QuincyME
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- Feb 23, 2024
- 96
I'll try and keep this short and to the point. I can confirm that VSED rightfully belongs on the list of methods that shouldn't be attempted. I'm kind of proud of myself, I made it 38 days without eating so much as a crumb, but I did continue to drink water. Here's what I learned:
1) If you want to look like you just walked out of Auschwitz, don't eat for 38 days. You could almost see every bone in my body. My skin was hanging off of me and very wrinkled. I looked like I was 100 years old.
2) I think everyone's experience with this is probably different. For me, the hunger never went away. Never had any muscle spasms, no headaches, and no vomiting. Really bad dry mouth. Smoked a shit ton of cigarettes during that time which probably didn't help. Got dizzy, but never fainted.
3) From the research I did, with just water it can take anywhere from 60-90 days to die. Aside from the massive weight loss, I didn't feel like death was even remotely close, so I threw in the towel.
4) suffered from something called refeeding syndrome which is when you eat way too much, especially of the wrong food, after a prolonged fast. I had bad double vision and had problems walking and talking. For a couple of days I thought I might have had a stroke. Took close to a week to finally fully recover.
This is my third attempt and I'm still fucking here. I really am at a loss. I want out of this shit storm of a life and I've failed at every turn.
1) If you want to look like you just walked out of Auschwitz, don't eat for 38 days. You could almost see every bone in my body. My skin was hanging off of me and very wrinkled. I looked like I was 100 years old.
2) I think everyone's experience with this is probably different. For me, the hunger never went away. Never had any muscle spasms, no headaches, and no vomiting. Really bad dry mouth. Smoked a shit ton of cigarettes during that time which probably didn't help. Got dizzy, but never fainted.
3) From the research I did, with just water it can take anywhere from 60-90 days to die. Aside from the massive weight loss, I didn't feel like death was even remotely close, so I threw in the towel.
4) suffered from something called refeeding syndrome which is when you eat way too much, especially of the wrong food, after a prolonged fast. I had bad double vision and had problems walking and talking. For a couple of days I thought I might have had a stroke. Took close to a week to finally fully recover.
This is my third attempt and I'm still fucking here. I really am at a loss. I want out of this shit storm of a life and I've failed at every turn.
