Is it normal that i lose my appetite when i get upswr

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I'm a 20 year old male. And I have noticed a while ago that any time I get upset or depressed I lose the want to eat. Even if i was starving before. As soon as I get sad I completely lose my appetite. I know alot of people confide in food when they ate upset. But not me. IIN?

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  • Ilovekittens1985
    12 years ago

    Me too. But my trusty friend mary Jane is always excellent and making me hungry and happy :)

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  • TyLee
    12 years ago

    I lose my appetite the second I get upset too! Totally normal!

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    Loss of appetite is one of the classic symptoms of both stress and depression. Comfort eating, which you hinted at, is slightly different, although can also signify those things.

    Don't worry about it too much. You're normal. The main thing is to find ways to de-stress and to work out what is depressing you.

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  • moomus
    12 years ago

    I'm
    Exactly the same. I always lose weight when stressed, and everything I eat feels like I'm chewing cardboard. I even put a post on here about it a few months back. I just have to force myself to eat as I don't want to get very underweight as I did before. Just try to eat high calorie foods little and often, as a big meal can seem impossible.

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