Discussion Does anyone else forget to eat?

[deaf_judger]

Does anyone else forget to eat sometimes? You only eat breakfast and dinner. You are too focused on studying/working/playing vidya and dont remember to eat. When you take a break, your stomach starts hurting and you remember how hungry you were. You feel dizzy.

Why does this happen?

 

[Schwarzwald]

Does anyone else forget to eat sometimes? You only eat breakfast and dinner. You are too focused on studying/working/playing vidya and dont remember to eat. When you take a break, your stomach starts hurting and you remember how hungry you were. You feel dizzy.

Why does this happen?

Yes sometimes. Typically when I'm focused or depressed so both sides of the spectrum and I forget to get. I gotta be in that me zone.

I'll drink 3 pots of coffee before I eat something most days.

 

[The Patriarchy]

I was attaining peak religiosity at one point and was doing things like forgetting to eat. I was uncomfortable with just having to accept god so i fell into impiety

 

[BlackCommander]

Yep, pretty easy to for me; I have to stay constantly high in whey isolate shakes just to keep muscle up.

 

[Hobbit]

Yeah, quite often. It happens whenever I get addicted to something like a game, or sometimes whenever I'm manic (schizoaffective bipolar is one of my diagnoses).
Lately I've been really into World of Warcraft, been playing with a friend and doing dailies/questing a tonne.
When this happens (mania and/or vidya addiction) I tend to only realise I haven't eaten when my muscles feel incredibly weak and I can't even stand. When it gets to that point, I'll normally order food. It isn't healthy at all.
Right now my food substitute is cigarettes, energy drinks, and sleep - despite having food in my freezer, fridge, and pantry, I just forget to eat.
I wouldn't be surprised if I have a body dysmorphic disorder because whenever I look in the mirror I see a whale staring back at me but apparently I'm a normal weight and have actually been losing weight. I'm too afraid to check the scales.