With mania, the ED always gets worse, even without trying, I just don't even think to eat. Or I'll tell myself I can have breakfast after I've run X miles, done the laundry, taken care of the cats, gone grocery shopping, etc. I always run more (both distance wise and number of days of the week) when manic.
And sometimes, too, I will throw myself into the ED, going to pro-ED websites, taking pictures of parts of my body, overexercising.
I'm "recovered" from anorexia, though when times are tough, I do have little relapses. I have yet to have the ED thoughts completely vanish even when not engaging in ED behavior.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD
Seroquel, Cymbalta, propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, lamotrigine, hydroxyzine,
There's a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in.
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