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Posted by Racer on February 26, 2005, at 12:28:10
This is my question this week: what purpose(s) does your eating disordered behavior serve for you?
I guess the follow up could be what other ways are there are serving the same purpose, but I'm not there yet...
Anyone wanna take this one on?
Posted by alexdra on February 27, 2005, at 17:20:11
In reply to What purpose does your ED serve for you?, posted by Racer on February 26, 2005, at 12:28:10
I went through 9 months of very bad bulimia...For the first time at age 32.
This happened after a fiance left me and I realize that my ED was a way to cover up all my emotions from that.
It really made me look at the fact that I was stuffing all my feelings away by bingeing and then purging due to the feelings of guilt.Hard to put it all into words but the ED was avoidance. Once I dealt with my feelings head on and accept it when I feel down, I was able to stop the binges and the purging.
One person on another board said they liked to think of their ED as their "friend" b/c it brought to light all the problems they had that needed to be dealt with.
I now know exactly what she meant.I couldn't get therapy b/c I got laid off in November and noticed that once I was out of that miserable job, I was more able to deal with my feelings.
Self-help books have been helping me. I am not totally cured but now will only b/p once every 2 weeks which is SO much better than it was.
I hope to be completely rid of this soon and don't ever, ever want to binge again!!Best of luck to everybody fighting an ED.
Recovery takes a ton of effort but you are more than worth it!
Posted by Maxime on March 5, 2005, at 2:22:53
In reply to What purpose does your ED serve for you?, posted by Racer on February 26, 2005, at 12:28:10
I like your questions of the week.
It gives me a sense of control. It gives me a sense of ownership in that it's mine and no one can take it away from me. No one knows the numbers but me. I am always doing things for other people but this is MINE.
It also serves as means to self-destruct. I know there are boundaries on Psycho-Babble, but it's no secret that I want to die. I want this to kill me ... but so far it hasn't.
Also, I only restrict which gives me a sense of purity. I also enjoy the buzz I get from restricting.
Maxime
> This is my question this week: what purpose(s) does your eating disordered behavior serve for you?
>
> I guess the follow up could be what other ways are there are serving the same purpose, but I'm not there yet...
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> Anyone wanna take this one on?
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