For too many of us, weight gain was a defense mechanism to make ourselves invisible

A comment on another thread really jumped out at me, something like "being overweight makes you at once highly visible and invisible."

Some of us have reasons that we wanted to be invisible.

If you received unwanted attention when you were smaller in size, or have dealt with any kind of sexual trauma, weight gain can be a way to avoid that type of attention. The thought goes: if I make myself unattractive enough, they will leave me alone.

It was a coping mechanism—a very unhealthy one, but an effective one. It all made me reflect on what a psychology-rooted challenge weight gain/loss can be.

In efforts to dig up and work through some of my paychological barriers, I was reading an article "Wearing Your Weight As Armor". Trigger warning: the article deals with sexual assault. I feel like maybe some people out there might benefit from reading this very insightful article, as a reminder that you are not broken for reacting to your circumstances with food. You are not alone in your struggles. Everyone looks for a way to avoid pain in their lives. Together, we are learning healthier ways.

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