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Eating.
I've always liked to eat. And I haven't been impoverished for years now. But even though I was only homeless and impoverished for a little over a year, it destroyed my relationship with food.
If I have food in front of me, I have to eat it. My brain is convinced I might not have anything else to eat for an unknown amount of time and so I need to eat as much as I can while it's available.
I can recognize that this is not true, and actively stop myself. But it's an active intervention every time, and it's exhausting.
My grandmother grew up during the great depression. We're not the worst off, yet, my twin works at a grocery so we get a discount. But that shit was passed down to me. I can't not finish food. Especially if it tastes good, my brain is just EAT NOW EAT BEFORE GONE and man. Fucks a body up.
Same. I grew up poor so when we had food, we ate. Now I have a good job, decent income, and I over eat all the time. Currently doing low carb (again) to lose the weight I've put on. I've had eating disorders my entire 49 years, or at least as far back as I can remember.
I grew up the exact way you're describing. It's a struggle I'm working on right now. Best of luck to