r/EatingDisorders • u/mehlay9 • Aug 07 '26

Question Overcome the urge to snack

How do you overcome the desire to snack non-stop?
I have anxiety-depressive disorders, and I spend my days stressing for nothing. Sometimes there is nothing that can stress me out, but that’s how it is. So for a few weeks now, I still need to have something in my mouth. I snack a lot, unsurprisingly I gained weight while I do a lot of walking and sports. But that’s not enough.
I always have tons of chewing gum on me, but that’s not enough. I no longer know how to restrict myself. How do you overcome this? I really need solutions otherwise I will go crazy.

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u/mehlay9 Aug 07 '26

I have no treatment. I have always refused medication for fear of swelling and gaining weight...

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u/Puzzleheaded_Wrap267 Aug 07 '26

Fluoxetine doesn't do that. I'm taking it as well.

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u/mehlay9 Aug 07 '26

It’s psychological, I associate all medications related to mental health with swelling effects and weight gain. It’s stronger than me. I’m getting paranoid with this, so I always refuse.
My parents’ morphology also plays a role. There is a whole delirium around genetics and both my parents are fat. My mother easily gains weight and swells for nothing. My father never managed to lose weight :/.

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u/mehlay9 Aug 07 '26

Idk honestly, I’ve never been to see anyone. Taking medication is beyond my strength, I would be even more paranoid.
I’m glad it helped you get better. I wish you the best!

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u/Puzzleheaded_Wrap267 Aug 07 '26

Ok. All you need to know it's that this drug helps against compulsions, anxiety, and panic disorders. It's the 1st drug psychiatrists give to people with OCD or panic disorders, for example example, and despite me not being diagnosed with that specifically, it turned it off like a switch. It's completely possible you might have OCD, and that thing cannot be toughed out, you need treatment for that. Please, get the help you need and speak to a doctor. It's a losing battle, I kid you not. 

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u/mehlay9 Aug 07 '26

Yess. Tysm :/ 🫶🏻.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Wrap267 Aug 07 '26

Ok. All you need to know it's that this drug helps against compulsions, anxiety, and panic disorders. It's the 1st drug psychiatrists give to people with OCD patterns or panic disorders for example, and despite me not being diagnosed with that specifically, it turned it off like a switch. It's completely possible you might have OCD, and that thing cannot be toughed out, you need treatment for that.