Mental Health, medications and motivation.

You are NOT alone I have depression and anxiety have been struggling with it allmy life due to a mentally and emotional upbringing and found comfort in food so I totally can relate to what ur going through find support if U can therapy counseling I did a few months ago and it has helped me a great deal AND I Am soooo grateful for MFP Wow I cant tell U how much support from this site has given me it keeps me accountable and honestly when I’m feeling depressed and down and feel like i’m gettingO off track in my journey , I come here !!! Take it one day at a time leave it to God and YOUVE GOT THIS !!!! ❤️💪❤️💪💪💪❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

I have chronic mental health issues chronic depression, anxiety, Andvsevere PTSD. I have many medications and some of them make I want to eat or make u gain weight. I also am clinically diagnosed with BED and I emotionally eat to feel good because I have little in life where I find pleasure or things that make me feel good. Looking for some support and accountability. Thanks

I have to start every single day reminding myself that it is up to me, myself and I to stay focused on my fitness and eating goals.

The hardest thing to accomplish, that is also the most satisfying, is to replace an urge to eat food with some kind of physical activity. Even if all I do is wash a few dishes, or dust off the mantlepiece, or make a bed, or even just walk outdoors and circle the house one time, anytime I can push off the compulsion to put food in my mouth is a victory. THe more times I can look back at a delayed eating event, and accept that "I lived to tell", the more I am motivated to do it again the next time.

But, it is hard, no lie. I have to do a lot of talking to myself sometimes, and I fail some of the times. My goal is to succeed more often than I fail.

One day at a time. You can do it. SO can I.

good luck to us all.

I am SO happy that I found this post- it speaks to me! I'm a 27 y/o woman with bipolar II, agoraphobia/panic disorder, and while not "officially" diagnosed with binge eating disorder (avoid those convos with doctor, so it's not in my chart), I am 350% confident that I suffer from it as well. It's so, so incredibly difficult, all of it, and my mental health can make it so much harder to stick with healthier life styles.

My medication makes me fat and lowers my metabolism (in addition to bad thyroid), and my obesity triggers my agoraphobia (feel like everyone is staring at me because I'm fat with a triple chin at this point), which triggers my binge eating (to cope with the anxiety/depression ), which causes more weight gain, which triggers my agoraphobia...and on and on for 4 years now.

And the "weirdest" part of my struggles with bingeing- I hate food and eating and meal prep. I loathe it and always forget to eat, and by the time I realize I'm hungry, I'm extremely hungry and can't bear to wait 20-30 mins to prep and cook, so I binge on whatever is quickest to make (or buy) and eat. And I hate having to take time out of my day to eat, so I don't do it- until I'm starving and eat like a beast.

I'm just starting out on a "live healthy-ish" journey now, and it's gotta stick- something has to give. I'm just about to size out of my favorite brands of clothing- Old Navy for tops and AE for jeans- and I've had to buy SO much clothing over last 2 years to keep up- went from a medium/size 6-8 a few years ago before I swung into major depressive episode, to a XXL-tall/size 20-22- constantly having to size up and buy more is making me broke.

UGH

I have major depression. Anxiety. Ptsd. Agoraphobia. Ocd. Binge eating. Anorexia and bulimia everyday is a struggle. I can’t even work because there so bad. But I’m working everyday to try and make it better