How My Opinion on Dieting Completely Changed
For a long time, I thought dieting was the answer to everything. Control. Confidence. Worth. Health. I thought if I could just be disciplined enough , I’d finally feel okay in my body and in my life. I was wrong. This post is about how my relationship with food shifted completely, from rigid rules and fear, to trust, nourishment, and a more holistic way of eating. It’s also about recovery, unlearning diet culture, and finding my way back to myself My AN Story (Starting at 16) I was 16 when my relationship with food stopped being just about food. What started as “eating healthier” and “being disciplined” slowly turned into obsession. Numbers, rules, guilt, and fear took up more and more space in my head. I didn’t have the language for it back then, but I was deep in anorexia nervosa. Dieting gave me a false sense of control at a time when I felt overwhelmed and disconnected, from my body, my emotions, and the world around me. People praised my willpower. No one saw how loud m...