Comments on: Fear the Food http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/ Listen to stories on anything from honeymoons to WWII, from award-winning journalists to first-time writers alike, from anywhere in the world. Tue, 13 May 2008 14:06:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: christine holmes http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-46767 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:57:54 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-46767 OMG .. I am literally crying.. I cant believe that there are others like me... OMG. I was strickned with this 8 years ago. My husband and 2 small sons were having dinner and withinthe night we were violently ill. The children me husband all throwing up. Supposivly the doctors said ROTO VIRUS> But I do not know. this is so dumb. It plagues me every day .. every moment. I am in hell. NO ONE WANTS TO HELP OR CARES. to everyone I am ( the sigh 'weirdo. " ) I worry everyday will I be sick like I was that weekend. we never figured it out .. and I have post tramatic stress disorder over it. I am scared every place I travel what if I have to puke .. or what if I get that sick. I wash my hands all day and my kids are not allowed to touch the game controllers in Wal mart. I panic when I go out to get a sandwich made and they dont change gloves.. thats happened. go back get another one. I catn eat at certian resturaunts... I have this urge to eat a lot of peanut butter sandwhiches. which is also weird. Education on food prep is the best cure. But also when life gets rough ... the food issues suck.. But do most of you DREAD GOING TO BED.. I do because I always puke in the middle of the night. This is a night mare that I want to be free of . I have tried to get help but people laugh and its a painful shameful thing.. every else enjoys the food and I am afraid of stuff people make and sever and certian resturaunts. HELP ME >>> I cant take this much more. OMG .. I am literally crying.. I cant believe that there are others like me… OMG. I was strickned with this 8 years ago. My husband and 2 small sons were having dinner and withinthe night we were violently ill. The children me husband all throwing up. Supposivly the doctors said ROTO VIRUS> But I do not know. this is so dumb. It plagues me every day .. every moment. I am in hell. NO ONE WANTS TO HELP OR CARES. to everyone I am ( the sigh ‘weirdo. ” ) I worry everyday will I be sick like I was that weekend. we never figured it out .. and I have post tramatic stress disorder over it. I am scared every place I travel what if I have to puke .. or what if I get that sick. I wash my hands all day and my kids are not allowed to touch the game controllers in Wal mart. I panic when I go out to get a sandwich made and they dont change gloves.. thats happened. go back get another one. I catn eat at certian resturaunts… I have this urge to eat a lot of peanut butter sandwhiches. which is also weird. Education on food prep is the best cure. But also when life gets rough … the food issues suck.. But do most of you DREAD GOING TO BED.. I do because I always puke in the middle of the night. This is a night mare that I want to be free of . I have tried to get help but people laugh and its a painful shameful thing.. every else enjoys the food and I am afraid of stuff people make and sever and certian resturaunts. HELP ME >>> I cant take this much more.

]]> by: amanda http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-46455 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:46:22 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-46455 Oh gosh ! it feels so great to finally know i'm not alone. everything you mentioned made a whole lot of sense, because I, myself, know what that feels like. It's horrible when your friends invite you out for dinner and they're all eating without a second thought and you're sitting there, going over and over in your mind, that this will make you sick, in just a few hours you'll be sick because the chicken's not cooked thorougly and the cheese hasn't been properly refrigerated. I now know i'm not alone. thank you so much Lori for posting this it's so great to read from somoeone who actually goes thru the same thing. just the other day my friend put frozen pastries with ricotta cheese in the oven but after i ate one she said it tasted tangy and she said she put the box in the fridge instead of the freezer and on the box it said keep under -18 c degrrees. Imediately warning signals went o off in my head and i started panicking and really freaking out. i was counting down the hours for when food poisoning usually hits..usually around 5-7 hours but luckily i was fine. but thanks again for posting this Lori. you have no idea how good it feels to know your not alone. Oh gosh ! it feels so great to finally know i’m not alone. everything you mentioned made a whole lot of sense, because I, myself, know what that feels like. It’s horrible when your friends invite you out for dinner and they’re all eating without a second thought and you’re sitting there, going over and over in your mind, that this will make you sick, in just a few hours you’ll be sick because the chicken’s not cooked thorougly and the cheese hasn’t been properly refrigerated. I now know i’m not alone. thank you so much Lori for posting this it’s so great to read from somoeone who actually goes thru the same thing. just the other day my friend put frozen pastries with ricotta cheese in the oven but after i ate one she said it tasted tangy and she said she put the box in the fridge instead of the freezer and on the box it said keep under -18 c degrrees. Imediately warning signals went o off in my head and i started panicking and really freaking out. i was counting down the hours for when food poisoning usually hits..usually around 5-7 hours but luckily i was fine. but thanks again for posting this Lori. you have no idea how good it feels to know your not alone.

]]> by: JoAnne http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-46387 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:04:25 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-46387 I logged on because I am trying to find answers for my very thin 12-year-old son. He is becoming increasingly picky about food. He eats so few foods and such tiny portions that he has to eat many times a day just to keep going. I believe he fears food. He laughs and says I am trying to poison him. He checks expiration dates on everything. Would anybody have any good advice on how to head this off before it gets worse? I logged on because I am trying to find answers for my very thin 12-year-old son. He is becoming increasingly picky about food. He eats so few foods and such tiny portions that he has to eat many times a day just to keep going. I believe he fears food. He laughs and says I am trying to poison him. He checks expiration dates on everything. Would anybody have any good advice on how to head this off before it gets worse?

]]> by: clare http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-45186 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:13:59 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-45186 For the last 6 years I have gradually got worse with OCD. However, recently - I have been questioning myself and thinking it is a phobia...is this the same thing? I don\'t know, but unlike the original poster...I do want to get better. In fact I am desperate to get better. This \"phobia of food\" is ruining my life and making cooking a complete nightmare. I am not only worried about myself getting food poisoning but more importantly I am petrified of giving it to my kids. So infact the problem has got worse as I constantly wash my hands when cooking! My poor husband is very patient but I know it is extremely difficult for him. I have tried Hypnosis, CBT and other councilling but none of them helped long term. I have been back to the doctors get get some happy pills because I know I need to help myself in some way..... The antidepressants are certainly not going to cure me though....but what will? Docs have no time for you and I know what caused mine so councilling won\'t help (I have discussed too many times and bored of talking about it!!!) I have tried so many things - CBT was probably the best but the person doing it with you needs to understand your phobia first. Good luck to all and take care food folk! For the last 6 years I have gradually got worse with OCD. However, recently - I have been questioning myself and thinking it is a phobia…is this the same thing? I don\’t know, but unlike the original poster…I do want to get better. In fact I am desperate to get better. This \”phobia of food\” is ruining my life and making cooking a complete nightmare. I am not only worried about myself getting food poisoning but more importantly I am petrified of giving it to my kids. So infact the problem has got worse as I constantly wash my hands when cooking! My poor husband is very patient but I know it is extremely difficult for him. I have tried Hypnosis, CBT and other councilling but none of them helped long term. I have been back to the doctors get get some happy pills because I know I need to help myself in some way….. The antidepressants are certainly not going to cure me though….but what will? Docs have no time for you and I know what caused mine so councilling won\’t help (I have discussed too many times and bored of talking about it!!!) I have tried so many things - CBT was probably the best but the person doing it with you needs to understand your phobia first. Good luck to all and take care food folk!

]]> by: Nadia http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-45138 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:53:01 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-45138 OMG, i did not know this was not only happening to me.....is there a name for this phobia....cause i want it gone! i feel so bad not to be able to share the talbe with my family because i am afraid of getting sick..... If i am not completely sure of the food being fresh, i don't eat it...i wait until my husband is finished and if he feels fine after 30 min. then maybe i will eat. I hate this....i can't eat in a party....hollidays are a nightmare. OMG, i did not know this was not only happening to me…..is there a name for this phobia….cause i want it gone! i feel so bad not to be able to share the talbe with my family because i am afraid of getting sick…..
If i am not completely sure of the food being fresh, i don’t eat it…i wait until my husband is finished and if he feels fine after 30 min. then maybe i will eat.
I hate this….i can’t eat in a party….hollidays are a nightmare.

]]> by: Frances http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-41789 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:03:39 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-41789 wow, i looked this up on google because i just started freaking out about my food a few weeks ago and finally realized it might be serious. i'm relieved to see there are other people with the same problem. it started at my grandmothers: she doesn't throw anything out. then at a friends house i found a worm in my soup. then at a restaurant i crunched on something that shouldn't have crunched. now i inspect my food and get more and more nauseous the longer i eat. by the end of a meal (or when i end it) i'm practically in tears. wow, i looked this up on google because i just started freaking out about my food a few weeks ago and finally realized it might be serious. i’m relieved to see there are other people with the same problem. it started at my grandmothers: she doesn’t throw anything out. then at a friends house i found a worm in my soup. then at a restaurant i crunched on something that shouldn’t have crunched. now i inspect my food and get more and more nauseous the longer i eat. by the end of a meal (or when i end it) i’m practically in tears.

]]> by: Kim http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-37646 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:27:33 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-37646 I definitely agree with rule #9. At work, I'll even throw out someone else's yogurt if it's more than a few days past the date, b/c they certainly can't be planning on eating it then! I don't like to even drink milk the day of its expiration date. Expiration dates are my only strict food rule, however. I definitely agree with rule #9. At work, I’ll even throw out someone else’s yogurt if it’s more than a few days past the date, b/c they certainly can’t be planning on eating it then! I don’t like to even drink milk the day of its expiration date. Expiration dates are my only strict food rule, however.

]]> by: ali http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-37502 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:44:56 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-37502 Im 17 and have had this exact fear since i was 15 when i got food poisoning in bali, worse 2 or 3 days of my life, your rules are great [but i love mayo! :( ]anyways i was just wondering if anyone knew the proper name for this phoiba, like how fear of food is Sitophobia, whats fear of food poisoning? -Thanks! Im 17 and have had this exact fear since i was 15 when i got food poisoning in bali, worse 2 or 3 days of my life, your rules are great [but i love mayo! :( ]anyways i was just wondering if anyone knew the proper name for this phoiba, like how fear of food is Sitophobia, whats fear of food poisoning?
-Thanks!

]]> by: Lucy http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-24281 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:48:33 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-24281 Oh wow, it fills me with such relief to read this! Of course I stumbled accross this trawling the web for "raw fish related food poisoning" - we just ate haddock fishcakes for dinner and as I got to the middle of mine it wasn't cooked. I had only eaten the outside, which was, but now I'm obviously sitting here totally paralysed with fear that I'm going to get food poisoning tonight... my mum's been all like "you can eat raw fish, it's called Sushi, they eat it all the time in Japan - you didn't even eat any of the slightly uncooked bit, you'll be FINE!" but of course I'm still terrified. How the hell do people eat things past their sell by? My parents tut at me if I throw ham away that's past it... the thing I hate most is hiding it from people, the way they think you're just a freak or a drama queen. I just stick to really plain foods. Little dairy, little "weird" meat (just plain chicken if I have to, thanks), plain crisps, crackers, potatoes. You know the score. I'm so glad I read this... now I'm going to go off and spend all night worrying that I'm going to get sick off this fish! Oh wow, it fills me with such relief to read this! Of course I stumbled accross this trawling the web for “raw fish related food poisoning” - we just ate haddock fishcakes for dinner and as I got to the middle of mine it wasn’t cooked. I had only eaten the outside, which was, but now I’m obviously sitting here totally paralysed with fear that I’m going to get food poisoning tonight… my mum’s been all like “you can eat raw fish, it’s called Sushi, they eat it all the time in Japan - you didn’t even eat any of the slightly uncooked bit, you’ll be FINE!” but of course I’m still terrified.

How the hell do people eat things past their sell by? My parents tut at me if I throw ham away that’s past it… the thing I hate most is hiding it from people, the way they think you’re just a freak or a drama queen.

I just stick to really plain foods. Little dairy, little “weird” meat (just plain chicken if I have to, thanks), plain crisps, crackers, potatoes. You know the score. I’m so glad I read this… now I’m going to go off and spend all night worrying that I’m going to get sick off this fish!

]]> by: Tanja http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-5453 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:23:02 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/03/19/fear-the-food/#comment-5453 You are right -- following expiration dates should be "The Law". Your Rule 9 cracked me up, because I'm exactly the same way. If it's midnight on the day something expires, it goes straight into the garbage. And Rule 6 should be any food from vending machines, not just refrigerated ones. I had small, white worms in a KitKat bar I got out of a maching in 1996 -- I haven't put money into once since. You are right — following expiration dates should be “The Law”. Your Rule 9 cracked me up, because I’m exactly the same way. If it’s midnight on the day something expires, it goes straight into the garbage.

And Rule 6 should be any food from vending machines, not just refrigerated ones. I had small, white worms in a KitKat bar I got out of a maching in 1996 — I haven’t put money into once since.

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