Concerns Regarding Fertility and body

Is adoption an option for you? And are you in therapy? These seem like obvious questions but it's something to think hard about - if not, then why?. Pregnancy is a major physical responsibility and parenting is the most intense responsibility in existence.

I always sound harsh when I answer questions like this, but it's because my parents had me before they were ready and without resolving any of their mental health issues, and they ended up passing on every single one of their issues to me and all of my siblings. Including but by far not limited to eating disorders. And yes, if I'm being perfectly honest, I do resent them for it just a bit. And it wasn't because they weren't trying - they both had the same intentions you do and they thought that being aware of what went wrong in their childhoods would be enough to stop the same things from going wrong in ours, but it definitely wasn't. Sheer determination to be a good parent is not enough.

If you really want to raise a kid, I cannot stress this enough, you have to find a good therapist right now. If you're barely cognizant of the fact that you have a problem, as your post implies, then there's no way you're prepared to avoid passing on that problem to your kid. I'm sorry.

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