Drunkorexia? Yeah it really is a thing . . .
“That's all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end."– Ringo Starr
Thank you to all of you that took my survey. I really appreciate it. The survey results reflected what a lot of the research shows. A lot of middle aged women are drinking too much wine and it's affecting their health and their families.A few women who took the survey wrote personal notes to me; and most of the notes described the same thing – that the stress of trying to do too much was driving a lot of women to drink too much.Somewhere along the way, the message that so many women in the 60s and 70s fought for - that ‘A woman can do anything!’ got translated to ‘A woman must do everything . . . and do it well!’ And most of us are holding ourselves up to a pretty high standard. We’re trying to do it all and it’s killing us! Not only are we trying to do it all, but we want to look good while we do it.A phenomenon nicknamed “drunkorexia,” (Urban Dictionary) is now impacting middle aged women. This phenomenon is an eating disorder compounded by alcohol abuse; it occurs when someone eats less to allocate more calories to alcohol. “Drunkorexia” used to be primarily found on college campuses, but more recently it has become a problem among middle-aged women.We are pressured by others and indeed pressuring ourselves to excel in every way: professionally; to be sexy wives or partners; be good, diligent mothers; good home makers; be politically and socially engaged; and be beautiful with a great bod as well. The more stressed-out we become, the more we are turning to wine’s socially acceptable and absolutely encouraged numbing out quality to cope. But it becomes a worry when we realise that in reality we are not coping well at all.I was fortunate today to be interviewed on 'Breakfast' - the wonderful morning show on TVNZ.Here's a brief clip from TVNZ where I am talking about Drunkorexia.It was actually a really incredible day today! Not only did I have that interview on TVNZ, but right after that I went over to Coast FM Radio Station for another interview.I'll close this post with a short video from the radio interview. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ey9uEDac1A[/embed]I'd love to hear your thoughts about Drunkorexia. And as always thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it.