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How do you force yourself to eat/drink?

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Skyclad1uhm1

Lifer
Compared to depression hunger and thirst are only a faint glow in the distance, and eating or drinking just a tiny bit is enough to push it away again for quite a while. I can't really be bothered to stand in the kitchen for ages, knowing that I'll have time to think while doing it...

Anyone else feel that way? And if so, how do you force yourself to eat nonetheless? Normally I still manage, but the past few days I really can't be bothered. Forcing myself to go to work is hard enough as it is.

If I go get groceries now it will consist of cake and cookies mostly, cause I won't feel like cooking.
 
Forcing yourself to eat when you are not hungry can make you feel uncomfortable or even nauseous. Try eating light stuff (like fruit) and drinking water or juice.
 
Originally posted by: Alphazero
Forcing yourself to eat when you are not hungry can make you feel uncomfortable or even nauseous. Try eating light stuff (like fruit) and drinking water or juice.
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Originally posted by: Skoorb
Might I recommend seeing a psychiatrist?
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Don't trust em.

Yeah, that does make it quite hard to get rid of depression, and I may go there someday, but not in the near future.

And at the moment I do eat a bit of fruit or drink some juice once in a while, but it's not enough by far. I know I need to eat more, I just can't be bothered to.
 
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Might I recommend seeing a psychiatrist?
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Don't trust em.

Yeah, that does make it quite hard to get rid of depression, and I may go there someday, but not in the near future.

And at the moment I do eat a bit of fruit or drink some juice once in a while, but it's not enough by far. I know I need to eat more, I just can't be bothered to.
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Well you don't seem to be doing a particularly good job of dealing with the depression by yourself. Shrinks are there to help. It's their job and they have helped millions.

 
Originally posted by: Skoorb

Well you don't seem to be doing a particularly good job of dealing with the depression by yourself. Shrinks are there to help. It's their job and they have helped millions.
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Problem is that I approach them as "it's only their job, they couldn't care less if I killed myself if they get their money" it may make it pretty hard to start trusting such a person.
 
Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX
I don't force myself TO eat. The problem is forcing myself NOT to eat. 🙁
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Lol,I hear that,had to force myself out of the bakery department of the supermarket yesterday,the cheesecake was calling me loudly!

Btw,the OP should consult his medical doctor,he/she can evaluate you for depression and refer you to someone good who might well be able to help.Depression is curable!
 
There are a lot of medications these days for the treatment of depression and they do work. At least go see a doctor about it.
 
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Might I recommend seeing a psychiatrist?
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Don't trust em.

Yeah, that does make it quite hard to get rid of depression, and I may go there someday, but not in the near future.

And at the moment I do eat a bit of fruit or drink some juice once in a while, but it's not enough by far. I know I need to eat more, I just can't be bothered to.
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Depression... paranoia... sounds like you should very seriously consider seeing a psychiatrist, whether you trust them or not.
 
Ok, I have been in situations where I went for a week or two without eating a lot because I just didn't feel hungry.
And then I started smoking weed again and everything was cool.


I have recently completely quit smoking though, and I found the only way I can induce appetite is by running/working out/etc.
 
Ok, you need to deal with this.

You clearly have some issue in your life that is making you depressed. F*CKING DEAL WITH IT. The only person that can pull you out of depression is you.

And starving yourself is just a desperate ploy for attention.
 
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Originally posted by: Skoorb

Well you don't seem to be doing a particularly good job of dealing with the depression by yourself. Shrinks are there to help. It's their job and they have helped millions.
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Problem is that I approach them as "it's only their job, they couldn't care less if I killed myself if they get their money" it may make it pretty hard to start trusting such a person.
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You need to get over that feeling and go see a psychiatrist. They can probably help you with this and prescribe medication if necessary. I highly doubt this is something that's going to improve on its own.
 
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Originally posted by: Skoorb

Well you don't seem to be doing a particularly good job of dealing with the depression by yourself. Shrinks are there to help. It's their job and they have helped millions.
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Problem is that I approach them as "it's only their job, they couldn't care less if I killed myself if they get their money" it may make it pretty hard to start trusting such a person.
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My parents are both shrinks so I have some knowledge of the profession. They don't do it just for the money. The stress is far too high. Add to that the fact that shrinks make jack compared to plenty of other MDs anyway. You will find that the majority of psychiatrists (or any MD) genuinely care for their patients.

Additionally they'd lose their jobs pretty quickly if what they are charging insurance providers (or in my parents' case the province) for doesn't work wouldn't they? Even if they didn't give a damn about you they still have to try and treat you and if they have a 0% success rate they'll be out of work.

Obviously some of my parents' patients think that they care since every Christmas they get baskets from some of the patients they've helped.

You need to stop thinking like somebody with depression. Hard I know since you have it, but because you have it you're thinking like a depressed person and depressed people tend not to make the best decisions.
 
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Originally posted by: Skoorb

Well you don't seem to be doing a particularly good job of dealing with the depression by yourself. Shrinks are there to help. It's their job and they have helped millions.
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Problem is that I approach them as "it's only their job, they couldn't care less if I killed myself if they get their money" it may make it pretty hard to start trusting such a person.
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A psychiatrist is not the only person qualified to treat depression. For instance I myself work as an internist in a general medical clinic which is free. Any internist or family practitioner should be able to get you started on an antidepressant. BTW, most of them have as a side effect that they stimulate appetite. Cheers.
 
I know I need to eat more, I just can't be bothered to.
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Sooner or later you will have to be bothered to.

Problem is that I approach them as "it's only their job, they couldn't care less if I killed myself if they get their money" it may make it pretty hard to start trusting such a person.
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If they didn't care, they probably wouldn't be in that field.
 
I don't force myself to eat. There are three conditions where I may not eat: I have no appetite at all; I'm not hungry; or I am plain lazy and would rather relax with snacks or candies.

Most of the time it's because I'm not hungry. Then occasionally it's because I do not have the appetite. However, there comes those days where candies just takes care of me. Really, magically the candies fill me up. Thanks to pressure from my mum though, I end up having to eat before I go to bed. 😉

Yours sounds more like laziness . . . even by your own admission. Hence, if you have a significant other or anyone like that, have them push you to eat. Of course you'll be subjecting yourself to babysitting. Hey . . . but wait . . . your problem isn't even my kind of laziness. Yours seems to be the kind of laziness that has everything to do with not wanting to stand in the kitchen and cook, whereas mine is opposite most of the time (i.e., most of the time there is already food prepared). So maybe it's loneliness killing you softly? I thought you said you were married? Can't your wife be a motivating force? Uhmm . . . you may want to check your relationship 'cuz this may be a symptom of a bigger issue. :/

Edit: Whoops! I was a little too happy today to see the sadness in someone else's post. So I skipped your mention of depression. Sorry that you're feeling depressed. As I said, perhaps it's due to something bigger. Don't try to ignore the real issue. Check your relationship, as I suggested earlier (for that's my guess of what's causing your lack of will to do things).
 
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