tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post4060850740918300079..comments2023-10-31T04:16:04.331-05:00Comments on Feed Me!: Knitting and EDsHarriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-38710138459739826562009-07-10T03:02:07.477-05:002009-07-10T03:02:07.477-05:00yes i can imagine that knitting is very relaxing a...yes i can imagine that knitting is very relaxing and helps to bring your thoughts away from the ED.<br />here is an offer for parents whose child has an eating disorder. it is a chat-project with trained psychologist working with the MAUDSLEY approach.<br /><br />http://www.e-mental-health.eu/anorexia/website/eating.phphonig1234https://www.blogger.com/profile/14890933128910029216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-42439531320257680412009-06-07T23:28:17.122-05:002009-06-07T23:28:17.122-05:00I learned how to knit just before my last hospital...I learned how to knit just before my last hospitalization. And I can unequivocally agree that it has helped me learn how to be more mindful, how to be more.....meditative, how to relax my body. It has been intensely therapeutic for me.Ameliahttp://www.losingsomethingelse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-19728505720534561782009-06-02T18:51:55.394-05:002009-06-02T18:51:55.394-05:00I was also encouraged to knit in treatment. I tau...I was also encouraged to knit in treatment. I taught some of the other residents and staff too as well. It was very useful to feel like I was 'doing' something. Exercise of any sort was totally forbidden, and I was going utterly stir crazy without my usual anxiety release. The knitting def. took the edge off the anxiety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-71914321700541325812009-06-01T18:06:21.488-05:002009-06-01T18:06:21.488-05:00I learned how to knit while I was in treatment at ...I learned how to knit while I was in treatment at Renfrew, and it definitely helps to calm me. All that I can knit are scarfs, because anything more complicated than that would be stressful, but it does make me feel as if I've accomplished something when I finish one.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05748840293468845389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-89051477475293278352009-06-01T11:01:11.111-05:002009-06-01T11:01:11.111-05:00Like many of your other commenters, learning to kn...Like many of your other commenters, learning to knit was a first step in my recovery from agoraphobia. Aside from the anxiety management, it made me feel so useful to be producing sweaters and scarves and such at a time when my self esteem was pretty low and I did not feel like much of an asset to the people around me otherwise.Travel for Agoraphobicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701660051437663080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-64393848383185265412009-06-01T07:56:03.236-05:002009-06-01T07:56:03.236-05:00Yes, we often talk about "needing something to do ...Yes, we often talk about "needing something to do with your hands" when trying to break a habit like smoking. Makes sense in other contexts too. Maybe it's always about anxiety management??Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-64661565413121501142009-05-31T22:20:52.379-05:002009-05-31T22:20:52.379-05:00as a personal bit of anecdata, I probably would no...as a personal bit of anecdata, I probably would not have successfully quit smoking had it not been for knitting so I can see it helping when soothing repetitive motion is wanted in other circumstances as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657298304729201156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-46319577983035023402009-05-31T21:57:19.110-05:002009-05-31T21:57:19.110-05:00The center where I went for treatment holds knitti...The center where I went for treatment holds knitting and quilt-making workshops on campus several times a month, and they always have knitting supplies available in the meeting rooms where much of one's time is spent during the ED recovery programs. It certainly does work!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489299990479818278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-37704589694913580292009-05-31T18:04:26.084-05:002009-05-31T18:04:26.084-05:00One of my friend's dads said that they were ta...One of my friend's dads said that they were taught to knit in Vietnam during the war for similar reasons. Also, the knitting in terms of ED comes up in an episode of Degrassi as one of the characters recovers from anorexia.Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-1966807258189356582009-05-31T15:26:24.982-05:002009-05-31T15:26:24.982-05:00While I don't have an ED, I can say with some assu...While I don't have an ED, I can say with some assurance that repetitive activities like knitting, dishwashing, and my personal fave, making bobbin lace are excellent for simultaneously keeping the hands busy and calming the mind.<br /><br />I think to the key to using these things effectively is the combination of recognizing that they are helpful coping techniques rather than cures in their own right, and finding the right one for you.<br /><br />For instance, while I love tossing my lace bobbins, I find knitting oddly frustrating. Strange, perhaps, but true nonetheless. You love washing dishes. Another person might find that playing guitar or a particular video game more helpful.<br /><br />I would encourage anyone trying this as an aid in recovery to try a few different things to see which activity is most helpful to them. You want to find something that keeps your hands busy yet produces a sort of zen state in your head and heart.Twistiehttp://manolobig.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-4070160459825514132009-05-31T14:54:44.646-05:002009-05-31T14:54:44.646-05:00During my d's refeeding both she and I started kni...During my d's refeeding both she and I started knitting and it was very relaxing.Ari J. Brattkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681530389495339122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30178203.post-58869905786556775972009-05-31T13:25:45.149-05:002009-05-31T13:25:45.149-05:00I go to art college and have recently been studyin...I go to art college and have recently been studying fashion textiles. I've found this with art and painting huge posters of randoms as well as sketching and sewing in general. Making garments when it's not all going wrong has helped me immensely in gaining some control because it's entirely absorbing and there's no way you can sew and eat, or paint and eat, or knit and eat as well as the repetition and mind absorbtion. <br /><br />It's no cure though, just a helpful tool.Apple Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649619564807314200noreply@blogger.com