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ED Haven't eaten in over 4 days, i actually don't want to.

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Are you serious that there is no mental health help where you live? Is there an agency that helps rape victims? If so, please reach out to them. Not to worry if the rapes aren't still happening. Mine stopped 47 years ago and I still call the hotline when I'm suicidal and can't reach my therapist. In the meantime, I'm here to support you. I was anorexic in High School. I get it. On another note, you had BBQ and hot wings. Any chance you have food poisoning and your body wants to fast? Anyway, get some nutrients. If this persists get a good multivitamin. I know you are anemic too. Even good old chicken noodle soup can settle your system. Don't forget your iron supplement OK?
 
Do you at least take fluids to remain hydrated? After deep emotional therapy sessions that require a lot of mental and emotional processing, I can sometimes also have no appetite and not eat for many days. I never worried about it and started eating again after the processing was done. I do drink tea, mainly green tea all day.
 
When I can't make myself eat for whatever reason, I eat mints. it gives you a bit of sugar and can make you feel hungry. The thing is once you hit about 24-30 hours withut food (in my experience) your body starts using up the nutrients in your body and it creates a safety mechanism where you don't feel hungry at all. I recommend a non-citric smoothie because its filling and healthy.
 
@Neverthesame I mean 6-10 or how ever how they age those things, But as it is, it's too dark to walk to any store that's still open to buy them, my parents are no where in sight so no help from them.

@KwanYingirl nope the only place is Sandilands and it's for the elderly. I don't think so I've eating those two food a couple of times and nothing has ever happen. Another thing is...it's not like I have food out there, the fridge is bone dry and nothing is in the cabinets to even make something happen. It's like if I don't get anything while I'm to work or before 5 I'm screwed until the next day. I'll have to look into multi vitamins.

@Born to Run Yes Thank God we have tea at work, so I am still hydrated, only when I'm home I don't eat or drink anything.

@Em C. I'm at the point where I don't feel hungry anymore
 
Are you neglecting yourself in any other ways right now? A nice hot shower and cozy pajamas and tea before bed? A manicure or pedicure? Is your dirty laundry piling up? You might be depressed. I never eat when I'm depressed and get nothing done as far as personal care is concerned. Do you think you may be depressed?
 
@KwanYingirl I did laundry today, I do think my depression is coming back, I was never treated I mostly "swallowed" it up, I just washed my hair two days ago, took a hot shower... I don't know I just really don't want to eat. As minutes go by I'm starting to feel the effects of what's going on
 
You could drink Ensure for kids. It would be basically the same thing with maybe smaller values of minerals.

I'm a recovered anorexic. I relate to losing hunger cues but also feeling disgusted by food, eating, my body, having anything in my stomach, etc...all of it. I also struggle to eat if very upset or very sad. If I'm amped up...like really hyper (usually out-of-body workaholism mode or anger), I also am not hungry and eat like a bird. Now I maintain a healthy weight because I've restored most normal hunger cues, keep feelings a little better in balance, and really sheer habit.

It could be emotional, related to any of these things, or something else. But your body will demand food. You will set yourself up for a binge unless you've been starving for months or years and nothing is working anymore. But by that point you won't be writing coherent sentences here. If you can, get ensure or make a smoothie or anything...a little protein, a little fat, a little carbs...stuff that will sustain you so you don't get set up for greater emotional problems or binging. My panic attacks were always worse when I was exhausted or under-nourished.

Whatever it takes to eat a bit. I have to do weird things like sit on the floor or distract myself by watching a comedy while eating. I relate to wanting to deter men (for me it was about being gross skinny, not woman-like at all) but mostly my eating disorder was about self-hatred, self denial, shame, control, and also a way to regulate and subdue feelings I could not handle.

Even if it's not really a thing where you are at, I hope you can research possibilities for support for trauma or eating disorder (though trauma at the root of it)
 
@Chava thanks for the advice, this thing happens on and off, sometime i won't eat for 2 days sometime for more than a week, I just never understood and when ever I started eating again....everything taste weird, nothing is appetizing as it use to be, I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Spaghetti but I won't even look once at that right now, I still can't get in contact with my parents to bring me something, my brother is MIA most walk in places are closed, the grocery store is far too much of a walk in my state and it's really dark now. I feel like I'm literally making excuses.

It's been a while since my last panic attack, they usually happen when people get to loud or I'm in a closed off space. I hate my job and my living arrangements, I don't really talk to my parents even though I still live with them, I just really don't know what to do at this point. Hopefully I make it to tomorrow and I'll pick up some ensure on the way to work and try those.
 
Sorry, and I've had this happen, too. No hunger cues for over 4 days.

From what you told me and comparing it to when this occurs to me, you could feel abandonment anhedonia. When this occurs for me, the only remedy is to get my supporter to get his/our favorite food and put on one of our favorite shared shows, and kind of go into "us" mode. Then, I eat just to join in the "fun" that I'm not really in the mood for, and it kind of works like "fake it till you make it." This only works after a few days, though.
 
I feel for you. It's so hard when you can't find support and have to tackle it alone. have you come across The Bahamas Crisis Centre? Link Removed
Their website says they offer free counselling for people who have suffered rape or abuse, and they have a 24 hour hotline. Do you think they might be able to help?
 
@Muse abandonment anhedonia- I have no idea what that is:laugh: But that's great that you can find a confort zone to help you eat.

@stenni I must've been really hard to find this site, in all my years of searching for something like this i have never seen this site pop up. If I build up the courage to or break down enough I'll definitely give them a call Thank you so much
 
So I've finally eaten, I hate a traditional bahamian breakfast...I don't know how to explain it..we call it tuna and grits but people think we eat the tuna straight out that can, it's like tuna salad but only tuna,sour,mayo and salt. The grits was really soft, I had some tea and water to go along with it. I had a really small plate and I still didn't finish it.
 
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