Food anxiety?

[Anonymous]

This sounds like OCD

[Anonymous]

I get anxious about old food and sometimes will not eat leftovers that are more than a couple days old. And my in-laws keep old food, so I get a little nervous (think jelly that expired in 2008, that is the kind of old food they have). Normal party food or home prep doesn’t bother me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get anxious about old food and sometimes will not eat leftovers that are more than a couple days old. And my in-laws keep old food, so I get a little nervous (think jelly that expired in 2008, that is the kind of old food they have). Normal party food or home prep doesn’t bother me.

Ha ha ha. When my family made jelly back on the farm, you spooned off the mold on the top if the canning didn't work as well as it should.

[Anonymous]

100%, OP. Could have written this. I have a phobia of vomiting and probably related food safety paranoia about making myself or others sick. I take zero risks with raw meat, temperatures, sell by/expiration dates, amount of time leftovers are stored, etc. I scrutinize everything. My family thinks I am insane.

I can eat food other people make relatively okay, and can eat in restaurants. The funny thing is that I LOVE food. But sometimes I can’t stop thinking about whether the sushi is going to make me sick, etc. it consumes a lot of my day.