Re: Stomach always feels empty and I feel weak
Hi Devon_Guy,
I get exactly the same problem and have done for some years. It really used to worry me and i assumed it was an anxiety symptom even though like you my stomach didn't churn (a normal symptom when i am anxious). It has taken me a long time to accept that at certain times for a few days or so at a time i need a lot of fuel to keep me going, some days i can eat a big breakfast but within an hour i am starving and feel weak and lightheaded as if i haven't eaten for hours. I used to really obssess about eating food to ease it as i was convinced that it would stop the anxiety i associated being hungry with being anxious, as a result i put on loads of weight. Now i don't worry about it at all and if i feel extra hungry for a few days i try and eat every hour or so to stop the low blood sugar feeling and try and stick to snacks that are filling but healthy like bananas and malt loaf. I think it is a very common occurance in everyone not just anxious people and i think hormones play a big part - in male and females, the only way i think we differ from someone who doesn't feel anxious is that we use a lot of nervous energy and the body uses whatever we put into it a lot quicker. Good luck and i really hope it doesnt become one of your "new anxiety symptoms" as i am sure it is just a natural occurance.
Jacq x
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