I learned personally, that my BED, was because I use food to self nurture when I didn’t get that from my family members growing up or now. Also I found I use being obese as a “cover” to keep me safe from men and their sexual advances, being a former victim of sexual assault by several people. I also suffer from several metabolic diseases that slow down my metabolism. It’s an old survival mechanism, for me, that is it no longer serves a purpose…

I learned personally, that my BED, was because I use food to self nurture when I didn’t get that from my family members growing up or now. Also I found I use being obese as a “cover” to keep me safe from men and their sexual advances, being a former victim of sexual assault by several people. I also suffer from several metabolic diseases that slow down my metabolism. It’s an old survival mechanism, for me, that is it no longer serves a purpose…