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I can definitely relate to your obsessions with body image. I've been struggling for decades with anorexia nervosa. I am no longer at a dangerously low weight but I obsess about eating/not eating, looking at myself in the mirror and on and on and on. I'd suggest getting a diagnosis from a primary health physician and also a therapist. Poor body image and eating disorders often show up when we're in college.
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Keeping a food journal didn’t help me. It just reminded me of what I ate and made me feel worse. Start slow. And try to surround yourself around people who don’t make you feel uncomfortable about eating. My mom was the worst ... always asking me what I ate or if I ate that day. So I had to distance myself from her
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I always see myself as fat. Every single day when I look in the mirror I see a tiny bit of fat and instantly tell myself that I am. But like I know I'm far from it realistically. But theres something in my brain that just doesn't get that. I constantly stress over how much I'm eating, how much I'm working out (which has been almost nothing right now because like you, im in school and I've been waaaaay too busy). When I'm slightly bloated from eating I feel like the ugliest thing that ever existed on this planet. I wish I could help you more to be honest but I haven't had much treatment for this problem yet (seeing a psychiatrist on Wednesday). Just know that you are not alone! Even if you believe you aren't beautiful, just know that there are tons of people out there who do believe that you are (including me!). Definitely seek professional help for this though if you feel you cannot handle it on your own, or you feel it is having a negative effect on your daily life
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I feel you. I am not fat at all but I’m so afraid of becoming over weight over time. I have orhtorexia and a small amount of Anorexia because I skip meals and eat very low amounts of food and I limit a lot of my food intake of fats and carbs. I’m currently working on getting a better mindset of eating and weight because I’ve lost 10 pounds in the past 2 months. I suggest getting help from your doctor or parents before it becomes worse. I wish I did. I’m still struggling but I’ve learned that food is important for your daily function and that eating more is healthier than less. Your doctor will know what to do and they will inform you and make you feel better about your diet. I also have apps that are good for logging food and keeping track of food if you think that could help. Good luck!
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yes I have intrusive thoughts about my body image and it sucksssss
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I have been struggling with this everyday for the past 16 years. I see two therapists and a Dietitian
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It isn’t easy.. but the therapy helps
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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!
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I hate feeling constantly conflicted no matter what. I have noticed with food intake, I find myself going back and forth between obsessing over eating too much and fear of gaining any weight to obsessing over eating too little and fear of losing an unhealthy amount of weight and the negative consequences of such. I am getting married this year and continuously think about how I need to be mindful and not eat too much since I need to fit into my dress and feel confident on my wedding day, as I don’t want to look back at pics and be unhappy with how I look. But I also think about how if I don’t eat enough, I will look too thin and will not be confident in myself, and will look back and be unhappy. Idk. It is so hard because I am always trying to figure out what is “right” but it feels like there is no “right.” And I have a really hard time recognizing what my body ACTUALLY looks like physically, not really knowing how I appear to others
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