Weight-Loss Apocalypse

She finally decided to go shopping for clothes, after years of withholding her needs thinking she could only earn self-care if she lost weight. Shopping for clothes can be very stressful for people who haven't quite yet escaped their narcissistic body image. They continue to feel bad if they are a larger size, or if clothes don't fit like they used to. This client is amazed at how she wasn't triggered to binge and her larger size no longer phased her as she bought new clothes. RECORDED DECEMBER 2017 #weightlossapocalylpse #thinsupremacy #bodyimage #bodydietsupremacysyndrome #freedom #escape #recovery #grace #forgiveness #bed #ana #ed #eatingdisorder #emotionaleating #bulimia #bingeeatingdisorder

This was recorded a couple of years ago... a great observation of body objectification, the vulnerable side of narcissism which is so prevalent in eating disorders, and the underlying belief that your worth is based on how your body is viewed by the culture you are seeking inclusion. For now, this client is enjoying her break from the pressure of dieting and anxiety about food. However, she truly believes she should be thinner, and that she'll eventually tackle it later. But for now, she is recuperating from the diet-image insanity...knowing that she will go back into when she's ready. What this means, is that she will continue to experience eating issues and urges to over eat, although they will be far less than they'd be if she was actively dieting. In terms of escaping the "Body-Diet Supremacy Syndrome," (defined in Thin Supremacy--Book 3) she is still devout to her grandiosely narcissistic captor. RECORDED DECEMBER 2017 #bodyimagesupremacy #bodyimage #thinsu...

We talk about her continued struggle wanting to lose weight, despite the fact that the struggle strains her relationship with food and makes her MISERABLE. After having experienced the release and recovery from the angst and strain between food and her body image, she is recognizing how much anxiety exists inside body-image/diet-image paradigm. This is where so many people get stuck and struggle. Ultimately, people reach the point they truly accept the body as it is, even with its "unhealthy," and they forgive themselves, so they can escape the body-diet survival syndrome in order to recover their life and well being. RECORDED DECEMBER 2017 #weightlossapocalypse #thinsupremacy #bodyimage #dietimage #survivalmode #syndrome #shame #forgiveness #ed #eatingdisorder #ana #bulimia #bingeeatingdisorder #bed #escape #recovery #surrender #lettinggo

THIS SESSION IS SOOOOO GOOOOOD. After revealing that she was molested as a child during our initial consultation, she's been surprised at how much better she's been feeling. However, as she hasn't been bingeing she's been experiencing more feelings--especially feelings of sadness--than she's experienced in the past. This is an awesome conversation about escaping an eating disorder and the recovery that is experienced after. RECORDED DECEMBER 2017 #bed #bingeeatingdisorder #bingeing #emotionaleating #help #bodyimage #survivalmode #coping #acceptance #surrender #thinsupremacy #weightlossapocalypse #recovery #foodaddiction

When in the process of recovery, there comes a point for all people where they are paralyzed in the space between recovery and retreating back into the cycle of diet-binge-dieting again. We discuss the importance of accepting and exposing the truth so that the terror of the truth doesn't hold you hostage anymore. RECORDED DECEMBER 2017 #bed #bingeeatingdisorder #shame #fear #hiding #paralysis #denial #embarrassment #acceptance #vulnerability #humility #truth #freedom #recovery #thinsupremacy #weightlossapocalypse

Since recovery, she is finally ready to get the medical help she's needed. This is a common trigger for many people, especially when they're shamed because of their weight when they reach out for medical help. For this reason, this client hadn't been to the doctor for a very long time. Surprisingly, her doctor hasn't shamed her because of her weight. Recovery has allowed this client to come out of denial and to get the help she needs. She opened up to her doctor and was truthful about her binge eating disorder, which allowed the doctor to better understand what's been going on. RECORDED NOVEMBER 2017 #fear #anxiety #ed #emotionaleating #eatingdisorders #stigma #shame #pride #survivalmode #recovery #thinsupremacy #weightlossapocalypse #medicaltreatment

This is our initial consult, and she found me looking for help online. She was diagnosed with an eating disorder when she was 15-years-old and now she's 20. She's gone to outpatient recovery, psychologists, and more. For the past two years, she's been seeking help online. She is starting to feel hopeless, and has had thoughts of suicide. Over the years, her anorexia has metastasized into orthorexia. When she fails her religious restrictions with food, she still binges and purges as a way to fix her fear of fat gain. RECORDED NOVEMBER 2017 #orthorexia #anorexia #thinsupremacy #healthsupremacy #narcissisticsupremacy #survivalmode #bodyimage #stockholmsyndrome #selfobjectification #weightlossapocalypse #recovery #ana #bed #bulimia #traumaboding #complexptsd

She's spend the majority of her life focused on her size and weight. She's lost large amounts of weight, received praise and attention, and has regained weight and gone into hiding. We discuss how living this way can take over your life and the result is losing a sense of who you are. What is the purpose of your life if it isn't about your body, emotional eating, and a diet? RECORDED NOVEMBER 2017 #weightlossapocalypse #thinsupremacy #bodyimage #dietbingedietcycle #survivalmode #emotionaleating #ed #eatingdisorder #ana #bed #recovery