Indlela Owesifazane Oyedwa Athola Ngayo Injabulo Ekugijimeni Ngemuva Kweminyaka Yokuyisebenzisa Njenge "Isijeziso"

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Njengodokotela obhalisiwe ofunga ngezinzuzo zokudla okunembile, uColleen Christensen akakukhuthazi ukuphatha ukuzivocavoca njengendlela "yokushisa" noma "yokuthola" ukudla kwakho. Kodwa angabhekana nesilingo sokwenza kanjalo.

UChristensen usanda kuhlanganyela ukuthi wayeka ukusebenzisa ukugijima ukuze aqedele lokho akudlayo, futhi waveza okudingekayo ukuze ashintshe umqondo wakhe.

Ungoti kwezokudla ufake isithombe sangaphambi nangemuva esinesithombe sakhe egqoke igiya lokugijima sango-2012 nesinye salo nyaka. Emuva ngenkathi isithombe sokuqala sithathwa, uChristensen akazange akuthole kumnandi, uchaze kumagama-ncazo akhe. "Ukugijima iminyaka engu-7 okuqinile bekufana nokujeziswa engikudlile kunendlela yokuzivocavoca ejabulisayo," kubhala yena. "Bengisebenzisa ukuzivocavoca umzimba njengendlela 'yokuthola' ukudla kwami." (Okuhlobene: Kungani Kufanele Uyeke Ukuzama Ukunganaki noma Ukuthola Ukudla Ngokuzivocavoca)

Kusukela lapho, uChristensen useshintshe izinhloso zakhe, futhi usefundile ukuthanda ukugijima kule nqubo, wachaza. “Eminyakeni edlule ngithuthukise ubudlelwano bami nokuzivocavoca ngokushintsha indlela engicabanga ngayo futhi ngagxila ekuhlonipheni lokho umzimba wami okwaziyo ukukwenza—hhayi ubukhulu bawo noma indlela obukeka ngayo,” kubhala yena. "Ngokwenza umsebenzi wokuthuthukisa lobu budlelwano ngithole INJABULO ekugijimeni futhi!" (Okuhlobene: Ekugcineni Ngayeka Ukujaha Ama-PR kanye Nezindondo-Ngafunda Ukuthanda Ukuphinda Ugijime)

Kokuthunyelwe kwebhulogi okuhambisanayo, uChristensen unikeze umongo owengeziwe ohambweni lwakhe lokuqina. Esanda kuphuma ekolishi, wayeqaphele ukuthi wazuza opondo abahlanu, wabhala. "Ngigcine senginenkinga yokudla egcwele, i-anorexia nervosa," esho ehlanganyela. "Ngangikubheka ukugijima njengendlela yokujezisa uma ngidla. Bekufanele 'ngishise' konke engikudlayo. Bekuwukuziphatha okucindezelayo, i-anorexia yami yayihambisana nokuluthwa ukuzivocavoca umzimba."

Manje, akagcinanga ngokushintsha indlela asebenza ngayo, kodwa futhi uhlakulele uthando lwangempela lokuzivocavoca. “NGAYITHANDA,” ubhale kanje ngomjaho awugijime ngesonto eledlule. "Ngizizwe ngiphila sonke lesi sikhathi. Ngijabule kubabukeli (emuva kakhulu, ngiyazi!), Ngiphakamise wonke umuntu owelula isandla sakhe ngenkathi ngidlula, futhi ngifaka isihlabathi ngidansa indlela yonke."

Kwakunezinto ezintathu ezinkulu ezamsiza ekwenzeni lolu shintsho, wabhala kokuthunyelwe kwakhe kubhulogi. Okokuqala, waqala ukudla ngokuzibandakanya ukuze afake uqeqesho, kunokumane abale ukubalwa kwakhe kwekhalori. Okwesibili, waqala ukugxila emandleni, echaza ukuthi ukuziqeqeshela amandla akugcinanga nje ngokwenza ukugijima kujabulise, kuphinde kwenza kube lula nasemzimbeni wonke.

Ekugcineni, waqala ukuzisika kancane ngezinsuku lapho ayengafuni ukugijima noma ezwe sengathi udinga ukuhamba kancane. "Ukuphuthelwa umjaho owodwa ngeke kukubulale, kodwa kungakwenza uqale ukuzonda ukuqeqeshwa bese ushiya umuzwa wokwedelela ebuchosheni bakho ngokugijima," wabhala. (Okuhlobene: Kungani Bonke Abagijimi Badinga Ibhalansi Nokuqeqeshwa Kokuzinza)

Ukushintsha umbono wakho ngokusebenza kulula ukukusho kunokukwenza, kodwa u-Christensen unikeze amaphuzu ambalwa okuqala aqinile. Futhi indaba yakhe isikisela ukuthi kungase kuwufanele umzamo.

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