Are eating disorders common with sza/sz?
At the moment I feel like I’m starving but often eat until I throw up and then continue eating. It feels like a compulsion
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It’s common in society and that means it will be common within the 1% population. I’d say, due to symptoms it probably runs higher but I’ve never seen any studies. It would be interesting.
My shrink is a good one. Glad I ran into him all those years ago and he treats eating disorders in his practice. It’s sad seeing ultra skinny people in the waiting room. It’s so distressing and you hope they come out the other side.
Be careful. What you describe could be the slippery slope to bulimia. Starving isn’t natural and it’s no good for the body.
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Have you discussed this with your doctor? Eating disorders can be deadly, so you really need to seek treatment right away.
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I’m seeing him monday
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Definitely discuss it and see what treatment options you have. I would advise staying away from online groups about eating disorders, though. They tend to start out as support sites, but quickly devolve into members competing for who can be the most extreme with their disorder. Not recovery-oriented at all.
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This site is where it’s at! The thing is it’s not a body image thing at all. It’s just like I’m starving inside and can’t stop eating.
I have disordered eating but I’m not sure it would count as a full on eating disorder… I have no problem with my weight (self image is warped some days but I think that’s normal considering) however I eat very little.
I blame it on my medication but l have no appetite. Usually I eat 1 meal a day. It’s sad since I used to love food but the appeal is gone for me atm. I would also be totally fine if I gained weight, I always thought I would look good as a big girl. When I was young I had issues with anorexia but this is different I think. I’m starving myself but not because I want to, instead it’s because I’m lazy and depressed and nothing tastes good to me anymore.
Wish I could force myself to eat more, I’m sure it would do wonders for my mental health. As it is though I’m too broke to even afford healthy food. I also occasionally puke up my food but this is very unpleasant for me and only because of anxiety and I can’t stop it (nausea not forced)
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Binge eating disorder is what it is called. You can find loads of support groups on the internet.
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I have binge eating disorder. I started a post on it here once, but got few replies
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It’s a scary thing. It’s bizarre really
It has been my friend for the past 5 years. Makes me feel less alone. It is there when no one else is.
Have you thought about help?
Yeah, I think it is, Aribar. Either eating too much or too little is a typical problem amongst people with sz/sza. Negative symptoms can make the taste of food non-existent because the brain is not stimulated as much by our taste buds when we eat, for instance. Or the positive symptoms make us think that food has been poisoned/tampered with. The opposite is also true too, a person can use food as a coping mechanism of having the illness. Eating can then become a crutch for the emotional problems of having a mental illness. When I am unwell I stop eating for weeks.
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Luckily the meds gives the food a new taste. 
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Me at night lol
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Do you eat that much popcorn? 
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If it’s food it will do lol
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I develop one when I quit smoking…
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I eat a lot of sweets when I am on Paroxetine.
Chlorpromazine makes me fat.
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