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Wedding Dress Shopping and Eating Disorders

MrsMann51416MrsMann51416 member
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Hello all,

I got engaged in December and my fiancé and I are getting married 5/14/16. We are way ahead in planning and already have our big items (venue, caterer, and photographer) but the next thing is a dress. I am going to start looking in May/June and I am beyond excited yet terrified at the same time. I have had an eating disorder for as long as I have known. I struggled a lot with anorexia and bulimia in high school and college, got some treatment and have now been dealing with binging. I have been in treatment and come a long ways and I am losing weight, in a very healthy way and under close watch of my dietitian. I am talking closely with my therapist about wedding dress shopping and getting all the support there. I am getting more comfortable with my body but I am scared to try things on and see myself in a mirror with others. This is very uncomfortable for me, yet I am so excited. I am planning on just having my mom, MOH and one bridesmaid go with me. All of them are supportive and know my struggles.

I am wondering if anyone else has had these mixed feelings. I am staying in treatment so I don't get overly triggered and begin restricting again and falling back on old habits. Any help or words of wisdom from others would be greatly appreciated....

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Re: Wedding Dress Shopping and Eating Disorders

  • justsiejustsie member
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    I actually have a similar situation, recovering from an eating disorder when I went dress shopping. Although I'm not still in treatment I think scheduling a dress fitting for a day before a session would be helpful, so you can unload whatever you need to as soon as you can and process it all. Reading over this post: http://apracticalwedding.com/2014/06/ask-psychologist-recovering-eating-disorder/ helped me to reevaluate what wedding dress shopping meant and how I would feel before it actually happened. One of the greatest things my mom did for me was keep her mouth shut during my trying on dresses, she let me say what I needed and just supported me in however I felt. She didn't state her opinions- or point out what she didn't like in the dress or how I looked in it. I didn't cry when I found my dress, or have any of those reactions I thought were "typical" and have since realized that I reacted just how I reacted, no my disorder. 
    I believe that you can do this, please continue getting help in your journey. 
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  • MrsMann51416MrsMann51416 member
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    Thank you for your support. I will take you advice and read that article and defiantly have a session set up after my dress shopping!
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