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scared of food

Eden1919Senior Contributor

scared of food

i have had eating issues all my life but they have been getting more intense lately and i am now scared of food like it actually freaks me out and it takes me so so so long to find something to eat if i eat at all and then if i do eat i end up crying because i know it is just going to make me even fatter. and now aswell i think about food constantly and i plan to start exercising too to get rid of the food. i dont feel in control of this either like something has grabbed a hold of me and is dragging me along. but part of me doesnt mind because i know it is right and i need to be thin. is it ok to be scared of food...? what i mean to say is, is it a really bad thing or could it be good in the longrun.

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Eden1919Senior Contributor

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thanks. i will try speaking to my psych but i dont know i am kind of not sure i want people to stop me because i am loosing weight which is really good. it is complicated and confusing and i am a mess

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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It's not stopping you so much as tweaking what you are doing so that it's a healthy form of weight loss @Eden1919 .... and if you have excess weight to lose, that will happen on a healthy eating plan. Don't be afraid .... it's all good ..., ❣

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Eden1919Senior Contributor

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i guess idk i just want to be thin...

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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Many people do @Eden1919 .... but there can be a very big difference between being slim and heathy, and thin and unhealthy .....

Many people mistake being thin for being healthy ..... and that is something that is keeping my hubby's eating disorder hidden. Because he was very overweight before, and now he is very thin, it's like he can do no wrong .... people are mistaking his thinness for good health, but the issue is now a menta illness one rather than physical, but the mi side is driving him into physical illness without anybody realising it .... until now .... and even then, it's only a few close people who are starting to worry.

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Eden1919Senior Contributor

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i am not trying to be unhealthy it is just my brain tells me i have to do these things.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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I know @Eden1919 ..... my hubby too ... but at least you understand that that is what is happening with you and you can ask for help .... Heis still totally in denial and thinking he's go the perfect system going .....

I have found Eating Disorders Victoria a wonderful support, even as a carer. Here is their Helpline info:

1300 550 236

help@eatingdisorders.org.au

You can email them and have the same sort of chat you are having here, and they will help you ....

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Eden1919Senior Contributor

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I will think about contacting them but I am not in Victoria....

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SarzyContributor

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Good morning ☀️🌻

Where abouts are you located @Eden1919

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Eden1919Senior Contributor

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I don't feel comfortable saying that online.....

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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It's okay @Eden1919 .... I'm not in Victoria either ..... many of the EDV resources are available online .... just means you can't attend their info nights and workshops, but they will be able to help locate resources in your area.

Think the link @NikNik gave you is their maid website. Have a browse of it if you like ..... that's where I started.
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