Hungry but don't feel like eating

One of my least favorite mental illness things is “hungry but dont feel like eating” and its companions “hungry but all the food in the house is Illegal,” “hungry but can’t make anything,” and “hungry, want to eat, but why bother” Also the adhd friend “hungry but unaware of hunger because current activity is too captivating” “Hungry but I’ll get to it later” “Definite not hungry, nope, but upon forcing oneself to eat something, discovering that the food vanished in 30 seconds and the pervasive feelings of ickiness all vanished, what the fuck” Hungry but only for one specific food. I do not know what that food is but i do know i don’t have it in the house

A dark-mode social-media screenshot collects relatable descriptions of struggling to eat despite being hungry, including ADHD-related hyperfocus and craving one unknown, unavailable food. The joke is the painfully familiar contradiction of hunger, executive dysfunction, food aversion, and suddenly devouring food once forced to start eating. It is shared as a reaction to being hungry but unable or unwilling to decide, prepare, or eat anything.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 3716 2022-12-02