People who develop eating disorders often live ‘out of order.’ They have difficulty trusting their instincts. Their relationships make them feel anxious instead of supported. So instead of engaging with the outer world from a position of internal strength, they end up living, in effect .. outside in.

— Gaining (via decisioni)
Posted on March 03, 2013   ( 1052)   via  › betterthanbones  

+ eating disorders  + gaining  + aimee liu  + order  + relationships  + anorexia  + bulimia  + strength  + outside  + internal  + anxious  + supported  + fearful   

Interacting with other people does not come naturally to me; it is a strain and requires effort, and since it does not come naturally I feel like I am not really myself when I make that effort. I feel fairly comfortable with my family, but even with them I sometimes feel the strain of not being alone.

— Peter Cameron (Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You)
Posted on April 27, 2012   ( 28)  

+ peter cameron  + interacting  + social anxiety  + awkward  + alone  + anxious   

People who develop eating disorders often live ‘out of order.’ They have difficulty trusting their instincts. Their relationships make them feel anxious instead of supported. So instead of engaging with the outer world from a position of internal strength, they end up living, in effect .. outside in.

— Gaining (via betterthanbones)
Posted on April 27, 2012   ( 1052)   via  › betterthanbones  

+ eating disorder  + gaining  + aimee liu  + order  + trust  + instincts  + relationships  + strength  + internal  + living  + outside in  + anxious  + unsupported  + anxiety  + anorexia  + bulimia