nate01
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- 2y
Tips on eating more with ocd
The anxiety really suppresses appetite
Jher55Jher55
- Date posted
- 2y
so I have this problem a lot. One thing I do for the mornings is I get to work, try to adjust myself and I wait until I feel a little better then I try to eat. I know it’s easier said than done. But when I couldn’t I would drink some electrolytes. I got to a point I’d get dehydrated. I know it’s not much but hope that helps!
JustmesadlyJustmesadly
- Date posted
- 2y
Eat snacks constantly during the day so you’re not getting a meal but you’re getting the calorie and vitamin intake that you need to live
I wish this was easierI wish this ...
- Date posted
- 2y
Some wonderful advice I got from a disability activist is "Calories are calories. If all you can eat in a day is frozen grapes and yogurt /you ate/." I found it helpful to have my partner text me when they were eating so that I would eat too. And I would eat pretty bland things I knew I was going to have an easy time (taste and smell was too much for me, everything was gross).
I wish this was easierI wish this ...
- Date posted
- 2y
If it's something that you have access to and you already have it integrated in to your life, my friend with EDS has a routine of smoking or drinking thc drinks so that they can eat (because nausea will ruin everything otherwise)
JustmesadlyJustmesadly
- Date posted
- 2y
@Tunatic This is not a good idea. Calories are important and when you’re not eating and drinking water you’re actually messing up your body even more so your anxiety is going to increase
I wish this was easierI wish this ...
- Date posted
- 2y
@Justmesadly You are misunderstanding. The intent is to say that putting pressure on yourself to get enough calories, eat your five a day, eat at specific times then THAT is going to make things difficult. If you can only eat junk food in a day or one meal is grapes and yogurt you are paving the path so that the next time is easier. That is good compared to being put in front of a meal, demanding yourself or someone else demands that you eat, and either you get sick or you find ways to start lieing about eating because that pressure was too much.
JustmesadlyJustmesadly
- Date posted
- 2y
@Tunatic I don’t think anyone is speaking of eating “five a day” or “specific time”. What I said is If you’re not eating or drinking you’re making your body struggle more than just your brain. And you’re scientifically increasing your anxiety.
I wish this was easierI wish this ...
- Date posted
- 2y
@Justmesadly I don't think you're helping this conversation and do not appreciate you misinterpreting what I said. This advice works for me, it works for the person I got it from, and it works for many people with disability. Have you opinion and be loud about it but remember you are in a space for people with OCD and being loudly obstuse is unhelpful and can be harmful.
JustmesadlyJustmesadly
- Date posted
- 2y
@Tunatic I’m not being unhelpful or harmful. Not taking my scientific advice does not mean that I’m a bad person. You may be being overly sensitive due to ocd but I have ocd as well as well as having an eating disorder so I’m giving helpful advice that I have received from medical professionals. You don’t have to take it. But you’re not going to name call me or be upset that you don’t like what I have been taught and that’s easily found on the internet. You can kindly block me if my helpful and important advice is that hurtful for you
LalilolouLalilolou
- Date posted
- 2y
I struggled with this a lot last month and lost like 7lbs:/ but I’m doing better and eating better again now! The anxiety and guilt would set in and make me feel like I didn’t deserve to eat. When my mom noticed she was the one making me eat at least a little for every meal. Now I generally have my appetite back! I also use EFT tapping which helps- not to be used as a compulsion
KTSylvaKTSylva
- Date posted
- 2y
This used to happen to me, now I still go through times of eating less, but during those times I always make sure to make myself eat at least a couple meals a day and a couple snacks.
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