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Posted 1/8/2012 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hello I am a 17 year old male. I will be turning 18 in June. I am somewhat healthy but after I explain you will understand.

Well first off my mental disorders are these: Bi Polar, ADD, and GAD.

Now with my life. I am so scared to eat food. I am afraid it has drugs in it (Mostly LSD, PCP, JWH 018. Things you cant tell they are there) It sucks because if I dont cook it on a stove top or oven and watch it bake I think someone in my house has but those drugs in it. I have gotten better but it still is bad.

Physical problems with this are I lost 40 pounds. Low Blood Sugar. Anxiety because of low blood sugar.

Mental Problems with this are I cant eat out. I cant have a good family meal unless my mom makes it (Which I dont live with her, I live with my GF and her parents and brother who is 22.)

I have been suffering from Derealization for about 2 years now from an illegal substance (Which I smoked ALOT)

I have never tried any of these drugs that I think are in my food. And if I do eat I get anxiety because I am also Hypoglycemic.

MY LIFE SUCKS!

Can someone please help me out? Just give me their life stories or anything to make me feel better?

Post Edited By Moderator (Scaredy Cat) : 1/8/2012 9:18:27 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/8/2012 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Freyman and welcome!

I am sorry that you are dealing with these disturbing thoughts, and losing weight and the enjoyment of eating because of it!

I think that when we have uncontrolled amounts of stress in our lives, that irrational thinking can easily take over. I understand your problem, even though I don't have the same thoughts about food...I have had other unlikely fears that I have dealt with!

Have you ever talked to a professional about this? Your doctor, a therapist, school counselor? You may really benefit from therapy and/or medication to help you deal with these thoughts and fears.

CBT in particular is a type of therapy that teaches you to retrain your thoughts from negative/scary/irrational to postive/probable/productive thinking. It is highly effective and many of us here can recommend it.

I think that going to see your doctor would be a good place to start. You need to be able to eat and get you BGL's up as soon as possible to avoid a hypoglycemic event. He/she can recommend a good course of action to help you.

Right now, you can visit our Anxiety Resource Guide (main A/P page 3rd post) and look at some sites that teach relaxation and breathing exercises. We also have a link for free CBT on-line, but I really think that you should actually seek person-to-person help as well:)

Take care and let us know how you are doing soon, and post again anytime with questions or sharing...we are glad that you have found us!

Scaredy Cat

P.S. in keeping with rule #1, I did a slight edit of your post.
Posted 1/8/2012 4:36 PM (GMT 0)
I have looked at therapy cause it is out of hand so when I turn 18 I think I will be getting what you suggested with the CBT. And yeah I saw the edit but I didn't know the rules lol.

Thank you for replying I am hoping to get scheduled with a therapist in about a month then will ask about CBT for when I turn 18.
Posted 1/8/2012 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
Good idea...but you may want to check and see if you qualify for it to be covered by your medical. Since it is causing you to be so physically affected, your doctor may be able to refer you to a specialist and have you covered as with a medical condition? It is worth a try!

Until then try those links that I mentioned. Practicing relaxation everyday will help to bring down your overall stress levels. Keep posting with us as well...just talking with those who understand is theraputic in its own way:)

S.C.
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