History Main / ForgetsToEat

* ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'': Patrick once actually forgot how to eat. When he asks SB for help regarding his parents visiting, SB assumes he forgot how to eat again and is about to go get a funnel. When Patrick says that it's something worse, SB laments, "Darn, I liked the funnel."

* Dr. Tenma from ''{{Monster}}'' has a tendency to do this often enough that even complete strangers start worrying about it. At one point, a restaurant owner gave him free soup and refused to let him leave unless he finished it. Not too much later, his stomach decides that it doesn't like this strange and scary concept known as "food", and he throws up.

This is in fact TruthInTelevision, as workaholics and others will become so engaged in something that they ''do'' in fact, forget to eat. Isaac Newton was famous for being so obsessive-compulsive about his work, that he would work hours and hours while neglecting to bathe or eat. Because this is common among obsessed gamers, AntiPoopsocking had to be put in place in many games. There is actually some science behind this, as the entire digestive system shuts down if a person is under stress because nobody wants to stop for a bathroom break or snack when being chased by a lion.

* In ''TalesOfTheAbyss'', there's a skit that indicates that Guy is victim to this - he knows how to cook because he misses mealtimes when he's working on [[{{Magitek}} fontech]], so he has to make his own food.

*** Sort of. Aspergians frequently go on meds to make their lives (or those of others) easier, but there's no treatment as such.

* Jack Skellington from ''TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' seem to be this (note that Sally brings him a food basket, so this is probably a usual occurrence). What is quite unusual is the fact that he needs to eat since he's DemBones.

* Jack Skellington from ''TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' seem to be this (note that Sally brings him a food basket, so this is probably a usual occurence). What is quite unusual is the fact that he needs to eat since he's DemBones.

* After being brought back to life in ''BlackestNight'', Boston Brand the former {{Deadman}} in ''BrightestDay'' has to be reminded by his ''PowerRing'' to "eat a cheeseburger". Being dead for so long has made Brand forget that he actually needs to eat again.

* In the ''DoctorWho'' EighthDoctorAdventures, the Doctor has a bit of a habit of this. Mostly when he's {{angst}}ing, but also when he's [[ForScience doing science]]. His companion Fitz once brought three meals a day to his door when he was locked away angsting. For four days. They all went uneaten. Somewhat justified by the fact that as a Time Lord he apparently needs to eat less than a normal human being. Also, judging by the descriptions of him in the book, he's lost weight since his sole TV appearance. In one book, while he's already under the weather for several other reasons, his companion Anji has to remind him to eat:

* In the ''DoctorWho'' {{Tie In Novel}}s, the Eighth Doctor has a bit of a habit of this. Mostly when he's {{angst}}ing, but also when he's [[ForScience doing science]]. His companion Fitz once brought three meals a day to his door when he was locked away angsting. For four days. They all went uneaten. Somewhat justified by the fact that as a Time Lord he apparently needs to eat less than a normal human being. Also, judging by the descriptions of him in the book, he's lost weight since his sole TV appearance. In one book, while he's already under the weather for several other reasons, his companion Anji has to remind him to eat:

-->‘Do you want some food? You haven’t eaten in days.’\\
‘That’s right,’ he said wonderingly, as if she’d made a point that hadn’t occurred to him. ‘You know, I bet that’s one reason I feel so bad.’

** Subverted with a vengeance when it comes to Luffy. He's able to both eat in his sleep, and instantly calculate how many meals he's missed as a result of sleeping for more than a day.

-->‘Do you want some food? You haven’t eaten in days.’\\
‘That’s right,’ he said wonderingly, as if she’d made a point that hadn’t occurred to him. ‘You know, I bet that’s one reason I feel so bad.’

->Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like "You know, sometimes I forget to eat!" Now, I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name, and my keys, but I have ''never'' forgotten to eat. You have to be a special kind of stupid to forget to eat.
-->--'''Roseanne Barr''', in one of her early stand-up routines

[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife You've been on this site for HOW long?]] [[YouSuck Hey you]], go eat some food!

* ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'': Patrick once actually forgot how to eat. When he asks SB for help regarding his parents visiting, SB assumes he forgot how to eat again and is about to go get a funnel. When Patrick says that it's something worse, SB laments, "Darn, I liked the funnel." SoYeah.