People who suffer from an eating disorder are conditioned their entire lives as a result of a bad relationship with food. This conflict intervenes in many parts of their daily routine, from how to face meals and manage hunger, to self-esteem problems, through the great weight of guilt. This last feeling is closely related to EDs and, often, is in fact the origin that gives rise to developing one of them.
Let's talk about anorexia, bulimia, orthorexia, binge eating disorders, body dysmorphia... in all of them the weight of guilt is the trigger for a series of negative feelings that only worsen the relationship with food and the body image of the women themselves. people who suffer from it. Therefore, learning to manage this feeling is key to effective recovery.
Dealing with the feeling of guilt is not only a challenge faced by the person with an eating disorder, but also by those who live with it, especially their loved ones. In order to help the person, we often carry out behaviors or make comments that, without bad intention but due to ignorance, only make the situation worse.
The root of guilt in a person with an eating disorder varies remarkably depending on each case. However, they usually have a radical association with certain foods in common: some are good and others are bad, so they are strictly prohibited.
That prohibition often leads to lack of control. When emotional hunger lurks and a binge occurs, or simply a mere bite of a food that the person understands as harmful, is when guilt appears. This in turn gives way to feelings such as frustration, anger, sadness and lack of self-esteem. As well as certain often dangerous compensatory behaviors.
