Hi, everyone, I am a twenty year old man who lost his appetite, initially as a result of withdrawal from Risperdal. It has been going on since last December, and so it has lasted for the better part of a year; so long that by this time, I suspect that drug withdrawal isn't even a factor. I have been...

You are right about my frustrations possibly getting in the way. I am entering couseling myself to try to help me handle it. A mother's natural instinct is to feed her children and when she sees one waste away, it is extremely difficult! I have seen Gary's DVD and read the manual. I am tapping...

Diana, thanks so much for the "control" suggestion. I think that is at least a good word to start with. I am sure you are right as my daughter said she feels like she is a control freak. She had mono last spring which left her depressed and she went inside herself and the eating disorder began...

Thanks for your answer. I have been tapping on myself and it has helped some with my anxiety. She is not willing to let me try it on her, but I am doing it surrogately anyway. I figure it can't hurt anything. Has tapping helped with your anorexia?

Gaining too much weight or losing too much weight is a sign of not being in control. I would seriously look at using Even though I am not in control of my life, Even though I am not in control of...........................whatever else could be issues for them. My neice has distant remote EFT sent to...

It was so encouraging to read that you think EFT will help with Anorexia. My daughter has been fighting it for about 4 months now. She is seeing a psychologist that specializes in eating disorders and seems to be progressing, but not fast enough for me! I recently bought the EFT DVDs. Do you have a suggestion...

I thought I would share an experience using EFT (emotional freedom technique) for Loss of Appetite. My mother after having surgery, had a total loss of appetite. She also suffers memory loss. It became a great concern when she wouldn't eat, and had to be forced to eat the smallest amounts. This went...