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angel5392
angel5392 Posts: 39 Member
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I want to be able to eat but the voices are screaming at me and won't let me :( I don't know what to do even the thought of food makes my anxiety skyrocket. I'm eating less and less and I don't want to go down this path again please help me make it stop :( does this happen to anyone else and what have you done to stop it?


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  • pineapple_jojo
    pineapple_jojo Posts: 440 Member
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    Oh honey, this is a bad situation. Pop along to see your doctor and have a chat with them, you do need some professional help here. Bless your heart, I wish you well xx
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    See a doctor
  • angel5392
    angel5392 Posts: 39 Member
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    Thanks all. I have actually already been to see a Dr but they were completely dismissive because even though I have lost weight I am still overweight :( xo
  • sosteach
    sosteach Posts: 260 Member
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    Then see a different doctor until one pays attention to you. A psychiatrist would be your best starting place.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
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    Tell your doctor how little you are eating and how guilty you feel about eating. You need to be seen by an eating disorder specialist.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    You say again. Have you been diagnosed with an ED before? If so, I would speak with your old treatment team about it.
  • angel5392
    angel5392 Posts: 39 Member
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    I have been diagnosed with an ED before, but noone really took it that seriously. I have a psychiatrist for other issues and he just kind of dismisses it when I try to talk to him about it.
  • seramachickens
    seramachickens Posts: 20 Member
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    Are you currently at a healthy weight?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    angel5392 wrote: »
    Thanks all. I have actually already been to see a Dr but they were completely dismissive because even though I have lost weight I am still overweight :( xo

    Whats your height and weight?
  • angel5392
    angel5392 Posts: 39 Member
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    I'm actually overweight because I used to be morbidly obese due to bingeing not that that's anybody's business. You can have an ED at any weight
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 33,970 Member
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    Tell your psyche doc everything you said here. If you have other anxiety issues that are more pressing s/he may just be trying to get you stable first. If you are hearing voices, I have to wonder if your meds are not the right ones.

    (I know, none of our business...but I've been around a lot of psyche patients.) Maybe you could ask to have your meds adjusted.
  • Clawsal
    Clawsal Posts: 255 Member
    edited July 2017
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    angel5392 wrote: »
    I'm actually overweight because I used to be morbidly obese due to bingeing not that that's anybody's business. You can have an ED at any weight

    Yes you can have an ED at any weight, but being overweight may explain why doctors are dismissing you when you say you are not eating. Do you have photos of you being morbidly obese? Maybe if you show them how much weight you have lost and say you are afraid you will continue losing indefinitely they will take you seriously.
  • MamaJoJoB3
    MamaJoJoB3 Posts: 10 Member
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    I have a nephew living with me, and he seems to have the same issues. One thing that has helped him is finding one food he is comfortable with, like a turkey sandwich, and eating that. He only eats turkey sandwiches. I know it's not ideal, but it's better than starving which is how he used to be. I agree you need to find a good doctor.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    angel5392 wrote: »
    I'm actually overweight because I used to be morbidly obese due to bingeing not that that's anybody's business. You can have an ED at any weight

    Is there a reason you wont post actual numbers?
  • angel5392
    angel5392 Posts: 39 Member
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    Clawsal wrote: »
    angel5392 wrote: »
    I'm actually overweight because I used to be morbidly obese due to bingeing not that that's anybody's business. You can have an ED at any weight

    Yes you can have an ED at any weight, but being overweight may explain why doctors are dismissing you when you say you are not eating. Do you have photos of you being morbidly obese? Maybe if you show them how much weight you have lost and say you are afraid you will continue losing indefinitely they will take you seriously.

    Yes I do, actually
  • angel5392
    angel5392 Posts: 39 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    angel5392 wrote: »
    I'm actually overweight because I used to be morbidly obese due to bingeing not that that's anybody's business. You can have an ED at any weight

    Is there a reason you wont post actual numbers?

    Yeah there is actually. 1. Cos all you're gonna do is judge me. 2. The only person who knows my weight is me, even my fiancé doesn't know me, it brings me anxiety to tell other people.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
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    angel5392 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    angel5392 wrote: »
    I'm actually overweight because I used to be morbidly obese due to bingeing not that that's anybody's business. You can have an ED at any weight

    Is there a reason you wont post actual numbers?

    Yeah there is actually. 1. Cos all you're gonna do is judge me. 2. The only person who knows my weight is me, even my fiancé doesn't know me, it brings me anxiety to tell other people.

    You posted it on another thread
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 33,970 Member
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    singingflutelady wrote: »
    angel5392 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    angel5392 wrote: »
    I'm actually overweight because I used to be morbidly obese due to bingeing not that that's anybody's business. You can have an ED at any weight

    Is there a reason you wont post actual numbers?

    Yeah there is actually. 1. Cos all you're gonna do is judge me. 2. The only person who knows my weight is me, even my fiancé doesn't know me, it brings me anxiety to tell other people.

    You posted it on another thread

    Well, those ten thousand people don't count. :neutral:
  • angel5392
    angel5392 Posts: 39 Member
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    singingflutelady wrote: »
    angel5392 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    angel5392 wrote: »
    I'm actually overweight because I used to be morbidly obese due to bingeing not that that's anybody's business. You can have an ED at any weight

    Is there a reason you wont post actual numbers?

    Yeah there is actually. 1. Cos all you're gonna do is judge me. 2. The only person who knows my weight is me, even my fiancé doesn't know me, it brings me anxiety to tell other people.

    You posted it on another thread

    Which one?
  • angel5392
    angel5392 Posts: 39 Member
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    singingflutelady wrote: »
    angel5392 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    angel5392 wrote: »
    I'm actually overweight because I used to be morbidly obese due to bingeing not that that's anybody's business. You can have an ED at any weight

    Is there a reason you wont post actual numbers?

    Yeah there is actually. 1. Cos all you're gonna do is judge me. 2. The only person who knows my weight is me, even my fiancé doesn't know me, it brings me anxiety to tell other people.

    You posted it on another thread

    You don't understand that other obese people don't judge like people who are at a healthy weight do.

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