oh man wow, i have this problem but in the reverse: eating has been making me anxious. not every time, and never when i’m at home, but anytime i try to go out to eat—especially if it’s a more formal restaurant where you’re seated and waited on. i had a heath problem about 4 years ago that kept me nauseated for several months, even just from smells, and it kind of ruined going out for me. i thought i might had gotten over it—i had been able to enjoy patio/open air casual places, esp. bars where the emphasis wasn’t on the meal at all. but my partner and i tried to have a date last week and i ended up having to box up my entire untouched entree because i couldn’t look at it without feeling sick. of course, i scarfed it when i got home.

it’s SO hard to eat when anxious. for me it feels like it resides in the pit of my stomach, and even some of my favorite foods have made me dry heave in anxious moments.

all that say, i feel you friend. i hate that your home hasn’t felt comfortable enough where you can enjoy a meal outside the anxiety ): i wish i had advice for that. for me sometimes i worry that i’ll end up an agoraphobe since home is often the only comfortable space for me