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iamalreadydead

iamalreadydead

Student
Nov 25, 2022
150
had a week or 2 of upping my caloric intake, kind of convinced myself into a recovery esque mindset but, binged a couple times, stayed at the limit I set myself for only a couple days. My stomach bloats to fucking hell after eating barely 800 calories, it triggers me and I end up eating 3k-6k cals. I've just been running and lifting to make up for it but honestly I just want to go back to restricting. I got to my lowest weight 2 weeks ago and now I'm 2.9 pounds above it, and 5.5 pounds above being underweight. I feel disgusting.

Initially told myself eating more would be good. I could think clearer and engage in hobbies again and be more active. The truth is that even in the absence of low energy and anhedonia induced by not eating, I still actually just don't give a shit about anything anyway. I don't feel anything. I don't care about my "hobbies".

So why shouldn't I just go back to eating sub 500 cals a day? and lying in bed staring at the wall until I hit new low weights? There isn't any practical reason for me not to, is there? I have no responsibilities right now. Nothing at all. I probably won't for another couple months.
 
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SoftWorries

Specialist
Feb 22, 2023
330
It takes a while to get back into things you like post eating disorder. My everyday activities were not anywhere near as stimulating as binging and purging or watching the room spin after days of fasting. To me the stimulating was part of my addiction to my eating disorders.

I think it's worth sticking with it if you have activities you want to get back to. Likely it'll just take more time for your brain to adjust to feel desire to do them.
 

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