Eskie, thank you so much for having the openness to share your story so profoundly. I am sorry for the trauma you have experienced and I am in awe of your bravery.

Omega, thank you for the hug! Much appreciated. I am so sorry to hear about your cousin.

I want to report that I am doing better. I have had 3 therapy sessions dedicated to talking about food and have discovered some good tools that are working well for me. one tactic that is helping to alleviate stress is taking a nice picture of my plate and looking at it while I eat when I begin to feel stressed, and also refer to it after my meal if my stomach starts feeling tight and uncomfortable. An idiosyncrasy perhaps, but I am relieved that it works much of the time.