A common phobia that significantly reduces social interactions.
Deipnophobia is a form of social anxiety disorder in which a person is afraid to eat in front of others, with the people around them. In itself, this phobia significantly slows down a person's social life.
Psychotherapy will help you overcome this phobia - the main thing is to tell yourself that you need the help of a specialist.
The fear of dining in public is not always due to the food itself, but with this social phobia, a person may be worried about the fact that others will see how they are eating, whether they will make fun of what I ordered, and other similar thoughts.
No one is immune from deifnophobia, although a certain group looks at this issue with much more sensitivity; In particular, people with eating disorders and people struggling with excess weight may be more sensitive to eating in public and in front of others.
The following signs are characteristic:
- Severe nervousness when eating, which makes it difficult to chew and swallow normally (please take this phobia seriously, because sometimes the panic attack is so strong that the mouth feels suffocated);
- Chest pain;
- Sweating;
- Dizziness;
- Dry mouth;
- Headache;
- Flames;
- Nausea;
- Numbness;
- Accelerated heartbeat;
- Trembling;
- Shortness of breath.
Source:
https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/blog/deipnophobia-food-and-eating-anxiety-in-public
