When I don’t eat enough, I get low blood sugar and I find it hard to concentrate and function enough to do anything. And that’s just from skipping a meal, let alone if I hadn’t eaten for days or was subsisting for years on a very small amount of calories. When I see anorexic people in movies or books, they seem to have enough energy to exercise compulsively, go to school or work, and other things. Is it that their eating disorder gives them anxiety and that makes them more energetic? Or does your body just get used to not eating and functions fine after a while?
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Speaking from experience, you don’t actually function that well. I’d spend most of my day tired and dizzy, seeing black spots whenever I moved too quickly, and sick to my stomach. And yet, I didn’t pick up that what was happening was anorexia. I’d get most of my energy from caffeine, five to seven cups of black no sugar (which is how I always drank it, so nothing new), and from just enough dinner so my wife could see I’m eating.
Last year I went through intensive therapy, which included weekly meetings with a dietician. It was hard getting back to eating full meals, but once I did and was no longer constantly starving, I did actually start feeling better and more able to deal with my other issues. A few weeks ago I had a long day and forgot to pack lunch, and finally realized how being hungry affects my mood.
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