i feel sick help
trigger warning - please read at your own discretion
i’m not diagnosed with an eating disorder or anything. i don’t know if i had one either actually. i did do some research and from what i’ve gathered, my experience is more like disordered eating??? or so they say. idk. i’m not sure. and i don’t know who to talk to about this… and so i’m here because i can’t afford getting professional help.
it’s just that… for the past few months i’ve been getting worse (it all started last year tho but it’s worse now). i mean that, i haven’t been eating properly. no, i haven’t been eating at all. eating just feels like a chore to me and i don’t want to do it. i prefer to sleep so i always miss my meals, too. i always starve myself… and if i do eat i can only manage to eat unhealthy food or bite-sized snacks which can’t even be considered a meal. it’s so sickening because i can’t stop or do anything about it.
my mom works abroad and my dad is always at work. so there’s no one here who can actually cook homemade meals. i’m alone most of the time too and i’m too lazy to cook because it will only spoil anyways. i don’t want to waste any more food than i already have. i know i should’ve forced myself to eat the food i have on my fridge because there are starving children out there and yet i’m just here wasting food. but i just stopped caring about that long ago. i’m the worst i already know that lol.
if i do get hungry, i eat a lot that it’s worrying me. it makes me feel bad and i cry after. nowadays, i just order fast food as well because it’s the only thing i can eat without feeling like puking. it’s the only food i can tolerate eating… but it doesn’t mean that i like the taste of it either. everything is simply repulsive. and fast food is starting to make me sick… but i can’t stop eating it. i feel like i’m getting fatter and unhealthier and i’m so anxious that i will die soon because i’ve been living off fast food for a year now. and it’s just so disgusting yet i can’t help it.
food never fails to makes me sick. every time i eat i get the urge to puke because of the scent and taste. there’s nothing wrong with the food - i’m the one who’s the problem. it’s because every time i smell or eat something there’s like a lingering after taste or like a scent that doesn’t go away??? it’s like everything kind of tastes the same and smells the same but at the same time it’s not???? i can still distinguish the scent and taste of every food alright but there’s a particular scent or taste that overshadows it???? and it’s bad. i don’t know what i’m saying either. i can’t explain it well. i’m going crazy.
no one believes me when i do try telling this to the few people i trust. they just don’t get it and they won’t get it. i wanted to try consulting a professional but how?? no one would believe me anyway and it’s not like i can afford it myself. i tried telling my parents about all this too alright but what did they tell me in response? “it’s probably just a phase - it’ll go out on its own. you’ll be fine”
sickening. absolutely sickening. that’s why i just go on days without eating at all because it’s so much better that way. when i don’t eat, i don’t get fat. i won’t have to puke or feel nausea either. and most of all, i won’t have violent diarrhea so it’s less painful for me (i have irritable bowel syndrome). i’ve been to hospitals even as a child a lot too because of my stomach problems. yet nothing really changed. i just loathe my body so much that i keep on wanting to d**
i hate eating so much i wish i could just stop eating. i don’t wanna eat anymore. i don’t wanna think or move either. i think i’m better off d***
what’s even worse is how every time a relative of mine or a person i know sees me again for the first time in a long while, they will immediately point out the changes in my appearance. it’s disgusting how instead of asking someone you haven’t seen in a long time how they are doing, what you do instead is point out their appearance. like???? THAT’S JUST AWFUL.
it became like some sort of social norm here in our country to greet someone like that. and i hate it. it makes me feel bad and i bet everyone feels bad because of it at some point in their lives. i mean, who would want to be greeted “hey, you’ve gotten fatter the last time i saw you!” to their face? NO ONE DOES.
it doesn’t help that i have to hear this from my own family and friends. it’s just so insensitive and when i get offended over it, they’ll just tell me that i should loosen up and not be so stiff. that i should learn how to take a joke. that i shouldn’t take everything seriously.
but can you blame me? it feels awful. i’m already struggling with my body image and the people around me isn’t helping at all. in fact, they’re just making things worse.
@wormbloke
Hello, my name is Anya, I'm a current listener here at 7 Cups and I've been here for the last two years. I am also currently doing my Psychology undergrad and my specialization in school and here on 7 cups is eating disorders. I'd defiantly love to talk to you to see what I am doing to help you as I can tell you're struggling and feel as if there is no way out of your own skin, especially when your own parents won't believe you. My personal handle on 7 cups is @AnyaP, I look forward to your message and working with you!