Lately, I've had these thoughts about how there might be poison in my food, and I know it's silly and I try telling myself over and over that it's just silly and that no one is putting poison in my food, but it doesn't seem to be helping much. Every time I eat something, these thoughts happen and i cant enjoy my food, and have been eating less subconsciously i think.
Then when i eat it gives me a panic attack, and the symptoms of that make me think i actually think i have been poisoned. Though i know deep down I havent been.
Does this happen to anyone else? any suggestions for something that might help?

I absolutely know what you mean. I actually at one point kept thinking that one of my co-workers was putting something in my food or drinks that would give me a panic attack. Then of course I would have a panic attack. The thing that is funny is that this co-worker is very supportive of me and my anxiety. I knew that there was NO way this was true but i still kept thinking it. I decided that I knew it wasn't true and it was just noise and I had to eat and it got better. (Until my latest problem in my eating issue post.)

This has been happing to me for a few years now. It is getting worse. You are not alone, and its nice to know that I am not alone in this either. I don't like to eat out because of it, and I will never ever be short with a waiter for fear of him/her putting somthing in my food. The thought it self sends me into a panic, and I can't even touc the food. Just the other day, my neighbor called and asked if I wanted her to bring me a coffe, and i said yes, the minute I hung up the phone, the thought went through my head, What if she put somthing in it? There was absoultly no reason for me to think this about her, but I couldn't control it. When she got here, I made an excuse why i couldn't drink it, and threw it out after she left.

It is good to know I am not alone on this, thank goodness. I felt like I was really loosing it. I'm sorry you guys go through a similar thing cause i know how hard it really is. I wish there was something to calm me down when this happens cause i dont like eating out because of it either...they have so much access to the food, but it also makes me nervous with pretty much anything else. I guess we just need to go what jan says up there and realize people arent doing this to us. why would people want to poison us? I know it's hard though...It's getting worse for me too, no matter how hard i try. stick in there though.

Maybe we should have an "eating out therapy group". LOL. We can all check each others food for poison. Sorry, humor really helps me sometimes.

haha, It helps me too. Thanks for everyone's help!