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@nickofmyra Thank you for this reply! I totally echo the sentiments about being closeted - only a few people very close to me know about my disorder, and it feels so horrible and disingenuous when others think I'm so healthy when the reality is so different. Exercise is so important to me for my...

@incarnation Exactly, thin =/= healthy. I almost feel like I'm lying to everyone who sees my body at the gym, because none of what I've got going on is healthy and it certainly didn't happen in the gym. I don't want anyone to want to be like me, and I definitely don't want to contribute to the...

@twallacejolly This is beautiful, thank you. I hadn't considered it from the other side. My need to hide has kept me out of the gym entirely some days, but this is really uplifting. Thank you for both your wonderful post and this amazing reply! Please know that you have turned a day around for a...

@faithwoman12 I read your comment and I read it as totally inclusive, for what it's worth! I historically have avoided sharing much about this because I don't want to take away from the experience of others, and I recognize that even though it's not right there certainly can be a privilege...

@strangekeys Thank you so much!! I was in recovery for a long time before this recent relapse, and my own relapse had nothing to do with anyone else's body, so it's crazy that I hold myself responsible for others that way. Also that being said, the gym has never been part of my disorder, and...

@supersage Thank you for this!! I was so hesitant to post this comment earlier today, but all the responses like yours have been completely lovely. My recovery is not perfect, but my relapses are not final unless I let them be. The gym is an important tool for me in recovery, and I need to be...

@seeker47 Thank you so much! I'm not perfect but I'm trying! The show of support on this comment has been so wonderful.

@mountainpine Completely relate! I've been in recovery for a good while but this recent relapse has been tough. Strength training does so many good things for me, and it's a shame to feel so guilty trying to use it. I don't wish my restriction on anyone and wouldn't want anyone to think it was...

@thebadcatholic Thank you so much, stranger! I'm trying, and the gym helps. All the lovely replies from everyone have helped me feel that I don't need to be ashamed to use that resource.

@twallacejolly This might be a little off subject and if it's not appropriate I'll delete it, but I know my body is someone else's goal body and that's the exact reason I hide it. I have anorexia, and I hate the idea that my body could inspire anyone to want to do the things I've done to it...