Interoception and Eating Disorders
IndieMeg
Emu Egg
Joined: 26 Apr 2017
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Posts: 5
Location: Newport Beach, California
I don't have that exact feeling, but maybe it's similar. When I'm hungry, I start getting a headache and feel depressed, sometimes even suicidally so. However, I recognize that when it happens, I can probably eat something and be okay - however, that makes me distrust my sadness or anger as authentic because I end up assuming they're just hunger.
I used to have an eating disorder because I got kind of mixed up and thought I could condition myself against depression if I stopped eating - not so. I think the problem may be worse now.
But, as many times as people say this, I think staying hydrated helps. It kind of regulates my physiological hunger so I can define whether it's that or my emotions a bit better.
http://spdlife.org/aboutspd/senses/interoception.html
Sometimes I don't recognise that Im hungry and will be more likely to notice that Im getting irritable or my brain is functioning slowly and then I know I need to eat something even if I dont feel the need to.
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