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Afraid to Lose Weight
ladyzherra
Posts: 438 Member
I know that this might sound weird for anyone who has not experienced it, but I avoided weighing myself for a long time because when I see the scale go down, I immediately am triggered and begin to resort to my eating disorder of binge eating disorder, trying to regain the weight.
I have done lots of reading on this, and have worked with a therapist, of course, and across 20 years I have developed many useful tools and learned how to cope with this mechanism as best I can. But I wondered if others have trauma around losing weight.
I recently wrote a blog about this, as I continue my wellness journey. I am Week 9 of the journey and would love any support!
https://elanavery.com/2020/12/14/wellness-diary-week-9/
I have done lots of reading on this, and have worked with a therapist, of course, and across 20 years I have developed many useful tools and learned how to cope with this mechanism as best I can. But I wondered if others have trauma around losing weight.
I recently wrote a blog about this, as I continue my wellness journey. I am Week 9 of the journey and would love any support!
https://elanavery.com/2020/12/14/wellness-diary-week-9/
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I can relate to you. I'm actually looking for a therapist to help me with issue. I don't know that I would say "try" to regain my weight because I don't need to try. I have a lot of mental blocks and I definitely consciously self-sabatoge. It's rough but I'm back and am determined to keep with it. I don't think I'll be able to do it without a therapist though.
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