Back to nervous eating habits.?!


Question: Most of my immediate family and my cousins, uncles, etc. are mostly educated and highly intelligent. The problem is that there seems to be a parallel with being very smart, and yes they have been tested, and some type of mental illness.

Some have OCD.
Some are bipolar/manic.
Some get frustrated because they don't understand why people don't see what they see and become depressed.
etc.
etc.

For some reason, they all turn to me for things and assistance. The problem is they seem to come at me all at once and since I am not well, I will usually do what they say to get rid of them. As a result, my health worsens at time and I will start eating although I am not hungry. Of course the stupid meds I am on aren't helping with the weight. I am at a weight that most consider healthy but not to me. I just want me back.

Any suggestions?


Answers: Most of my immediate family and my cousins, uncles, etc. are mostly educated and highly intelligent. The problem is that there seems to be a parallel with being very smart, and yes they have been tested, and some type of mental illness.

Some have OCD.
Some are bipolar/manic.
Some get frustrated because they don't understand why people don't see what they see and become depressed.
etc.
etc.

For some reason, they all turn to me for things and assistance. The problem is they seem to come at me all at once and since I am not well, I will usually do what they say to get rid of them. As a result, my health worsens at time and I will start eating although I am not hungry. Of course the stupid meds I am on aren't helping with the weight. I am at a weight that most consider healthy but not to me. I just want me back.

Any suggestions?

I suffer from depression and my doc has also suggested bipolar. I eat like there's not gonna be a tomorrow, and I feel like crap for it, so I can understand.

I've also dealt with people in my life more messed up than me who make my like heII and stress me out. My sister's problems even led to a breakdown and I admitted myself into a hospital.

The only way I can deal now is by not talking to my family. It helps that I moved across the world, but just try to distance yourself as much as possible.

Then, as for the eating, ask yourself WHY you're eating? Are you bored, stressed, angry? Does it comfort you? Are you unhealthy? If not, don't stress about it. As soon as you stop worrying about the food it will stop being such an issue and you'll probably find yourself eating healthier.

It's hard, I know. I've gained about 20 pounds recently and even tho I'm not "fat" I don't feel comfortable. But I have to deal with more pressing matters right now, so I'm not worrying. I know it's NOT permanent, and it's not for you either.

So chin up...it'll be OK. Everything is temporary, really.

learn to say no

find another outlet for your frustration instead of eating, take up smoking for example.

find another way when you say yes they will ask more. being passive is not the answer. if you have to become aggressive. they will get the idea and become less dependent on you. it will take time but hang in there and even if i'm wrong it never hurt to try.

i think, this requires discipline when it comes to eating disorders. Everytime you feel like eating, think of the negative consequences, like, you will get fat, high chances of dying early, high chances of cancer and heart attacks, this will shorten your life span.

No guy wants a fat cow as his wife. Guys mostly wants slim or average girls. Imagine your wedding night, you are fat and obese due to over eating and you accidentally suffocate him with your layers of fats when you are sleeping. And your future husband next day found dead due to lack of oxygen.

Do you want that to happen ? If not, quit over eating, as you are torturing your body, that's why you are feeling unwell.

Wish you all the best.

Eating too much food makes me feel nervous.
Tell them you don't feel well when necessary.

if you feel the need to eat or want to lose pounds ,try eating soup. if you eat ONLY !! soup you can eat 5 serving's a day and be under 1200 calories and its healthy and you should feel full and lose pounds

your eating because all of the anxiety around you. and the pressures that others put on you also. all addictions are chemically based. there is a chemical imbalance therefore at the root of all smoking, drinking, drugging, sex, gambling and yes eating addictions. if you do not have anxiety problems on your own, then the pressures your family are putting on you is causing a chemical imbalance in you as you struggle to tolerate and cope. you need to channel your addictive eating into something else. an addiction is an addiction is an addiction. when i quit drinking i started taking OTC sleeping pills to relax. when i stopped taking the sleeping pills i started walking and exercising all the time. and i would also binge eat a lot. when the actress Kristy Alley quit her cocaine addiction, she became a food addict. when smokers quit their smoking addiction they gain weight because they develop a food addiction. all addictions are chemically based. there is a chemical imbalance at the root of all addictions. anxiety is the result of this chemical imbalance. regardless of what your addiction is, they are only treatable by treating the imbalance. if you give up your food addiction, you will find another to take it's place. you have what all addicts have, that's an unquiet mind. treat the imbalance and you can have a better chance at conquering your food addiction. if you can't find some other way to keep active instead of by eating then there is the right medications available to calm you and this way you can control your eating. OR GET OUT OF THAT ATMOSPHERE YOUR IN.





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