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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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  • I think as an adult there is not always someone there to remind you to do these things, you’re kind of told when to eat and drink as a child and reminded to use the bathroom.

    Luckily for the most part I’m ok with those things but if I’m wrapped up in something that interests me I am definitely affected by them. I very often remember to do those things but keep putting it off until I’m at a stage where panic sets in because I desperately need the toilet or my body is crying out for food or liquid. 

    I find it very hard to leave off from something I’m focused on, I can even work for long hours at a good pace as I don’t always know when my body is tired. Then it hits me once I stop and I feel awful as well as not having taken fluid or food. 

    Im sorry I can’t offer any advice as it’s something I do repeatedly and as you said the alarms and reminders haven’t been particularly beneficial for me.

    Good luck 

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  • I think as an adult there is not always someone there to remind you to do these things, you’re kind of told when to eat and drink as a child and reminded to use the bathroom.

    Luckily for the most part I’m ok with those things but if I’m wrapped up in something that interests me I am definitely affected by them. I very often remember to do those things but keep putting it off until I’m at a stage where panic sets in because I desperately need the toilet or my body is crying out for food or liquid. 

    I find it very hard to leave off from something I’m focused on, I can even work for long hours at a good pace as I don’t always know when my body is tired. Then it hits me once I stop and I feel awful as well as not having taken fluid or food. 

    Im sorry I can’t offer any advice as it’s something I do repeatedly and as you said the alarms and reminders haven’t been particularly beneficial for me.

    Good luck 

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