tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post140121206612336486..comments2023-11-17T00:27:31.383-08:00Comments on life.after.anorexia...: Separation of Self: Is My Body Me?lifeafteranorexiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14995948227699986041noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-89362638692507757202012-11-14T14:55:14.941-08:002012-11-14T14:55:14.941-08:00I still find it hard to live the body and mind in ...I still find it hard to live the body and mind in harmony. I often get the feeling that my mind is free, creative and light, whereas my body seems so heavy and cumbersome. My body seems to stop me from doing things. When I'm busy brainstorming for a creative project, I feel free and beautiful. But then, just looking in the mirror suddenly makes me feel imprisoned and stuck again. The mind is ideas and universal, the body is matter and present and when my ideas take over too much, then my body becomes the enemy and I hate it, it slows me down, stops me from flying. I'm still trying to find a balance. I find swimming and dancing help a lot though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-67659753664434751852012-08-16T01:59:38.486-07:002012-08-16T01:59:38.486-07:00I had always heard it was Descartes' fault – t...I had always heard it was Descartes' fault – the duality of body and mind.<br /><br />The Bible is actually interesting in this respect. The Hebrew Old Testament contains no duality of body and soul, and no mention of an afterlife. The soul is mentioned, but as a component of the self (“be still my soul” and so on).<br /><br />Jesus mentions an afterlife, but it is less the persistence of an eternal soul, and more the resurrection of the body – which is what Jews of the time would have understood by an afterlife (those who believed in it – some didn't). He also talks a lot about man looking at the outside, while God looks at the heart, but not as if we could be divided into one or the other.<br /><br />The bit you mention about soul and flesh is from the letters in the Greek part of the Bible, and is as often translated as “soul/mind” and “sinful nature” as “spirit” and “flesh”. In a sense we have projected our ideas about duality onto the Bible, which comes from times and cultures which had no such concept. The Hebrew concept of “Shalom” which runs through the Bible is an idea of wholeness, of unity of the whole person, which I believe is actually central to Biblical ideas of the self.<br /><br />I hope you find this interesting, as I found your post interesting. Duality of mind and body is a ubiquitous concept, and, I believe, a very damaging one. We have different parts – mind, body, soul, spirit – but they form one person, and any division within our self is harmful to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-50214244446192621902011-10-02T23:01:11.654-07:002011-10-02T23:01:11.654-07:00Wow. That was powerful...and perfect timing! I nee...Wow. That was powerful...and perfect timing! I needed to read thatKelseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-28878693508658841622011-09-15T12:29:49.313-07:002011-09-15T12:29:49.313-07:00Awesome post!! I haven't commented before but ...Awesome post!! I haven't commented before but I read often. You are so insightful and I know you can make it through this recovery journey. Keep going, keep thinking this way, it will lead you to freedom!<br />xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-55874778969530595262011-09-09T15:47:53.856-07:002011-09-09T15:47:53.856-07:00This is great. Quite insightful. I follow and ve...This is great. Quite insightful. I follow and very much appreciate it.<br /><br />I hope that you are able to find ways to be good to you.<br /><br />Be well. :)Sensory Overloadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799931625992110958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-7167007768597167242011-09-09T14:01:46.166-07:002011-09-09T14:01:46.166-07:00I had it untill algebra equation =/ haha no, I'...I had it untill algebra equation =/ haha no, I'm joking<br />I think the same but that thought is so ingrained to us by culture and society that our actions do not respond to our argument but to what we feel. That until we can defeat that thought and start to do as we think.<br />I'm sorry if this is not easy understand, my english is poor and I'm tired right now.<br /><br />Greetings from the beautiful south of the world<br />stay strong<br /><br /><br />¡salú!<br /><br />LucíaLucía-yoquemebusco-https://www.blogger.com/profile/11080894134192919747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-88334341640277308422011-09-09T12:26:25.992-07:002011-09-09T12:26:25.992-07:00I have goosebumps.
I will be thinking about this ...I have goosebumps. <br />I will be thinking about this for quite some time. I know Geneen Roth and Marianne Williamson have gone into great length about how most women in America (and men, too) are "walking heads" and they encourage is to ground ourselves in our bodies. <br /><br />Needless to say -- I will be pondering this for quite some time. <br />Thanks so much.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394509972095129618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-89909529664537952552011-09-09T08:00:56.763-07:002011-09-09T08:00:56.763-07:00You are right.
If we harm our bodies then we are...You are right. <br /><br />If we harm our bodies then we are also harming our minds. This is why we have low self-esteems, and have a tendency to be more abusive toward ourselves. Eating disorders are born when we start to think that we are no longer worthy to be liked, loved, or respected. This starts at such young age (6,7, or 8 years old). <br /><br />I was extremely shy as a child. I felt I did not fit in. I felt like I was a "freak" and I was probably only 6. At that time, my eating disorder was yet to be "born". So....our minds are powerful things. <br /><br />This is why it takes so much work to recover. The physical recovery is easier than it is to recover from how you think about yourself, but they're so tightly connected that it is difficult no matter what.<br /><br />Good post...I like when I read posts that makes me think about my answers before I reply.Ashley Noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079480848874087331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061483026736255843.post-22726511368438731312011-09-09T07:24:56.510-07:002011-09-09T07:24:56.510-07:00I agree with you. Good post!I agree with you. Good post!Just mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467136574847865963noreply@blogger.com