Hi All,
First time posting here, LONG time lurker. I've struggled for a while with my weight and am finally getting to the root of my mental health as a driving force behind my overeating. I often do feel an almost compulsive desire to eat even when not hungry, but this is largely fueled by my anxiety.
My insecurity about my weight has also produced some social anxiety for me...This draws me into a circular DEATH TRAP where I then feel anxious about sacrificing nights out with friends to stick to my diet, but then get anxious about sacrificing friendships and it goes on and on......Therapy has been helping me resolve some anxiety, but there is one bit of social anxiety that I wanted some advice/input on.
I worry about leaving the house or hanging out with friends for an extended period of time WITHOUT HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS. I get extremely worried about being hungry and not having food around that is a healthy option for which I can accurately calculate or even roughly guesstimate calories for. I know I should just enjoy myself once in a while, but it seems like we are always going out for a drink or going to hang out outdoors for several hours for a picnic, and I don't know how to get around the anxiety of being hungry and not having healthy food around. And once I start to get anxious about this, its as good as giving in.
TLDR; I have anxiety around being out with friends or out of the house for an extended period of time and not having healthy options to eat in case I get hungry.
Does anyone else worry about this? Anything you like to tell yourself to relax and put off eating until you have healthier options available?
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/e5qsh5/social_anxiety_because_im_afraid_there_wont_be/
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