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Help with improving my body image and self esteem after birth of 2nd baby?
I have never been a small lady, but before I was pregnant with baby 2 I was relatively at peace with my curvy figure and had learned to accept what I couldn't change. Now my baby 2 is nearly 3 months old and my body image and self esteem have really taken a hit. My stomach is very saggy, and my boobs haven't exactly gone back to what they were either. My midriff and back are bulging and ugly looking.I just want to cry when I try on clothes and nothing fits, nothing looks good. All my clothes are old and getting worn out. I need to buy some new ones, just can't find anything that I would feel comfortable wearing because it all looks terrible. I don't even want my other half to touch me or cuddle me because my body image is so poor at the moment.I'm working on the weight, but can anyone offer me some words of help or advice on where to start feeling better about myself now?
How can i get out of this rut?>concerning body image and self esteem issues?
Ever since i had anorexia 2 years ago, i developed binge eating disorder. Its gotten worse and i need help getting out of this awful cycle. This is not how I want to live my life. I hide my extreme eating habits from everyone around me. I can starve myself on as little as 300 calories, up to 1800 for a while as I try to lose weight and i actually feel more energized and happier, and then something triggers me and i binge endlessly to the point of nausea, discomfort, feeling like i could die, and i get really depressed. Then I have trouble stopping the binge eating and mustering up the motivation to lose weight again. I'm about 30 pounds overweight, and I have a dismorphic body image. I've been gaining and losing the same 10 20 pounds over and over again for over a year now.All that runs through my mind anymore is how I wish I was thinner and happy with my body. That would just make my life. But there's also other issues like social anxiety, I feel disconnected from the world and everyone I used to know. I can't have fun anymore. I have the lowest self esteem ever. I'm shy and afraid of what others think of me. I'm very isolated and lonely because I cannot be committed to having friends and hanging out with people, for my binge eating makes me feel too depressed and disgusting, and my dieting starving makes me fear what kind of food i will encounter if i go out. i also fear what kind of nervous embarrassed feelings I get becauuse of my social anxiety. i m a freshman in college and i'm having trouble making friends and having confidence that i can.I don't know how to go about solving this mess I am tangled up in. I'm thinking of taking a different approach this time, though it probly will be tougher. I might try and eat like a normal person, allowing myself to eat what I want, in reasonable amounts. i will try to get some exercise. I will try and hang out with people more. And I will seek counseling to share with someone what I am gonig through...because no one even has any idea. What are your thoughts?
How diet may affect one’s body image and self esteem? Examples and explain please.?
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