I'm very thin and I don't think it's a physical problem, could it be mental? Anxiety/Stress?!


Question: I'm very thin and I don't think it's a physical problem, could it be mental.? Anxiety/Stress.?
I'm 18 years of age and i'm almost 6feet in height, and 108 pounds. I've been to the doctor my entire life doing tests and things but no solid results. Could this be a mental thing.? Could I be stressed and it's causing me to eat a lot less than others.? I also get severe stomach aches frequently. Health Question & Answer


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Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.

Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.

The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced... you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction... There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to....

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i am also thin but not as thin as you. do you eat 3 times a day.?.? are you stressed out.?try eating a full meal every day,before you go to bed . you must be very active and burn more calories than you take in.Health Question & Answer

sounds like colitus
caused by stress and the colin gets upset and you get upset stomach

find some good music to relax by and find some good foods to nible on


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