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Grocery Shopping in Eating Disorder Recovery

Grocery Shopping in Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating disorder recovery comes with many challenging tasks while adjusting back to life after treatment. For many clients, one of the most challenging is grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is a regular part of daily life, but if you have had an eating disorder or are currently in recovery, the grocery store can often be seen as a place filled with a lot of food and a lot of anxiety; a very stressful combination.

What I Didn’t Expect on My Eating Disorder Recovery Journey

What I Didn’t Expect on My Eating Disorder Recovery Journey

…I noticed wanting to distance myself further and would get frustrated every time someone would mention the slightest thing regarding food, weight, or even health related. As if the eating disorder had not isolated me enough, my recovery was now driving an even bigger wedge right down the middle of my immediate family and loved ones.