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jaya
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 Posted - 03/17/2011 : 06:54:28
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| has anyone ever experienced weight loss after anxiety/panic attacks-despite eating well??has anyone ever experienced this as a tms equivalent?? |
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Goodney
USA
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Posted - 03/17/2011 : 07:07:58
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Jaya:
I have gone through two periods in my life where I suffered severe panic attacks and anxiety. I certainly ate well enough during those periods, but lost significant weight. The last time -- a couple of years ago -- I lost 35 pounds. My wife was concerned at my weight loss, and so was I. I joked that I was on the "Anxiety Diet", but it wasn't really funny. I think my anxiety definitely is linked to my TMS and pain issues, as those two periods also corresponded to my two worst pain periods. |
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Back2-It
USA
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Posted - 03/17/2011 : 07:11:57
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I've been on the anxiety diet, as well.
You say it's despite "eating well"? Before concluding that you are indeed eating well, take stock of what you are actually eating for a few days. It might surprise you how little is going in.
Another thing to consider is how much is going out. Sometimes anxiety can either cause constipation or its runny opposite.
And of course there is the old check with your doc thing if you're not sure. |
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jaya
USA
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Posted - 03/17/2011 : 07:16:04
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| thats what ive lost 35-40lbs. -im am however now unable to gain weight -its my "new" ocd thing-doctors say im healthy and at my ideal weight--they do however say that weight loss is uncommon- you usually have weight gain with anxiety- i bounce between 160-165lbs. at one point 5 years or so ago-i was unable to lose weight!-cant seem to find a balance point. |
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art
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Posted - 03/17/2011 : 08:19:51
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It's really pretty straightforward in my view. If you're losing weight you should be able to connect that with either eating less or exercising more. If you can't and you've lost a lot of weight, you should probably be checked out...
The only other thing I can think of is certain medications, like anti-depressants. They might muck with a person's weight... |
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Back2-It
USA
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Posted - 03/17/2011 : 08:20:18
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You're at your ideal weight an the docs say you are healthy?
Then what is the problemo?
I'd say they are right about the new OCD thing, as I am OCD Positive, and that they are wrong about most people gaining weight with anxiety. My experience and observations have shown otherwise.
Relax. OCD Red Flags are out!
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jaya
USA
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Posted - 03/17/2011 : 09:28:22
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| a good part of me believes that if i could cure the ocd-the tms thing would go bye-bye also...my mind always seems to need a focal point-its damn annoying, kinda hard to move on. |
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Back2-It
USA
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Posted - 03/17/2011 : 09:37:19
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jaya...
I don't know if the OCD thing can be "cured", but maybe kept under control. Or put to more constructive use.
I'm working on putting OCD to use for me in a positive way. Someone not ago posted something about the Paleo or Primal lifestyle, so I checked into it.
Some of it makes good sense to me, especially the MovNat part of it where you move like you did as a child. When I was a child, and when I got hurt, I never entertained the the thought that I wouldn't get better. So I have, in effect, learned that injuries don't heal -- and it's not been from personal experience.
So I am going to swap out one obsession -- my damned side hurting-- to working on the Primal me. This way, when I think of my body I can think not of my stiff side but what kind of lousy shape am I in and what am I eating, and how can I correct it all. |
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tennis tom
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Posted - 03/17/2011 : 11:34:33
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Originally posted by jaya
a good part of me believes that if i could cure the ocd-the tms thing would go bye-bye also...my mind always seems to need a focal point-its damn annoying, kinda hard to move on.
OCD is TMS. TMS is NOT something you are "cured" of. TMS is universal and part of the human condition. We can learn to understand it, work with it, work around it or be thankful for it when we need it's protection.
DR. SARNO'S 12 DAILY REMINDERS:
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6415
TAKE THE HOLMES-RAHE STRESS TEST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale
Some of my favorite excerpts from _THE DIVIDED MIND_ :
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2605
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"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Jiddu Krishnamurti
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has this ever happened to anybody??
