I am a 30-something recovered bulimic, food-lover, baker, cook, and all around silly person. You can read more about me over here.
After spending nearly 30 years of life in a state of self-abuse through binging, purging, excessive exercise and starving, I’ve come to realize that I will only have one body, and I should treat this body the best that I am capable of treating it. I reached this point in my life through the help of cognitive behavioral therapy, a wonderful enlightened witness, and an excessive amount of reading about nutrition and health.
When I “graduated” from treatment, the real work began. On a daily basis, I continue to remind myself that being kind to myself and my body is the only solution to a happy, healthy, balanced life. One of the ways that I am able to maintain a life free of disordered eating is through writing in a journal on a daily basis. The power of writing has been immensely cathartic for me.
People (women especially) are so critical of their own bodies and are so hard on themselves. We constantly compare ourselves to others, creating a strange sort of “me against them” mentality. The truth is that we’re all in the same situation, and we all have the same damaging and untrue thoughts about our bodies.
I have seen other people write letters to their bodies and post the letter on their own websites, but I feel there is a benefit in having the ability to post an anonymous letter. With the added umbrella of anonymity, everyone is free to be as candid as possible, and I feel that it will be helpful for all of us to realize that we all experience some degree of the same feelings.
