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I can't stop eating

What is wrong with me? I am at my lowest ebb and I cannot stop eating!!!
I can eat and eat and eat and never feel full...it is worse before my period but I really do not understand how I can put away so much food!
Is there anyone out there that could help me?
Thank you
 
  sosickofme on 2008-10-13
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Hi,

Can you correlate the start of this to any life event ?

Tell me more about your fears/anxieties, any other odd mental symptoms, and your general behaviour with family and outside people

Also mention about your food cravings/aversions and temperature/weather preferences.

Any other health problems since childhood ?

How emotional are you ?

How affectionate are you ?

Do you need a lot of sympathy/consolation when you are feeling down?

Sameer
 
sameervermani last decade
Hello, thank you very much for your reply. I have tried to answer as honestly as I can below:

Can you correlate the start of this to any life event ?
I had a son 5yrs ago but did lose the baby weight fairly easily: I didn't even realise that I'd put weight on until I saw a photograph of myself and got such a shock! At that time we were trying to buy a property that we were living in and everything was extremely stressful—I had forgotten that it was at that point I think I put the weight on. My son was also quite ill from birth and whilst we developed coping strategies I had to give up work and there was an underlying concern re his health.

Tell me more about your fears/anxieties, any other odd mental symptoms, and your general behaviour with family and outside people
I am not very fearful but I do, for no good reason, have a fear that my son will be taken away from me; that we will be homeless.
I am not very social at the moment—I actually have to stop and think if I want to answer the phone when it calls. I am not close to my family as they historically have always been envious of me and quite nasty.

Also mention about your food cravings/aversions and temperature/weather preferences.
I love chocolate but when I keep eating it isn't sweet things mainly-mostly savoury/meals. I find it might coincide with not having a thirst (whereas usually I drink many glasses of water during the day, I can go through period where I don't drink much if at all for weeks.)
I love the sun but only when it's not humid (or hot and humid one minute/cloudy and rain-threatening the next); i love winter as I like the cold; I would much rather be too hot than too cold and feel very angry if I get too hot and sweaty (but not if I'm deliberately exercising-just if I'm trying to go about my daily business and I'm either incorrectly dressed or the weather is awful.)

Any other health problems since childhood ?
I had TB as a young baby.

How emotional are you ?
Very. I also tend to have an addictive personality. I go through periods where I feel I can't get through the day if I havent started it with a tablet! I was quite addicted to caffeine tablets at one point and still infrequently take them. I dwell on things and am easily hurt by people's comments. I feel lesser than other most of the times and am desperate to fade into the background.
I know I could look better if I made an effort but I get into the mindset of 'don't chnage yourself and make people notice you.'

How affectionate are you ?
Very. My son, my husband and myself are very tactile and loving.

Do you need a lot of sympathy/consolation when you are feeling down?
No.


Thank you very much; I would be grateful for any advice.
 
sosickofme last decade
Is your general temperament mild/yielding ?

Any fear of pins ?

So, are you saying this problem started from child birth ? Or did it start from the domestic stress that you mention ?
 
sameervermani last decade
Do you have stage fright ?

Do you have CONVICTIONS for WHICH you DO NOT ARGUE, even seeming to acquiesce to another's viewpoint though internally keeping your own view ?

Do you have performance anxiety ?

What savoury things do you like ?
 
sameervermani last decade
Hello, I've again tried to answer below:

Is your general temperament mild/yielding ?
No. Not innately. I have always been very independent and will listen to others advice, whilst knowing that I was always going to do my own thing anyway. I have just come out of a period where I was very yielding to my husband; that started shortly after I had my son. I don't why I was like—having my on feels like it's brought to the fore lots of suppressed emotions like feeling that my husband would leave us if I asked too much of him (as did my father and many other partners of my mother.)
I have come through that now so am back to more of my old self—which is someone who has a good sense of humour, will stand their but is pretty fair.

Any fear of pins ?
No.

So, are you saying this problem started from child birth ? Or did it start from the domestic stress that you mention ?
I think the problem may always have been there. I tend to over-indulge in one thing or another at some point in life and food seems to be the problem at the moment. The most confusing thing for me is that I don't understand how I put an extra 1.5 stone on without realising it! I suspect I had some post-natal depression which was then brought out again by the stressful domestic situation (compounded with my fear of homelessness etc)

Do you have stage fright ?
No. I used to have to get up and speak in front of many people when I was working and, whilst I would get very very nervous, I was always okay once started.

Do you have CONVICTIONS for WHICH you DO NOT ARGUE, even seeming to acquiesce to another's viewpoint though internally keeping your own view ?
Probably. Though I think this comes from a place more of 'I'm going to do my own thing anyway regardless of your opinion' than being scared to stand my ground; which I would do if the topic was of sufficient importance to me.

Do you have performance anxiety ?
No.

What savoury things do you like ?
Olives, cheese, salty crackers, marmite, love salty and sour things, I also love ice lollies and would happily eat loads in a day.


Thank you for trying to help.
 
sosickofme last decade
Do you take domestic responsibility well, and tend to feel responsible for them ?
 
sameervermani last decade
'them' being your family in the above question .
 
sameervermani last decade
Yes, I do feel very responsible for my family (I also have a fear, which I only thought of this morning, that something will happen to me and my son will be left alone.) And because of his illness that terrifies me.
When I first had my son I did feel very overwhelmed by the responsibility but looking back I can see that things weren't 'normal' and we did have a very hard time—I think I was in shock from the labour (which was horrific and very long).
I do take responsibility willingly; not just for my family but I do feel that we have a bigger responsibility to others as well—to help if we can. I hope that answers, I feel like I'm rambling!

Thank you again for your help.
 
sosickofme last decade
Okay, I have picked the remedy.

Dissolve 2 pellets of Calcarea Carb 30c in a 250 ml spring water bottle. You can shake it gently after they have dissolved.

Take a capful from this bottle 3 times in one day, spaced by 2 hours. This is to be done for one day ONLY.

Let me know in 5 days after these 3 doses.

Restrictions:

1/. Nothing should enter the mouth for 40 minutes prior to, or after taking the remedy.
2/. Do not touch the tablets with your hands, tip them into the cap of the container they came in and then into the water .
3/. Avoid coffee, tea (including green), and other sources of caffeine such as some fizzy drinks and large amounts of chocolate, except where this would cause a drastic change in consumption
4/. Avoid wearing perfume/aftershave, or exposure to anything with a strong smell while under treatment. This includes any and all essential oils, and incense.
5/. Avoid the consumption of excessively spicey foods
6/. The use of medicinal herbs, either as 'teas' or supplements should be avoided during Homoeopathic treatment, as should the use of over the counter medication, unless this has been recommended by an MD.
7/. Nothing of a medicinal nature should be applied to the skin


Sameer
 
sameervermani last decade

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