Why do i feel ill when i eat in public??

[07gragat]

when i go out with friends and try to eat, im fine untill the food arrives and i beome either very full, or feel ill wheever i try and eat anything. the only thing iv found that helps is to eat slowly. this behaviour is beginning to get noticed and is affecting by social life, please help

[Mamyalynne]

It is commonly related to general anxiety and social phobias, you need a few key phrases in your head to recite, 'Nothing bad is going to happen' etc, make up your own, eat slowly and try to make conversation, been there is not nice, but you can conquer it.

[mike11111]

I'm the same. I don't feel ill but I am a very slow eater. That's why I have stopped going to formal dinners as everyone is on the pudding while I am still on the soup.