It’s a cliché to say that this is so brave but this is so brave. I read most of it relatively objectively, with only my love for you skewing my objectivity. But as someone who hasn’t had an eating disorder it was certainly outside of myself, right? Then I got to the last paragraph and started bawling. I’m not sure why. But I think maybe it’s because that is how we all feel all of the time no matter how it’s manifesting. Appreciative as always of your wit and wisdom being in the world. ❤️
I feel like 2024 is the year of sharing that we are not okay. I read all of them, even the pieces by people who are not okay in ways that I myself am okay. It doesn't matter in what way they aren't okay, just that I need to read about someone else pulling off the plastic wrap. Will we look back and see this as a natural reaction to the insanity of social media? Are we coming down off of that now? The vulnerability is so necessary and I wanted to thank you for yours.
I related to this a lot. I am not bulimic (I am severely emetophobic, so most of my attempts to purge wound up with me crying and having a panic attack), but my pattern was binge eat/crash diet. Being diagnosed and treated for ADHD has all but halted my binging behaviors, which I'm so grateful for, but the fear that it will come back is always lurking. I'm about the heaviest I've ever been, but I also appreciate my body in a different way.
I understand about sharing stuff like this. That people will think you're not fine. And its like, no, I had to be somewhat fine to even write clearly about it! Sending love. <3
This is my story, too. Down to the plastic bag lined trash can… so incredible to me how we think we are the only ones and so frightening that we are not.
It’s a cliché to say that this is so brave but this is so brave. I read most of it relatively objectively, with only my love for you skewing my objectivity. But as someone who hasn’t had an eating disorder it was certainly outside of myself, right? Then I got to the last paragraph and started bawling. I’m not sure why. But I think maybe it’s because that is how we all feel all of the time no matter how it’s manifesting. Appreciative as always of your wit and wisdom being in the world. ❤️
I feel like 2024 is the year of sharing that we are not okay. I read all of them, even the pieces by people who are not okay in ways that I myself am okay. It doesn't matter in what way they aren't okay, just that I need to read about someone else pulling off the plastic wrap. Will we look back and see this as a natural reaction to the insanity of social media? Are we coming down off of that now? The vulnerability is so necessary and I wanted to thank you for yours.
I related to this a lot. I am not bulimic (I am severely emetophobic, so most of my attempts to purge wound up with me crying and having a panic attack), but my pattern was binge eat/crash diet. Being diagnosed and treated for ADHD has all but halted my binging behaviors, which I'm so grateful for, but the fear that it will come back is always lurking. I'm about the heaviest I've ever been, but I also appreciate my body in a different way.
I understand about sharing stuff like this. That people will think you're not fine. And its like, no, I had to be somewhat fine to even write clearly about it! Sending love. <3
This is my story, too. Down to the plastic bag lined trash can… so incredible to me how we think we are the only ones and so frightening that we are not.