Hey fast friends. Im currently on my day 3 of my 40 day fast. Its so weird … I am beginning to have anxiety… I have no idea why ? Maybe its the toxins and the emotions coming out? When I fast I know in the early stages it really does bring to light what I have been holding down inside… I am determined to see this fast through to the very end but I am having anxiety about the most ridiculous things like what if no one believes me I completed my 40 day fast on just water?? I guess thats the thing with fasting it is an extremely personal thing and you are only working on yourself with your self so those things should not really matter. Also I run my own business now and the last time i fasted everything became crystal clear and i tripled the income of my business on my last fast which was 21 days. I am looking forward to the clarity but when i did triple my business i also tripled my work and had to give up my fast on the 21 day mark. I’m determined to see this through this time. I need this My body has been begging for this for the last few years. I feel like Maybe I have this nervous anxiety is i don’t want to face reality of whats really going on and what I really really need to do … I am 29 and I am trying to establish a large business in my country at such a young age … that comes with some many problems I have been using food to block out ever since I started this business. Anyway has anyone gone through something similar to what I am going through ? Thanks so much guys and girls 
Day 3 of my 40 day water fast and have some questions
I would believe that it’s quite common to be anxious in a fast, especially in the beginning of it, with the rise of stress hormones in the body! I recognise myself in that too with earlier fasts, although it usually got much better by time! Into my longest fast, I felt more mentally calm than I can remember feeling for over a years time!
Thanks Anna. Yes Its very bizarre but I guess its just a normal part of the process and we have to move through it . I also heard later on in the fast all the emotions from your life start to detoxify and come out in small ways and have also heard everything thing you have ever eaten or consumed also has to come out in emotional ways or detoxify itself from the body ? I’m not sure but i am excited to see what does go on in the next 40 days. personally I even think 40 days is not long enough … I have had some major major upsets the last few years and I think it may take even more for my body to be back to the way it was. I Am contemplating a 90 day water fast but that is quite a long shot but still 100% possibles i am 95Kg now and have 20 Kg of toxins to loose so it is theoretically possible … but it has been over 12 months since my 21 day fast so i am not sure. Thank for your Input and help Anna
Btw Anna I cant like your post because im out of likes 
Prior research that I found on the association between cortisol and fasting involved measuring serum cortisol levels before and after a 5-day fast. The results of the study showed that serum cortisol levels almost doubled after a 5-day fast (Vance and Thorner 1989). It is not exactly surprising given that going 5 days without food would likely cause a stress response in your body.
I’m not sure if this hormone increase constantly with the length of the fast or if it settles once the body adapts to mainly burning ketones as fuel and leave the glycogenesis!
I don’t know much about the detoxification of the mind. Most psychologists within the most common psychotherapy forms talk a lot about the damage of bottling up feelings, but the evolutionary psychologists say that it’s all a misconception!
Aside from what the scientists disagree on, many people describe a spiritual growth when fasting, and I’m sure there’s many people that have more experience than me in terms of the emotional detoxification!
I do believe it’s possible to fast that long, (since there’s a few examples on YouTube), but most people have a few refeeds in between, so I guess you have to listen to your body along the way and always chose to be safe! 
I’m excited to follow your journey! 
Thank you anna Thats amazing information and thank you so much for sharing. That does explain some things. previously in my other fasts like my last 21 day fast it did go away but It is a blur because of the sugar and processed foods I have been putting in my body after it. Its like I was feeding my body this junk and running my business off a wim … its like the food kept me down but didnt want to let me know the truth. the food kept me stagnate and you get comfortably being comfortable and not work on the things you should be working on. also another major thing for me was family members… because they had been brainwashed even they wher saying i was going to die after not eating for 1 day! its crazy they have seriously come around now after seeing the amazing things i accomplished on my 21 day water fast. How do you deal with family and did you have that problem?
I’ve sort of accepted that not everyone will understand (or want to understand) the truth, but all I can do is to suggest them to watch a lecture or read something by a reliable source if they’re willing to. Other than that, I feel like the more knowledgeable and confident I am in the subject, the easier it is for me to explain to others when they worry or disagree with my decisions.
It is very challenging since I’m very agreeable, and don’t want to make people uncomfortable with my decisions of living, but some things that has helped me is to have a few tests done by the health center, to show my family that I’m healthy and calm their worries!
For my 30 day fast, I lived by myself (I had a roommate/host for the later part of it) so I didn’t have to deal with that issue.
But in the shorter fasts I’ve done over the last two years, it’s been very difficult not having a supportive environment!
Oh nice Anna. it sounds like your family are slowly coming around too. Yes the brainwashing of these people is on a epic scale and goes so deep. I also had my Mum just call me up and say your only water fasting for 2 days right ? lol I laughed and said Mum if your not going to be supportive i cant talk to you through this fast . My fast is 100% going for 40 days and maybe even longer. During the last few weeks of my fast I am planning on going back to the gym. Body imaginary and perception is definition. you can have the biggest muscles in the world and have 0 definition ie power lifters… oh and also Anna i looked up that book thank you so much! its awesome great info
Haha that’s funny! I bet you’re her worst nightmare right now!
No worries at all, it’s all about sharing experiences here