Can we link obesity to being a womb twin survivor? It's an eating disorder so that's a start.
1. Morbid obesity is a form of slow suicide (womb twin survivors often have suicidal feelings)
2. Very obese people are twice their normal weight ( like they are two people)
3 Major bingeing episodes with weight gain happen after the loss of a close relative ( womb twin survivors are born grieving)
4. Its so very hard to let go of the weight (womb twin survivors have major problems letting go)
5. Someone took me seriously when I wrote about this for APPPAH:
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ABSTRACT: The rapidly developing science of pre-birth psychology is casting a new light on some old problems. One such is morbid obesity, some aspects of which can possibly be explained in the light of prenatal theory. This article sets out the hypothesis that firstly, obesity may represent a self-destructive personal choice. Secondly, there may be a psychological reason why the possibly fatal consequences of that choice are largely ignored by the obese person. Thirdly, the choice and its consequences comprise a style of eating behaviour that seems to re-construct a particular pre-birth experience. In this case, until the prenatal and birth experiences are fully realized and understood, the over-eating behaviour may persist, even unto death.
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When a twin dies before birth, the sole survivor needs help and understanding. Womb twin survivors are the sole survivors of a twin or multiple pregnancy. This group, 1 in 10 of the population, includes survivors of a stillbirth, miscarriage, abortion and a "vanishing twin" pregnancy. It is a story of a twin bond broken by death, leaving a lonely survivor.
When I was processing the new realization that I lost a triplet and quadruplet, over the past 3 years, I kept gaining weight. I didn't care about hunger or no hunger, my body felt like a bottomless pit and I had no concerns about weight gain, I felt unconditionally accepting of myself no matter the package. (I also thought it was part of aging).
ReplyDeleteNow that I have healed so much, I have gotten much more in touch with my body and health and wanting to live - resulting in following the "Eating Right For Your Blood Type" eating regimen. Now I feel everything good or bad that I put into my body and listen to what it needs. I lost 12 lbs in less than 2 months without even exercising! (Althea, I now understand what you meant about wheat being so evil!)
So now that much of my healing has transpired, I believe I'm ready to be in the body of 1 person = Me! So I can subconsciously accept this size and not feel like someone is missing. I honestly needed to feel bigger before while getting in touch with my womb mates (maybe because they disappeared and I had to compensate) but now I am free to be me. And although I accept myself in any package, I know this one is mine and it feels good now.
Sounds good, Monica!
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