LibraryScenariosWhen pregnancy triggers old eating disorder patterns
Scenario

When pregnancy triggers old eating disorder patterns

I've been recovered for five years but pregnancy has brought back all my old fears about my body changing and I feel like I'm losing myself.

Dipa
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The necessary surrender of bodily control that pregnancy requires is reactivating dormant patterns around autonomy, identity, and safety that you thought were resolved.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Food relationship and disordered eating?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.