I have known for a long time now that I have problems with food. Looking back I think that I probably have always struggled with binge eating, I just didn't know what it was. Last week I finally talked to my doctor about it; he is the only person that I have told so far. I was so anxious and crying so much I almost couldn't get it out. I was scared that I would not be taken seriously. However, he was incredibly supportive, he is going to meet with me on a regular basis and set me up with a team of people that will help me with lifestyle and diet. I am working with this team on a recovery plan, though I am still in the first stage of this plan, I am feeling very positively about it. I know that it is not going to be easy and I know that I will have set backs and stuggles but I am not ready to tell my friends or family yet so I am reaching out to this group for support until I work up the courage to tell people.
Hi Laine....
WELCOME! This is a very great place to start! I'm soooo happy to hear that you've reached out and got help.
Anxiety, crying, etc..is all part of recovery. The more you let it all out, the better it will feel. Sound cliche but soo very true.
Stay positive. Recovery is freedom. There is NO better life than the one you're headed for.
One step at a time.
Hugs.
Thank you InProgress! It's so nice to have a group of supportive people who really understand what i'm going through! I love what you said "there is no better life than the one you're headed for", I'm going to post that beside my desk at work for when I need a quick pick me up!
Hey Laine,
Welcome and well done for reaching out. This is the first chapter of the rest of your life and you should be so excited and proud of yourself.
Keep talking here hun
Love to you
Moongal x
Hey everyone,
I have only very recently moved froma small town to a big city to start uni. i used to binge eat at home a fair bit, but since i moved out it has gotten much worse. Every morning I think positively and that "today i will eat healthy" but by the time it gets to about 2pm all i want to do is binge. I feel really alone, it is so hard being away from my family who were my support network. All I can think about it food and I really want to change that but I have no idea how to. I didnt even know binge eating support groups existed until I searched it on Google, so I am hoping that it can help.
Bry xoxo
Hey Bry,
You are in uni, would you go and seek you school therapist? I believe therapy is the best way to go when dealing with this, you cannot do this alone, this is not because you are weak, this is because you are suffering, I completely understand your pain, and the vicious cycle that is binge eating.
Also I would recommend picking up the book Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth, it is really excellent so much so that i am reading it again and getting more out of it.
Keep talking here hun, it is important to share
Love to you
Moongal x
thank you for that Moongal.
Yes I am thinking of seeing a counsellor at the uni.
I will have a look for that book.
I am feeling good at the moment but know I am not strong enough to do this on my own.
thank you for being here to listen.
Bry xoxo
Hey Bry,
No worries, and remember as cliche as this may sound this is a journey and you may find out waaay more about yourself than you realise, I certainly have. And the thing about it is, is that it's not actually about the food at all, but in order to recover you need to figure out what it is about, but don't worry we are all here for you on the good days and the bad days.
Just try to remember that those days that you find yourself "unacceptable"...you truly are acceptable, you just need to see that in you. So try not be so hard on, and stop rejecting yourself.
Love to you hun
Moongal x
thankyou, it is overwhelming satisfying to know that i have this support network. And that will give me something to think about, why i have this problem... my initial thought is that it really started when i moved away from my twin, because up until the moment i left we had eaten IDENTICALLY, down to every last grape, square of chocolate etc, which i know was another eating dosirder all together. But when i moved away i felt helpless eating without her so i starved meself for 2 straight weeks, eating only lettuce and apples. but then that became too much and i was so unhappy and weak, so i had a binge, and since then at least 4 days a week i binge. I think that is the root of my problem, the lost attachment to my twin.
Love you, Bry x
Well that is a massive point there sweetie. You obviously have a very strong bond with your twin and being seperated is very hard on you. Have you spoken with her about it? Ya know it's ok to feel lonely, you'll learn as you progress through therapy that no feeling is bad or wrong, every feeling is valid and a part of life....some may not feel as good as others, but they are a part of living.
Journalling can really help too, especially when that binge urge is on you.
I read a good quote from that book "obsession is a way of organising our lives so we never have to deal with the hard parts".
Love you too hun
Moongal x
Thats a great quote.
I have vaguely talked to my twin about it, but it has not affected her like it has affected me, which makes it even harder to deal with.
I am at uni tomorrow so will go and see a counsellor i think. Already i am feeling a lot better and in a lot more conrol, now that i have identified that there is a problem, i think that was definitelly a hard part, admitting that i really do have a problem.
Love Bry
Hey,
Well at least you have someone you can talk to and you trust and best of luck talking to your school cousellor.
Love you hun
Moongal x
Hey _Bry_, does your school have a peer support centre?? That might be a good resource for you to look into?
I dont think the school has a peer support centre, it has a student services place with counselling, though i must admit i havent wanted to check it out. i am scared to talk to someone about it, and as much as i know i really sohuld, i cant bring myself to do it!