Personal Rewards in Freedom From Disordered Eating
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Personal Rewards in Freedom From Disordered Eating
Your journey to freedom from disordered eating is not easy. Looking at the rewards you will reap can help sustain you when the going gets tough. As your emotional dependency on denial of or indulgence in food diminishes you will discover these changes in your life.
* You improve relationships. EDs put a strain on your relationships and cause others to lose their trust in you because of lying and secrecy. A repetitive cycle begins to develop between losing and gaining trust until your relationships are so strained that it is difficult to maintain a relationship. Also, anger becomes a primary emotion in relationships where trust is lost.
* You are more sensitive and attentive to yourself and others. You gain the ability to focus more on your own needs and the needs of others instead of being preoccupied by thoughts of body disatisfaction, food, and weight.
* You enjoy others more and they enjoy you. You are able to relax and enjoy time with friends and family.
* Unpleasant and unattractive side effects of eating disorder behavior are reduced or eliminated such as: swollen glands from purging shrink glazed and bloodshot eyes become clear and alert hair on your head begins to grow back or develop a healthier shine lanugo (hair covering the body) falls out teeth stop losing their enamel your energy level increases bruising is reduced blood sugar levels stabilize
* You reduce the chances of being in car accidents, from fender benders to major accidents. Such accidents can result when you, the driver, are unable to concentrate, pass out, are distracted by food thoughts, or by bingeing in the car.
* You have more time for people and activities when you use the energy you previously put into food and eating toward something else.
* You have more energy for projects you may have considered unreachable dreams.
* You are able to think more clearly.
* Emotionally you have more experiences of self confidence, peace and joy.
* You are able to focus on your education or job without frequent interruptions from health problems.
Inspired and partially derrived from Joanna Poppinks "Personal Rewards in Freedom From Food Tyrrany" with additions from Lanie and contributions from Kelsey
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