Anyone deal with loss of appetite during severe periods depression.

[Daryl72]

When you are severely depressed and anxiety is at its worse, I feel like even the thought of food makes me ill. Just one more issue to deal with serious depression/mental illness and pushes me closer and closer to finding a way to ending it all.

 

[lemonbunny]

i don't lose my appetite by default, but if i'm triggered or stressed by something i automatically become nauseous nowadays. so it's easier to lose my appetite than normal

 

[annointed_towers]

I find that the depression leads to inactivity so I never work up any hunger because I'm not expending any energy, so I eat less. Even when I do get hungry I am only able to take a few bites before I'm full

 

[tired_tired_tired]

Yes, lost 15+ lbs in less than 2 months because of it

 

[Tesha]

I had a very bad triggering event on Tuesday. I realised on Friday night that I hadn't eaten since it occurred. How I'm still fat is beyond me… but I completely understand stress and deep depression wreaks havoc with appetite and digestion.

 

[wljourney]

Same here.

Depression has been severe but for a long time I tried to eat my feelings. Didn't work of course.

Now that anxiety has joined the game I have gone days just with coffee in the morning, a handful of crackers and one ice cream bar at night - and not even that tastes good. No idea why I don't skip it completely.
Oh yea… headache from crying and undereating…

The only thing I enjoy somewhat is morning coffee.

 

[brokeandbroken]

When you are severely depressed and anxiety is at its worse, I feel like even the thought of food makes me ill. Just one more issue to deal with serious depression/mental illness and pushes me closer and closer to finding a way to ending it all.

Not so much lately but at times I've had bad stomach pains to where I barely eat.

 

[Daryl72]

Not so much lately but at times I've had bad stomach pains to where I barely eat.

Same here, stomach cramps due to stress and IBS issues also has me unable to eat.

 

[brokeandbroken]

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Same here, stomach cramps due to stress and IBS issues also has me unable to eat.

Yeah I think stress for me. Food just doesn't taste as good anymore in all honesty.

 

[vitbar]

Food starts to taste bland. No motivation to take care of myself. Hunger headaches like migraines.

 

[Daryl72]

Food starts to taste bland. No motivation to take care of myself. Hunger headaches like migraines.

yes, know that feeling all too well.

 

[Shar]

I eat more junk food to distract myself from depression. Food is one of the few pleasures I still have in life

 

[Daryl72]

I eat more junk food to distract myself from depression. Food is one of the few pleasures I still have in life

yes when I have junk food or sweets I tend to go for that as well. Anything quick and that I can. grab and eat. Not healthy whatsoever, but when you are so ill and don't want to eat at all, sometimes it's all you got.

 

[davidtorez]

When you are severely depressed and anxiety is at its worse, I feel like even the thought of food makes me ill. Just one more issue to deal with serious depression/mental illness and pushes me closer and closer to finding a way to ending it all.

Yes definitely for me it's the same

 

[moscowmuffin]

Going through this right now, it's a helpless feeling. The weakness and fatigue is bad, but feeling nothing can change it is worse.

A sick side note, I put on some weight during the heights of the pandemic and struggled to lose it. Now feeling like absolute garbage for months, I have lost that weight and my therapist wanted me to take that as a small victory - like I should be happy that this suffocating misery was like if I hit the gym regularly smh

 

[lotus11]

I've had anorexia/ bullima/ lax abuse for literally 15 years, my body just doesn't want food...maybe its just been trying to subconsciously kill itself for years cos it doesn't want to be here who knows

 

[nymb]

my eating patterns always have changed someweek i hated eating and ate only 500cal, someweek i binged over 5000 cal food everyday. I dont really understand it but i am used to.

 

[opheliaoveragain]

Same, suffering from depression mixed with Ana for 15+ years (IE its never going away) and am currently deeply in the cycle of restricting.

 

[Daryl72]

Same, suffering from depression mixed with Ana for 15+ years (IE its never going away) and am currently deeply in the cycle of restricting.

Same, suffering from depression mixed with Ana for 15+ years (IE its never going away) and am currently deeply in the cycle of restricting.

Thanks everyone for all your replies . My body just doesn't want food either. I know I need to eat, but it's near impossible when your body seems to reject anything you try and eat.