Oh I understand not being able to eat at all
- then my brain starts: you must eat, you ought to eat now, DH will be upset if you don't eat ……..
but I CAN'T! it's difficult even to drink anything.
I did find Bovril or Oxo melted with hot water in a mug useful, something I could sip. For 4 months I hardly ate anything. As I began to improve I added cooked rice to bulk it. I would look at the mug for ages, too scared to drink it in case I felt worse
. Plain boiled rice is filling. Rice pudding from a tin; hot or cold ; helps. Ginger biscuits or mixed fruits and nuts to nibble on were useful. Difficult to face but I didn't feel I was eating a 'meal' if that makes sense
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DH cooked chopped chicken breasts to cook with rice - night after night after ………. it takes about 10 mins. of bad anxiety before I stop eating completely.