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TW: exercise addiction/disordered eating.
Went to the gym! It was rlly nice b/c I have a much better relationship with it. But I'm worried lockdown has given birth to nascent exercise addictions & eating disorders for many. Here's a thread on some warning signs. https://twitter.com/mlothianmclean/status/1215251635355545600
Went to the gym! It was rlly nice b/c I have a much better relationship with it. But I'm worried lockdown has given birth to nascent exercise addictions & eating disorders for many. Here's a thread on some warning signs. https://twitter.com/mlothianmclean/status/1215251635355545600
this is skipped to the part of the thread with some action you can take. I'm not an expert - just someone who's gone through it. The experts are people you should talk to, like BEAT, but I know many won't. https://twitter.com/mlothianmclean/status/1215255258332651520
eating disorders, unhealthy relationships with food and exercise are so normalised we are loathe to admit we've got issues with them. i never went for help because i didn't think i was 'extreme' enough, even when it was affecting every aspect of my life & was all I thought about
talk to your friends though. you'll be surprised. a lot of them go through the same things. and someone further along in recovery might be able to help someone just beginning.
a lot of these problems can kick off when you have loads of time and nothing else to do. mine really came into the fore when i was a student. it was only when my life got busier that it became obvious how unwell it was making me and how much time and energy it took up.
it wasn't until last year that i started changing that. to get to where i am currently also took very strong input from my extremely caring boyfriend who was and is still worried about me. recovery isn't linear at all and i still slip into bad mindsets
i don't want you to think i'm a healed angel - it takes lots of baby steps but it is doable. be kind to yourself and try, in increments, to stop punishing your body.
