Never hungry

I don't know if this is really important or anything to be particularly worried about, but I haven't felt 'hungry' in weeks. I have to force myself to eat everyday, I never eat breakfast anymore, which annoys my mum a lot. I won't tell if I'm hungry until my stomach starts hurting/ get headaches or feel dizzy. I used to be a big foodie, now food puts me off. I was 55kg in August but now I'm 52kg. It isn't a big difference, but I don't know if I should be worried or not.

[Lizbett]

Hello there. Depression and anxiety can impact on appetite. If you haven't yet done so, please see a Dr just to be on the safe side. Please keep up water intake.

Bless 🌹

[justsaying1]

hi there, Ive been reading through you posts and I just want to say that even if it doesn't seem like it, it will get better, so much better. i did something that helped me out a lot and I think that it might help you. one day I was feeling down, really down and felt like it was never going to get better, so what I did was I wrote on a piece of paper the date for exactly a year from then and told myself that so much can change in a year, you'll be a different person in a years time. I put the piece of paper where I saw it everyday (if you don't want anyone else to see it then hide it but still somewhere you go everyday like a sock draw or something) and everyday that I saw it I thought I am one day closer. and let me tell you something, a lot changed in that year, a lot. when I wrote it I felt like I had no friends and the ones that I did have would always leave me if they had the chance so I felt like I have no one, an in that year I found a new group of friends that I loved, I was so happy with them and they made me feel amazing. I got a boyfriend and I don't know what I would do without him, he knows what I'm going through and if I need him to talk to, he's always there and I just tell him everything thats going on. So so much can change in one year its kind unbelievable. but always find someone to talk to, writing on here helps but physically talking to someone is so much better, even if you don't want to once you do it, it will be better, trust me. Stay strong and good luck x

[Hidden in reply to justsaying1]

Thank you xx I'll try that. It just feels like since my parents are 100% unwilling to understand, their my parents for life, I can't get new ones. I don't want this depression to tear us further apart, but I can't ignore it anymore. I just really don't know what to do 😪

[justsaying1 in reply to Hidden]

I know it seems like you're tearing your family apart but you aren't, you're parents might not understand because they might not know anything about it, some parents want the perfect lifestyle (I don't know if your parents are the same) and they want everything to be perfect so when one of their children is saying that something is wrong maybe they don't want to hear it. but I'm sure if you really talked to them and said that you are unhappy, explain that you don't want to upset them and really tell them everything, I'm sure they'll understand. like I said I don't know them but I hope they will understand. I know how it feels to not know what to do because i.e. been there many times. I'm always here if you need someone to talk to, I really am here for you x

[Hidden in reply to justsaying1]

So many people, even strangers like you are there for me, but the most important people really aren't. I've tried countless times, but my parents are the most stubborn people you'll meet. They don't really 'believe' in mental illness and their nurses! My mums mention she had to do physiology but she doesn't like it, so I doubt she payed attention or anything, cus I seem to know more than her. It's just that without them I can't really get help. And it just keeps getting worse. Sorry to rant on, but my parents will never understand no matter what.

[justsaying1 in reply to Hidden]

you aren't ranting, you're expressing your emotions, you need to do this otherwise they'll just stay inside and keep building up and get a lot worse. did you say that you can't get any help without them because you're too young?

[Hidden in reply to justsaying1]

Yes, unfortunately I'm still only 15 but I'm 16 in April

[justsaying1 in reply to Hidden]

then just keep thinking that you'll be able to do it on your own in April and no one can stop you, you can go to the on your own and without your parents to get help. just keep counting down the days, if things get to hard then just think its only however long until April, thats when everything will change

[Hidden in reply to justsaying1]

Ok xx so my parents won't need to get involved and know at all?

[justsaying1 in reply to Hidden]

I'm pretty sure, it may be different where you live but I'm pretty sure that it is at 16 when you can go on your own, I would check though, don't just take my word x

[ckw1]

I go through the same stuff and lately it has been worse. Over the last two weeks I have not had an appetite at all and I have to force myself to eat. When I do eat it is not enough and I find myself skipping meals. My anxiety has been through the roof the last few days and that with my lack of nutrition has caused me dizziness and light headedness. I can’t sleep through the night due to stomach cramps.

[Hidden in reply to ckw1]

That really sucks, I've gotten light headed and dizzy a few times, and I've gotten cramps before, but not through the night. Mine is probably because of my possible depression.