elemden
12-09-06, 23:53
Hi all,
This is the first evening I've been on here.
I need to do something about my phobia. I've avoided it for too many years and just don't know where to turn.
I have a phobia of people eating around me. It has developed over the last 20 or so years from a niggling problem into full-blown panic attacks at the stupidest things (people chewing gum on tv...the smell of toothpaste...). I can't eat with my family, use public transport, go to cinemas or theatres...so many situations!
I had 1 session of psychotherapy just over 6 years ago but hated it and didn't go again. I've recently changed gp's and don't really want to see a doctor that's a stranger. I don't know what to do next.
I'm not even sure that this is the right place to post like this, but I'm desperate to talk to someone that understands.
ele
This is the first evening I've been on here.
I need to do something about my phobia. I've avoided it for too many years and just don't know where to turn.
I have a phobia of people eating around me. It has developed over the last 20 or so years from a niggling problem into full-blown panic attacks at the stupidest things (people chewing gum on tv...the smell of toothpaste...). I can't eat with my family, use public transport, go to cinemas or theatres...so many situations!
I had 1 session of psychotherapy just over 6 years ago but hated it and didn't go again. I've recently changed gp's and don't really want to see a doctor that's a stranger. I don't know what to do next.
I'm not even sure that this is the right place to post like this, but I'm desperate to talk to someone that understands.
ele