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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 521098" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>Ditto to IC's over eating comment. It is epidemic in our day and age. I'm sure it isn't anxiety related in all who over indulge. Yet I find it likely that anxiety develops over time as the effects of over eating occur. I also think over eaters are likely more prone to developing other eating disorders. </p><p></p><p>I developed anxiety at 12 as I lived at my fathers. I also had no eating issues previously but then developed horrible over eating habits. Food for sure became my way of managing anxiety. It was a natural, for me, self soothing ritual as I had grown up the first 12 years with food insecurity. There was never enough to go around, I'm talking frequent times not a bite to eat for days. </p><p></p><p>In 2004 I went to the US (NY state) for gastric bypass. I felt ready to tackle my food issues and get healthy control back. I hit goal weight in under a year (well under). But I went extreme. I was living on the military base, two minute walk from the gym. Gym was free for me and included unlimited access to personal trainer. I started less than two weeks post op and about nine months later the doctor was furious with me as it was incredibly over doing it. </p><p></p><p>After 6 years at a healthy weight, my father was arrested and I barely noticed, and truthfully didn't care anyhow, I began over eating for anxiety soothing again. How's that for a direct identifiable trigger. I am now needing to shed 30 lbs or so, despite being 11lbs down recently from stress causing food to fall off my radar. </p><p></p><p>I now have been cooking a lot. I do enjoy it. I have to make myself want to eat because sure I need to lose again but starving isn't how I want to do it. </p><p></p><p>For me I think anxiety is the root of my food issues. I don't know that I think it always is the primary root. I do know for me, because it is primary, when my anxiety and stress triggers are under control, my food issues tend to normalize. So for those who are similar I believe it important for health professionals to treat the anxiety to help the eating issues. I don't get anxiety because of food. I eat because other things create anxiety and somehow food brings it under control. </p><p></p><p>I've lately been tackling both in various ways. I tend to lately be trying to use food PREP as a anxiety reducer. Making myself see cooking and preparing meals as a relaxing experience, the finished product simply a sampling, in moderation, of my cooking experience. I put on favorite music, enjoy the quiet and solo time in the kitchen, and take my time out from the world. When it's time to eat I try to enjoy but not make the eating the fun part of the experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 521098, member: 4264"] Ditto to IC's over eating comment. It is epidemic in our day and age. I'm sure it isn't anxiety related in all who over indulge. Yet I find it likely that anxiety develops over time as the effects of over eating occur. I also think over eaters are likely more prone to developing other eating disorders. I developed anxiety at 12 as I lived at my fathers. I also had no eating issues previously but then developed horrible over eating habits. Food for sure became my way of managing anxiety. It was a natural, for me, self soothing ritual as I had grown up the first 12 years with food insecurity. There was never enough to go around, I'm talking frequent times not a bite to eat for days. In 2004 I went to the US (NY state) for gastric bypass. I felt ready to tackle my food issues and get healthy control back. I hit goal weight in under a year (well under). But I went extreme. I was living on the military base, two minute walk from the gym. Gym was free for me and included unlimited access to personal trainer. I started less than two weeks post op and about nine months later the doctor was furious with me as it was incredibly over doing it. After 6 years at a healthy weight, my father was arrested and I barely noticed, and truthfully didn't care anyhow, I began over eating for anxiety soothing again. How's that for a direct identifiable trigger. I am now needing to shed 30 lbs or so, despite being 11lbs down recently from stress causing food to fall off my radar. I now have been cooking a lot. I do enjoy it. I have to make myself want to eat because sure I need to lose again but starving isn't how I want to do it. For me I think anxiety is the root of my food issues. I don't know that I think it always is the primary root. I do know for me, because it is primary, when my anxiety and stress triggers are under control, my food issues tend to normalize. So for those who are similar I believe it important for health professionals to treat the anxiety to help the eating issues. I don't get anxiety because of food. I eat because other things create anxiety and somehow food brings it under control. I've lately been tackling both in various ways. I tend to lately be trying to use food PREP as a anxiety reducer. Making myself see cooking and preparing meals as a relaxing experience, the finished product simply a sampling, in moderation, of my cooking experience. I put on favorite music, enjoy the quiet and solo time in the kitchen, and take my time out from the world. When it's time to eat I try to enjoy but not make the eating the fun part of the experience. [/QUOTE]
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