Although my ED tendencies are probably a symptom of something larger rather than an ED in their own right, I identify with feeling like you're losing control. If I purge, I feel in control, if I don't I feel like I'll become obese or something. But what I'm trying to remember in order to stop getting any worse than I am is that actually, when I think I have control is when I'm actually losing it. I'm not in control when I purge, I'm in control when I can stop myself doing so. I'm not in control when I don't eat, I'm in control when I do. It takes more control to eat healthily and sensibly than it does to starve yourself out of compulsion and desperation. That's why I'm trying to motivate myself to get down the gym - if I'm exercising regularly I won't feel so guilty about eating and won't feel the need to purge. It's kinda different for me though, I often purge to deal with anxiety or simply for the sake of it rather than a direct result of food guilt. But anyway...
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