[Azhia]

Very perceptive, Dunyah...I thought of that as I posted! Maybe indirectly?? There are times when I'm hyper focused on my mid-section and perhaps I'm just having "one of those times."

The BM thing is something I've always grappled with. I wonder if tightlacing would affect it negatively/positively/at all.

Admittedly, I have also had serious eating/body issues in the past; I am keenly aware of it when signs start to crop up and I am confident that it is not to the level of unhealthy eating disorder (though I may miss my mouth sometimes, which may constitute an eating dis order!) or distorted body image.

Also, when things are at a standstill in my life, as they are now, I tend to hyper focus on more mundane things, such as how my stomach is feeling. If I'm busy with lots going on and I haven't shat in 6 days, it doesn't bother me!

The tightlacing is also its own fascination, having more to do with the couture/fetish/aesthetic aspect.

:0)