chloevictoria
23-06-12, 19:17
Last year I lost half a stone in two weeks and I felt awful (this was when my anxiety first started out). Since then I've had a fear of losing weight and losing my appetite, but it always happens when I'm stressed and I think about it so much.
Recently I had my GCSE exams and my friend was put in hospital because she took an overdose of something. At first I told myself I wasn't going to be affected by it because people kept telling me to look after myself more than others, but deep down it has really thrown me and I now feel back at square one and I don't want to eat anything, which is really frustrating as I love food. I'm already at the limit I can lose before being underweight and I'm terrified of developing an eating disorder.
I have been eating, though, at breakfast lunch and dinner. But I get myself so worked up about it I feel like I can't enjoy food anymore. I watch other people eat and it's so effortless for them. I've been trying so hard to deal with this, seeing as I know what the trigger is but I can't stop the thoughts of me not eating at all and ending up having to live off pureed food :(
I have posted several questions about this but it's still the 'ongoing' fear that I can't seem to get rid of! It normally lasts for about a week or so, and so far it's been about 9 days.
If you have a similar problem, how do you deal with it? Does anyone have any tips?
Thank you :)
Recently I had my GCSE exams and my friend was put in hospital because she took an overdose of something. At first I told myself I wasn't going to be affected by it because people kept telling me to look after myself more than others, but deep down it has really thrown me and I now feel back at square one and I don't want to eat anything, which is really frustrating as I love food. I'm already at the limit I can lose before being underweight and I'm terrified of developing an eating disorder.
I have been eating, though, at breakfast lunch and dinner. But I get myself so worked up about it I feel like I can't enjoy food anymore. I watch other people eat and it's so effortless for them. I've been trying so hard to deal with this, seeing as I know what the trigger is but I can't stop the thoughts of me not eating at all and ending up having to live off pureed food :(
I have posted several questions about this but it's still the 'ongoing' fear that I can't seem to get rid of! It normally lasts for about a week or so, and so far it's been about 9 days.
If you have a similar problem, how do you deal with it? Does anyone have any tips?
Thank you :)