aml0017: Oh yeah comfort food haha. I love icecream mochi, I could eat boxes of those lol. I'm not sure how far back this goes. It's only now that I'm addressing my unhealthy coping mechanisms (read: starving myself) and trying to be healthy and eat regularly that I'm running into this problem. My appetite is very poor, I am oftentimes too anxious or depressed to eat. Forcing myself to eat makes me anxious. I've restricted my eating since I was 12 years old. I'm 22 now. As far as events that started it, bullying in middle school made my self esteem plummet and I turned to counting calories. As sad as that sounds :/ What exactly is it about food that makes me anxious? I'm afraid I can't do it. I don't want to do it. It tastes too strong or gross. Even an apple can be too strong. I must be very sensitive. I'm afraid it will make me more anxious, and oftentimes it does.

MainerMikeBrown: Thanks for the tip! I usually can't eat very much in a sitting anyway. I can take the pressure off myself by having a small portion to eat.