Why can't i eat in front of people?!?!

When ever I think I can eat with people wondering or walking near me I never can,my head fills up with thoughts, my stomach turns,I feel like everyone is looking at me and talking.Whenever I buy food I feel like a pig.I'm paranoid about my weight aswell...

even though I'm not large I just can't bring myself to eat in front of friends or family...when I go out for meals I eat with my hands over my mouth or face.
Please help give me answers.

You are just too self concious and feel that people are always staring at you.

All you need is a bit of self confidence and you will be fine.

Everybody eats. we were designed for that!

gahhh !!
cause yhu are self concious
if that wasnt already obvious..
but so am I girl
but yours is kinda easier to solve
just know that...
EVERYBODY eats.
yhu have to in order to live.
puhleese whatever yhu do
dont go anarexic on me (sp?)
cause its just not worth it.

you are lucky it thats hapens only when you eat , but me all the time almost about anything , going to a mall is a struggle I don't know how I will adapt in collage , I really cant help you but I wish you the best

Same here I aslo dont have an appetite when around anyone. I agree with prettygal, you think about it no big deal.

hi sweetie , sounds like you are living with social anxiety disorder to some extent. Obviously I cant diagnose this but I am a sufferer of social anxiety and know that eating in public can be hard for people with the disorder. Sometimes during teenage years we become more elf conscious for a while and get shy about looking like we are greedy or something but if it feels like more than that and you get bad symptoms (sounds like you do) you probably do have social anxiety. You can feel embarassed to eat in front of others and avoid it at all costs, maybe pick at food when nobody is looking etc. If you do not have too many other problems in public situations it could be situation specific social anxiety.
Have a look at SAD (social anxiety disorder) online . there are some good videos on Youtube that will give you the symptoms and what it is etc. See if you think that might be it and then go to your doctor and talk to him /her about it. SAD is only recently becoming well known about in the mental health world so sometimes you do have to go and say THIS is what I think I could have. In england you then get referred to a mental health specialist to see what can be done to help you with it, so im sure they do this other places too.
oh and by the way I have just created a group for social anxiety if you fancy joining