Why do I lose my appetite when I think of a certain person?

Who knows. But one is pretty certain…
If you need to lose some weight, continue to think about this person.
If you need to gain some weight, think about something else.
If you are about right, think about them but only occasionally.

@josie Haha. Good advice. But I can’t really control how much I think about this person.

@tups
Really
Who is it then that controls your mind? Not trying to start something. Just curious.

Sounds like either the person is toxic or your thoughts are.

@josie I have no idea. Probably some alien in the sky.
No, I just can’t stop thinking about this person, though I would like to.

Then it’s your thoughts you need to learn to let go of.

Maybe I do like thinking about this person, but I don’t think it’s a good idea.

It’s a well-know fact that your emotions can affect your appetite. Use it to your best advantage.

Sounds like a crush. Is it?

Yeah. When I have a crush on someone and can’t stop thinking about them, especially if I am worried about what they think of me, I lose my appetite. Also, when someone breaks up with me, and I can’t stop thinking about them,, I lose my appetite.

Sounds like you’re in love with someone who either does not love you back, does not know you are alive, or is un-available as a partner for you. Right?

Sometimes you have to change your thought process by simply saying something, or doing something else the moment these thoughts of this person come into your head and don’t allow yourself to indulge wallow in these thoughts. You need to have a plan of action. Instead of wistfully sighing and thinking about this person for minutes or hours on end, the second the thought pops into your head, get up and go outside and take a walk or a run, get up and sing a happy song, put a rubber band on your wrist and flick it, have a drink of cold water. Get a mantra, find a mental picture of your calm and happy place (one that doesn’t have this person in it) and go there immediately, every single time.

Wallowing can take up hours or years of your time if you let it.

@Kardamom Yeah well, it’s probably option number three, yes. Thanks for the advice. I’ll try it sometime, but I think I’ll wallow a little more.

Is there a scientific explanation for why this happens?

Very common. This is probably part of the reason why married people are fat, they lose that giddy crush thing. LOL.

It probably has to do with chemicals and hormones released in the brain. Maybe oxytocin, but that is just a guess on my part, better known as the love hormone. Also, being around a crush can be like a state of anxiety or nervousness, which frequently decreases apetite, because it triggers fight or flight. In both there is not time for hunger, adrenaline rushes, blood moves out of our digestive system and into our extremeties like our leggs and arms to supply our muscles with strength to react to a sudden need to react.