Not restricting for long? Never 'underweight'? Not 'that bad'? YOU are VALID & Recovery is for YOU
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- A short but important message to anyone doubting the validity of their suffering or the necessity of their commitment to full recovery. It doesn't matter how much time you were actively engaging in your ED for: your suffering is valid and recovery is for you. It doesn't matter if you were never classified as 'underweight': your suffering is valid and recovery is for you. It doesn't matter if you don't think you were 'that bad': your suffering is valid and recovery is for you.
And this means that all the things that make up recovery are for YOU: the honouring of all your hunger (both mental and physical), the rebellious opposite actions and the need to prioritise rest. The body has a remarkable drive to heal and post-starvation hyperphagia/EH/feasting etc are valid and appropriate in response to ANY level of energy debt. Trust your brilliant body, lean into your healing hunger and march firmly in the opposite direction to your ED and all its BS. You are VALID and recovery is for YOU.
Sending much love and thank you again for all your love and support, it really does mean the world to me x
Please note: everyone's recovery journey is unique and it may be that the points I make in this video are not accessible and/or relevant to you so please, as always, take what helps and leave the rest.
Website: www.isr-recovery.com
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Podcast: Unrestricted
just got out of the hospital! (currently at a healthy bmi) and i cannot stop eating! I am honoring all of my mental hunger even when i feel so physically full and even though i feel so crazy, out of control, "unhealthy", and all the ed thoughts and feelings. watching your videos while going through this incredibly uncomfortable (physically and mentally) phase has been so helpful. i literally just have the energy to lay down and eat and watch recovery content.
Super pleased to hear that my sharing is supporting you in your journey
Massive slice of birthday cake currently being consumed and enjoyed 🎂😋
YES! Here's to cake! And here's to ED freedom! Keep adding to this win and thank you for sharing here! x
Emily, I’m in recovery and experiencing extreme hunger. I eat until I feel mentally satisfied, but sometimes I overeat to the point of feeling physically sick. I'm unsure how to address these situations. I've tried distracting myself and practicing self-compassion, but I end up feeling so stuffed that I can’t even move. What would you suggest? I'm scared to tell my therapist because I'm afraid she'll advise me to stop eating when I'm physically full. Please help 🙏
Thank you for sharing here and for this question, its actually something that I've been thinking of covering in a video because navigating the fullness that is a necessary and common side effect of the re-feeding process is SUCH an important topic in recovery. I will bump this video idea up closer to the top of my list :) x
Hi Emily,
thank you for your videos.
I really struggle with my body image lately. I still have extremehunger and gained a lot of weight the last year listening to it after a period where i was already at a healthy weight. I feel like im unlovable and nobody would ever want me and think im attractive with the body i am in now or maybe will be in.
What can i do?
Hi there, well firstly I encourage you to recognise that the problem is not your body, but instead it is the way you are thinking about your body. This is a powerful and important reframe in recovery and a solid place to start. From there I suggest shifting your focus onto a more body neutral perspective (channeling gratitude for what your body does for you and the life it enables you to live) and onto who you are aside from your body. I also encourage you to look at any behaviours you are currently still engaging in that may be reinforcing disordered neural networks around your body/weight etc (body checking? not ditching old clothes? negative self-talk? weighing yourself?). And I also want you to know that you are wonderful and loveable and utterly irreplaceable and that your body is on your side. Your body knows what it needs to do and where it needs to go to heal, restore, repair and recover and acceptance of your unsuppressed state forms the foundations from which liking and loving can grow. Once again: the problem is not your body, the problem is the thoughts you are having about your body. Sending lots of love xx