Content note: In this post I talk about anxiety, struggling to eat, and mushy foods that help me.
Disclaimer: None of this is medical advice, just my thoughts! Please speak to your doctor if your mental and/or physical health is taking a turn for the worse at the moment.
I want to write about topics like this to normalise talking about mental health problems, especially as they are so prevalent in the bi community. It’s easy to look around and feel like you are the only one.
Do you ever get so anxious it makes you feel sick? Thankfully it doesn’t happen to me very often, but when it does I really hate it. It sticks around for ages and even when I do everything ‘right’ to help myself and self care nothing seems to make a dent in it.
I signed up for counselling. Exercise regularly. Get lots of sleep and rest. Talk to friends. Etc. etc. etc. thanks for nothing, anxious brain. I feel full all the time, and when I cook I can barely swallow more than a few mouthfuls.
When you feel like this, what food helps you?
For me soft, mushy food is all I can manage. My favourites are:
- smoothies
- sausages and baked beans
- soup
- porridge with cinnamon
- ice cream & ice lollies
Something that helps me is, putting a small amount on my plate to start with so I’m not putting any pressure on myself. Often I feel able to go back for seconds – which feels better for me than starting with too much and feeling overwhelmed then having to put some back.
I try to be gentle with myself and remember that this round of anxiety will break at some point and I will feel a lot more normal again.
Hugs for all of us.
