No appitite

[Cimmy]

Who else has a huge loss of appetite because of their anxiety?, I’m struggling to even eat a sandwich or anything come to that. I’ve never got an appetite, then I worry about it🥺 my anxiety is so high, how can I break this viscous circle?, I feel so sad and lonely, can’t talk to my family about it because they are so sick of hearing me moan, I’m sick of hearing me moan. This is the only place I can have a rant. Thank you for reading, sending hugs 🤗 to those who need one

[5610]

I have loss of appetite also. I really don’t want to even answer when my husband asks me what sounds good for different meals. I know that part of my weight loss is due to working at a very physical job, the rest is due to having no real authentic feelings of well being.

I decided today to start my antidepressant again.

I tried to find a counselor, but gave up. Went to one after waiting several months for the appt., only to find out she really wasn’t in for anything but the money.

I am just rambled. Sorry.

You should have a meeting with your doctor to make sure there are no underlying conditions causing the loss of appetite. My depression is what caused my loss of appetite.

[Zhangliqun]

I had that in my worst days in the mid-90s but I would still force myself to at least eat something substantive (not candy or junk food) because I knew not eating would just make it worse.

Your first order of business is to decide that you want to fight this thing. This cannot be overemphasized. Nothing will get better (and will probably get worse) until you do. Second order of business is to zero in on what's causing the anxiety, whether it's biochemical or thought patterns/habits resulting from past trauma or perhaps a warped view on what the good life is supposed to be or maybe a habit of lashing out and blaming family and the world for everything. (NOTE: I am not making accusations here. I know nothing about you beyond your post above, just throwing out a list of common causes for this kind of illness, and it could be a combination of all the above and/or others.)

But you're right, you do need to talk about this in depth and the best suggestion is an in-person support group, with the combination of people who have dealt with/are dealing with something similar who can give you tips on how to cope and a trained counselor/psychiatrist who can give you the scientific/psych/medical expertise. Talking online like with us in here is far better than nothing BUT...we are social animals who respond not only to words but smell, touch, physical presence of others, so nothing beats a good in-person group.

Finally, if you haven't already, you have to decide whether humanity itself has a purpose and a hope. (That may sound like something overly cosmic for a place devoted to something as individual and personal as mental illness, but worldviews matter, even in here. I dare say especially in here.) This can be true only if there is an Almighty God who has infused every subatomic particle in the universe with eternal meaning and purpose. Or as Dennis Prager once put it: "Only if there is a God who created man is man worth anything more than the chemicals of which he is composed." Otherwise we are all, collectively and individually, just accidents, with no purpose, meaning or hope, like sandcastles at low tide...

[Moonira]

Hi Cimmy, I have been battling bad anxiety and depression for a little over a year. When my anxiety/depression went through the roof my appetite dropped. I lost 40 lbs but I managed by eating smaller portions of nutritous foods. Still struggling. I understand totally what you are going through. I feel for you.