Gamet-Self-Image-Depression-Eating Disorder-Abuse

IsabelleGrace · 07-23-2006, 05:12 AM

Just a question. With all of this PCOS stuff and the push to lose as much weight as possible to lower our chances of developing Type II Diabetes, have any of you discovered that you have an eating disorder or found that you've developed one? Have any of you discovered that underpinning the ED is underlying abuse issues? I'm just wondering if any of us share this as our trigger? I know a lot of us struggle with self-image and depression issues, and I'm wondering if these are at all related.

I've reached my goal weight for my height and BMI, but due to stress and ED, my numbers are going in the wrong direction. I also have discovered, through therapy, that I have an ED and abuse issues. It just seems that so many of us struggle with self esteem issues and I'm wondering if maybe we need to find a good approach for those of us who are in the same PCOS boat.

Thanks.

ravenmisfit · 07-23-2006, 07:41 AM

When I was in high school I had what was probably an eating disorder. It never got life threatening or to the point that I wasn't weating at all but I ate a meal a day and excersized hours eavery day along with working on mt feet 6hrs a day. I lost a ton of weight and ended up having to be weighed and eat my lunch at school in the nurces office everyday to make sure I was eating. Some of it was abuse related, both sexual and physical, I felt I couldn't controll anything in my life and takign controll of what and how much I ate was the only controll I felt I had over my life and clung to it. I managed to overcome it (well to a point) and am now trying to lose weight with regualr excersize and watchign what I eat. Therapy may help but for me it was getting out of the relationship I was in and realizing the harm I was doing to myself. Hugs, if you ever want to talk PM me.