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For 3 months now, I have been getting very nervous before I eat a meal with my family. When I eat the food I end up throwing it up. My parents are very angry with me and have basically disowned me from the family. They think I have anorexia but I dont I dont think im fat and need to lose weight. I just have alot of panic attacks and start to shake and then i cant get my dinner. Can anyone please help me - what can i do to make this stop???
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You need to see your doctor for a thorough check-up. If this is determined to be anxiety then it needs to be addressed right away. I don't understand your family disowning you, even it it were anorexia. Go to your school and talk to either a counselor or principal to get your parents involved. Regardless of why it's happening, they need to help and support you in every way, and therapy is needed to address your anxiety. Ask them to take you to the doctor and let them hear what is said, and what you need to do as a family to help you thru this. They need to hear for themselves what is going on so they can better understand. The vomiting is not healthy, the stomach acid erodes tooth enamel and the esophagus, so they need to get to the bottom of this right away. Your doctor can explain how anxiety can affect us so they have a better understanding of what you're enduring. Do get them, a relative or your school to get help for you. Stay strong, and keep us posted. Take care.
On thursday i had my deputy principal come to my class and told me to bring my bag. I was so nervous. When we got to his office we talked about my problem with me being really nervous and not being able to eat anything. I told him was was going on and he said that it sounded to him like a anxiety disorder, and there is this thing at the hospital called .....of youth I forget the first word of it but it is like councilling which is fantastic so my dad came down to the school yesterday and i have an appointment in 2 weeks. =) I spent over 2.5 hours at the deputy's office!!!! Also the same day this happened my mum was like Emily do you think you have an anxiety disorder and I was like yeah and i told her what happened at school- Also appearently it runs in my family my mum has it and so does my nanna!!!! But I dont know why they didnt say anything before like 3 months ago!!!!! but know atleast we know what it is. My relationship with my family has become a million times better =) But Im only 15 I thought you get this when you are older????
Emily
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