Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Weight loss after trauma?

I was sexually assaulted a few years back, and I've had a number of other traumatic events over the course of my life. Because of this, I've gained a lot of weight and I'm struggling to lose it- my therapist thinks that I'm avoiding activities that would help me lose the weight (cooking, exercise, etc) because of my trauma. She's suggested that I'm using the weight as a shield, because part of me thinks that the trauma won't happen again if I'm not conventionally attractive. I think she's right. I need to lose weight for a trans-related surgery (mastectomy specifically). I've tried to stick to a diet etc, but I can't do it- I take it too far, restrict down to a few hundred calories, and then I snap and go back to eating junk. Part of the sexual assault happened in a gym changing room, so I really struggle with transitioning into or out of exercise. Has anyone else had similar experiences? What worked? What didn't? Help ;-;

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