pretty good the last couple days except a few dizzies until I started my period this afternoon. Right before I realized I started, I was having feelings of anxiety so when I saw that I had started, I thought Aha! that is why I feel anxious.
It got out of hand! I started my supper, southern fried chicken, which you have to cook moderately and evenly or it will burn and be raw on inside (disgusting). So I am cooking and humming along thinking hurry up I need to eat or will be sick.
I take a piece of chicken out of pan thinking it should be done, it was not near the bone. Back in the pan it goes to cook longer. Finally I take all of it out and everything looks good to go.
I get the idea in my head "What if it is not done properly even though I cooked it over medium high heat for about 30-40 minutes". I go ahead and eat a piece of it with my veggies, kids eat and say it was great mom but I am still freaking out.
Now I am anxious, and keep thinking am I going to get sick. UGH!!!!
Food is a real phobia for me anyway. I have had many problems with anxiety related to eating before and still do sometimes.
Someone please tell me that I will be ok. I know in my heart that the damn chicken was done all the way through or I would not have served it to my children but just having a rough time with convincing my mind.
Hugs ladies, hope everyone is having a great day.
Jeaninne
Dear Jeanine
Food aversion was a biggie for me for a long time to the extent that the smell and the thought of the stuff made me feel nauseous.I resorted to small spoons of Yoghurt,custards,bananas etc.It took me a long time to come to terms with meals.
Anxiety upsets our reality.Food and other day to day routines take on a whole new meaning!
Just go slow.Tell yourself you are going to enjoy a nicely cooked meal.Eat slowly and keep portions small.Try sipping a little Ginger Ale as you go on as this will quell any nausea.
You will be ok.Many of us go through this.
Bet the children enjoyed their Southern fried chicken!And so will you
Am British so please send the receipe as it has a good sound to it!
Hugs to you too,honey
Elizabeth
isnt it the craziest thing .. I do that too ,, I know its all the hormones .. but it doesnt matter ,, I am allergic to clams .. I have no problem with crab, or shrimp .. but anything with bottled clam juice or clams and I have a horrible reaction.. so if Im experiencing "crazy time" as I like to call it .. i can go out with friends and order the fried shrimp or sweet and sour shrimp and after I eat it start freaking out .. like "what if I die .. what If im allergic to shrimp now " ,, its really nuts ,, yesterday I had eaten lunch and I started getting gas pains .. to which I started freaking out also (yes .. its crazy time now) .. so i said "Oh to He|| with it" and took 1/2 a xanex .. was fine the rest of the afternoon ,,,
QUOTE (epdp2 @ Sep 15 2009, 01:43 AM)
sounds like you already got all the reassurance & support about this, but i will just add that i have this phobia come & go as well & have learned to recognize it as hormonally driven. then i try to carry on anyway/in spite of it, which isn't always easy. sometimes the freak-out reaction is so strong that i just have to turn away & abandon the food/etc at hand. i'd rather not push it in those cases (much like how i handle the rage stuff).
& then, just for fun, sometimes the external reality really does mess with me. like recently, when an old neighbor stopped by. we hugged & then started catching up & she said that she had just self-treated a case of the flesh eating bacteria.
& then, just for fun, sometimes the external reality really does mess with me. like recently, when an old neighbor stopped by. we hugged & then started catching up & she said that she had just self-treated a case of the flesh eating bacteria.
Oh,Oh
Too much information!
Having just got out of Hospital with two Bacterias know how awful it can be!
Thank God for relatively good health!
Stay Well
And be careful of 'Old Neighbours' bearing gifts!
Hugging you tight!
Elizabeth
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