I received this question recently and have had it posed to me in the past. It always saddens me to hear someone ask it.
I am have been told reasons why people do not feel deserving of treatment, or worse, horror stories when attempting to access treatment.
But it boils down to one question...How bad do things have to get in order for YOU to be tired of this mean disease?
Question: Am I too old to attempt recovery?
Answer: No. Never. Period. Full Stop.
When years of shame becomes decades, it can seem insurmountable make that first step towards recovery. Those little lies you tell yourself to get through the day are now the lies that have kept you confined in an eating disorder longer than even you'd imagined possible. You grapple with the desire to live a life free of disordered eating and the fear of giving up your fractured way of existing wins over. For inexplicable reasons, you have fights with those that would help you. And each day, you go round and round, thoughts spinning faster and the music on this haunted ride keeps getting louder drowning out all sensibilities.
Admittedly, getting off that merry-go-round and presenting for treatment can be anxiety provoking. But You can do it! Staying off will require courage, fortitude and a strong support system.
Okay...
Depending on where you're from, if you exercise, are watching sports, or if you are body obsessed the title may have different meanings to you. But considering you're reading this post, I'm going to make the wild assumption that you know I'm talking about the abdominal muscles.
Hello! I am thrilled to be able to discuss eating disorders, body image, the media, weight, and dieting practices as it affects minority populations and men.
Research has clearly recognized that eating disorders affect people irrespective of ethnicity, gender, race, socioeconomic status or sexual orientation. Our job now is to talk about the issues that are facing us today, in order to better address them.
In years past, issues of eating disorders have not been openly discussed among men and many minority groups. Now slowly, (I mean really slowly) this conversation has begun. Often it is assumed that certain ethnic minorities or men are protected from eating disorder symptoms by virtue of their minority or male status. We know this not to be true.
I will ask now, and as we go along for your ideas. Hopefully we will have a great discussion! Welcome!
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