The Travelling Wellness Show
Episode 26: Male Anorexia & Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder (MDD)
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:43:08
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Synopsis
WHO SAYS I'M NOT PERFECT??? "I first started obsessing over what i ate, before starting to hide food and eating only in private. It was a scary time in my life" -Josh Wiggins In the lead-up to recording this episode, I mentioned to several people that the topic was going to be on Male Anorexia. Unequivocally, the response was one of amazement and generally followed a reply to the effect of "that would be really rare wouldn't it??" And I'll tell you what I told them.... "NO, no it isn't in fact" Male anorexia and MDD (as it's more commonly known), are a bit like prostate cancer is to older men; a secret. Something that exists but isn't commonly known, nor discussed. Today's guest however has lived the nightmare and has promised himself that he will make a difference in the lives of others by sharing the fate he was dealt. The young, skinny kid I first met in the gym many moons ago was already under the heavy influence of body dysmorphia, and struggling in ways people would never know. There is nothing