Leslie Knope and Michael Scott are two people I am grateful to have in my life. Yes, I am fully aware they are fictional characters from TV shows, but they are also my meal time mates. Parks and Recreation and The Office US are two tv shows that I will be indebted to for the rest of my life.
Lunch is a really tricky meal for me. It always has been the hardest one for me to get my head around. It was the first one my ED cut out and I really struggled with it and I still do. It gives me the most anxiety and I never quite know what to have or what I should be having.
It started unintentionally but soon became routine at every lunch for me to watch these two tv shows. They were so lighthearted, funny and joyous that I could just lose myself in the hysterical plot lines. Due to their length I knew how I was doing with my timings for eating and they actually made the meal enjoyable. Although I developed some weird habits, needing to sit a certain way in a certain chair and have a cup of tea at a certain point I have now worked hard enough to not need this every lunch time. Those TV shows got me through!
I know it probably was not the best pro-recovery strategy as I was avoiding the thoughts that were coming up around my lunch but it was the best coping strategy I had and most importantly I was able to eat. Do whatever works best for you.
Thank you Leslie and Michael for making my lunch a happy time on some very difficult days.
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