Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 960 Location: , England
Starving Your Body Also Starves Your Brain Posted: 10-01-07 03:27am
I know what it means in a way, but can
anyone explain it properly for me please?
Is that true and does it mean its
dangerous for your brain? Long term or
short term damage? etc?
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glynnis
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 33 Location: , london
Posted: 10-30-07 12:37pm
if u dnt eat there are no glucose going to
ur brain and u loose concentration, stuff
like that this explains it a bit better http://en.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa if ur
still unsure put it in google
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cln1812
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 523 Location: La Porte, TX
Posted: 10-30-07 13:37pm
It also affects your sleep cycle and can
cause major insomnia. It was horrible
when my ED was bad. Once I went 3 days
without sleeping. That was absolute
hell.
It can also start intensifying
repetitive/negative thoughts, and yes, the
PP is correct, your concentration really
does suffer. It makes it easier and
easier to rationalize anorexia to yourself
and your habits; looking back now I have
no idea how I could have tortured myself
so much (overexercise, starving, etc.).
It increases feelings of hopelessness
& depression & thoughts of
self-harming too.
For me, everything got much better after
recovery and once my weight and eating
stabilized. I still have aspects of OCD
in my life but do think I was slightly OCD
before the ED too, so I'm not sure I can
blame that on anorexia.
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Kayla343
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Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 27 Location: ,
Posted: 11-08-07 17:54pm
So since when you starve yourself, you're
"starving your brain" also.. does that
mean that you're not as smart as before..
like would it affect you in school? i'm
not doing as well as i used to in the
past.. and i find it harder to
concentrate. would that have to do with
it?
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 11-09-07 04:38am
Kayla! *
Sure, it happens. That was one reason that
lead me to stop.
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danij
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 11-11-07 20:15pm
Kayla343
wrote:
So since when you starve
yourself, you're "starving your brain"
also.. does that mean that you're not as
smart as before.. like would it affect you
in school? i'm not doing as well as i used
to in the past.. and i find it harder to
concentrate. would that have to do with
it?
YES.
Its not only during the starving time,
either. Months after I started eating a
enough, I still couldnt concentrate or
think as well. Its like my brain was
literally not as strong. It is a muscle.
(im pretty sure. lol. any case, it needs
food.)
Even now, I think im not as smart as I
would have been if I hadnt starved
myself.
YOu need so much more food than you
realize....just to keep to alive and
working.
when you starve yourself, your metabolism
slows down majorly-- it thinks there's a
famine, and doesnt want your body to die.
I was maintaining at 1200 cals, and even
gaining, but then I increased to 2000
(gradually, over a few weeks) and I LOST
weight.
That's just what I mean. You need so much
food- its different for everyone- just to
LAY IN BED ALL DAY. on top of that, you
need even more.
Good luck beating this, I know it's hard.
Love life, and jump in.
t will always be there, but if you deal
with it, instead of ignoring it, it
becomes easier. Your body is the only one
you'll ever have.
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Kayla343
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 27 Location: ,
Posted: 11-11-07 21:29pm
wow. i never thought i'd ruin myself
forever with all this crap. im doing a lot
better now, but its still really hard for
me.. obviously. I just can't believe that
not eating caused me to lose some of my
smartness and what not. it's hard to
believe i ruined my body as much as i
did.. and are just now seeing the effects
of it. thanks guys :]
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danij
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 11-11-07 21:57pm
no problem hon.
dont lose hope, though, you can still be
healthy! its never too late.
and i sound preachy, but i just want to
help.
take care!
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v00d00cita
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Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 718
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Posted: 11-12-07 04:29am
Kayla343
wrote:
wow. i never thought i'd
ruin myself forever with all this crap. im
doing a lot better now, but its still
really hard for me.. obviously. I just
can't believe that not eating caused me to
lose some of my smartness and what not.
it's hard to believe i ruined my body as
much as i did.. and are just now seeing
the effects of it. thanks guys
:]
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