ED Anorexia/binge eating

[Ocean147]

How do I become more gentle with myself when it comes to either undereating or overeating?

I am at a healthy weight BUT I have always seen myself as fat. Probably has to do with being overweight when I was younger. I hate being skinny now, I know I should be grateful, but it just reminds me of how I want a little more weight.

Ever since the emotional abuse, and he used to check what I had for lunch everyday...I find lunchtime to be the biggest issue. On top of that, after we had fought, I shamefully ate a whole chocolate bar and I'm pretty sure that's where my overeating started.

I hate having PTSD and days like this feeling so helpless and just plain down. I'm sure tomorrow will be better, I'm going to make myself some oatmeal.

 

[Rose White]

How do I become more gentle with myself when it comes to either undereating or overeating?

This is a great question! And it encompasses a whole field of studies. I had pretty serious binge/restrictive disordered eating coupled with disordered alcohol consumption. For me what worked was going to a dietitian trained in intuitive eating while concurrently going to therapy with an addictions counselor.

I sort of lucked out in finding the intuitive eating counselor. It’s a great program that shifts your mindset about food and your own eating. Not easy and not immediately graspable, but I found it paid off in the end.