Can Stress, Depression And Extreme Anxiety Cause Weight Loss?
can stress, anxiety and depression ( having all of them at the same time ) cause a loss of appetite and unwanted weight loss?
can stress, anxiety and depression ( having all of them at the same time ) cause a loss of appetite and unwanted weight loss?
February 6th, 2010 at 6:09 am
The short answer is yes. Think about your overall health and see a psychiatrist about these conditions. Follow up with a counselor. The weight loss and lack of eating can make you more susceptible to the stress, depression and anxiety which (apparently) precipitated the weight loss in the first place. All of this puts your general health at risk. I don’t tell you this to make you worry more, I want you to take care of your self and be well.
February 6th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Absolutely Yes!
Emotional and social components of healthy weight loss
Food isn’t just used to satisfy hunger – it is also a common part of social interactions and a means of comfort and stress relief. How we eat is also partially dictated by how we were raised – “clean your plate – there’s children starving in Africa” – and how the people around us eat. If your friends and relatives start packing on the pounds, you are more likely to do so as well.
What’s a healthy dieter to do? First, consider how and when you eat. Do you only eat when you are hungry, or do you reach for a snack while watching TV? Do you eat when you’re stressed or bored? To reward yourself? Also pay attention to how much sleep you are getting – lack of sleep has been shown to have a direct link to hunger and overeating.
February 6th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Yes it can, you can get so stressed that when you eat you’ll throw up. Go see a doctor and get on anti anxiety medicine.
February 6th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
and death or any other bad thing you can think of.
February 6th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
yes
February 7th, 2010 at 2:21 am
yes