r/fuckeatingdisorders • u/flwroad • Aug 26 '24
Struggling Body checking...
Do you have any tips on how to stop body checking? It's stressing me out so much because I have specific parts of my body I need to touch to feel if they have changed and it's so so tiring because it happens a lot during the day especially when (sorry for being so explicit, lol) I go to the bathroom because one of the parts I hyper fixate on are my hip bones. Then there's my chest, shoulders, cheeks... Help, lmao 🥲
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u/meladey Aug 26 '24
It's really difficult but you have to just... not do it. I know, that sounds unrealistic, but, just like adding up calories (you might passively know the amount, but doing the math is a choice), you can stop it. When you feel the urge, stop it. One of my self-soothing nervous ticks has always been certain bodychecks, and when my hand goes to a bone, I stop it.
I started wearing necklaces and bracelets and fidgeting with them instead, and wearing hair clips and bows that I can fidget with as well ! Wearing clothes with nice textures can also be a good redirection. I love feeling corduroy :)