Stomach anxiety help

im 16 going into my junior year.. I have this stomach/school/quiet place phobia.. I think it started like this.. one day in 9th grade near the end of the year i was in my 9th period class taking a test all of a sudden i got this HUGE stomach noise .. i was so confused i wasnt hungry and i didnt feel sick or anything and i got so scared i told the teacher i didnt feel good and left i just cryed and told my best friend who said she got it once.. and i was thinking oh okay its a one time thing. then like the next day i got it again in my 7th and 8th period classes so i just assumed i was sick or something luckily the people around me even said they didnt hear and that i must just be hungry.. anyway when i started 10th grade i got these noises a lot during the month of october in the beginning of the year.. the first time i got them was in my math class 8th period. I read on the internet that a phobia creates when a tramatizing event happens. Thats what happened to me. I got these noises in my stomach and someone looked at me and ever since then i couldnt live down that embaressment.. so everytime i stepped in this classroom every second i said to myself sitting there oh my god please stomach pleasse dont make noises.. sometimes i got lucky most times i didnt.. i loved the days we would work with partners because no one would hear over all the talking.. my problem started getting bigger because my phobia was mostly in this class but once i started worrying about it happeneing in other classes it did start happening in other classes.. This is when i told my mom about my problem.. i missed a lot of school total with all 9 classes included i missed 194 classes this year. Its really bad. Thinking about all my classroom experiences makes me wanna cry so bad. Now im in summer enjoying every minute but now that its august all i think about is school. I too also thought about quitting school of course with my parents in the question its no option they have begun to think im letting this all get to my head way to much and im just crazy. Its ruined my life a lot because im a very very good student and could be better if i didnt ruin a whole school year worrying and running out of classes faking being sick cutting classes hiding out in bathrooms so no one would find me staying home. I didnt apply myself once this year.. i also started to ask my teachers if i could take tests outside the classroom.. made me happy but i still dreaded sitting in the classroom during lectures everyone paying attention and then me coughing and tapping drawing pictures trying to distract myself and make noises to cover up.. Im sick of worrying i want to be like everyone else and relax. I start to think now and i think to myself how am i going to go through another 2 more years of highschool like this im gonna die of a heart attack of stressing myself so much i tried relaxing and trust me sometimes i would be completely relaxed but it still happened i get these HUGE stomach noises i know epople can hear.Anyone going through this problem.. succeeded this problem.. or can help with it ?? very much appreciated

[Brandon K]

I can totally understand why this worries you.  High school is a very judgemental place where kids will find any reason to make fun of each other.  However, I don't think your problem is serious.  Plus, if kids are going to judge you for something you have no control over than you shouldn't worry about them.  Only worry about the people who care about you.  Back to the subject though.  I have had that same oproblem, along with a million other things.  My stomach sometimes gurgles in my chest area and scares the living **** out of me.  But, before all of that I had what you have, but mine started later in life.  You may just have a little excess gas and may need to make a few changes to your diet.  It may be anxiety related but it sounds more like a gas issue.  Just go to your doctor and ask what they think and have them give you dietary suggestions.  I mean, are there any othwer symptoms you have, like a lot of burping or farting?  Acid reflux?  Because if you have any of these then it is definitely excess gas.  But one thing you should definitely not let this do is ruin your life.  You hjave a ton of life to live and you need to apply yourself in school without worrying about this.  Try your hardest to not let it interfere with your life, but I know how hard that is because my anxiety has ruined many of the bvest years of my life.  Good luck and let us know what the doctor said.

[suzi-q]

A phobia is a fear that starts to take over your life and you go crazy to try to avoid the situations and places where this "fear" exists.  If you don't take control of it, it WILL take control of you!  First, go to your doctor and get a physical.  Like the above post said, maybe a change in diet will be helpful, but I feel this "fear" is deeper than this.  It sounds a little like a social phobia that needs to be addressed by a psychiatrist.  "NO!  IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE CRAZY!!"  You just need to understand the root of your problem and face it head on, so you can control your life and not let it control you...Best to you!  I know that you will be fine!