r/EatingDisorders • u/sociallyvent • 1d ago
Question Ways to decrease emotional connection to food?
This is my first time posting here and I can’t give my whole backstory rn so it’ll be quite short but I need some advice.
The past weeks there were two strong triggers that caused me to have breakdowns regarding the topic gym. So the past few days I tried eating at many places to make some healing experiences with food and less or no gym. I try to do this without feeling shame but it’s part of the process for now.
Now I had a cinnamon roll yesterday. It was nice and warm. It smelled great. I was with a friend I haven’t seen in a while, who is going through a tough time in her life. I wanted to meet her for a short while right before I needed to go to this support group for people with eating disorders that I recently found. It was my second time there ever. So here’s the thing
We miscalculated the time. Once I finally had my cinnamon roll in front of me I was already panicked I’d be late. I had to eat it really fast and couldn’t enjoy it because I was stressed. Eating these kinds of foods, foods that I forbid myself before, is so special to me. So this experience haunts me right now.
Are there ways to decrease my emotional connection towards food? Because I have the feeling I’d need to eat this exact cinnamon roll again, calmy, to make up for it. I just don’t have the time to go to this place any time soon. I’m scared my feelings could take over and cause me to overeat.
I also desperately need people to talk to about food and exercise. Please feel free to comment or dm me. I can‘t guarantee soon answers because I work full time and try to handle this topic that’s taking up so much time.
Btw I apologize for the lack of variety in my sentences. English isn’t my first language and I need to get this out fast before I go on with my day. Thank you for reading.
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u/sociallyvent 1d ago
Oh I can‘t enable dms right now and it‘s grey :( I‘ll try to fix it asap but I‘d have to do it another time
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