I feel this 💯. Most people don’t realize that even though eating disorders appear on the surface as being only about body image, it goes much deeper. Most of the time it is simply about control—when everything else in life seems chaotic, stressful, and simply out of our control, food, exercise and the shaping of our bodies is what we can control (or so we think). That’s why the comments become so dangerous-they can either confirm the “control” that we think we have here or they can fuel the fire to work harder and control even more. It’s such a dangerous disease and one that is so hard to shake in this day and age. As a mom myself, I find myself making body comments about myself in front of my kids or about them and it breaks my heart when I don’t catch myself soon enough. Thank you for this article and reminding me again why this is so important!
I feel this 💯. Most people don’t realize that even though eating disorders appear on the surface as being only about body image, it goes much deeper. Most of the time it is simply about control—when everything else in life seems chaotic, stressful, and simply out of our control, food, exercise and the shaping of our bodies is what we can control (or so we think). That’s why the comments become so dangerous-they can either confirm the “control” that we think we have here or they can fuel the fire to work harder and control even more. It’s such a dangerous disease and one that is so hard to shake in this day and age. As a mom myself, I find myself making body comments about myself in front of my kids or about them and it breaks my heart when I don’t catch myself soon enough. Thank you for this article and reminding me again why this is so important!