Hey guys
My name is samantha, ive been battling with this chew and spit for a few years now, i chew and spit all kinds pots of jam, bran flakes, chocolate, bread everything i wouldnt normally eat, i hide the evidence in kitchen paper, bins and empty cans, i make sure everyone else in the house is out or asleep, it's disturbed my sleep as im getting up several times in the night to do it.
recently ive developed build up of acid in the stomache due to anxiety and my ibs and im constantly bloated , im on meds for it now but the chew and spit makes me feel fat and horrible.My mum now checks the bin for evidence and wont let me in the kitchen on my own, i get the urge to do it and when i cant i feel anxious and angry i hate it and i really want it out of my life.
Does anyone know if you can gain weight by doing it as im am currently under doctors orders to eat more carbs and variety in my diet for energy so i am eating 3 healthy meals a day but still chewing and spitting. I feel like i have put so much weight on and feel disgusting all of the time im constantly pinching my body, checking in mirrors and shop windows, even taking pics of myself to check.
I feel on my own right now as my family and friends are annoyed by me and tell me to get a grip but i need support, can anyone help me get through this xxxx
thanks sam
My name is samantha, ive been battling with this chew and spit for a few years now, i chew and spit all kinds pots of jam, bran flakes, chocolate, bread everything i wouldnt normally eat, i hide the evidence in kitchen paper, bins and empty cans, i make sure everyone else in the house is out or asleep, it's disturbed my sleep as im getting up several times in the night to do it.
recently ive developed build up of acid in the stomache due to anxiety and my ibs and im constantly bloated , im on meds for it now but the chew and spit makes me feel fat and horrible.My mum now checks the bin for evidence and wont let me in the kitchen on my own, i get the urge to do it and when i cant i feel anxious and angry i hate it and i really want it out of my life.
Does anyone know if you can gain weight by doing it as im am currently under doctors orders to eat more carbs and variety in my diet for energy so i am eating 3 healthy meals a day but still chewing and spitting. I feel like i have put so much weight on and feel disgusting all of the time im constantly pinching my body, checking in mirrors and shop windows, even taking pics of myself to check.
I feel on my own right now as my family and friends are annoyed by me and tell me to get a grip but i need support, can anyone help me get through this xxxx
thanks sam
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Hi Sam! dont worry you are not on your own.. reading up on this disorder on the internet and they're much more sufferers then i thought! i've been doing this for about 2 years now and am getting into the stage like you where i want to do it daily and really want to stop it. i will do it day and day and after doing it to the point of feeling bloated and sick will swaer thats the last time..but will always go back the next day its so fustrasting because it just makes u feel isolated but then again when i'm around people i want them to go so i can f*****g chew and spit!!
i personally havent experienced any weight gain from this..if anything i lose weight from it but find my face goes ever so bloated and puffy which is embarassing and makes me look terrible.
are you still finding yourself c/s everyday since you posted this? or have you finally found a way to stop??! I think the few major points we both have to consider is the fact that it's not just terrible on the outside but on the inside it is really dangerous..diabetes..tooth decay..ulsers (ive already been to hospital with what i suspected as a stomach ulser).
get back to me and hopefully we can stay in contact and support each other to stop this!.
Hopefully hear from you soon.
i personally havent experienced any weight gain from this..if anything i lose weight from it but find my face goes ever so bloated and puffy which is embarassing and makes me look terrible.
are you still finding yourself c/s everyday since you posted this? or have you finally found a way to stop??! I think the few major points we both have to consider is the fact that it's not just terrible on the outside but on the inside it is really dangerous..diabetes..tooth decay..ulsers (ive already been to hospital with what i suspected as a stomach ulser).
get back to me and hopefully we can stay in contact and support each other to stop this!.
Hopefully hear from you soon.
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Hey thanks for your message it means alot to me as i really do feel on my own most of the time.
i went for about 3 weeks without doing it but last night it hit m hard, i havent been sleeping lately and feel quite down so about 3 in the morning i literally went and chew and spat more than i had done in ages, a whole box of kraves cereal and ketchup, plus bread i can't tell you how shite i have felt all day today, my stomache feels like a balloon, i feel puffy and uncomfortable all over i have been so self conscious and feel sick when looking in the mirror.
what made matters worse is that i have no energy at the moment, i have been in the car most of the day as i had to go away to b.ham to give my sister a lift and so i have had no exercise ( i usually exercise every day.) i hope i feel a tiny bit better tomo but i really feel huge right now and it feels like im stuck in a hole and cant get out.
how have you been lately?
many thanks sam x
i went for about 3 weeks without doing it but last night it hit m hard, i havent been sleeping lately and feel quite down so about 3 in the morning i literally went and chew and spat more than i had done in ages, a whole box of kraves cereal and ketchup, plus bread i can't tell you how shite i have felt all day today, my stomache feels like a balloon, i feel puffy and uncomfortable all over i have been so self conscious and feel sick when looking in the mirror.
what made matters worse is that i have no energy at the moment, i have been in the car most of the day as i had to go away to b.ham to give my sister a lift and so i have had no exercise ( i usually exercise every day.) i hope i feel a tiny bit better tomo but i really feel huge right now and it feels like im stuck in a hole and cant get out.
how have you been lately?
many thanks sam x
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not so good..just had 4 chocolate bars and am searching for more! isn't it starnge how once you start its like..NOM NOM NOM i want more food, especially because before i start doing it i'm either not even hungry or in the mood to eat! D'OH!
I'm sorry about your relapse the other day, sounds like you where rewarding yourself with one big binge because u hadn't done it in so long..WELL DONE by the way 3 weeks is an amzing achievement!! it means you are capible of succeeding!..the problem sounded like you chew and spit when u associate it with an emotion you're feeling...when u had ur major binge did u feel down or anything?! i find i always do it when i feel c**p about myself or stressed out and it's the first thing i think of like..ohmygod i look sh*t today, i@m going to buy 5 chocolate bars cause i dont give a damn.
maybe try find the trigger and replace it with something else...i'm trying coffee and a cigerette! not the best replacement i know but its amking my cut down i mist admit!
or also what ive been doing is just cutting down my amount..like buying 3 chocolate bars instead of 2 packs and enjoying them but after that telling myself no more..i know its still chew and spit but its so much less and i end up enjoying it with a cuppa tea instead of feeling sick and bloated..because the thought of giving up entirerly is something i just cant do at the moment unfortunatly.
just keep thinking back to how you felt when u had the major binge...it made u puffy and bloated and down IT DID NOT HELP...u can do it!! remember u stopped for 3 weeks! just try cutting down first...
how u feeling with life at the moment? anything you want to vent about? keep me updated.
Nina xx
I'm sorry about your relapse the other day, sounds like you where rewarding yourself with one big binge because u hadn't done it in so long..WELL DONE by the way 3 weeks is an amzing achievement!! it means you are capible of succeeding!..the problem sounded like you chew and spit when u associate it with an emotion you're feeling...when u had ur major binge did u feel down or anything?! i find i always do it when i feel c**p about myself or stressed out and it's the first thing i think of like..ohmygod i look sh*t today, i@m going to buy 5 chocolate bars cause i dont give a damn.
maybe try find the trigger and replace it with something else...i'm trying coffee and a cigerette! not the best replacement i know but its amking my cut down i mist admit!
or also what ive been doing is just cutting down my amount..like buying 3 chocolate bars instead of 2 packs and enjoying them but after that telling myself no more..i know its still chew and spit but its so much less and i end up enjoying it with a cuppa tea instead of feeling sick and bloated..because the thought of giving up entirerly is something i just cant do at the moment unfortunatly.
just keep thinking back to how you felt when u had the major binge...it made u puffy and bloated and down IT DID NOT HELP...u can do it!! remember u stopped for 3 weeks! just try cutting down first...
how u feeling with life at the moment? anything you want to vent about? keep me updated.
Nina xx
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thanks hun you really are helping me at the moment
im glad to hear that your cutting down too its a step in the right direction and i know what u mean about the coffee and cigarette, i really need to quit at some point hehe, but cant do everything at once it's best to try sticking at one thing.
Its funny you should say about the emotional trigger because i suffer really bad with anxiety and on that night i couldnt sleep and felt light headed and shaky from worrying and so i thought that doing chew and spit would distract me from the worry of passing out which it did at the time, i guess like u said i need to find an alternative coping mechanism for the worry.
I have been pretty down lately with a huge mixture of worry, my body image in particular and the fact that since starting college im a social hermit i hardly ever go out any more due to lack of money so i don't see my friends as much, and also i think im a little lonely as ive been single for just over a year now which in turn makes me feel really unattractive.
Im proud to say that since that binge i havent done it at all and i do feel so much better for it but it was just like you said i thought to myself at the time that because i hadn't done it for three weeks i could go to the extreme and eat everything in sight well technically not eating it :p but how wrong i was because it made me feel crappy for at least three days.
how come your feeling down lately? i could go on forever venting but i think iv'e exhausted it a little bit hehe, you can always vent to me im kinda like an agony aunt at college which is funny because i can dish out great advice but i don't follow it myself.
take care and speak to you soon
sam xx
im glad to hear that your cutting down too its a step in the right direction and i know what u mean about the coffee and cigarette, i really need to quit at some point hehe, but cant do everything at once it's best to try sticking at one thing.
Its funny you should say about the emotional trigger because i suffer really bad with anxiety and on that night i couldnt sleep and felt light headed and shaky from worrying and so i thought that doing chew and spit would distract me from the worry of passing out which it did at the time, i guess like u said i need to find an alternative coping mechanism for the worry.
I have been pretty down lately with a huge mixture of worry, my body image in particular and the fact that since starting college im a social hermit i hardly ever go out any more due to lack of money so i don't see my friends as much, and also i think im a little lonely as ive been single for just over a year now which in turn makes me feel really unattractive.
Im proud to say that since that binge i havent done it at all and i do feel so much better for it but it was just like you said i thought to myself at the time that because i hadn't done it for three weeks i could go to the extreme and eat everything in sight well technically not eating it :p but how wrong i was because it made me feel crappy for at least three days.
how come your feeling down lately? i could go on forever venting but i think iv'e exhausted it a little bit hehe, you can always vent to me im kinda like an agony aunt at college which is funny because i can dish out great advice but i don't follow it myself.
take care and speak to you soon
sam xx
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I am in the same boat ad you guys its so horrible but reading this made me feel like I'm no longer alone. I've been doing it for about 4 years now and it's crazy to think that it's been that long. I scares me alot. My teeth are getting screwed up now and it sucks bad because I HATE the dentist! I'm scared that I wont stop. I know its an addiction now and I am going to try super hard to this week to quit after reading all the side affects. I am also scared if I've done permanent damage :( I hope I can stop and lose weight
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