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Oh I'm glad there's a lot of us then ?

And if they ask a question as you stuff your mouth

Ah yeah. Eating, imo, is something to be done in silence ?

But some of it stems from the thought that I feel people don't think I'm deserving of many nice things, so I avoid making it seem like I would enjoy the food.

Weirdly enough, I’m ok if I’m sharing food. I’m anxious about it by myself

The staring, though

I can't take food from someone and I also would rather there be at least 4 people at the table if I'm going out

People stare at you??

Because it means I don't have to carry the conversation while eating or focus on someone as they eat

I like to make sure others get food first to make sure they have food, so I don't feel bad.

Ah, how many times has someone said "do you want anything" and I'm like "no thanks"

"sure?"

"yeah I'm fine" ?

I'm less inclined to feel that way in a break room, though.

So I'm one of those people who apparentally never gains weight. So part of why I don't like eating in front of people is because I constantly get the response. Omg how can you eat so much and never gain anything? If I have half of this I'll put on so much.

When I eat,I only in front of people I know because I have tendency to kinda just inhale my food down and I think people stare at me when I do

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People wouldn't stare here in the UK, we're too polite. ? but even then. I don't like it

I'm like Kirby when i eat

If I don't really know the people I'm eating with I tend to get anxious about how I eat. And look like an awkward gremlin who is trying desperately not to look like an idiot and yet still manage to look like an idiot ?

I'm underweight, so people are jealous of the fact.

I tend to take smaller bites when I’m around people I don’t know well

Clearly, some of us are in the wrong place then.

That sounds nice.

I feel like people are staring at me because of my height and such ?

What's the policy about slurping soup?

Depends on where you are and who you are with.

Oddly enough, my eating insecurity is tied to my weight. I’m a little overweight so I feel like people are judging me based on that.