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My appetite is gone and I can't deal with it

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emilyhawk55
emilyhawk55

I used to be the type of person who always had an appetite, even when I was sick or depressed. I have really not struggled with lack of appetite in my life. That is until now. For the past several months, I have had seriously reduced hunger and usually 0% appetite, as well as diarrhea around the same time every single day. I have to wait until I'm on the verge of passing out or throwing up, then I force myself to eat something. I hate it. It feels really bad to force yourself to eat and makes me feel panicky. Oddly, I haven't lost any weight at all.

Like, I just don't get hungry anymore, ever. And even if I do, I don't WANT anything. At most, my stomach will grumble and have hunger pangs for a couple minutes each day, but that pain doesn't exactly seem to stimulate my appetite, it just makes me want to eat even less.

Got a house full of food and can't bring myself to eat a bite of it. I can't live with this hell anymore, it's driving me insane. I need FUEL. I'm exhausted. I need to be able to eat before I'm at the point that I'm about to pass out. I don't want ANY of the foods I used to eat. My appetite got a little bit better recently and I went out and got all kinds of groceries.. Now they are rotting because I can't bring myself to eat them. At most, I can sometimes choke down a Blue Machine drink a few hours after I wake up, and sometimes I cook dinner, but only if my mom is expecting me to. I don't really eat more than once or twice a day. On the worst days I can't really eat at all.

I do not want food. Any food. The thought of eating any type of food at all makes me feel repulsed, panicky and upset. (And no, I don't have an eating disorder. I'm not moralizing foods, or only eating "safe" foods. I just want to be able to WANT ANY type of food at all.) I can usually eat sushi no problem but I can't afford to sustain that habit.

Now, this could be caused by a million and one different things. But I really just want to know if there is anything I can do to stimulate my appetite. Exercising doesn't stimulate my appetite anymore. I went for a 2 hour hike yesterday and.. nothing. I used to get hungry after lots of intellectual stimulation, but that also doesn't help anymore. I can't even eat a small amount to "wake up" my appetite, because I really, really don't want to eat any of the foods I have, and I can't force myself to eat because I get too upset.

Any tips are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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  • Marina_Dee
    Marina_Dee emilyhawk55

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    Emily...has there been a traumatic event in your life recently? Death of a loved one or even a loved pet? Loss of a job maybe?

    I think you really need professional help. Please explain all this to your doctor exactly as you have described here.If you cant eat,make sure you are well hydrated .

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