answers pls
hi guys im new to this app but i struggle from eating anxiety and panic attacks and i was wondering if anyone had any answers on how to cope with eating anxiety. i struggle with keeping an appetite and i wish i could gain the urge to eat most days but its hard for me :c
@ackerdamn First: I'm sorry you're going through that. I haven't had your experiences but one thing that came to mind: have you ever seen those water bottles that have a "timeline" on the side that indicate the time of the day? The idea is to encourage the person to continuously drink water throughout the day. Maybe something like that might help? I'd also understand if that might cause more anxiety, though, but just a thought.
Good luck! I also wanted to bump this up so people could see it.
@ReadBooksDrinkTea thank you for the suggestion! ive tried like calorie tracker apps to make sure im intaking enough but i can never keep up with them or if i dont intake a good amount of calories it gives me anxiety. im trying to overcome but i do appreciate the concern.
Hello @ackerdamn! First of all, I am happy you're reaching out for help. It is the first and most important step and mindset! You WILL get out of this, just keep on believing.
Concerning the struggle with eating, it all comes down to your symptoms, which in my case are mainly nausea and the sensation of having a knot in the stomach/having it squished. What I found useful above all was to "prepare" myself mentally before eating. In other words, I could not eat at random times, whener I felt hungry, but I had to give myself 5/10 minutes first to relax either by breathing regularly or by receiving some sunlight to relieve the stress. In any case, the idea is to create a gap during which you can eat, regardless of the fact that later during the day you may loose all appetite again.
Hope it helps a bit. Let me know your opinion/experience.
@luisda2994 mine is sorta of similar to yours with whole feeling nauseated like i can start out eating but i loose my appetite during and it just feels like i have to throw up if i try to eat. thank you for the advice! ill try to mentally prepare my self so it makes it easier :)
@ackerdamn How are you? Did it work?
Hugs