S1 E5 | Exercise Obsession, Restrictive Eating, Quasi-recovery and Realisation

In this series, we share stories and insights on eating disorders.

Our fifth episode is about how my orthorexic eating behaviours developed into an eating disorder relapse during COVID lockdown, how I realised I have been stuck in quasi-recovery, and committing to recovery.

Episode highlights

1. Obsessive exercise from fear of weight gain
2. Relapse: Constant mental hunger, insomnia, inattention, mood swings
3. Realising I was stuck in quasi-recovery for years
4. Fear of weight gain: the cause of my disordered eating
5. My commitment to self-recovery and difficulties in treating undiagnosed eating disorders.

I hope you can use my experience to reflect on yours or to better understand your loved one.

You can watch this episode as a video on YouTube here.

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