- Username
- Moha🍃
- Date posted
- 1y ago
OCD & loss of appetite
Does it happen when you are in the midst of an OCD spike eating becomes very challenging and food doesn’t seem appealing anymore, what can I do to to fix it ?
- Username
- JP3JP3
- Date posted
- 1y ago
Truthfully…..I am getting there. Today was my 1st day to be honest to actually eat. Today I had my 1st therapy session as well so I am doing everything in my power to ensure that it does stay solved and take my life back over for me and my family. It’s been the hardest thing I have gone through in my life.
- Username
- Moha🍃Moha🍃
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@JPReyes Agreed it is the hardest thing, I hope we get there
- Username
- JP3JP3
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Moha🍃 We will. We just have to keep getting help, surround ourselves with people that care and little by little get our mind and lives back. I’ll pray for your recovery as well.
- Username
- Moha🍃Moha🍃
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@JPReyes Thanks brother, I did the first step wish is consulting with a professional and got prescribed some meds, as for people around me they are oblivious about OCD and mental health, I only have the online community.
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@JPReyes This sounds a lot like what I’ve been dealing with. I woke up about a week ago not feeling happy (ROCD activated) and haven’t had a full meal since. The past day or so has improved some, but I’m usually only able to get a few bites down or one small portion of the meal, if anything. Before the spike last week, I was undiagnosed. However, when I started to worry about the security of my relationship because of the burning anxiety I was feeling, I knew it was time to get help. I didn’t want to let (what I suspected to be OCD) take my partner from me.
- Username
- JP3JP3
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Anonymous That’s always the 1st step is getting the help we need. From there we just work on ourselves with the assistance provided and gain the empowerment and life we deserve. We just have to know we deserve happiness to some level and that it can be achieved.
- Username
- Flower045Flower045
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I totally get this!!! I lost some weight because of it. Even if you can’t eat full meals, just eat little things as much as you can!
- Username
- ElevenBElevenB
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I have lost 27 lbs since March. I weigh 98 now. But thankfully my appetite is slowly coming back. It's just going to take time. I just try to eat all through the day. It is hard to eat with anxiety though.
- Username
- AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 1y ago
100%. I’ve been dealing with a spike for over a week, and I’ve lost 10 or 15 pounds. Food has had zero appeal to me. A couple times a day I might feel hunger and think of a food I like, but it quickly dissipates as soon as I get in my head again (matter of seconds/couple mins). I haven’t found a great solution. While I know distraction is bad, I do try to distract myself from my thoughts long enough to get something down. Sometimes it’s easier than other times.
- Username
- JP3JP3
- Date posted
- 1y ago
That literally happened to me all this week. I lost 10 pounds. This morning was the 1st real meal I ate in the last 3 days. Honestly in my personal experience of this happening it did not go away until I had relief from the OCD in general. Once that happened my chest tightening and the panic attacks subsided and then I was able to eat again. It got to the point to where I even forgot to eat as well just cause the OCD was on my mind. Sorry you’re going through that. OCD is the absolute worse.
- Username
- Moha🍃Moha🍃
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@JPReyes You’re now fully recovered?
- Username
- Mags2002Mags2002
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I had the same experience in the beginning that i had ocd , i just forced myself to eat 3 healthy meals a day , eat together with others and talk that can district you a bit, makes it less challeging and if that doesnt work eat little snacks slowly so you still get some food in
- Username
- Moha🍃Moha🍃
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Mags2002 I try my best to squeeze in as much meals as possible
- Username
- Mags2002Mags2002
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Moha🍃 Just try to keep a healthy rythm and eat at set times , good luck!
- Username
- FuckedupFuckedup
- Date posted
- 1y ago
I can’t eat when I am anxious.
- Username
- Moha🍃Moha🍃
- Date posted
- 1y ago
@Fuckedup Yes! It feels like my stomach and chest are being sucked by a vacuum.
Related posts
- Username
- JesusSaves424
- Date posted
- 24w ago
OCD and disordered eating
Trigger warning Has anyone else dealt with disordered eating to cope with OCD? I’ve found that I often lose weight during a flare because I feel like I don’t deserve to eat. I’m wondering if this is common, it feels very isolating and lonely dealing with this.
- Username
- D23859
- Date posted
- 23w ago
OCD panic attacks
When i see something, get reminded of something or talk to someone that triggers my train of thoughts, i feel a sudden racing spike in my heart, a knot in my stomach, kind of like that nervous butterfly feeling you get when you’re on a rollercoaster thats about to go downhill, or when you get jump-scared. My hands start to sweat and i just want to remove myself from the situation asap, wishing i felt the way i did about 2 minutes ago when i was doing just fine and wasn’t overthinking for once. The OCD goes wild in my head, instant overanalysis, sending me down into a spiral, making me want to dig a hole and hide in there until i somehow manage to persuade myself im not a bad person before I can go about with my day with ease again.
- Username
- lydiasue
- Date posted
- 8w ago
Food OCD
Hey guys! So I struggle with OCD, especially harm, relationship and moral stuff and I am somewhat recovered now. However, my current girlfriend has started showing signs of OCD but it’s abou5 something I don’t know much about so I wanted to see if anyone on here had thoughts about it. She is constantly thinking about food (when to eat it, what is healthy, what is too much, what is too little) and controls the thoughts by giving in and controlling her entire day around food. She don’t really know the feeling of being full. She never starved herself and always eats, but then she feels extremely guilty afterwards. Her thoughts do have to do a lot with her body image and not gaining weight but also not losing any either. Does this sound like ocd or an eating disorder?
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond