Recently, I decided to dip my toes into the dating pool. Many people would agree that dating is hard, but as someone in recovery from an eating disorder, I found it particularly challenging.
The first and second dates, in my opinion, are the worst. On top of the stress of meeting a new person and wanting to make a good impression, there is all the eating disorder noise that pops up: the outfit-checking, the hyperfocus on your appearance, the voice in the back of your head questioning your worth and likability and social abilities.
To tack on food — what kind of food, how much food, eating in front of a stranger at a new place I don’t know, whether I will disclose my eating disorder recovery or not when the opportunity inevitably presents
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