Strange fear! Cannot eat in restaurants!!! HELP!

[joiejoie]

Okay so I don't know what to do!

I feel so embarrassed and frustrated with myself!!! I recently became crazy obsessed about avoiding certain foods I could go into anaphalatic shock from. I had just recently found out that you could die from it so I think I just became very afraid. I am not allergic to anything ( I had just got an allergy test done!) and have never had an allergic reaction to anything, but for the past few months I avoided so many foods.   I basically just ate cereal for like 3 months.  I lost like 10 pounds.  I am so afraid to eat in a restaurant or anything! its so awful! I have gone with my friends but I cant eat anything even if I am like starving! I have a date tomorrow and I don't know what to do.  I am so afraid! I cannot eat anything! I am so afraid that I'm going to get food poisoning or that someone is going to put acid in my food! Honestly it is like one of my greatest fears and it's so dumb and irrational!

Can someone please talk some sense into me? I don't know what to do. Honestly I am thinking about calling this date off because it is just too much stress to deal with. 

[nyiaca]

Well, you know you're not going to die, so I don't think I can talk you out of it.

But don't cancel the date. Just suggest something else, movie, drinks, etc. You don't HAVE to go out to eat. If he bothers you too much about it, forget him.