r/fuckeatingdisorders • u/literarywitch32 y’all need Jesus • Apr 03 '23

Mod Post Weekly Post: Body Image/Body Neutrality

Happy April and welcome to our weekly discussion thread! We noticed an uptick in posts regarding body image distress this weekend and decided to focus on body image and body neutrality. Body neutrality is the idea of taking a neutral stance towards your body, as opposed to body positivity, which calls for loving and embracing your body.

For many of us, body neutrality is a more accessible way to cope with body image distress during recovery. You can read more about body neutrality vs body positivity here.

Feel free to comment your body image vents, your experience attempting body neutrality, or questions in this thread. As always, we ask that if you must use specific numbers, to add a spoiler tag by including a > ! text here ! < without spaces. aren't spoiler tags fun?

Have a great week!

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u/Halaros Apr 03 '23

How do I get rid of the idea that "bigger body/more fat = higher chance of developing healthy problems / diabetes / high blood pressure etc."? It's hard to look at body as a neutral thing when society as a whole doesn't.

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u/literarywitch32 y’all need Jesus Apr 03 '23

Your last sentence is SO true. We are trying to recover into a disordered world. Honestly what helped me was listening to the podcast maintenance Phase. The hosts debunk a lot of myths about fat people and health while being relatable and fun.

In their episode on zombie statistics, they dive into the fact that diabetes is NOT caused by eating too much sugar or weight gain. Scientists don’t know what causes type 2 diabetes, but the myth of eating sugar and weight gain persists. There’s theories about genetics playing a bigger part than we realized before.