Does any one else struggle with eating when on a ocd spiral ( that’s what I call them ) I go through periods where I can’t stand the feeling of food in my body but idk I smoke weed and that helps the thought to go purge everything I don’t know if that’s my ocd or a eating disorder 🫠
I have OCD never had a problem with eating food or food in my body. purging after eating sound like an eating disorder.
Hello Halpal719, If you have not been formally diagnosed, I recommend meeting with someone who can help identify what you are experiencing. This way the right guidance can be given for what you are experiencing. Have you been formally diagnosed? At NOCD we are trained experts in the diagnosis and treatment of OCD and related conditions, using exposure and response prevention (ERP). If you would like more information on OCD, please visit our website at www.treatmyocd.com. If you are ready to begin/resume your journey of recovery, please reach out to our member advocate team at care@nocdhelp.com to enroll in services. I hope this message reaches you well and know that at NOCD, we are always here to help! Take care, Ian M. Reeder
I’m actually experiencing that right now for the first time. I’ve been spiraling for the past week. I lost 5 pounds in 5 days because I have no appetite. I eat when my stomach growls because I know I need to nourish my body in order to get healthy. What I’ve been doing is eating smaller portions throughout the day, reminding myself that I need to eat to heal. I’m also pretty depressed this week so it could be from that. I guess it would help for you to discuss with a healthcare professional to get to the bottom of it.
Yesss youre not alone🩷, everytime i ”spiral” it makes it very hard to stomatch any food at all
Sometimes I notice my intrusive thoughts cause me to spiral and sometimes not. I've been practicing ERP for quite a while so it's a bit easier for me to not spiral. But I wonder why that happens. Does anyone else have it? Also I'm on medication idk if that plays a role.
Recently, I’ve been struggling a ton with what I eat/put into my body? I’m a first year college student with a few different health issues (including IBS), and lately it’s been hard for me to find food on campus that doesn’t upset my stomach. I also have pretty severe emetophobia, and feel extremely anxious when I feel sick. The ironic thing is that being anxious makes me feel even worse, so I end up sticking myself in an impossible loophole. My OCD has taken hold of these fears over the past few months, and it’s been such a struggle. Especially since people have been getting food poisoning from various dining halls on my campus lately. My OCD has gotten so bad that sometimes I’m too afraid to eat food other than what I buy myself. I feel so trapped. I don’t want my OCD to affect my physical health or prevent me from eating, bc I love eating!! It’s the fear of getting sick that’s the problem. And it’s even harder when everything is so unfamiliar. Just wondering if anyone could relate. Advice is appreciated!
When I smoke weed when I think of non ocd things or themes, my head starts to make sense of things I feel more open and I think clearer. So that’s where my big concern is!!! Because when I’m high and think of ocd things like being a killer, or someone who’s a sociopath or someone that can be a pedo it feels real like my mind is clearer that I am these things Any one who has experienced weed with ocd help me I need insight on this im very confused and it’s causing me to ruminate all day
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