Who have you told?
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 7:04 pm
I want to know - who have you told?
For me - whether rightly or wrongly - half of the battle with ED is having to suffer in silence. Alot of our extremely intelligent and valued older members on FT have stated they never really felt the need to share their problem with their peers, but I can't help feeling that contracting ED at a young age brings with it such an immense feeling of being singled out that I'd love to know who our younger members have told within their peer group. I certainly feel, at having ED since age 24, that I wouldn't mind at least some empathy from those within my age group.
I've only told a FWB girlfriend as we were parting ways. In a weird way, her immensely supportive reaction gave me a huge sense of inner peace and she was very understanding. I guess it's not a lie that good communication in any area of life is the best way to sort things out.
For me - whether rightly or wrongly - half of the battle with ED is having to suffer in silence. Alot of our extremely intelligent and valued older members on FT have stated they never really felt the need to share their problem with their peers, but I can't help feeling that contracting ED at a young age brings with it such an immense feeling of being singled out that I'd love to know who our younger members have told within their peer group. I certainly feel, at having ED since age 24, that I wouldn't mind at least some empathy from those within my age group.
I've only told a FWB girlfriend as we were parting ways. In a weird way, her immensely supportive reaction gave me a huge sense of inner peace and she was very understanding. I guess it's not a lie that good communication in any area of life is the best way to sort things out.