Depression Symptoms: Appetite
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2019
- This is the fourth in a series of eight videos on the diagnostic symptoms of depression. This time we're considering changes in appetite and weight. Some people eat less, others eat more. But never salad.
Here are the others in the series:
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I literally put food in my mouth and it doesn’t feel like food:( I’ve lost weight and I’m forcing myself to stomach down anything I can. I hate it so much. I’ve been depressed before and always ate MORE. This time I’m experiencing EXTREME loss of appetite
I hope you'll get over this problem soon. Cheer up and get better ^^
It's not easy. I'm currently like you. And nobody understands y am losing weight cause I know people won't get it.
sorry that you're going through this, but in fact i'm in the same story, a complete loss of appetite and i lost around 15 kilograms, seriously i have no idea what should i do anymore but i hope you get over it soon, i feel you :)
Are you feeling better now?
How long did you lose your appetite for?
i’ve experienced a really bad trumatic event that has caused me to not want to eat. i feel hungry and shaky but i can’t find the energy to eat. this really helped validate what i’m going through
ive experiecned trama two weeks ago and im barely eating anything im eating only dinner
I searched this today because I went from hungry all my life to suddenly not finishing everything and even not having some food that I normally do today and with what’s happened in my life I sadly match the description for depression
I feel you! It‘s like me it is similar to me :(
me too
This food we are eating is fake and we are all tired of it
Me too I'm just 15 , skinny but someone who eats quiet a lot but from few days I'm not having that same hunger and I'm literally worried about it.
@@EYELOVEMUSICSOULhow are you I'm suffering from same
I've been depressed for a long time. Now I'm having nervous breakdowns, migraines, I can go 2-3 days without eating. Not that I choose not to but I'm just not hungry and food seems unappealing
I feel the same. Then im disappointed in myself for doing it
damn i can go over a week
How are you guys doing? Hopefully things are going better for everyone. I got tired of it all, decided drastic situations require drastic change so I recently listed/sold my house in Massachusetts and bought a place outright in Texas. That lopped 1900 a month off my plate and allows me more free time. I've never lived outside of mass and it's scary as hell but exciting at the same time.
I’ve had both Anxiety & Depression recently and lost two stone in a month.
Food is sooooooo disgusting to me now. I know I'm super depressed and I force myself to eat because I know it adds to my low energy. It really sucks but hopefully I'll get better soon.
This is exactly what I was looking for. When I ended my marriage to my narcissistic husband...Food now taste so so so good.(before I had no appetite but food was tasteless I am sleeping 8 hours a night. I am not binge eating but it's like my taste buds are alive. Fruits and vegetables taste so good. The air smells so fresh. It's crazy.
Thank you so much, you are answering all my questions.
Go out friends as this will change mind. Spend time with family.slowly appetite will increase.Give time to yourself.Even you if u are alone go out .... nobody will laugh at you. Trust me ❤️
My family is what's making me sick....🤢
@@SUGAR_XYLERthis is what I was about to comment
I’ve been going through this for years. When I have a lot on my mind, I simply cannot get food down, no matter how hungry I am or how hard I try. It’s frustrating because I’m starving, but I put a plate in front of me and I’m outright disgusted
My stomach used to behave like a furnace, I could eat bricks and id be hungry 2 hours later. Now Ive no appetite. Whats worse is due that lack of appetite my food doesnt really break down, it just sits there. I can no longer eat some meats such as tuna, cant eat oatmeal and have resorted to easy digestable foods like pasta and some fruits. Ive had treatment resistant depression all my life but now that Im in my 30's this issue of hunger is new. I eat once a day but always feel tired, weak.
hello I've also experiencing this... in past few days I've eat too much then one morning I've had already complete loss of appetite .. but I try to eat as much as I can...
Hi nice to hear that I’m same I got depressed and I’m still can’t eat I only eat once a day pushing my self I’m seeking advice thanks
For me it’s not just depression, it’s stress and anxiety too. I was 99lbs on my wedding day (typically 110-115). When my husband and I separated, I lost 15 in a month. Gained it all back plus a little extra, and then slowly lost it all again over a 3 month period. I just want to eat. I want to know be skeletal. And I’m so so sick of people saying “I wish I had that problem!”
Due to some thing that have been occurring I ha e noticed I wasn't hungry anymore and just feeling down. Thanks for answering some of my concerns. I'm going to reach out to my works peer support system to see if they can help.
Thank you, I really enjoyed this video made me feel a little bit better.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Summed up my miserable life
Elsewhere on the channel there are videos describing ways of altering mental states. Most of these are framed as "How to be Miserable" ideas, based on my books, but I think the wink is pretty easy to see.
@@RandyPaterson Why is the channel name this?
@@bsatyam My most recent books are How to be Miserable and How to be Miserable in Your Twenties, based on the idea that exploring the ways that we can inadvertently contribute to our own unhappiness can sometimes be more enlightening than re-asking the perpetual question "How can I be more happy?"
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after my attempt with an overdose 13 years ago. Even as I child I suffered with depression due to traumatic childhood events that was never addressed with counseling. Every fall and winter I lose weight due to lack of appetite.
Well, this year, I was offered my dream job, so I quit my position at a factory, in preparation for a month long training program halfway across the country. My Dad died two days before I was supposed to fly out. Needless to say, I was able to postpone my training till next year. I buried him on my 43rd birthday just over a month ago in October. I am now between jobs and am dependent upon taking out loans to pay my bills. I haven't eaten or wanted to eat since Thanksgiving last week. I've always been skinny and have never eaten a lot. But with all the stress, anxiety and depression with the change of seasons, this year is especially hard. I don't know why I'm sharing this.
I have no appetite because of depression and my family said I’m losing weight which scared me so now I try to force myself to eat small meals which just makes me feel sick and worse.
Unfortunately as a psychologist I am not able to provide any guidance on an individual situation without actually seeing the person. However, loss of appetite and resulting weight loss are reasonably common effects. Forcing food in small doses is often an appropriate move, though the person can feel somewhat ill from doing so. It often helps if this is combined with gradual increases in activity and exercise, allowing the natural appetite to return bit by bit.
If the person is not eating, they may also be experiencing nutritional deficiencies (other than just the number of calories) which can compound the problem. When eating is creating difficulty (or in the presence of other significant depressive symptoms) I strongly recommend that the person seek personal help from a qualified healthcare professional able to see them one on one. Appetite typically returns as the mood improves, but other causes should be ruled out and other approaches (eg behavioural activation) are typically important to get the mood to rise.
Jje same
Same happened to me...ten years ago there was a family tragedy and my appetite disappeared, never to return to its former glory. Sometimes, on a good day, I eat fairly well, but never until afternoon, and not nearly as much as others I live with. My average weight now is about 10 ,lbs less than it was before the event. I feel mosly recovered from the initial trauma, but it seems as though something in my brain actually switched off (a chemical?) and wasn't able to return to normal.
I have the same prob.. stressful mind depression , suicidal thought ...I don't feel appetite ..I m so helpless..I developed ibs ..lost a lot of weight ...what should I do
Just eat it
Weird al
they kept saying “you should eat more you look like a stick” not knowing what i’ve been going through… sometimes i feel so hungry but when i’m seeing foods i feel like i’m not hungry anymore… it’s so hard to explain! i’m forcing myself to eat more but it’s not helping! it’s making me gag
Some of the work with depressive appetite suppression - and indeed with certain eating disorders - is to detach eating from appetite. Appetite is simply an evolutionary goad to get us to do something we need to do. When it vanishes, the need remains. In a sense, we don't try - at least initially - to recover the appetite. We simply try to re-establish eating regardless of appetite. Over time, appetite tends to return and can then be relied on a bit more to push us to eat.
The need for diabetics to test their blood sugar levels and self-administer insulin can make a good analogy. Few diabetics experience the desire or "appetite" to test, nor do they hunger for insulin. It would be easier if they did, but they don't. They need to do it anyway, without the sense of "hunger" for it. This is the approach many depressed individuals need to take with food for a time. Usually a shortish time, fortunately.
my issue is that i feel hungry (my stomach growls loud) but i dont feel like eating anything. nothing looks good enough to eat for me. is that considered loss of appetite?
I can't make any specific recommendations for a particular person, but the need for food continues even if our appetite vanishes. Much of the problem with depression is that our usual motivational system breaks down. Normally we go see people, get out of bed, and eat largely because we WANT to - we feel an internal drive, much like thirst, that pushes us to do what's needed. During depression we often have to do things that need to happen, but without relying on the usual motivational push. We get outside despite depression telling us to stay indoors; we leave our zone of comfort despite a quest for comfort; and we eat because it's time to eat, not because we feel like eating or because food looks good to us.
Much of therapy is about learning how to do these temporary "over-rides" of our emotional state - and which ones are likely to pay off with improvement in the mental state. Later on, things tend to go back to normal.
Not entirely, though: Most of us can identify certain behaviours that always feel better once done (eg doing our taxes, exercising, organizing a social event with friends) that we never seem to WANT to do ahead of time. We learn to do them without this desire because we know intellectually that they will pay off.
There is certain food I used to love to eat but suddenly no longer wants to eat them
I’m bipolar and notice that happening.
I just spent 5 days in hospital for this same reason!! Total loss of appetite for months because of depression. Thought I was going to die so went to the ER of a local hospital. After CT scan (which was OK) and an ultrasound of my liver, I was admitted to hospital for treatment for Fatty Liver Disease which had developed, and treatment for depression. Got the liver problem under control and improving, but now have to begin seeing a psychiatrist to treat the lack of appetite.
Depression is hell on earth. I’m struggling with it also
I've lost like 40lbs or more in 2 months
What reasons behind weight loss?
@@sherazinformationandentert1710 MDD, grief, suicidal behavior, CCAS
Have u gastric issue?
@@sherazinformationandentert1710 I answered your question but it's a bit personal so I decided to delete it
I feel a ball of air in my stomach, when I put something in my mouth. I almost feel like throwing up
earlier today i was hungry so i went out cause i wanted mac and cheese so i opened the freezer then looking at the box i thought “i really don’t wanna cook this i just wanna lay down and go on my phone” so i put it down and grabbed a water that’s when i realized the connection between my depression and appetite im not lazy i’m depressed
I get that too. Or, I’m too tired to cook because I’m not being fuelled properly, and then it’s a vicious cycle.
That or I start to feel hungry and think “i want this” and then when I go get the thing and look at it, I want to puke at the thought of eating it. So hard.
I returned from Iraq in 2009. Eating brings me no joy. I can go days without it-I get nauseous. When I get depressed, I see my weight drop by 10 to 15 once, almost 20 pounds in a month. I have had depressive episodes that lasted a year at a time, and then the VA locks me up. 7 different meds, TMS, all failed.
I faced some bad situations for long time and after that I have started eating more and more even I eat and my hunger increases more and if I do not eat my sugar level decreses .. I don't know these are predibedic or hypoglycemia or because of depression ... I can't fast and can't have fasting blood test ... What should I do?
Im suffering depression and hyperventilation does the loss of taste and smell affects from depression
You know the depression is severe when you stop eating, if you are eating well then be grateful
What u mean I’m happy and stuff like this happens to me I mean I have down times but im happy
I'm the opposite of most. I cant stop eating when I'm depressed
I used to be like that like physically couldn't not stop sometimes I'd be watching a show and not realize I already ate half my food I'd do it so subconsciously sometimes I'd automatically take a bite or sip of something in my hand even if it wasn't mine usually catching myself right before or after the crime happened like I'll take a bite and realize mid bit fuck this isn't mine. I was so food driven but now I legit can go weeks without eating but in still in pain from starving just the pain makes me so nauseous I can't get up to make food or eat
Someone please send me advice or resources. I’m a marine veteran and I have been starving myself for 2 years now. I can’t help myself and I don’t think I can go any further. I’ve looked everywhere in Chicago for help but I don’t even know who to trust. I’ve done care before and had some pretty bad experiences and now when I search for therapy or specific things geared towards my eating problem it’s always something in the way of it. Always right there but not close enough. I’m just out of money, patience, and just shear will to do this. I have nothing left I gave it all up when I decided to join. After it all I lost every piece of me that identified me as a person. I’m nothing at this point just a husk of the person I was
The VA should have mental health resources for this type of issue. Sharp reductions of food intake can have psychological effects that create a spiral of symptoms. Finding help to return to the basics of self-care (enough food, enough activity, enough sleep, enough social time, enough solitude) can often bring significant relief, and the energy to deal with more complex aspects of the situation.
I got my appetite back when my ex husband of 30 yrs moved out. I didn’t have an appetite my whole marriage. I was a nervous wreck & I also couldn’t sleep. I was very thin most of my marriage, between 90 to 130. I’m ‘5. After my husband left I got a big appetite. I could get foods that I couldn’t eat for over 20 yrs. I’ve always been into physical fitness until my divorce. I had too many responsibilities to go to the gym . My fitness was my house & yard maintenance lol.
I also didn’t have to stay thin to be accepted by him so I stopped caring about looking perfect. I could finally eat whatever I wanted & I slept like a baby bcz I didn’t have to think about being rejected anymore.
Unfortunately now I have too much weight on me lol. It’s like I exchanged one problem for another.
In the past if I got stressed I couldn’t eat, now when I get stressed or lonely that’s the first thing that I go for even if I’m not hungry. It’s a distraction from all of my responsibilities. I got to stop it tho!
Please consider requesting to see a dietitian if you are having persistent issues with food. It's easy to get stuck wondering what is best and do nothing. I'm a registered dietitian and have experience with MDD. In my most recent episode I had to eat mechanistically and use the eating routines of others around me to prompt food preparation and consumption. My anhedonia still affects my food choices. I know it has taken a lot of effort and professional knowledge to avoid a big weight loss and impact on my health.
At times, I would eat so much my stomach hurts. On other occasions, I wouldn’t eat at all. Not sure why
I can proudly say I binge salads I can eat 3 rounds of mixing bowl sized salads especially if I mix up the dressing with each new salad
Hello! I'm going through something that's related to fear of death, and because of it I couldn't stop over analyzing myself or my body to the point I felt exhausted and drained. I wanted to eat but the thought of eating makes me sick or gag.
In our depression groups some clients reported a similar reaction, particularly at breakfast. We suggested they give up temporarily on eating a “proper” breakfast, as this was just leading to failure, and instead eat half a cracker or one slice of apple, which they could get down and keep down. Working from success rather than failure, they could then add a bit at a time: 2 slices, or jam on the cracker, etc. We felt urgency to overcome the weight loss, but ultimately starting low and working upward was faster.
@@RandyPaterson it's not just breakfast, it's like all 3, breakfast, lunch and dinner:(
i can't explain or express my
symptoms of deoression..i'm
NOT ARTICULATE ..i can't seem to find the words to be
vocal about my depression😢
Ive lost my appetite which is how I found this video I cant seem to eat its been three days already and idk what's going on i wrk in a wing place and will eat my breakfast lunch and dinner there i never go without a meal and these past three days I didn't realize it till the guy who wrks in the kitchen ask me if I was on a diet 😣😣
How are you feeling now.
Idk why I just started today not sure whether is depression I think is smth else (because i cant really eat but for example morning I'm hungry so i just drink some expresso and one pieces of dark chocolate then lunch I had beef soup but I didnt finished the soup with 1 vietnamese spring roll but after I ate I few like throwing up and I had loss of appetite. I also noticed I had loss/lost 1kg today. I am also taking a medicine a mid autism medicine lepax so i guessing it's just the medicine side effect. But i still had the energy to talk to my mother and brother but most of the time I am quiet since young. But my mother said I love to eat dont u want to eat like me? I also wanted to be like my mother so I forced down a fried banana down my throat and it feels disgusting. I just think is the medicine side effect. Right doctor? 🙉
Edit: I have no stress and naturally happy and I just found out I am anorexic (just started today) I am trying to eat more slowly wish me luck
I've had aversion to food for months, now I got to the point that I eat twice a day (barely), constantly feeling weak and disinterested in everything. Lost 2 kilograms, which worries me already. I might become anorexic if this goes on...
Loss of appetite is a common symptom of depression, but can be symptomatic of other difficulties as well, so it is best checked with a physician.
But how there has to be a CHeat to make me want to eat again.
We often want our emotions, impulses, and appetites to change first, with the idea that we will then change our actions as a result. Usually change happens the other way around. We change what we DO, and this alters how we feel and what we want.
My mind is telling me to eat food but my body can't take any food.
"The gastrointestinal tract is sensitive to emotion. Anger, anxiety, sadness, elation - all of these feelings (and others) can trigger symptoms in the gut." - Source: Harvard
Can all those so called psychologist stop hiding this information and actually help clients to work through those emotions instead of hiding behind the word anxiety and prescribing addictive pills thanks in advance!
Psychologists do not prescribe in most jurisdictions.