I feel like im starving myself, not on purpose, but im scared for my health and I don't know what to do, advice?

[Anonymous]

about two months ago i choked on Chinese food, it really scared me, but then after that I've had this anxiety to swallow food, like I can't do it, i now only eat a couple bites of food a day, but I drink lots of water and juice, I've lost so much weight, I used to be really big in October i was about 290 pounds and now I'm 180, when I try to eat, something tells me im going to choke, and there's a pressure on my chest making me feel like the food is coming back up, im scared now bc today I got up, and it felt like I was going to faint. I wanna get better, I wanna stop having anxiety about eating, I can't even go out to a restaurant with my family, and it is very unhealthy to starve yourself, what do I do?😔

[snowangle]

This literally happened to my brother when he was a kid. He choked on a piece of chicken, and then he didn't touch solid food for the next 10 weeks. My mom kept him going by making him milkshakes with Slim Fast and bananas. She took him to doctors and counselors and he was still afraid.

What ended up working? Sorry if you're not religious. My mom got the whole church to pray together for my brother one Sunday, and the next day he asked my mom for a pizza and ate it (in tiny bites, but still). Talk about miracles, haha.

I would suggest going to the doctor and getting advice from there. Find soft foods to eat, like smoothies, yogurt, applesauce, thick soups (like tomato), or jello. For more suggestions, look up foods that people eat after dental surgery and such. If you get desperate, you can always try what my mom did.

Good luck and I'm sorry this happened to you. I know how miserable it is not being able to eat.

[doodlelove]

Get to the doctor and ask about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. It can help to change the way your mind works and can be very successful for a number of problems. Your mind needs retraining as this is a psychological, not physical, problem.

[Theshaft169]

Sign in to the physco ward. Get medical opinion. It's a sickness. Your mental health needs to be assested.
On the other hand , you live the fact you have lost so much weight and come here for attention because as a big one you are insecure , depressed and unhappy over your size to begin with. Get a professional to help you. Maybe bottle feed. It's better then intervinus. Damm this spell check don't work here I see lol

[Asker]

lmao thank you "the shaft"😂😂😂👏

[Kythe]

I agree with @Julep - you need to talk to a counselor/therapist.

[Arcadia_]

I recommend seeing a doctor about it, it's not your fault! - Just anxiety.

[Julep]

You need to go to a doctor and a therapist.

[Anonymous]

Just eat something