I have been deeply struggling with bipolar disorder and anxiety my whole life, and thusly multi-day fasting could really only be done properly while in hypomania or with copious amounts of coffee or irresponsible spending. Recently, I’ve made a breakthrough with my depression and anxiety with the right treatments, and I’m 70 hours in now and really… It’s worlds different.
No longer do I have a constant voice telling me desperately I need food for reasons other than feeling physically ill, and even then I don’t mind just pushing through it if it’s not too extreme. It’s something I don’t even think about now. I have no mental ‘hunger’. My stomach barely growls on day 3 right now and even if it does, I don’t really care. The biggest change was today when I was driving home. I’d planned to break it because, logically, it just made sense. You know what I did next? I just… went home. I just drove on without getting food to break it because I simply didn’t feel like it. I’ve never ever done this before. I don’t have any issues enjoying my nights without food now. I don’t need food for pleasure. Is it really like this for people who don’t have these issues? I’m really blown away.
Edit to elaborate that treatments have helped my depression
Fasting isn’t easy. It’s hard to go against the grain telling everybody that you need to have 3-5 meals per day and nibblings/snacks in between. However it yields good results. Personally I found a superb energy boost in my life and my cuts/bruises heal better and overall I look better.
Look after your mental health, friend. Also don’t fast too much in one go. Break your fast gently. Be well!
Honestly it’s more likely to at if you are medicated for depression and anxiety, those drugs are killing your appetite. Some do that. While it’s sometimes easier to be healthier when I’m feeling mentally well, other times it’s the opposite and it’s easy to forget food when depressed. But I’d say typically the first few days of a fast are usually hard and what you initially described for most people.