Rachel W
18-02-10, 13:56
Hello all,
I have been messaging for a number of different things lately and have been 'extremely' stressed.
I must admit that I tend to stay on the computer as late as 3am or so, but get up at around 11am, so I have been getting sleep, albeit perhaps restless.
I have noticed hollows under my eyes (not dark circles) and am now really worried. It is more noticeable with my left eye. Can stress and using the computer (my eyes have been unhappy with this), cause this? I have started to take vitamins every day and have been drinking only decaf.
I just feel that it is yet something else for me to worry about and I cannot stand it. I fear that it may be a sign of facial wasting which can be caused by certain illnesses. I am overweight right now, but my face and shoulders do not look it as I tend to hold my weight in my stomach, butt and chest. I know that high levels of stress can cause fat to centralise in the abdomen area, and I have always tended to have this, but if I lose weight it always seems to come off my face first and when I lost 7 pounds before Christmas, my cheeks looked a little hollow, but may be more so than in the past with such a little amount of weight. I have heard that cortisol (stress hormone) can take away collagen from under the skin, and I must admit that after I went through health anxiety last year I did tend to lose thickness in my skin in my hands (they look quite slender), but now I fear that all this could be a sign of something serious...
I know my Mum also tends to lose weight off her face first. I am also 39 now and I know that changes like this may be just getting older???
I want to go on a diet (I have to lose about 20 or so pounds) and am terrified and have been purposely not doing so.
Please, any insight....
I have been messaging for a number of different things lately and have been 'extremely' stressed.
I must admit that I tend to stay on the computer as late as 3am or so, but get up at around 11am, so I have been getting sleep, albeit perhaps restless.
I have noticed hollows under my eyes (not dark circles) and am now really worried. It is more noticeable with my left eye. Can stress and using the computer (my eyes have been unhappy with this), cause this? I have started to take vitamins every day and have been drinking only decaf.
I just feel that it is yet something else for me to worry about and I cannot stand it. I fear that it may be a sign of facial wasting which can be caused by certain illnesses. I am overweight right now, but my face and shoulders do not look it as I tend to hold my weight in my stomach, butt and chest. I know that high levels of stress can cause fat to centralise in the abdomen area, and I have always tended to have this, but if I lose weight it always seems to come off my face first and when I lost 7 pounds before Christmas, my cheeks looked a little hollow, but may be more so than in the past with such a little amount of weight. I have heard that cortisol (stress hormone) can take away collagen from under the skin, and I must admit that after I went through health anxiety last year I did tend to lose thickness in my skin in my hands (they look quite slender), but now I fear that all this could be a sign of something serious...
I know my Mum also tends to lose weight off her face first. I am also 39 now and I know that changes like this may be just getting older???
I want to go on a diet (I have to lose about 20 or so pounds) and am terrified and have been purposely not doing so.
Please, any insight....