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I should be feeling proud of myself but i dont

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mummyjo35 · 27/10/2006 16:36

I have a phobia about eating out in public and have my sisters wedding to attend in 3 weeks time.

Arranged to meet my sister in town with my eldest son to get his wedding outift today, Anyway i leave house, am ok, get to station and all i want to do is go home, my stomach starts churning and i feel like im going to have a stomach upset. Get on train i occupy myself by talking a lot of nonsense on the train to my daughter, but then get really hot and panicky. Anyway get into town where i have to leg it down road to go to loo, still over quite over this anxious feeling as i meet my sister and my stomach is still churning. Then the crunch she says shall we have a macdonalds, i do my hardest to persuade her im not hungry, but unfortunately shes not silly, so i settle for chicken burger, while shes getting it run off to the loo to be sick. I get back not too bad, eat most of the burger.

As my sister says I did it. In my eyes i mite of did it but i still had to go through an awful lot and still be panicky, that feeling ive started to get when i leave the house like i need the loo is awful and I dont want it start ruling me. should i go back to the docs although im still only a week into the prozac.

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lulumama · 27/10/2006 17:01

i would stick with the prozac as the full effects of ADS aren't usually felt for a number of weeks....

you've taken a big step with eating out today...well done..! baby steps are important and you can;t expect to be 'cured' immediately...

for eating / anxiety problems

cognitive behavioural therapy (cbt)

and hypnotherapy

in conjunction with the ADs should help

need to get to the root of this and explore how to overcome it

Lio · 27/10/2006 17:08

How about if I feel proud on your behalf?

alexa1 · 27/10/2006 19:41

well done mummy jo. u deserve a glass of wine for your huge efforts. i also get that horrible churning feeling like i need to run to the loo. its awful

i think u done really well to face your fears like that. you have done it once so u could most definatley do it again. one step at a time.
think positive

corblimeymadam · 27/10/2006 23:24

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foundintranslation · 27/10/2006 23:28

You did it! be proud!

You can't expect to do it and feel great straight away - the fact that you did it and endured all the panic is a great, vital, very important step to conquering it long-term... and eventually being able to eat out without the panic feelings. Do be proud, do, give yourself credit for a fab achievement. (That might sound patronising, but I have suffered from anxiety and OCD, whose mechanisms are quite similar to phobia - so I know what I'm talking about)

Californifirework · 02/11/2006 17:37

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HotterOtter · 02/11/2006 17:48

i too have suffered from this on and off but not for a long time now...well well well done !!!
You shouldbe so proud of yourslef!

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