EDs/OCD
Has anyone else with an eating disorder wondered if it’s really just a manifestation of magical thinking? As in “my life will be better if I’m skinnier”, and other moral attachments to weight and appearance? I think this is difficult to determine since society does place moral judgments on weight… but it’s something I’ve been wondering about recently.
Ocd can definitely be linked to an ED. However, an ED requires its own treatment. If you are suffering, please seek treatment.
@Headwontstop🤍 I’ve actually been in treatment for my eating disorder longer than my OCD! It’s interesting to see how they overlap
Hi! I personally don’t have an eating disorder, but I did have body dysmorphia as a teenager. I would become a ritual of checking. I won’t go into detail because it’s just a lot of rituals on determining how skinny I wanted to be. I really do think society has a lot to do with the manifestation and how we perceive ourselves. It went into an obsession of being perfect for the public eye. I definitely agree.
@graceisokay Thank you for sharing your experience!
This is me but not with magical thinking OCD, I have an ED that overlaps with contamination and health OC, you are not alone! OCD can make you obsessed with anything and attaches itself to anything, ED's have similarities to OCD and they can definitely be linked. Hopefully your treatment will help ❤️
@Jade 🖤 Thank you so much for sharing your experiences jade! I wish you the best
ive had body dysmorphia and i always used to think my life would be better if i was skinnier:( it’s definitely society and it’s stupid beauty standards. something that helped me is realising that whoever you are comparing yourself to is probably also comparing themselves to someone and wishing they looked different, we are all in the same boat and it’s unfair on all of us. what’s the point ? you can’t hate yourself into a version you love
@peaceandluv This is so true!! You really can’t. I hate beauty standards so much, thank you for commenting on this:)
When I was in treatment for OCD, I developed an eating disorder. So my OCD did decrease, but I felt like the eating disorder took its place. Now lm in eating disorder treatment and my eating disorder decreases, but guess what: my OCD gets worse and worse.. Besides that, I feel like my eating disorder is kinda like my OCD. At first I was totally obsessed with calories and losing weight and everything that had to do with it, 24/7.. Than after being anorexic, I developed bulimia and binge eating disorder. I felt like being fat was the intrusion, losing weight by purging restricting, overexercising and searching information about losing weight hours a day were the compulsions. Binges were caused by an extreme urge to get rid of my emotions, so also the binges felt like compulsions to me. Do people recognize this? What do you think about Eating disorders and OCD?
every once in a while my body image issues flare up & it can get intense. i obsess over the feeling I have in my clothes to check if I’ve gained weight, think of food, and have this perception that everyone sees me in a certain light I don’t want to see. i really can beat myself up with negative self talk. i haven’t realized until today since body image issues are so common that this could be my ocd. i used to engage in highly restrictive behavior when it came to food—I eliminated any white carbs, dairy, meat, etc & would do intermittent fasting. it’s hard not to fall into this obsession. I gained a few pounds over the last couple of months and it makes me feel anxious for the summer. anyone have a similar experience? x
Possible trigger warning if anyone else has an ED. I saw a post online that basically said if you cant have a restrictive eating disorder without being fatphobic. I have Anorexia, struggled with it for years. I truly believe in beauty at every size and eating what you want, I've never been the type of person to judge others for their bodies or what they eat. I would never look down on someone for their weight and I hate it when other people with my disorder shame people for being overweight or use it to 'encourage' themselves. I do have an unexplainable fear of gaining weight but that unfortunately just comes with the illness and i only ever apply these standards to myself. There's even been times I wished more people could think more like me so that I wouldn't be insecure about gaining weight. I genuienly dont equate weight to anyone's worth, to me it's just a number until I'm the one on the scale. My OCD is telling me now that by struggling an ED i hate fat people or am being offensive. That I should force myself to eat even though it makes me anxious and it's not something I can just force myself to do. I've been in this horrible limbo all day with my mind on whether or not just being sick makes me a terrible person. :') I hate OCD.
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