Hello! My name is Shawn, and for about 5 years, I have suffered from general anxiety.. Throughout the course of this disorder, I always questioned what could possibly be the problem, like.. What caused it?

I narrowed it down to stress, and the extreme fear of vomiting.

The reason I am posting is to confirm that my anxiety is caused by this.


  • I feel light headed and terrified when I eat anything and my stomach feels a bit sick.
  • If I feel any sort of sickness coming on (only from my stomach), I suffer a panic attack.
  • If I feel scared, my stomach will feel sick (reversed, pretty much).
  • I never often finish my whole dinner, and I am pretty skinny (I don't believe I have an eating disorder, I can still eat a large percent of my dinner).
  • I avoid drinking all the time.


Reasons I believe that my anxiety is not caused by it:


  • I've taken medication for a couple weeks about 2 years ago and felt better (placebo effect?)
  • I can watch other vomit, and not get scared.
  • I can view seriously disgusting things without feeling sick.


Anyways, what do you think I can do? I am very confused about this all. Does anyone know what I am going through? Does anyone else experience these EXACT symptoms as well?

Thanks, Shawn.