So I posted a post yesterday about my eating habits (attached bellow):
Anyways, at first it was kinda fun but I think it’s becoming a problem now. It’s like my habit. I’m not hungry, I don’t want to be hungry. What if anorexia is coming again?! It’s not a joke. When I had it, I couldn’t control. Imagine anorexia like some sort of a mild psychotic episode when you refuse to eat.
are you on meds if so which one
I’m on Aripiprazole 15 mg twice daily, Quetiapine 200 mg and Lamotrigine 200 mg
i would think that that would make you hungry but i can kinda relate when i was on olanzapine i would wake up and not eat all day and than when i finally do eat i would eat so much
Get some help before the problem becomes full-blown.
Yeh, I guess you’re right, unfortunately…
Talk to your doctor about it and see if you can get into a treatment program. Aneorexia is an addiction, and for most people who have it, it’s something they struggle with on and off their whole lives. Most places have outpatient treatment programs of various degrees, and your pdoc might be able to help you also.
You can also make a commitment to yourself to eat healthily. My friend was able to recover by counting all her calories and obsessively balancing her meals for optimal health, to make sure she was getting adequate nutrition to sustain her body. She traded one addiction for another, but this one is healthier.
Do you think you’re doing it to feel in control of your own life, or mostly just because you want to lose weight, or something else? When you figure out the driving force behind the addiction, you’ll know better how to beat it.
I’m doing this because I really want to lose weight. I’m not overweighted, no I’m not, I just want to be extremely skinny, as I use to be
When I lose my appetite I worry it’s a windup to a manic phase
It won’t be easy. Getting anything worthwhile in life takes a lot of hard work, but the rewards will more than make up for it.
When is your next therapy appointment?
I’m seeing my psychologist in 9th of March (on Thursday) and my psychiatrist in 28th of Match.
Good. Tell them you are worried that your eating disorder is starting to resurface, and see what they can do to help.