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i cant think about anything else

  • 20-04-2010 11:02pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    im obssesed with anything and everything to do with food calories and weight ..my bmi stays between 19 - 20.1.. leaving me in a healthy weight range.. i find it seriously hard to believe this is the weight im supposed to be, i dont feel healthy, im extremely uncomfortable in my own skin.. i have been preoccupied with food in the past and had trouble eating, maintaining a healthy weight etc and then treated for an eating disorder.. but never like this, this is ALL i think about. i measure myself against other people depending on weight.. could have the most stunning girl standing next to me, if i thought she weighed an ounce more than me id feel i was "better" than her.. an ounce less and id want to curl up in a ball and die :( ..all that matters is weight. i hate myself for being so shallow.. i feel like iv had no choice but to pause everything, because nothing is worth anything, until i am thin.. until i get back to my old self.. i can see now that i was a walking stick back then, but at the time i believed i was huge. i think im more pre occupied with food now than i was then. i would like to see a psychologist, but this isnt an option at the moment, because of a few reasons.. have you got any advice on how to deal with this myself? i think i just need a distraction and something else to focus on.. but its so hard to focus on anything else.. thanks


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  • #2
    profitius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,976 ✭✭✭profitius


    The simple answer is to have more hobbies and interests. That will take your mind of weight issues.

    You could also affirm to yourself that you're healthy and thats all you need to be.


  • #3
    seenitall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,724 ✭✭✭seenitall


    If your BMI is 19, you are just touching the bottom of the healthy weight scale.

    "i find it seriously hard to believe this is the weight im supposed to be, i dont feel healthy, im extremely uncomfortable in my own skin."

    If you are feeling unhealthy, extremely uncomfortable in your skin and "too fat" with the BMI of 19, this is symptomatic of body dysmorphia and I urge you to GET HELP.

    Whatever the reasons you feel seeing a therapist is not an option, this is the only way for you to get better, so please for your own sake find a way. This problem won't go away on its own. You need to be working on the causes of your dysmorphia with professional support.

    I really hope you take this advice on board. I wish you the best.


  • #4
    StormWarrior
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭StormWarrior


    Maybe you are focusing so intently on this to block out distressing thoughts? You should go and see your GP, this sounds pretty severe if you're not thinking about anything else. Maybe the GP could refer you to someone equipped to help, and I have read that there are some antidepressants that can be prescribed to combat eating disorders, either way it doesn't sound like you can manage this on your own.


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