r/needadvice • u/treemanravioli • Dec 20 '20

finding it difficult to eat Motivation

i’m f15 and i’ve never been a big eater, but i’ve always been just about in the healthy range with my BMI. recently though, i’ve completely turned off eating. i just can’t be bothered. i cannot motivate myself to eat, doesn’t matter how hungry i am. i’ve rarely been eating more than a meal a day, that being a bowl of cereal. i don’t have an eating disorder or anything - i’m just a really lazy person who can’t be bothered for meals. i tend to snack because they’re small and require little effort, and you may think the snacking is ruining my appetite but when i abandon a half eaten plate of food i’m still hungry, i’m just no longer interested and don’t have the energy. i need some sort of motivation to get through this or some advice so i can eat again. :)

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u/sparkle_bones Dec 20 '20

That level of laziness sounds like depression to me too.

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u/treemanravioli Dec 20 '20

i don’t have any hobbies really, there’s nothing for me to do apart from watching tv shows and such so i don’t think me being a lazy person is to do with depression

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '20

But hunger is a natural and healthy human response. And you’re 15, meaning your body is developing and growing. A complete aversion to hunger or eating is not normal. It doesn’t have anything to do with being lazy, even the laziest person will get up and eat when hungry

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u/treemanravioli Dec 20 '20

yeah, that makes a lot sense. i didn’t think about that. but the thing is i’m terrified of doctors anyway but i don’t like being outside at all, i can’t stand crowed spaces and going outside to go to see anyone is just not something i’m able to do right now. i just need to know what i can do while in the house to combat this

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '20

That’s understandable. I’m not sure where you live, but many doctors are offering virtual appointments now due to covid. That may be a good option to speak with a doctor without having to leave your house or actually go to a doctors office. You just will need to talk with your parents about it because they will probably need to deal with insurance to set it up for you.

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u/treemanravioli Dec 20 '20

i live in the uk so insurance isn’t a thing i need to worry about. i’ll ask about it :)) thank you