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Anyone else forget to eat and drink?

Marsi

Hey, so I've recently learnt thar I'm chronically severly dehydrated. I just forget to drink. also forgetting to eat. Best way to describe it is I forget that drinking and eating exist. I also forget going to the bathroom exists as well until it's bad. What should I do to try and fix this? I'm alone most days of the week. My partner comes home in the evening. and even if I have drink near me I still forget. I've also tried setting alarms and I just tick them of then forget to actually drink. Any advice is great. 

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  • You could try setting 2 alarms at 1 minute intervals, followed by a third alarm set at the highest volume with the ghastliest sound available. You might need a spare old phone for the third alarm and you could leave it beyond where your drink is. The rule is that you mustn’t turn the third alarm off until you have drunk the required amount. Eventually you could adjust the timing of the final alarm and you might manage to finish your drink before the alarm goes off.  

    I hope this doesn’t sound like aversive therapy - its the only plan I could think of. 

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  • You could try setting 2 alarms at 1 minute intervals, followed by a third alarm set at the highest volume with the ghastliest sound available. You might need a spare old phone for the third alarm and you could leave it beyond where your drink is. The rule is that you mustn’t turn the third alarm off until you have drunk the required amount. Eventually you could adjust the timing of the final alarm and you might manage to finish your drink before the alarm goes off.  

    I hope this doesn’t sound like aversive therapy - its the only plan I could think of. 

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