Fear of being poisoned

[2anxious]

Hi!  I was wondering if anyone else can relate to this issue.  I have a fear that foods or meds, anything that is ingested could some how be tainted or poisoned.  I get nervous any time I open a new bottle of pills or new food.  I have thrown out so many cans of food!  If I think any food or drink looks or smells "funny" I throw it out!  Just wondering if anyone else has this or has any advice? Thanks!

[anxietyfreak]

Wow I thought I was the only one! I won't eat things that smell weird, or if I eat something and it tastes weird I'll spit it out and throw the rest of whatever it is away and be convinced that I am going to die soon because I was just poisoned. If a can has a dent in it I won't eat it..or If something has a small hole in it, like the other day there was a hole in the bag thing of bagels which was probably done at my house but I still wouldn't eat one anyway until someone else did and they were fine after. Haha. I used to think that there was anthrax on my food cans and stuff when it was obviously just dust. But yeah, in the back of my mind I almost always think the food I'm eating is poisoned or something.

[anxietyfreak]

I actually wrote a post on here about that too.

[2anxious]

Thanks for your reply!  It is good to know I am not alone!  Ii don't usually read this specific board, so I didn't see your post!  But I have the exact same problem.  It is frustrating!

[anxietyfreak]

Yeah it is. I hate feeling like I'm going to die or something right after I eat my food. 

[2anxious]

Hey Anxiety Freak!  I noticed that you posted on the Hypo board about seeing weird images when falling asleep also!  I guess that is one more thing we have in common!  Isn't all this crap great?!?!?

[anxietyfreak]

OH YEAH...just PEACHY!   

[stephanie3]

i have this same problem!!! i feel like anything i ingest might kill me lol no matter what... even if someone else just finished eating the exact same thing and is fine i still get super anxious and either force myself to eat because im starving, dont eat, or eat and then vomit right after!! i've been perscribed many meds and wont dare to take them just because of the what if! i mean i kind of feel like they will help me but then my anxiety kicks in and i start thinking hmmm... maybe i'd rather not take anything and feel this way opposed to taking or ingesting something because then i dont know if its my anxiety making me feel funny or the medication... it really sucks!! have any of you gotten over this fear? if so any advice??