I started drinking energy drinks ( when I know I’m Sensitive to them ) and then I started eating donuts for breakfast every morning and now I am burnt out from the sugar and having anxiety attacks on and off 🥲
I’m very overweight and I go to sugar to numb out my pain and get that dopamine hit. We all know these things are bad for us and certainly don’t help our anxiety, but it’s hard to refrain in that moment. You’re not alone. I switched to water and got off pop and it’s helped a bit.
Hey, I'm really sorry to hear you're going through this rough patch. It sounds super tough to deal with the anxiety spikes on top of feeling burnt out. 😓 I'm not an expert on OCD or how it interacts with diet and anxiety, but I want to share some stuff that might help a bit, if that's cool with you. You might find the OCD Reddit helpful. It's a place where lots of folks share their experiences and support each other. Could be a good spot to hear how others manage their anxiety. Also, have you heard of "unstuck OCD therapy tools"? My NOCD therapist recommended it to me. It's this app that gives you AI-personalized guidance and exercises right when you need them. It's been pretty handy for me in those tough moments. Might be worth checking out!
Do you engage in physical activity?
@OCDwontownme No but know for a fact that I need to exercise
@JBird88 You can drink those drinks if you use your body. Because if you don't, all that energy boost goes to your brain and makes it run 6000rpm
Does anyone drink? I used to binge drink a lot but started realizing my anxiety would be a lot worse the next day so I’ve been trying to cut back but last night had some drinks and I’m kinda upset at myself . I think I just need to go sober but it’s hard. Has anyone dealt With this
I was doing so great until the 30th came up. It's still not over yet. I'm stressed and beyond anxious and now I can't sleep. It's been a whopping 2 days since I haven't gotten quality sleep and I just feel like I've let myself go completely. It feels like I'm so drained and it made me go back to engaging in one of my worst habits more than once. I almost hit 30 days without doing it and now it's back. I know I can push to get there again but this week totally just messed everything up. How do you fight off sleep anxiety?
I recently learned that caffeine doesn't give us "energy". It works by activating the flight or fight response releasing adrenaline and cortisol into the system that makes us more alert as if there is danger (anxiety) and by blocking the tiredness chemical adenosine receptors so we feel less sleepy than we naturally would. I am over 6 weeks caffeine free now and find that when I do get wound up I can come back to base line easier. Also I find that things don't annoy me so much as they used to. I just had a bad 2 days with OCD so of course it's not perfect for me but a lot of people say that they get huge improvement in anxiety when they gave up caffeine.. Just an idea for you!
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