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?

Username: ciriomociriomo

Date posted: 11d ago

It could be either, since eating disorders have obsessive-compulsive tendencies. If you’re concerned about her, I would encourage her to practice flexibility and try reaching out to a therapist to start getting help.

Username: lydiasuelydiasue

Date posted: 11d ago

Thank you for responding! What do you mean by flexibility?

Username: ciriomociriomo

Date posted: 11d ago

@lydiasue Like being ok with eating something she can’t track every now and again. It’s fine to be into dieting or health and fitness but if she can’t handle eating something homemade that she didn’t make and doesn’t know calories for, for example, or something from a restaurant that she doesn’t know the calorie count for once a week or once every two weeks then I would be concerned.

Username: daltonb.971daltonb.971

Date posted: 10d ago

My girlfriend actually deals with something very similar. She is OCD as well, but I can't tell you whether or not your girlfriend is OCD or not. Definitely seek help from a professional for a diagnosis please.

Username: MichelleVMichelleV

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 9d ago

I’m not a medical professional, but it sounds like seeking help can help point her in the right direction. It’s wonderful that you care about her. If she has health care, asking to speak to a psychiatrist or mental health professional is one step. Or you can look for organizations in your area with resources, if she’s in school they may have help available too.

Username: MichelleVMichelleV

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 9d ago

I forgot to add, but getting second opinions are also helpful. The IOCDF has a list of ERP therapists. Speaking to a professional who is knowledgeable about OCD, regardless of whether she has OCD, will be more helpful than a therapist who isn’t familiar with OCD. https://iocdf.org/find-help/?_listing_types=iocdf_clinic%2Cmedication_prescribe%2Ciocdf_program%2Cpre-licensed_trainee%2Ciocdf_support_group%2Ciocdf_provider%2Ctreatment_group

Username: Billie Ray is the dogBillie Ray i...

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 3d ago

I think OCD and eating disorders can definitely overlap. For example, I was diagnosed with an eating disorder and struggled with it when I was 14-15, and even though I am technically recovered from it now, I still struggle with some of the intrusive thoughts I had back then. Reading your description of your girlfriend's thought patterns sounds a lot like mine - obsessing about which foods are the right ones, how much of them to eat, etc. I think ERP therapy would be a great way to address these fears, with the help of an OCD specialist.

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: katiebug

Date posted: 46w ago

Food OCD

A few months ago, I was diagnosed with OCD. I’m not sure what changed, or flipped inside of me, but suddenly everything I was eating became scary. I would spend days not drinking water, or trying to force down at least some crackers and beef broth so I didn’t get sick. I have a fear of anaphylaxis, even with never being exposed to something I’m deathly allergic to. I don’t even have any allergies that I know of that give me hives or any type of reaction. I would feel my throat tightening, and my throat would turn red because I would scratch at it, and I could feel a tightening in my chest even with stuff I’d eaten my whole life. I was/am terrified of high allergy foods (shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, etc) but I’ve recently began to try things again. I can eat almonds again without nearly passing out in a panic. Does this happen to anyone else? I feel like I’m the only one this happens to. It makes me feel completely weird, and it confuses other people.

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