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Tw anorexia
hey so stuff is really bad rn (I won’t go in to detail) but since a month I’m barely eating anything and at first it was just when i was nauseous or not hungry but now even when I’m hungry I don’t eat so idk
@Lolo368 This was titled questions, but there are no questions? I also have anorexia and I want to help you.
Thanks !
basically I’m just wondering if I have a form of anorexia. I feel very uncomfortable in my body but I don’t not eat because is that. I think my head just tells me not to eat even when I’m hungry and I don’t know why. I know I have OCD but I don’t know if that’s making me like this so yeah idrk
@Lolo368
I wouldn't focus so much on the label of the diagnosis and instead focus on what you yourself are dealing with and how it is currently hindering your wellbeing. So, you are uncomfortable with your body. You aren't eating when you should be eating. I think body dysmorphia resources, even if you don't have anorexia, could still help you explore and heal your first problem- it's about making peace with your body and with yourself. As for the not eating (but not because you don't like your body)...have you gotten a doctor to do a health check on you yet? That might help rule out the possibility that you're physically ill.
But, also, just to let you know, I refused the anorexia label for a long time because I thought my presentation wasn't 'stereotypical'. It wasn't that I was 'afraid' of food and I was already ok with the way I looked, it was just that I needed something to have control over in my life- so I just got more obsessive and restrictive with my food until I got dangerously underweight (and then I found I was terrified to gain all the weight back). In order to go to recovery, I didn't call myself anorexic, I just looked at what I needed help with (good nutritional information, a program to gain back the weight safely, so much therapy) and went from there.
Hopefully that personal tangent was helpful lol. But, how are you doing physical health-wise? Do you think you need someone else/a program to guide you back to eating properly?
Maybe….
i tried making myself sick and I barely eat per day so idk
@Lolo368 I think you should start by looking for patterns. Like, just to help yourself:
Are there certain times of the day you feel less likely to eat? Is your willingness to eat influenced by your mood or events that preceeded the meal? Do you have any foods that are easier to eat than others? Do you eat alone or with others? Do you have feelings of guilt after or during eating?
Eating with others (as long as those people don't add stress to you) could be a positive distraction. Music could help you eat as well.
what rly helped me when it was getting bad or I felt like back to square one was eating fruits
just one in between something else as fruit is much easier n basically I guess it’s a win
this journey is hard for all of us :(
hope it gets better soon
Thanks for the idea sending support 😘😘
