Re: Food issues... related?

September 14, 2011

Kirstin,

I had bulimia when I was young. Overcame it .My daughter who also has misophonia has had a very serious case of bulimia. I love food, cooking and eating with a passion, and cooking for company and friends, but hate noisy eaters. Go figure.

It may be related in some way. I avoid medication at all costs. I have enough problems. I guess it works for some ,but I chose a more natural route.

Mike

To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:13 PMSubject: Food issues... related?

I have never posted on here, and I too have recently been introduced.. Here is my story in a nutshell...I am a 35 year old woman, I have been dealing with these issues as far back as I can remember.. I have been to numerous therapists, been on many antidepressants, and nothing really has been of much help. I also have an eating disorder, I have been binge eating for years.. I went from a childhood of being tortured by food, to not knowing where my next meal was coming from, to hoarding food as an adult, to then bingeing on it. I was told that this may be a manifestation of these eating issues. Currently with the help of Wellbutrin, I have not binged in about 5 years, but the mouth noises and the anxiety related to these noises has just gotten worse...Any thoughts? Anyone else with this same correlation? When my therapist mentioned it to me, it kind of made sense, but after reading these posts.. I think it may be unrelated

alltogether..Thanks, P.S. Kit Kat should be fined for their damn "gimme a break" commercials.. just sayin!

September 14, 2011

Hi , I had an eating disorder involving binging then dieting and overexercising back to binging, all through college, a time of extreem stress for me, The eating order went away upon graduation and has not returned. My misophonia started at 12 before the eating disorder and has never abated. Personally, I don't think there is a correlation as far as obsession with eating or food. If anything the correlation would be that these are both stress related conditions, in my opinion.To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:13 PMSubject: Food issues... related?

I have never posted on here, and I too have recently been introduced.. Here is my story in a nutshell...

I am a 35 year old woman, I have been dealing with these issues as far back as I can remember.. I have been to numerous therapists, been on many antidepressants, and nothing really has been of much help. I also have an eating disorder, I have been binge eating for years.. I went from a childhood of being tortured by food, to not knowing where my next meal was coming from, to hoarding food as an adult, to then bingeing on it.

I was told that this may be a manifestation of these eating issues. Currently with the help of Wellbutrin, I have not binged in about 5 years, but the mouth noises and the anxiety related to these noises has just gotten worse...

Any thoughts? Anyone else with this same correlation? When my therapist mentioned it to me, it kind of made sense, but after reading these posts.. I think it may be unrelated alltogether..

Thanks,

P.S. Kit Kat should be fined for their damn "gimme a break" commercials.. just sayin!

September 15, 2011

hi

I've had a lot of food issues, bulemia and being generally worried about

food all the time. I always thought that this problem was food and anxiety

related also. It's interesting to see another explanation. This makes more

sense to me. I had a friend who snacked all the time. I stopped talking to

her because listening to her chew constantly made me crazy. I found myself

thinking I hate you, I hate you, I hate you most of the time I was with her.

I always thought it had to be related to my own problems with eating because

she is seriously overweight but this makes more sense to me. What other

people look like has never bothered me.

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Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:13 PM

To: <Soundsensitivity >

Subject: Food issues... related?

> I have never posted on here, and I too have recently been introduced..

> Here is my story in a nutshell...

>

> I am a 35 year old woman, I have been dealing with these issues as far

> back as I can remember.. I have been to numerous therapists, been on many

> antidepressants, and nothing really has been of much help. I also have an

> eating disorder, I have been binge eating for years.. I went from a

> childhood of being tortured by food, to not knowing where my next meal was

> coming from, to hoarding food as an adult, to then bingeing on it.

>

> I was told that this may be a manifestation of these eating issues.

> Currently with the help of Wellbutrin, I have not binged in about 5 years,

> but the mouth noises and the anxiety related to these noises has just

> gotten worse...

>

> Any thoughts? Anyone else with this same correlation? When my therapist

> mentioned it to me, it kind of made sense, but after reading these posts..

> I think it may be unrelated alltogether..

>

> Thanks,

>

> P.S. Kit Kat should be fined for their damn " gimme a break " commercials..

> just sayin!

>

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September 15, 2011

Given how much of the US is over weight, I think it is hard to get any feel for

correlation .

I do binge occasionally, and hadn't thought of it being related, but you make me

wonder.

I'm also a picky eater. Certain textures and tastes set off anxiety beyond what

feels normal Fortunately that's a lot easier to live with than noise.

>

> I have never posted on here, and I too have recently been introduced.. Here is

my story in a nutshell...

>

> I am a 35 year old woman, I have been dealing with these issues as far back as

I can remember.. I have been to numerous therapists, been on many

antidepressants, and nothing really has been of much help. I also have an eating

disorder, I have been binge eating for years.. I went from a childhood of being

tortured by food, to not knowing where my next meal was coming from, to hoarding

food as an adult, to then bingeing on it.

>

> I was told that this may be a manifestation of these eating issues. Currently

with the help of Wellbutrin, I have not binged in about 5 years, but the mouth

noises and the anxiety related to these noises has just gotten worse...

>

> Any thoughts? Anyone else with this same correlation? When my therapist

mentioned it to me, it kind of made sense, but after reading these posts.. I

think it may be unrelated alltogether..

>

> Thanks,

>

> P.S. Kit Kat should be fined for their damn " gimme a break " commercials.. just

sayin!

>

September 15, 2011

Bulimia can also be caused by malnutrition. I also suffered from this -- and

sometimes still get the urge. When this happens, I look at my recent diet and

mental state. I notice that when I eat more protein, stay away from simple

starches and sugars, and get more sunshine and exercise, that the urges diminish

or disappear. Find the food combination that works for your body type.

When our digestive tract gets damaged from one thing or another (antibiotics,

allergens, toxicities, etc.), it no longer has the ability to extract nutrition

from food. So you can eat and eat until you're stuffed, but still feel hungry,

so you eat more. Then you're so full, you have to expel. But then you're hungry

again!

But it's more...when we're malnourished, it can lead to depression and other

psychological disorders, as well a myriad of health problems.

I believe many (if not most) people who binge eat are really trying to

self-medicate. They're hungry not only because of malnutrition, but because

malnutrition can cause depression. But it backfires. Not only are they

malnourished and depressed to begin with, but when they expel food from their

stomach, they are causing a host of other health problems -- throwing digestive

acidity out of balance, damaging teeth and throat tissue, etc. And then there's

the cycle of guilt....Why do I do this to myself!

I think there is a direct connection between bulimia and and Gut and Psychology

Syndrome (GAPS), and may very well be related to the long-term stress responses

from Misophonia. In fact, there are some who suggest that neurological

conditions such as Autism, ADD, etc. may be initially caused by insufficient gut

flora when a child's nervous system is being formed. Without sufficient gut

flora, the nutrients needed for neural development were missing.

>

> hi

>

> I've had a lot of food issues, bulemia and being generally worried about

> food all the time. I always thought that this problem was food and anxiety

> related also. It's interesting to see another explanation. This makes more

> sense to me. I had a friend who snacked all the time. I stopped talking to

> her because listening to her chew constantly made me crazy. I found myself

> thinking I hate you, I hate you, I hate you most of the time I was with her.

> I always thought it had to be related to my own problems with eating because

> she is seriously overweight but this makes more sense to me. What other

> people look like has never bothered me.

>

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:13 PM

> To: <Soundsensitivity >

> Subject: Food issues... related?

>

> > I have never posted on here, and I too have recently been introduced..

> > Here is my story in a nutshell...

> >

> > I am a 35 year old woman, I have been dealing with these issues as far

> > back as I can remember.. I have been to numerous therapists, been on many

> > antidepressants, and nothing really has been of much help. I also have an

> > eating disorder, I have been binge eating for years.. I went from a

> > childhood of being tortured by food, to not knowing where my next meal was

> > coming from, to hoarding food as an adult, to then bingeing on it.

> >

> > I was told that this may be a manifestation of these eating issues.

> > Currently with the help of Wellbutrin, I have not binged in about 5 years,

> > but the mouth noises and the anxiety related to these noises has just

> > gotten worse...

> >

> > Any thoughts? Anyone else with this same correlation? When my therapist

> > mentioned it to me, it kind of made sense, but after reading these posts..

> > I think it may be unrelated alltogether..

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > P.S. Kit Kat should be fined for their damn " gimme a break " commercials..

> > just sayin!

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS A STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL GROUP AND NO MESSAGES ARE

> > TO BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OUTSIDE OF THE YAHOO GROUP MEMBERSHIP SITE OR

> > REPRODUCED OR COPIED AND MAILED FOR ANY PURPOSE.

> >

> > ALSO DO NOT SHARE MEMBER EMAIL ADDRESSES OR NAMES WITH ANYONE.

> > Thank you. MJ

September 15, 2011

Hi Kat

Thanks for the information. That is really interesting to know. I'm glad

you've found a good way to handle this. For me, I have a much bigger problem

with vomiting than bingeing. I really don't binge. I feel very guilty about

eating but I don't really restrict calories and am about 10 lbs overweight.