Depression

[DELATEXT]

Does having a favourite food such as ice cream or chocolate help alleviate the effects of depression,
sometimes I cannot eat when I am way down,
how does it affect others ??
Do folk have a favourite comfort food ???

 

[jamesdean]

I did have times when having cakes n chocolate might of given me a period of enjoyment but of late I just dont want to eat anything at ll I have to force myself to eat and at the most its just noodles only.

 

[DELATEXT]

lack of will to eat

Sorry to hear that my friend ??
Is there no food, maybe curry or pasta that could tempt you to eat more ??
even fruit or puddings if you can manage..

 

[messymoo]

I comfort eat with a lot of sweet stuff like chocolate, cakes, biscuits when my mood is low although it doesn't make me feel any better afterwards as I feel terrible for eating so much rubbish

 

[Jo1760]

Messymoo i am completely relate to what you wrote. My eating patterns are terribly erratic , one day i will eat too much, lots of rubbish - chocolate, cake, ice cream, bread the next day i might eat very little maybe just a piece of toast all day. There is generally no patten either, if i feel very low it can go either way.

I do on the days i sort of feel able to manage eat fruit, yoghurt and things that are much better for me.

I dont know why i find myself heading towards rubbishy stuff, i think at times i consider it a comfort but then afterwards i either feel sick or guilty for having eaten that type of food.

 

[DELATEXT]

I binge eat when I'm way down tried diets, you have got to be a good place to diet !!
Either way some folk starve themselves ??
One of the terrible side affects of depression ??
Although i love cheese, wallace and gromit have got nothing on me !!

 

[Rosepoet]

i need sugar when l am low when i am really bad i cant eat or taste but on way back up gimmie sweet stuff cakes chocs its like my body needs the help ......i try to eatt regular depression gets u so low u forget to eat.

 

[DELATEXT]

Ah, cakes, ginger bread houses ??
Yum, yum, i love chocolate ginger, eek i am addicted , ha, ha
NO SERIOUSLY ENJOY FOOD IN MODERATION..

 

[Rosepoet]

Ah, cakes, ginger bread houses ??
Yum, yum, i love chocolate ginger, eek i am addicted , ha, ha
NO SERIOUSLY ENJOY FOOD IN MODERATION..

sat in garden to catch last bit sun eating .......fairy cakes my daughter baked...yum.

 

[bsmoth1]

Yes I have a comfort food and that would be chocolate brownies with ice cream.That always helps me elevate some of my depression . Yeah its hard for me to eat when im down and out too but i know that i have to put some food in my system.... but it didn't help that boston lost the nba championship. Just a little light humor to lighten the mood

 

[Sarahfacinguptothings]

toast & flora buttery, no wonder the pounds are creeping back on as I like a cereal or two in the evening too.

 

[starfish]

sausage and mash.

 

[keepsafe]

I have been on mertazapine - I put 2 stone on eating crap like chocolate which by the way I never liked, I am now stuck in a depression with an extra 2 stone that is making me even more depressed - really! I do like maltesers though

 

[lou]

I am finding I either stuff my face with cakes and chocolates or don't eat a thing.
I've gone to feel guilty about eating recently, and excercising off any calories I eat. I have previously had an eating disorder so trying very hard not to go back there... Didn't eat yesterday though and eaten 200 kcal today and burned off 300 kcal just to make sure. I'm not small like I was years ago so hoping I shouldbe ok for a while. I'm stupid I know, I'm just not hungry anymore though.

 

[gothicminx]

My eating patterns are pretty erratic and I'm fat so clearly my diet is no good for me. I go from eating éclairs, crisps, buttery toast, buttery and cheesy jacket potatoes, chips etc to absolutely nothing. Not good =/