I lead a recovery support group each week on Wednesdays. This week, the topic of fear came up, which led us into the topic of worry. Basically, we talked about the fact that eating disorders often provide us with a means of escaping our fears and worries. In obsessing continually about the specifics of what and how we eat, it can be possible to avoid, at least temporarily, having to contend with our deeper, scarier, and possibly more unconscious fears. In recovery, the…
Each Sunday, I publish a post that includes personal musings and articles on medicine, science, and the human experience. These are reminders that health and wellness extend far beyond what's on our plates.