Posted by Racer on June 28, 2006, at 22:22:59
In reply to Re: binge eating, posted by runner01girl on June 28, 2006, at 16:03:27
> I'll just overcome my weakness and get better. I've got no choice.
Yeah, OK. And I'll just overcome my weakness and get better, too. And so will Poet. The fact that more than a quarter century into our disorders, we haven't yet, makes no never mind. After all, it's just a question of being stronger, isn't it? Working a bit harder?
You do have a choice. It will be hard to get over the shame of admitting to someone that you've got a problem, but you know what? It's still a darned sight easier than looking back at 40 years old and having to say, "If I'd gotten help then..." Trust me -- I've lost a lot that I valued because of this. Often, my life doesn't seem as though it's worth living because of this.
I think a lot about killing myself, and this ED has an awful lot to do with that.
It's true that you're the only one who can do the work that will get you over this. But that certainly doesn't mean that you have the tools to do it yourself, without help. Honestly? I think there's more chance my cat will run for president than that you actually can fix this yourself. I say that not knowing you, personally, but knowing an awful lot of other young women with EDs.
I hope you stick around here, and I hope very much that you get help. Your mother already knows something's going on, if she caught you binging. Here's another bit of advice: your mother's reaction can make this much, much worse for you. The best way to avoid that, is to get help now, so that you can learn to identify when someone else's reaction is damaging to you, when someone else's beliefs are unhealthy for you. And if you get the help now, maybe you can help both of you.
Good luck.
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