tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772933038599972944.post7340238781304974366..comments2023-12-07T01:46:47.908-08:00Comments on OCD Reflections: UpdateFellow OCD Suffererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16157849944445411960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772933038599972944.post-2195858837774508252010-12-19T17:14:15.644-08:002010-12-19T17:14:15.644-08:00I know when I was disordered in my eating, and des...I know when I was disordered in my eating, and desperately trying to be vegan and eat perfectly, it was both a symptom of my ocd and made my ocd worse, because I couldn't really think clearly, due to not eating enough. It was hard at first tolerating the thought that I couldn't eat perfectly, but ultimately, doing that exposure was very helpful, since the anxiety became less intense. There's so much in our culture to stir up thoughts about weight, that getting into a fight with it or trying to get it to go away really exacerbates everything.expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772933038599972944.post-78227166937324015542010-12-17T15:42:06.756-08:002010-12-17T15:42:06.756-08:00When I get more upset, I don't want to eat. Wh...When I get more upset, I don't want to eat. When I'm doing better, I sometimes actually enjoy food. I think enjoying food is a gift, even though it seems to be a straight-hair, curly-hair issue with everybody wanting what they don't have.<br /><br />And I worry, I'm on meds that can bring about weight gain, so maybe I should drink fat-free milk. It tastes okay, and I don't need as much food to live as my anxiety level decreases. But I don't want to get OCD mixed up in my eating, either. It seems that OCD can leave us more vulnerable to eating disorder-type problems.<br /><br />I asked one psychiatrist if I should worry about eating too much, and he said not for ten years. I, of course, interpreted that as a literal ten years, to my counselor's amusement.Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051102407708751849noreply@blogger.com