Eating disorder...(not sure where to post!)
Hi there, any members have/overcome an eating disorder?
In my personal experience I feel i can never overcome my eating disorder.
No matter what progress i make i always regress at some point in my life.
My question being to anyone who has had/have an eating disorder...can you overcome this 100% or is it always with you?
I believe the latter and find my life a constant battle.
Although i am not severely underweight as I was before settling down and having my beautiful family, i am still very body/food conscious & at times i hate what i see in the mirror.
I exercise to the point of obsession...i fear if i miss a day i will gain weight.
I have my good days and bad.
I would like to know if anyone out there can relate to what i am going through?
Thanks for taking the time to read!
CG X
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:)Hi celtic goddess, I think this was a stroke of fate, I was looking at the courses and on the side was your message not sure where to post eating disorders and i thought id click and see what it said, firstly i have to say i can relate alot with you,my first question to you would be what age are you, not being cheeky but i am 44 and have found no older women with this problem i suffer from anorexia myself and i tend to agree with you that it probably stays with you for life on and off but i would be interested in keeping in touch with you its nice to find someone who understands, im not sure if my email is on this site so i will list it if its allowed its as follows Please PM or email via profile
if not i will try to figure out how to chat on this site lol.
but for now keep the faith
jacqui
edit: email address's should never be displayed in text for safetly reasons
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Hi hunnie I can sympathise with you as have suffered with anorexia and bulimia for years, I have been ok for the last 5 years but it is always there and my husband knows it is always there - I think when you have sufferred it is something that stays with you but you can get stronger to deal with it before it rears its ugly head again fully and prevent it for coming back 100% to a certain extent. Everyday I have the fear of it and battle with it but at the moment I am strong enough to live with out it, I never say never but it is something I do not want to experience again - ever and have lost friends to it and do not want my remaining freinds to loose me. Stay strong sweetie x
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Hello am the same.I have straved myself for ten years.But for 4 i have been eating well.
I feel fat every day and am left with this unexplained insatiable hunger.It make life hard.If you want some one to talk to i would be willing to give you my email.Just pm me.
I knew how hard it can be.
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Thanks for your replys.
Its good to know i am not alone in how i feel but it also brings sadness.
I am 29 and was anorexic/bulimic from 13 -21 & wasn't very healthy.
I had a lot of bad stuff happening in my private life and could not see what i was doing to myself.
When i met my now husband he helped me gain a more normal life even enjoy certain foods and he thinks i've put it all behind me and "I'm all better now" lol.
I had counciling years ago but it didn't seem to help, I ended up lying in my food diarys etc and hated being weighed every week to make sure i was putting weight on.
I have been told i am now slim with an athletic build (due to exercising obsession) but i just can't see it.
I am not underweight (don't know my exact weight as i refuse to have scales in my house) & i guess i have been pretty much healthy over the past few years despite everything.
In reality i have never stopped obsessing about food and regularly make myself sick especially if i get that full feeling in my stomach or i am faced with dining out etc.
I seem to get a buzz out of it at the time and then go through a whole world of emotions afterwards and end up feel guilty.
The thing that is worrying me now is that since my youngest has started school i am finding it increasingly easy to go without food and
I feel very low about myself when i only have myself for company.
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Sweetie please tell your husband how you are feeling hunnie and if you get on with your GP make an appt just for a chat please.
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I too have had eating disorders in the past and it is true, you never really stop the food obsession (well i didn't and i know others who haven't either). Here are three things that helped me recover, I would recommend all of them to anyone wanting to get over an eating disorder, or indeed other states such as chronic anxiety or o.c.d. Try one seperately or do all three if you want:
Yoga and meditation
Learning Reiki and self-healing regularly
Using EFT for food and exercise (and other) fixations. You can download the free eft booklet at www.emofree.com and there's loads of free info on the net
Good Luck!
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I already do yoga & meditation on a daily basis and it dos help me relax & de-stress.
But I can't control the way i feel at the moment and feel i may be going back to a dark place.
This has been the first step for me in a long time to dealing with my problem as i have no one to talk to about this as i feel if i tell my husband, friends, family etc they will be so dissapointed & disgusted that i am still doing this to myself.
When I was at my thinnest & unhealthy i hurt everyone who cared about me and they were deeply upset at what i was doing.
I don't want people to worry about me & at the moment physically i don't look like theres any cause for concern....
I am reading up on Reiki and concidering doing my 1st degree.
EFT sounds interesting, i have downloaded the manual, thanks for the link lim wing!
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HiI am a Shamanic Healer and with the right help you can overcome anything. There are more and more Shamanic Practitioners available these days and I would recommennd that you find one. There is a good site to visit where you will find well trained therapists. Also the Sacred Hoop magazine carries listings. Awell trained practitioner would be able to help. I have had a number ofclients with Eating Disorders and though it's not necessarily an easy path with the right intentionand will to get better these issues can be successfully dealt with. Walk in Beauty
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hello... i am speaking now from experince, years ago i hadanorexia and i was very unwell and was taking into hospital as i colasped down the stairs; but i overcome it... It took alot of hard work and professional help but i pulled through. To be honest it still haunts me sometimes to this day, when i think i am fat and since then my eating as been all over the place and i am not a big eater either. I was diagnosed with major depression in 2004 and i had it for 2 years before i was diagnoed (i am not going into that on this thread and i am fine for the moment anywayz) but when i am down my eating is terrible but i would never ever get like that again and i try so hard to maintain a good healthy diet now. I wish you all the best and be strong, you will pull through and to be honest you can do it and can make something of your life, i know you can!! so dont worry about the future and thinking"will it still be there" cuz once its gone its gone, but there maybe times, just depends on you as a person!! Like i say i am going on my experience! All the best to you "hug" xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In my personal experience I feel i can never overcome my eating disorder.
No matter what progress i make i always regress at some point in my life.
My question being to anyone who has had/have an eating disorder...can you overcome this 100% or is it always with you?
I believe the latter and find my life a constant battle.
Although i am not severely underweight as I was before settling down and having my beautiful family, i am still very body/food conscious & at times i hate what i see in the mirror.
I exercise to the point of obsession...i fear if i miss a day i will gain weight.
I have my good days and bad.
I would like to know if anyone out there can relate to what i am going through?
Thanks for taking the time to read!
CG X
Answers:
:)Hi celtic goddess, I think this was a stroke of fate, I was looking at the courses and on the side was your message not sure where to post eating disorders and i thought id click and see what it said, firstly i have to say i can relate alot with you,my first question to you would be what age are you, not being cheeky but i am 44 and have found no older women with this problem i suffer from anorexia myself and i tend to agree with you that it probably stays with you for life on and off but i would be interested in keeping in touch with you its nice to find someone who understands, im not sure if my email is on this site so i will list it if its allowed its as follows Please PM or email via profile
if not i will try to figure out how to chat on this site lol.
but for now keep the faith
jacqui
edit: email address's should never be displayed in text for safetly reasons
Answers:
Hi hunnie I can sympathise with you as have suffered with anorexia and bulimia for years, I have been ok for the last 5 years but it is always there and my husband knows it is always there - I think when you have sufferred it is something that stays with you but you can get stronger to deal with it before it rears its ugly head again fully and prevent it for coming back 100% to a certain extent. Everyday I have the fear of it and battle with it but at the moment I am strong enough to live with out it, I never say never but it is something I do not want to experience again - ever and have lost friends to it and do not want my remaining freinds to loose me. Stay strong sweetie x
Answers:
Hello am the same.I have straved myself for ten years.But for 4 i have been eating well.
I feel fat every day and am left with this unexplained insatiable hunger.It make life hard.If you want some one to talk to i would be willing to give you my email.Just pm me.
I knew how hard it can be.
Answers:
Thanks for your replys.
Its good to know i am not alone in how i feel but it also brings sadness.
I am 29 and was anorexic/bulimic from 13 -21 & wasn't very healthy.
I had a lot of bad stuff happening in my private life and could not see what i was doing to myself.
When i met my now husband he helped me gain a more normal life even enjoy certain foods and he thinks i've put it all behind me and "I'm all better now" lol.
I had counciling years ago but it didn't seem to help, I ended up lying in my food diarys etc and hated being weighed every week to make sure i was putting weight on.
I have been told i am now slim with an athletic build (due to exercising obsession) but i just can't see it.
I am not underweight (don't know my exact weight as i refuse to have scales in my house) & i guess i have been pretty much healthy over the past few years despite everything.
In reality i have never stopped obsessing about food and regularly make myself sick especially if i get that full feeling in my stomach or i am faced with dining out etc.
I seem to get a buzz out of it at the time and then go through a whole world of emotions afterwards and end up feel guilty.
The thing that is worrying me now is that since my youngest has started school i am finding it increasingly easy to go without food and
I feel very low about myself when i only have myself for company.
Answers:
Sweetie please tell your husband how you are feeling hunnie and if you get on with your GP make an appt just for a chat please.
Answers:
I too have had eating disorders in the past and it is true, you never really stop the food obsession (well i didn't and i know others who haven't either). Here are three things that helped me recover, I would recommend all of them to anyone wanting to get over an eating disorder, or indeed other states such as chronic anxiety or o.c.d. Try one seperately or do all three if you want:
Yoga and meditation
Learning Reiki and self-healing regularly
Using EFT for food and exercise (and other) fixations. You can download the free eft booklet at www.emofree.com and there's loads of free info on the net
Good Luck!
Answers:
I already do yoga & meditation on a daily basis and it dos help me relax & de-stress.
But I can't control the way i feel at the moment and feel i may be going back to a dark place.
This has been the first step for me in a long time to dealing with my problem as i have no one to talk to about this as i feel if i tell my husband, friends, family etc they will be so dissapointed & disgusted that i am still doing this to myself.
When I was at my thinnest & unhealthy i hurt everyone who cared about me and they were deeply upset at what i was doing.
I don't want people to worry about me & at the moment physically i don't look like theres any cause for concern....
I am reading up on Reiki and concidering doing my 1st degree.
EFT sounds interesting, i have downloaded the manual, thanks for the link lim wing!
Answers:
HiI am a Shamanic Healer and with the right help you can overcome anything. There are more and more Shamanic Practitioners available these days and I would recommennd that you find one. There is a good site to visit where you will find well trained therapists. Also the Sacred Hoop magazine carries listings. Awell trained practitioner would be able to help. I have had a number ofclients with Eating Disorders and though it's not necessarily an easy path with the right intentionand will to get better these issues can be successfully dealt with. Walk in Beauty
Answers:
hello... i am speaking now from experince, years ago i hadanorexia and i was very unwell and was taking into hospital as i colasped down the stairs; but i overcome it... It took alot of hard work and professional help but i pulled through. To be honest it still haunts me sometimes to this day, when i think i am fat and since then my eating as been all over the place and i am not a big eater either. I was diagnosed with major depression in 2004 and i had it for 2 years before i was diagnoed (i am not going into that on this thread and i am fine for the moment anywayz) but when i am down my eating is terrible but i would never ever get like that again and i try so hard to maintain a good healthy diet now. I wish you all the best and be strong, you will pull through and to be honest you can do it and can make something of your life, i know you can!! so dont worry about the future and thinking"will it still be there" cuz once its gone its gone, but there maybe times, just depends on you as a person!! Like i say i am going on my experience! All the best to you "hug" xxxxxxxxxxxxxx