- Date posted
- 6y
- Date posted
- 6y
I relate any non food OCD thought to being afraid of eating for an OCD fear of “not digesting well” - but I don’t want to lose weight, so it is part of my OCD, maybe it’s the same for you? Or are you scared of gaining weight (body issue problem)? (which would be more an eating disorder per se).
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- 6y
Yeah I have orthorexia and BDD and it’s not about losing weight anymore it used to be but my it’s about having things be pure. Like I need to know all the ingredients and the way it affects me, the health benefits and potential effects, how a food could affect anxiety, etc. The BDD is a lot better now it just kind of went away over time with yoga practice and mindfulness. Have you ever tried mindful eating , setting aside one meal a day ?
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- 6y
Yes - thank you - mindful eating does help me. When I eat all sorts of thoughts come into my head to try to give me “evidence” that it is somehow not safe to eat. If I engage the thoughts it never ends. Instead I say a mantra in my head to redirect myself to the present moment: “These thoughts are ALL fabricated, FEAR (false evidence appearing real), I get to enjoy!” and then focus on the taste of the food, the conversations of my kids or husband, the good food aromas etc... and it usually helps a lot. It gets harder when anxiety is very high and right now I pretty much have to tell myself: “anxiety or no anxiety, I have to eat!”
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- 6y
My sister does and it’s terrible but very treatable! Are you seeing a therapist??
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- 20w
Potential TW: So I know this post is not technically FULLY about ocd but I was hoping maybe some people knew something about it or what to tell me. So I know my boyfriend has ocd and anxiety but it’s nothing he is in treatment for and he’s not on medication even though he probably should be. Anyway, I know he has IBD so he already has stomach issues. However, ever since we started dating he has been throwing up in the bathroom a lot. At first I didn’t think anything of it but then I noticed not only did he do this but he eats large amounts of food at a time like a lot of food and then whether it was directly after or a little hour later he would always throw it up and he would turn on the shower making it look like he was taking a shower but I always hear. He keeps saying it’s just that he sometimes feels sick from eating too much but I really think it is bulimia and now it seems like he throws up about 3-4 times a day. I know he has a lot of stress in his life cause so he’ll be applying to law school and his parents also pick on him when he does something wrong though they love him very much and he has this cousin that like is always trying to pressure him to do more social things and he clearly wants to impress his cousin but he’s trying to be something he isn’t. I also know he tends to bottle things up instead of talk about them but recently he has been communicating a bit more just not about this. I know there’s a lot of factors here but does this sound like bulimia? I kind of want to say something but I also know he will probably get very mad. But his parents clearly don’t realize this is happening as he just goes to his own bathroom and pretends to shower. Also, weirdly he has been gaining more weight even though he seems to throw up so much? Also can bulimia cause people to be like quickly defensive or frustrated easily? Because I’ve been seeing that too and I’d like to think that’s not really him cause I have seen he has a caring heart it just seems like he’s struggling a lot. Can anyone tell me some helpful things? Does this sound like bulimia? Does anyone have similar stories or advice they can share? Please help thanks!
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- 18w
I have an ocd over food. I can not feel full if i don't have the last grains of rice and I should count. Before, I got a real bad stomach ache and nausea so I should eat on track. But one of my weirdness appears as time goes on that thing I mentioned and how I have to wait until certain time to swallow and digest the food. It's as if I keep myself for not reccuring anymore. It's so strange, if I don't follow it I would get sleepy and can not concentrate. It's like time really matters to me. And my head becomes weird if I don't listen to it. I wanna fight it but I think I can't. There are times even when I got staggered and wanna fall. Anyone here fighting over food ocd and signals in your head?
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- 15w
Hi this might sound crazy and I apologize I just want a little help sometimes with food I feel as if I need to finish something or else I feel I go crazy I tryed throwing away the food but that made me feel worse and I ended up taking it out of the trash and back in the refrigerator... it wasn't like it was on anything gross just on top of paper bags like the tippy top of the trash no cap and Im just panicking... this has happened to me before but its so distressing and my brain feels so foggy panicking... any help on this
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