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[Guest guest]

My name is Jill, I'm 27 years old and I have suffered from severe anxiety and

internal rage associated with the sound of people eating since I was about 7

years old. I have been to numerous doctors and therapists who have said

anything from I'm " just doing it for attention, " to diagnosing me with OCD, to

prescribing me Zoloft for an anxiety disorder. By the way, I've been on Zoloft

for the past 11 years and guess what, I still want to kill someone if they are

chewing gum near me or move my seat at the movie theater 10 times until I'm not

near anyone eating popcorn. I've even tried hypnosis to no avail. I've had to

structure my entire life around this problem and have spent countless hours

crying and wishing I could just be normal. In general, this is a big secret as

I've been too embarrassed to tell people that I feel like I'm going to burst

when they eat around me. Most of my close friends and family members who do

know about it will try to be sensitive, but they will still laugh and joke like,

" Oh I better spit out my gum before Jill gets upset! " But it's not just upset

or annoyed. I feel like I want to die. So yes, I would appreciate if you'd spit

out your gum.

[Guest guest]

I was also diagnosed with OCD and given anxiety meds that didn't work, told I

was depressed. Ugh!

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> My name is Jill, I'm 27 years old and I have suffered from severe anxiety and

internal rage associated with the sound of people eating since I was about 7

years old. I have been to numerous doctors and therapists who have said

anything from I'm " just doing it for attention, " to diagnosing me with OCD, to

prescribing me Zoloft for an anxiety disorder. By the way, I've been on Zoloft

for the past 11 years and guess what, I still want to kill someone if they are

chewing gum near me or move my seat at the movie theater 10 times until I'm not

near anyone eating popcorn. I've even tried hypnosis to no avail. I've had to

structure my entire life around this problem and have spent countless hours

crying and wishing I could just be normal. In general, this is a big secret as

I've been too embarrassed to tell people that I feel like I'm going to burst

when they eat around me. Most of my close friends and family members who do

know about it will try to be sensitive, but they will still laugh and joke like,

" Oh I better spit out my gum before Jill gets upset! " But it's not just upset

or annoyed. I feel like I want to die. So yes, I would appreciate if you'd spit

out your gum.

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