Social and relationship impacts: weight change affects how others perceive and interact with a person. Those impacts are real and can be psychologically significant.
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Wellbeing · Mental health · continued
Second pass at: A history of disordered eating: proceeding carefully posts 121–133
This is a continuation of a long topic, addressed by post number rather than by page. Start at post 1.
figure_review, post #118: Motivation and expectation: starting with clear motivation and realistic expectations about what will happen and when helps with psychological adjustment. Go to post
Substance use: if someone has a history of substance use, appetite suppression and weight loss can shift thinking about body and substance use. This is a risk factor worth acknowledging.
ms_holloway, post #92: Support and community: some people process weight change through community (online or in-person). Others prefer privacy. Knowing what you need and seeking it proactively helps. Go to post
I read post #121 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.
When to involve a professional: if mood changes are persistent, deepen over weeks, or interfere with function, involving a mental health professional is appropriate. These are not trivialities to ignore.
w.verhoeven, post #108: Sleep and mental health: these compounds can affect sleep for some people. Sleep deprivation worsens mood and anxiety. Addressing sleep separately from mood matters. Go to post
Substance use: if someone has a history of substance use, appetite suppression and weight loss can shift thinking about body and substance use. This is a risk factor worth acknowledging.
Picking up post #125: that is the part I would want checked first.
Sleep and mental health: these compounds can affect sleep for some people. Sleep deprivation worsens mood and anxiety. Addressing sleep separately from mood matters.
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b.jankowiak, post #52: post #51 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different. For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use. Go to post
Two things before anyone answers the substance.
First, the context in the first post is clear and specific. Second, the question is framed so that an answer can actually address it. Both are the norm here and both matter more than they sound.
m.rasmussen, post #24: Disordered eating history: a history of anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorders changes the risk-benefit calculation. Appetite suppression might trigger relapse. Specialist input is prudent. Go to post
post #129 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.
Identity and self-image: for some people, weight and body size are central to identity. Large change to body size can affect identity. This is not pathological; it is human.
This follows post #128 rather than contradicting it.
Body image and weight loss: large weight loss changes a person's relationship with their body in ways that can be psychologically complex. Some of that is positive; some might involve adjustment or processing.
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I read post #130 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.
Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.
The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.
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r.weiss, post #102: This follows post #99 rather than contradicting it. Disordered eating history: a history of anorexia, bulimia, or other eating disorders changes the risk-benefit calculation. Appetite suppression might trigger relapse. Specialist input is prudent. Go to post
Motivation and expectation: starting with clear motivation and realistic expectations about what will happen and when helps with psychological adjustment.
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