Guilty

I feel guilty for eating. My family has barely any food in the house. I feel guilty and that why I am starving myself. It hurts so much. I have barely ate in 4 days.

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CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover

OMG. I'm so sorry to hear that. You need to eat.
AnxietyLife09
AnxietyLife09

I know that I need to eat I just feel guilty cause there are other people in the house that need to eat too.
CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover

Is there anyone or any place that can help?
AnxietyLife09
AnxietyLife09

No.
CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover

Do you have a food bank close by?
AnxietyLife09
AnxietyLife09

No. I live out in the country so I am not near anything. I will figure something out.
CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover

Church might be able to help too
CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover

How about any close friends or relatives?
AnxietyLife09
AnxietyLife09

Church could help me but I don't want my family to know that I told anyone. I will get it big trouble.
CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover

Sometimes you have to ask for help. And that's o.k.
AnxietyLife09
AnxietyLife09

I made some toast. Im okay.
If I ask for help my parents might get so mad they might hit me.
I got to go do dishes.
CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover

I'm glad you ate something.
They better not hit you
Your just trying to help.
Go do the dishes.
We can talk tomorrow.
AnxietyLife09
AnxietyLife09

Goodnight.
CaliforniaItalianlover
CaliforniaItalianlover

Goodnight.
Love ya.
Ladybug7
Ladybug7

I'm sorry that your family is struggling financially. I'm very concerned about the fact that you're not eating enough.

It is not wrong for you to eat three meals per day. It is your parents' responsibility to find solutions to the money problem, not yours. You are 14. You need to eat well in order to keep functioning, plus at your age you're still growing. It's reasonable to expect that you not waste food. (None of us should.) However, it's not OK to be going without.

Could there be additional reasons why you're starving yourself? Do you feel undeserving of eating? Just a couple of questions for you to consider.

Sending you a message. Big hugs.