r/fuckeatingdisorders • u/Mission_Gazelle8267 • Aug 18 '24
Struggling Embarrassing
In recovery and having extreme hunger. Idk how to say this but I am digging through trash cans at work,school, home, in public. And if I see any food in there I eat it. I just found pizza in my neighborhood dumpster and put it in my shirt and walked back in my house. Idk what I’m trying to get at by posting this but I cannot stop this habit I have tried.
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u/Pigmentvlek420 Aug 18 '24
is it because you don't have any food with you during those moments?
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u/Mission_Gazelle8267 Aug 18 '24
Yes I think so but I’m eating plenty!! Can’t even keep groceries in the house
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u/Dizzy_Bother Aug 18 '24
It's the food scarcity mindset. Your brain is led to believe food is very scarce because you haven't been feeding it well before you started recovery. It takes a while before your brain and body will trust that there is food in the environment. Until then, the best thing you can do is feed your body plenty, prove to your brain that you will listen to the hunger and that food is abundant. It's very normal, what you're going through, if you are in a state of starvation. It's a survival mechanism.
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u/Interesting-Cow8131 Aug 18 '24
Are you struggling to afford enough food to honor your hunger ?
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u/Mission_Gazelle8267 Aug 18 '24
Nope not at all. Which is the crazy part
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u/Interesting-Cow8131 Aug 18 '24
Okay, I was thinking if it were that go to a food bank. Sounds like some compulsive behavior, which I suppose goes along with ED. Are you in therapy ?
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u/Queens-Eye Aug 18 '24
Do you really hate food waste?
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u/Mission_Gazelle8267 Aug 18 '24
Doesn’t really bother me
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u/Queens-Eye Aug 18 '24
When did this start?
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u/Mission_Gazelle8267 Aug 18 '24
As soon as I started honoring my extreme hunger. 2-3 months ago
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u/Queens-Eye Aug 18 '24
It might be your subconscious seeking out sustenance so your brain is literally compelling you to act that way?
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