Ya know what, Em? I'm not always very good about practicing what I preach. I told my T this a couple appointments ago when we were talking about me working with my patients, whether they were medical or psych patients. Of course, my T and I laughed about this. How often does a T like him get to talk about having psych patients WITH a psych patient? As far as what I would tell myself in this situation, it would probably be something like....if it would feel better to call the T, then call. Fight hard to resist losing weight and try to stay distracted or focused on other things--write, chat, hobbies, housework, play with a pet, anything. Even exercise can be good (in moderation, of course) because it's something actually *good* for the body, physically and mentally. I might suggest exercising with a non-eating disordered buddy so to avoid overdoing a good thing. Or pick up the phone and call someone who will has agreed to be an emergency support buddy. There are a lot of free '800' or local numbers around to help and "be there" for someone who wants to talk about any problem. Phone books, local or county governments, hospitals or social service/health type organizations will often have lists of available numbers or resources. I often times like to go shopping to relieve stress. I don't have to buy anything, but just the act of doing it helps. Unfortunetly, there aren't enough 24-hour stores open that I can go to to just hang out at for a few hours and walk around. That's when having the internet at home can be good! People can come online to places like this to read and share and support...and become friends and family. I am still very mixed about what to do with myself this weekend. The urge to take whatever pills, juices, or anything I can find that might work for losing weight is still strong. It's like a heart patient trying to decide if he should take his angina medicine. It's out there at the store/pharmacy or available and on-hand at home. I'm just more confused about what to do, and should I or shouldn't I. I was more gung-ho about the whole idea yesterday. I think I'm maybe stressing about it all enough that it's confusing me enough. I'll probably be online alot this weekend. Haven't got much to do outside my home. Need to do some house cleaning.