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29 Nov 2005, 5:19 am

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I've been eating disordered since I was thirteen. It was and is destroying my health. I know it. I've read the books. It doesn't help that I don't feel what other people seem to describe as hunger. I very rarely crave. Very rarely think of eating. I scared my girlfriend with this next statement: I equate needing to eat with being dizzy. That's what tells me it's time.


Have you seen a medical professional about this?

If you don't feel hunger it might become an executive functioning issue. Even if you have to set alarm clocks to remind yourself to eat small amounts six times a day - remember that sustaining your body will make general functioning easier. Even before you start feeling dizzy.

I also remember reading an article to the effect that a regular schedule / activity pattern reduces a lot of the negative symptoms of bipolar disorder.



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29 Nov 2005, 9:32 am

I haven't but it probably would be a good idea. The alarm clocks sounds good although not do-able as I am often away. When I was more of a shut-in I had people who would IM me at intervals and ask me if I had eaten yet. That's obviously not workable now but I will think of something...and bring this up with my doctor.


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Twitch wrote:
I've been eating disordered since I was thirteen. It was and is destroying my health. I know it. I've read the books. It doesn't help that I don't feel what other people seem to describe as hunger. I very rarely crave. Very rarely think of eating. I scared my girlfriend with this next statement: I equate needing to eat with being dizzy. That's what tells me it's time.


Have you seen a medical professional about this?

If you don't feel hunger it might become an executive functioning issue. Even if you have to set alarm clocks to remind yourself to eat small amounts six times a day - remember that sustaining your body will make general functioning easier. Even before you start feeling dizzy.

I also remember reading an article to the effect that a regular schedule / activity pattern reduces a lot of the negative symptoms of bipolar disorder.


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29 Nov 2005, 11:17 am

Twitch wrote:
It doesn't help that I don't feel what other people seem to describe as hunger. I very rarely crave. Very rarely think of eating. I scared my girlfriend with this next statement: I equate needing to eat with being dizzy. That's what tells me it's time.

I'm also bipolar. I hate eating when I'm depressed and I don't feel the need to when I'm manic. So that just adds to the mix.


You have described me a few years ago. I still often miss the signs of hunger untill I am dizzy. I am no longer thin but I still struggle with proper eating.

I had to keep a diary of what I ate every day and give it to a friend or relative. I also have had to use an alarm system to tell me to eat. I had to learn that I could eat when depressed and that if I ate the correct foods it helped to eliminate the depression. I learned this when I learned about the potato's not prozac diet for recovering acholics. This helps teach your body to use food not endorphins to survive. http://www.radiantrecovery.com/

Hope you find a way to overcome :)

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