PS - Re: OCD kids and not eating, why?

[Guest guest]

Meant to add that quit eating at one time (really scary time!) due to

his scrupulosity/OCD. He had apparently made numerous " promises to God " that he

wouldn't eat certain things. Just impulsive type promises/thoughts. He was

down to a plain baked potato and about out of any liquids he could drink. Even

ingredients in foods were an issue.

>

> So many really good responses here, of people whose kids have been there. I

just wanted to add, that anxiety, alone, can take away your appetite. I

experienced that once, during a bad episode (for a few months) with my heart. I

became anxious about it, couldn't eat, and lost 30 pounds, very quickly. I got

to the point that I would gag, trying to get food down. I had no appetite

whatsoever. I