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Originally Posted by ktgirl
oh, sorry, Lucky, I just read in your other post that you do see a T who helped you with positive self-talk.
Do you still see this T? Is he/she not helping as much as you need with your ED?
I have been talking very *meanly* to myself today....saying things like:
it is good to be hungry
i deserve to starve
i don't deserve to eat
If I say anything else to myself.....I'll have to eat...and I don't want to.
i think I'm a hopeless case. 
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no way you are not a hopeless case, removing negative talk and thoughts take practise. just work at your ed one step at a time.
you do not deserve to starve, nor does anyone in this world, no matter how "mean" or "fat" or "greedy" they are... everyone deserves to eat.
when i dont feel like i deserve to eat i always eat anyways, but its WHAT i eat that counts. when you are hungry please eat. i always recoment celery and cucumbers because mostly its fully of water and has no calories. another good one is grapes, only 100 cal per cup i believe. i know sometimes 100 cals can feel like a lot but grapes are good for you, they arent fattening like other foods people could be eating. everyone needs fruits and veggies to survive and stay healthy.
another thing my T told me is that i have to "allow" myself to eat. because i am bulimic but i also don't binge, so i'd restrict myself at meals to just some small things or whatever i felt comfortable with. just don't think too much about it... just say, "today i am going to allow myself to eat this...and im going to be okay with it. my body needs this to live, a couple carrots will not hurt"
i dont know if im much of a help but i try.
my T is having surgery so i havent been able to talk to her for over a month and i realised just how much help she is doing for me. im pretty lucky, i hear a good T is hard to find
when i say "i just need help" i mean in the moment... when you feel alone and helpless and like you are your own worst enemy, you know?
hope you do better today and don't beat yourself up, i will try the same!