{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat","path":"/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat","title":"What should I do if I don’t like to eat?","family":"Answers detail","description":"A 26-year-old truck driver eats very little, is markedly underweight, and reports a past seizure and a recent near-fainting episode while driving.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"custom-shared-preview","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat","wordpressId":"6157","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/allan-schwartz#person","name":"Allan Schwartz, Ph.D.","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/allan-schwartz"}],"reviewer":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/jesse-hanson#person","name":"Jesse Hanson, Ph.D.","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/jesse-hanson"},"dates":{"datePublished":"2024-06-01T00:35:12Z","dateModified":"2025-09-07T09:14:21Z","lastReviewed":"2025-09-15"},"content":{"html":"<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers\">Answers</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">What should I do if I don’t like to eat?</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"article-page answer-page\" data-answer-template=\"conversation\"><header class=\"answer-heading article-heading\"><a class=\"answer-back\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers\">Answers</a><h1>What should I do if I don’t like to eat?</h1><div class=\"answer-credits\"><a class=\"answer-credit-person\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/allan-schwartz\"><img src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/9429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\"><span><span class=\"answer-credit-role\">Written by</span><span class=\"answer-credit-name\">Allan Schwartz, Ph.D.</span></span></a><a class=\"answer-credit-person\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/jesse-hanson\"><img src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/9210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\"><span><span class=\"answer-credit-role\">Medically reviewed by</span><span class=\"answer-credit-name\">Jesse Hanson, Ph.D.</span></span></a></div><dl class=\"answer-heading-dates\"><div><dt>Published</dt><dd><time datetime=\"2024-06-01T00:35:12Z\">June 1, 2024</time></dd></div><div><dt>Updated</dt><dd><time datetime=\"2025-09-07T09:14:21Z\">September 7, 2025</time></dd></div><div><dt>Reviewed</dt><dd><time datetime=\"2025-09-15\">September 15, 2025</time></dd></div></dl></header><nav class=\"answer-nav\" aria-label=\"Answer navigation\"><a href=\"#summary\">Summary</a><a href=\"#question\">Question</a><a href=\"#answer\">Answer</a></nav><article class=\"prose\" id=\"article-content\" data-answer-thread aria-label=\"Reader question and professional response\"><section class=\"answer-overview\" id=\"summary\" aria-labelledby=\"summary-title\"><h2 id=\"summary-title\">Summary</h2><figure class=\"answer-question-image\"><img src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat-20261003.webp\" alt=\"A breakfast bowl, fruit, and water at a sunlit kitchen table.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" fetchpriority=\"high\"></figure><p>A 26-year-old truck driver eats very little, is markedly underweight, and reports a past seizure and a recent near-fainting episode while driving. Eating feels like a chore, and he asks which professional to consult.</p><p>The response prioritizes a full medical evaluation rather than assuming the cause of the symptoms is obvious.</p><p>Depending on the findings, it describes possible support from an eating-disorder therapist, nutrition professional, psychiatrist, or group program.</p><p>Although the original answer speculates about anorexia, it emphasizes that assessment must come first and that the reported health concerns warrant prompt medical attention.</p></section><div class=\"answer-originals\" id=\"original-conversation\"><div class=\"answer-originals-body\"><section class=\"answer-post answer-question\" id=\"question\" aria-labelledby=\"question-person\"><div class=\"answer-avatar answer-reader\" aria-hidden=\"true\">?</div><div class=\"answer-post-content\"><header class=\"answer-person\"><h2 id=\"question-person\">Question</h2><span>Reader · Identity withheld</span></header><p>I am 26 years old, 6’3\" tall and weigh 134 pounds. I eat once a day, generally dinner. When I was younger I was naturally skinny. However, around my teen years I basically stopped eating. I have been this way for about 11 years. I don’t do it for any particular reason other than I just don’t like to eat.</p>\n<p>I had a grand mal seizure in 2005 that I think could have been due to my lack of eating and I just about passed out the other day while driving; I immediately pulled over and called my dad to let him know my location in case it was another seizure. He told me he was concerned and told me to start eating or go see a doctor.</p>\n<p>The problem is I feel fine for the most part when I don’t eat, and eating is more like a chore for me. What kind of doctor should I go see? A dietitian? I understand I need help, after all, I am a truck driver and would hate for something to happen to where I lose my job, or worse.</p>\n<p>Thanks.</p></div></section><section class=\"answer-post answer-response\" id=\"answer\" aria-labelledby=\"response-person\"><a class=\"answer-avatar\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/allan-schwartz\" aria-label=\"View Allan Schwartz, Ph.D. profile\"><img src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/9429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" loading=\"lazy\"></a><div class=\"answer-post-content\"><header class=\"answer-person\"><h2 id=\"response-person\">Answer</h2><span>Allan Schwartz, Ph.D.</span></header><p>In my opinion, I believe that you should see your Medical Doctor, explain all of your symptoms and have a complete medical check up done on you, complete with blood and urine tests. One never knows what may cause symptoms even when it may \"seem\" obvious.</p>\n<p>If the results of the medical check up are that you are in good health, other than being under-weight, you need to do a number of things:</p>\n<p>You need to:</p>\n<p>1. Enter psychotherapy with a psychologist or clinical social worker who are expert in treating eating disorders.<br>2. Consult a nutritionist who is expert and experienced in treating eating disorders.<br>3. My guess is that the therapist or your medical doctor will refer you to a psychiatrist to get you onto medication to encourage you to eat more.<br>4. Somewhere along the line you may enter an eating disorders group therapy program.</p>\n<p>All of this does not need to happen all at once but you do need to get started.</p>\n<p>My guess would be that, before you have had a complete medical exam, you have Anorexia Nervosa. In effect, you are starving your self to death, whether you know it or not. In any case, this is a very serious issue for you and, to protect your health and life, you must see your doctor immediately.</p>\n<p>Good Luck</p></div></section></div></div></article><div class=\"answer-endmatter\"><section class=\"article-expert answer-expert-card\" aria-label=\"Subject matter expert\" data-expert-kind=\"related\"><a class=\"answer-card-avatar\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/carlos-protzel\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/13152.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" loading=\"lazy\"></a><div class=\"answer-expert-copy\"><p class=\"article-bio-role\">Subject matter expert</p><h2><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/carlos-protzel\">Carlos Protzel <span class=\"expert-credentials\">Psy.D.</span></a></h2><p class=\"article-expert-focus\">Integrative mental health care</p><a class=\"profile-experience-link experience-button\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/carlos-protzel\">View experience</a></div></section><section class=\"article-topic-community\" aria-label=\"Related communities\"><img class=\"topic-community-banner\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/library/editorial-15240.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" loading=\"lazy\"><p class=\"topic-community-label\">Related communities</p><h2>Eating Disorders</h2><p>A space to explore experiences with eating disorders, body image, and support.</p><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/community/eating-disorders\">Explore community</a></section><section class=\"answer-author-card answer-reviewer-card\"><a class=\"answer-card-avatar\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/allan-schwartz\"><img src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/9429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" loading=\"lazy\"></a><div><span class=\"answer-reviewer-label\">Author</span><h2><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/allan-schwartz\">Allan Schwartz, Ph.D.</a></h2><p>Allan Schwartz, LCSW, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of private practice experience.</p><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/allan-schwartz\" class=\"profile-experience-link experience-button\">View experience</a></div></section><section class=\"answer-author-card answer-reviewer-card\"><a class=\"answer-card-avatar\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/jesse-hanson\"><img src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/9210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" loading=\"lazy\"></a><div><span class=\"answer-reviewer-label\">Medical reviewer</span><h2><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/jesse-hanson\">Jesse Hanson, Ph.D.</a></h2><p>Jesse Hanson, Ph.D., is a clinical and somatic psychologist with over 20 years of experience in neuropsychology, specializing in integrative, mind-body…</p><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/jesse-hanson\" class=\"profile-experience-link experience-button\">View experience</a></div></section><section class=\"answer-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers/why-do-i-like-being-abused\">Why do I feel like I like being abused?</a><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers/why-do-i-feel-like-everyone-is-trying-to-upset-me\">Why do I feel like everyone is trying to upset me?</a><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers/the-brain-lock-of-obsessional-thinking\">Why does obsessional thinking feel like a brain lock?</a></section></div></div>","text":"HomeAnswersWhat should I do if I don’t like to eat?AnswersWhat should I do if I don’t like to eat?Written byAllan Schwartz, Ph.D.Medically reviewed byJesse Hanson, Ph.D.PublishedJune 1, 2024UpdatedSeptember 7, 2025ReviewedSeptember 15, 2025SummaryQuestionAnswerSummaryA 26-year-old truck driver eats very little, is markedly underweight, and reports a past seizure and a recent near-fainting episode while driving. Eating feels like a chore, and he asks which professional to consult.The response prioritizes a full medical evaluation rather than assuming the cause of the symptoms is obvious.Depending on the findings, it describes possible support from an eating-disorder therapist, nutrition professional, psychiatrist, or group program.Although the original answer speculates about anorexia, it emphasizes that assessment must come first and that the reported health concerns warrant prompt medical attention.?QuestionReader · Identity withheldI am 26 years old, 6’3\" tall and weigh 134 pounds. I eat once a day, generally dinner. When I was younger I was naturally skinny. However, around my teen years I basically stopped eating. I have been this way for about 11 years. I don’t do it for any particular reason other than I just don’t like to eat. I had a grand mal seizure in 2005 that I think could have been due to my lack of eating and I just about passed out the other day while driving; I immediately pulled over and called my dad to let him know my location in case it was another seizure. He told me he was concerned and told me to start eating or go see a doctor. The problem is I feel fine for the most part when I don’t eat, and eating is more like a chore for me. What kind of doctor should I go see? A dietitian? I understand I need help, after all, I am a truck driver and would hate for something to happen to where I lose my job, or worse. Thanks.AnswerAllan Schwartz, Ph.D.In my opinion, I believe that you should see your Medical Doctor, explain all of your symptoms and have a complete medical check up done on you, complete with blood and urine tests. One never knows what may cause symptoms even when it may \"seem\" obvious. If the results of the medical check up are that you are in good health, other than being under-weight, you need to do a number of things: You need to: 1. Enter psychotherapy with a psychologist or clinical social worker who are expert in treating eating disorders.2. Consult a nutritionist who is expert and experienced in treating eating disorders.3. My guess is that the therapist or your medical doctor will refer you to a psychiatrist to get you onto medication to encourage you to eat more.4. Somewhere along the line you may enter an eating disorders group therapy program. All of this does not need to happen all at once but you do need to get started. My guess would be that, before you have had a complete medical exam, you have Anorexia Nervosa. In effect, you are starving your self to death, whether you know it or not. In any case, this is a very serious issue for you and, to protect your health and life, you must see your doctor immediately. 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Eating feels like a chore, and he asks which professional to consult.","answer":"The response prioritizes a full medical evaluation rather than assuming the cause of the symptoms is obvious. Depending on the findings, it describes possible support from an eating-disorder therapist, nutrition professional, psychiatrist, or group program. Although the original answer speculates about anorexia, it emphasizes that assessment must come first and that the reported health concerns warrant prompt medical attention."},"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat","sourceReviewer":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/jesse-hanson#person","name":"Jesse Hanson, Ph.D.","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/jesse-hanson"},"question":{"id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat#question","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat#question","html":"<p>I am 26 years old, 6’3\" tall and weigh 134 pounds. I eat once a day, generally dinner. When I was younger I was naturally skinny. However, around my teen years I basically stopped eating. I have been this way for about 11 years. I don’t do it for any particular reason other than I just don’t like to eat.</p>\n<p>I had a grand mal seizure in 2005 that I think could have been due to my lack of eating and I just about passed out the other day while driving; I immediately pulled over and called my dad to let him know my location in case it was another seizure. He told me he was concerned and told me to start eating or go see a doctor.</p>\n<p>The problem is I feel fine for the most part when I don’t eat, and eating is more like a chore for me. What kind of doctor should I go see? A dietitian? I understand I need help, after all, I am a truck driver and would hate for something to happen to where I lose my job, or worse.</p>\n<p>Thanks.</p>","text":"I am 26 years old, 6’3\" tall and weigh 134 pounds. I eat once a day, generally dinner. When I was younger I was naturally skinny. However, around my teen years I basically stopped eating. I have been this way for about 11 years. I don’t do it for any particular reason other than I just don’t like to eat. I had a grand mal seizure in 2005 that I think could have been due to my lack of eating and I just about passed out the other day while driving; I immediately pulled over and called my dad to let him know my location in case it was another seizure. He told me he was concerned and told me to start eating or go see a doctor. The problem is I feel fine for the most part when I don’t eat, and eating is more like a chore for me. What kind of doctor should I go see? A dietitian? I understand I need help, after all, I am a truck driver and would hate for something to happen to where I lose my job, or worse. Thanks."},"answer":{"id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat#answer","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/answers/i-dont-like-to-eat#answer","html":"<p>In my opinion, I believe that you should see your Medical Doctor, explain all of your symptoms and have a complete medical check up done on you, complete with blood and urine tests. One never knows what may cause symptoms even when it may \"seem\" obvious.</p>\n<p>If the results of the medical check up are that you are in good health, other than being under-weight, you need to do a number of things:</p>\n<p>You need to:</p>\n<p>1. Enter psychotherapy with a psychologist or clinical social worker who are expert in treating eating disorders.<br>2. Consult a nutritionist who is expert and experienced in treating eating disorders.<br>3. My guess is that the therapist or your medical doctor will refer you to a psychiatrist to get you onto medication to encourage you to eat more.<br>4. Somewhere along the line you may enter an eating disorders group therapy program.</p>\n<p>All of this does not need to happen all at once but you do need to get started.</p>\n<p>My guess would be that, before you have had a complete medical exam, you have Anorexia Nervosa. In effect, you are starving your self to death, whether you know it or not. In any case, this is a very serious issue for you and, to protect your health and life, you must see your doctor immediately.</p>\n<p>Good Luck</p>","text":"In my opinion, I believe that you should see your Medical Doctor, explain all of your symptoms and have a complete medical check up done on you, complete with blood and urine tests. One never knows what may cause symptoms even when it may \"seem\" obvious. If the results of the medical check up are that you are in good health, other than being under-weight, you need to do a number of things: You need to: 1. Enter psychotherapy with a psychologist or clinical social worker who are expert in treating eating disorders. 2. Consult a nutritionist who is expert and experienced in treating eating disorders. 3. My guess is that the therapist or your medical doctor will refer you to a psychiatrist to get you onto medication to encourage you to eat more. 4. Somewhere along the line you may enter an eating disorders group therapy program. All of this does not need to happen all at once but you do need to get started. My guess would be that, before you have had a complete medical exam, you have Anorexia Nervosa. In effect, you are starving your self to death, whether you know it or not. In any case, this is a very serious issue for you and, to protect your health and life, you must see your doctor immediately. 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