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I receive many comments reminding me that my eating disorder experiences aren’t the experiences of others. And believe me - I understand.
Therein lies the problem for therapists, family and friends, and eating disordered patients themselves, too.
I’ve always been amazed at the variety of stories and “styles” of eating disorders. For instance, one person with bulimia may […]
I’m horrified when I think about how “low” I’ve stooped to cover my eating disorder. Even though it’s been somewhat “dormant” for many years, I’ve still used it as an excuse to do some pretty crazy things in the past… things I now deeply regret.
How “low” have I gone? Consider these facts:
1. I’ve avoided friends […]
Kelly Turner at Grounded Fitness wrote a fantastic post recently about exercising, hunger pains and the ways we deliberately misinterpret (and mess up) our appetites.
I highly recommend Kelly’s words to you! They’ll definitely make you think.
For instance, as a result of reading her post, I have to admit that:
1. I like feeling hungry. The hunger […]
I pinch. A lot.
I pinch spices.
I pinch pennies.
I pinch my son’s cute little nose.
But I also pinch my body. All the time.
I didn’t realize how often I do this until I really took stake of my pinching. I was appalled. I really do pinch my “fat” (or any skin I can grab) whenever I get the […]
My husband and I were once friends with a card-carrying (yes, he had a card) nudist. He showed us pics from a nudist magazine, and I was shocked to discover that many people who run around naked are… well… imperfect.
Their body flaws are just out there for all to see. (As are other things - […]
It finally happened the other day. For the very first time.
I couldn’t change my clothes in front of my husband.
Let me preface this by saying that we’ve been together for almost 13 years. He’s seen me at my very worst. He watched me bring our son into the world (and I was quite naked then.) […]
I wanted to do a little experiment, so I started focusing on all the moments in one day that I spend hating my body.
The results? Not so positive. (But predicable nonetheless.)
For instance, right now it’s 9:30 a.m. where I live. I’ve been up for about three hours. I’ve already denied myself certain foods because I […]
I still find it such an honor when the kernels of one of my musings is used to create a beautiful post.
That’s exactly what happened here.
My posting “The Straight-A Anorexic” triggered the blog’s author to ruminate about body image issues in amazing depth. Her writing is so vivid, so moving that I had to share. Please check […]
(This is the last in a series of musings. The questions are meant to make you think — and sometimes there just aren’t any answers… at least not easy ones. I’d love to hear your feedback on them.)
What if your eating disorder is keeping you from living the life you were supposed to lead?
Tags: answers, […]
(This is part of a series of musings. The questions are meant to make you think — and sometimes there just aren’t any answers… at least not easy ones. I’d love to hear your feedback on them.)
What if your eating disorder was the only thing keeping you from fulfilling your dreams?
Tags: dream fulfillment, dreams, eating […]
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