Project Eat Alone

This is a bit of a personal growth project of mine that I have been working on the last few weeks and I thought I would write a blog about it. I have trying to overcome my fear of eating by myself. I know it sounds like I am trying to be a loner but to be honest up until recently if I was by myself and hungry I just simply would not eat. I guess I have a bit of a fear of what people would think of me if I sat in a restaurant or cafe alone, so when I am out and occupied I would usually make a meal out of snacks on the go rather than stop and eat something properly.

Lately though I have been working on adapting to doing things on my own. I have ventured into a few cafes for lunch with only a notebook and my phone for company. I even managed to eat an entire lunch in Bishops chippie today completely alone. I was proud of myself.

I know it is a bit strange to be proud of being alone but it does take a conscious effort for me to savour my own solitude. I am used to depending on people and being supervised so being by myself is a bit of a personal achievement.

...And before anyone starts thinking that I am lonely or anything like that I'm not. I still have people to talk to. I just need to practice alone time properly.

I dont know if anyone else can relate to a fear of eating alone, but I just hope this blog makes some sense.