Username: NOCD

User type: Staff

Date posted: 44w ago

Can OCD affect your relationship with food?

What do OCD and eating disorders have in common? More than you might think. While these health conditions are distinct, they can overlap in many ways, with one of the most significant being that both can involve disordered behaviors around food. Disordered eating, whether it stems from OCD or an eating disorder, can impact one's relationship with food, their body image, and in many cases, their health, making it important to spot the red flags of this behavior. Given that the last week of February is Eating Disorders Awareness Week, it’s an especially relevant time to shed light on the nuances of disordered eating, how OCD can fuel it, and what to do next if you think you might be struggling with it. Learn more about how OCD can fuel disordered eating from guest writer Jackie Shapin, LMFT.

Username: You’ll be okay You’ll be okay

Date posted: 43w ago

I’m pretty sure I’m a binge eater. Sometimes I eat so much, I throw up (not on purpose). Question, I have this thought that I need to binge eat all the junk food around me so that the next day I won’t have any temptations around but every time I do it, I still eat terrible the next day but I continue the cycle anyway. Any time there’s junk food around and I’m thinking of dieting, I do this. Also I hateeeee wasting food in general so I’ll force myself to finish even if I’m extremely full. Could that be part of my OCD?

Username: alwaysannadazealwaysannadaze

Date posted: 43w ago

@You’ll be okay definitely

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 43w ago

I definitely relate to this. My contamination fears really affect my eating and have led to purging behaviors and intense food restriction.

Username: NoMore24NoMore24

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 43w ago

I deal with this. It’s a struggle. 😞

Username: MaisaMaisa

Date posted: 43w ago

I have this. I have to check and recheck ingredients on each food I buy. When I treat myself so eating out It’s difficult cos I don’t know what foods contain what so I take the safe option by ordering a side order

Username: MaisaMaisa

Date posted: 43w ago

I’m blessed tho, it’s easier for me than others either with OCD or without food

Username: NajikaSunNajikaSun

Date posted: 43w ago

I absolutely deal with this - and I never knew it was from OCD in the decade and a half I’ve experienced food struggles!

Username: OCDer79OCDer79

Date posted: 43w ago

Can OCD cause overeating?

Username: SpecklesSpeckles

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 42w ago

Yes.... lost weight. Have a hard time eating. No appetite

Username: ShellcatShellcat

Date posted: 42w ago

OCD and Eating disorders can be related. The earliest I remember OCD was around the age of 12. I ate well as a child, but remember feeling guilty about eating. Anorexia Nervosa was full blown by age 17. I've been in psych hospitals and wards specifically for eating disorders. Mental illness can be. overwhelming but I'll never give up hope.

Username: Emilia<3Emilia<3

Date posted: 42w ago

@Shellcat I feel guilt about eating too :(

Username: ShellcatShellcat

Date posted: 41w ago

@Emilia<3 Have you spoken with a therapist about you feelings about food?

Username: Emilia<3Emilia<3

Date posted: 41w ago

@Shellcat Don’t have one and I can’t get one

Username: sunsetrose75 sunsetrose75

Date posted: 41w ago

I've always managed to stay a reasonable size. But then I developed a drinking problem. Now that I am a recovered alcoholic, I am finding so much comfort with food and have been gaining weight sort of rapidly. I've never had to diet so I doubt I would have much luck with that. Is this just a new addiction or is it also related to a sort of OCD?

Username: MyLifeIsOCD

Date posted: 1y ago

Eating disorder & OCD

When I was in treatment for OCD, I developed an eating disorder. So my OCD did decrease, but I felt like the eating disorder took its place. Now lm in eating disorder treatment and my eating disorder decreases, but guess what: my OCD gets worse and worse.. Besides that, I feel like my eating disorder is kinda like my OCD. At first I was totally obsessed with calories and losing weight and everything that had to do with it, 24/7.. Than after being anorexic, I developed bulimia and binge eating disorder. I felt like being fat was the intrusion, losing weight by purging restricting, overexercising and searching information about losing weight hours a day were the compulsions. Binges were caused by an extreme urge to get rid of my emotions, so also the binges felt like compulsions to me. Do people recognize this? What do you think about Eating disorders and OCD?

Username: Northern_Dow...

Date posted: 1y ago

OCD about my eating disorder.

Possible trigger warning if anyone else has an ED. I saw a post online that basically said if you cant have a restrictive eating disorder without being fatphobic. I have Anorexia, struggled with it for years. I truly believe in beauty at every size and eating what you want, I've never been the type of person to judge others for their bodies or what they eat. I would never look down on someone for their weight and I hate it when other people with my disorder shame people for being overweight or use it to 'encourage' themselves. I do have an unexplainable fear of gaining weight but that unfortunately just comes with the illness and i only ever apply these standards to myself. There's even been times I wished more people could think more like me so that I wouldn't be insecure about gaining weight. I genuienly dont equate weight to anyone's worth, to me it's just a number until I'm the one on the scale. My OCD is telling me now that by struggling an ED i hate fat people or am being offensive. That I should force myself to eat even though it makes me anxious and it's not something I can just force myself to do. I've been in this horrible limbo all day with my mind on whether or not just being sick makes me a terrible person. :') I hate OCD.

"Pure" OCD

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 ?

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