Poems About Eating Disorders Seeking Friendly Advice
#EatingDisorder
Duende
Poem Published
16th Oct 2024 2:00pm
16th Oct 2024 2:00pm
Thirty Five
Thirty five+ years
of fighting an ED
Called bulimia
is far from easy
'cause healing
is not linear it's
setbacks falling
down & crawling
back up starting
over at point 0
the holistic work
i am doing with S
causes changes
slowly over time
going to the gym
and working out is
a mood boost yet
still didn't suffice
added microdoses
Truffles to the mix
it certainly asks for
some heavy artillery
this fucking ED of mine
of fighting an ED
Called bulimia
is far from easy
'cause healing
is not linear it's
setbacks falling
down & crawling
back up starting
over at point 0
the holistic work
i am doing with S
causes changes
slowly over time
going to the gym
and working out is
a mood boost yet
still didn't suffice
added microdoses
Truffles to the mix
it certainly asks for
some heavy artillery
this fucking ED of mine
#EatingDisorder
#OCD
246 reads
32 Comments
Duende
Poem Published
14th Oct 2024 2:00pm
14th Oct 2024 2:00pm
Control Me
the fight is tiring
and drives me
to despair the
demon inside
is hard to beat
build it from my
own DNA & let
it become much
stronger than me
would you please
tame the demon
guide me home
strip me bare &
make me wear
my vulnerability
breathe life into
this weary body
bring back to life
my fragile frame
erase the shame
please take me to
your blissful space
enslave me & break
the...
and drives me
to despair the
demon inside
is hard to beat
build it from my
own DNA & let
it become much
stronger than me
would you please
tame the demon
guide me home
strip me bare &
make me wear
my vulnerability
breathe life into
this weary body
bring back to life
my fragile frame
erase the shame
please take me to
your blissful space
enslave me & break
the...
#EatingDisorder
#OCD
264 reads
28 Comments
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
5th Sep 2024 11:54pm
5th Sep 2024 11:54pm
& it still is...
this is my story
...not a human experience absolute
but it was never about food
or appetite...or lack thereof
it's imperative you understand
no...
it was much more than that
a desperate need for the one damn thing
sorely lacking in my life
something stolen before I knew it was needed
...or that it even existed
an elusive slippery kind of concept
information...without proof
& I could not comprehend...
...something I'd never had
so I created my own version
refusing to eat what I was...
...not a human experience absolute
but it was never about food
or appetite...or lack thereof
it's imperative you understand
no...
it was much more than that
a desperate need for the one damn thing
sorely lacking in my life
something stolen before I knew it was needed
...or that it even existed
an elusive slippery kind of concept
information...without proof
& I could not comprehend...
...something I'd never had
so I created my own version
refusing to eat what I was...
#confessional
#EatingDisorder
#SelfWorth
242 reads
20 Comments
DarkPopPrincess
Poem Published
20th Jul 2024 1:05am
20th Jul 2024 1:05am
Exhausted
Watching body positive media for me is like putting a band aid on a much deeper cut. It's comforting for the moment, but isn't a quick fix.
Trying on a pair of shorts yesterday that were tighter than usual, I still find that I'm triggered deeply by things like this happening. My perfectionist tendencies want to still go haywire. While I didn't fully panic, I still subconsciously was feeling helpless about it.
Hurricane Beryl hit here in Texas and made our power go out. My mom and I share one car, and more than one time, my mom would be gone with it before I even got up....
Trying on a pair of shorts yesterday that were tighter than usual, I still find that I'm triggered deeply by things like this happening. My perfectionist tendencies want to still go haywire. While I didn't fully panic, I still subconsciously was feeling helpless about it.
Hurricane Beryl hit here in Texas and made our power go out. My mom and I share one car, and more than one time, my mom would be gone with it before I even got up....
#EatingDisorder
#SelfReflection
128 reads
1 Comment
13thbluemoon24
Poem Published
17th Jul 2024 8:36am
17th Jul 2024 8:36am
Food
I don't know how it happened.
All I know is that I found release.
Food
A veritable frenemy.
Love the taste and textures of certain foods
Comfort found in the melange.
But fear consumes me as a stare at all the food in the cupboard, in the fridge.
Do I have enough?
What if I eat it all?
Hate and self revulsion
the textures and taste has betrayed me
I have eaten way too much
Now I have to get rid of the problem
pain from feeling way too full
time to throw up
rid myself of the excess
purge the pain inside
whats...
All I know is that I found release.
Food
A veritable frenemy.
Love the taste and textures of certain foods
Comfort found in the melange.
But fear consumes me as a stare at all the food in the cupboard, in the fridge.
Do I have enough?
What if I eat it all?
Hate and self revulsion
the textures and taste has betrayed me
I have eaten way too much
Now I have to get rid of the problem
pain from feeling way too full
time to throw up
rid myself of the excess
purge the pain inside
whats...
#dark
#EatingDisorder
#SelfReflection
145 reads
5 Comments
nightbirdblue
Poem Published
12th May 2024 3:43pm
12th May 2024 3:43pm
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Grief
At my body
How it’s grown
Aged and wrinkled
Sagging sacks
Of skin hanging
Hunched over
Half alive eyes
Trying to block out
The voices inside
Trying to avoid
Trying to withstand
My judging mind
Words in my head
Scars on my arms
And on the rest of me
Once reminded me
Not to eat
Now I have cellulite legs
Rolls on my back
Stomach’s protruding
Self control I lack
Binge eating
My worries away
Consequences
I now pay
My body...
At my body
How it’s grown
Aged and wrinkled
Sagging sacks
Of skin hanging
Hunched over
Half alive eyes
Trying to block out
The voices inside
Trying to avoid
Trying to withstand
My judging mind
Words in my head
Scars on my arms
And on the rest of me
Once reminded me
Not to eat
Now I have cellulite legs
Rolls on my back
Stomach’s protruding
Self control I lack
Binge eating
My worries away
Consequences
I now pay
My body...
#EatingDisorder
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth
#SelfHarm
225 reads
12 Comments
Duende
Poem Published
28th Apr 2024 2:03pm
28th Apr 2024 2:03pm
The Torture
the pain is truly
excruciating the
cramp hard to
carry, i do it
myself, take
30+ laxatives
Hurt myself
to get rid of
the crap i ate
for some days
insane to think
i'm so tender to
others and yet
Harm myself
fucked up that
i'm a bit skinny
& want to lose
as many kilos
as is humanely
possible, to take
up little to no space
excruciating the
cramp hard to
carry, i do it
myself, take
30+ laxatives
Hurt myself
to get rid of
the crap i ate
for some days
insane to think
i'm so tender to
others and yet
Harm myself
fucked up that
i'm a bit skinny
& want to lose
as many kilos
as is humanely
possible, to take
up little to no space
#EatingDisorder
#OCD
289 reads
9 Comments
Duende
Poem Published
20th Apr 2024 3:00pm
20th Apr 2024 3:00pm
Damn You
2 weeks of bliss
and then it came
back to bite me
the urge to eat
zone out and for
a while not feel
Damn you ED
the aftermath is
often the worst
KO on my sofa
all i feel is guilt
disgust, shame
a failure of a girl
knowing i have to
do this all over the
cleansing fasting
and press repeat
i am freaking tired
of this infinite Cycle
afraid it will never stop
and then it came
back to bite me
the urge to eat
zone out and for
a while not feel
Damn you ED
the aftermath is
often the worst
KO on my sofa
all i feel is guilt
disgust, shame
a failure of a girl
knowing i have to
do this all over the
cleansing fasting
and press repeat
i am freaking tired
of this infinite Cycle
afraid it will never stop
#EatingDisorder
#OCD
227 reads
8 Comments
Duende
Poem Published
4th Apr 2024 3:04pm
4th Apr 2024 3:04pm
Disorder
an ED is an
adaptable
disorder it
Truly fits in
many boxes
it's a flight
addiction
obsession
and a curse
i'm trying to
restore my
relationship
with food via
photography
capturing my
self with fruits
and veggies
create poetry
with my ED in
the lead role
use food as
a verb & play
with the words
using my curse
as a step to cure
adaptable
disorder it
Truly fits in
many boxes
it's a flight
addiction
obsession
and a curse
i'm trying to
restore my
relationship
with food via
photography
capturing my
self with fruits
and veggies
create poetry
with my ED in
the lead role
use food as
a verb & play
with the words
using my curse
as a step to cure
#EatingDisorder
#OCD
197 reads
14 Comments
Duende
Poem Published
22nd Mar 2024 2:00pm
22nd Mar 2024 2:00pm
#Prisoner#
i am a prisoner
of my mind who
craves control
over my soul
& my thoughts
Over my belly
i let her in gave
her a home of
which She is
now the owner
it's lonely here
cold & hopeless
She won't let me
listen to my needs
won't give me the
proper nutrients
i'm stuck in this
prison and i can't
seem to break free
am i sentenced to life?
of my mind who
craves control
over my soul
& my thoughts
Over my belly
i let her in gave
her a home of
which She is
now the owner
it's lonely here
cold & hopeless
She won't let me
listen to my needs
won't give me the
proper nutrients
i'm stuck in this
prison and i can't
seem to break free
am i sentenced to life?
#prison
#EatingDisorder
268 reads
16 Comments
Duende
Poem Published
12th Mar 2024 1:00pm
12th Mar 2024 1:00pm
She is Me
she didn't leave
or fade away
she stayed
she's not
my identity
yet part of
the package
called Dee
she's my
morphine
cocaine
special k
pain killer
& void filler
the mistress
slowly she
chokes the
life out of me
killing me softly
please, set me free
or fade away
she stayed
she's not
my identity
yet part of
the package
called Dee
she's my
morphine
cocaine
special k
pain killer
& void filler
the mistress
slowly she
chokes the
life out of me
killing me softly
please, set me free
#EatingDisorder
#OCD
364 reads
20 Comments
Duende
Poem Published
10th Mar 2024 2:00pm
10th Mar 2024 2:00pm
The Curse
i am cursed
with the urge
\to control/
my frame
is frozen
my brain
a tornado
i can’t let go
it’s too strong
surrender me
breathe life
into these
lonely loins
revive this
svelte frame
strip me bare
until i wear
nothing but
vulnerability
subdue me to
your virile eyes
take me to this
blissful place
enslave me
to your will
entrance me
command me
until i let go
i am tired
of...
with the urge
\to control/
my frame
is frozen
my brain
a tornado
i can’t let go
it’s too strong
surrender me
breathe life
into these
lonely loins
revive this
svelte frame
strip me bare
until i wear
nothing but
vulnerability
subdue me to
your virile eyes
take me to this
blissful place
enslave me
to your will
entrance me
command me
until i let go
i am tired
of...
#BDSM
#EatingDisorder
414 reads
12 Comments
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