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Nov 27, 2011, 07:38 PM
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Just thought I'd be honest and share this, since I'd posted several I'm doing great messages. I've relapsed.
I didn't have much abstinent time under my belt but the stress of all the stress has gotten to me and I've collapsed under the weight of it. My nutritionist keeps giving me positive affirmations, but there's not many ways to make it a positive. I'm fully bingeing and purging again many/several/lots of times a day. I'm not totally beating myself up for it; there are lots of extremely stressful things going on in my life right now and I'm really doing the best I can, but it's sad to me and feels very heavy in my heart. |
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Nov 27, 2011, 07:48 PM
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My therapist told me I can't be a different person overnight...just do those negative/harmful things you do LESS....and less...over time you can get there. I don't think we're ever 'cured' of our tendencies/addictions either. Every day is a decision to not do those harmful things. Sometimes I fall off the wagon but I just get back on. There may be times when you slip back into bad behavior, but like you said don't beat yourself up for it. Just make the decision to do it less/stop.
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| avoice, ShaggyChic_1201
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Nov 27, 2011, 08:14 PM
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| brokenlegsofthelamb, hermeand
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Nov 28, 2011, 06:36 AM
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I hear you........People wonder why why I say look around there just as sick as I am they just don't acknowledge it like I do......I know i'm a mess but what are you...........When they talk shits just say I know you are but what am I????????????
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Nov 28, 2011, 09:15 AM
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(((((((((((( bubsmiley )))))))))))))
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Nov 28, 2011, 09:19 AM
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"Today is the first day of the rest of your life."
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Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich The road to hell is paved with good intentions. "And psychology has once again proved itself the doofus of the sciences" Sheldon Cooper 
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Jan 07, 2012, 05:46 PM
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I feel ya! I can't pull myself out of this downward spiral. I ignore the professionals because of course I think I know better in my warped diseased mind. But right now I know where I am and can only hope I snap out of it but I want to reach my goals. Your not alone.
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Feb 13, 2012, 02:08 PM
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I too am in full blown relapse and don't want to admit it. I want to believe that I'm on the straight and narrow and try to convince myself and everyone else there isn't a problem. It's not getting me very far so I resorted to taking fortune cookie fortunes and taping them around the house in places where I will constantly see them and remind me to have positive thoughts even when I want to throw the towel in. Also many years ago , I had a T who used to tell me I have to flip the tape in my head. To write down as many positive, non critical , non judgmental statements I could a when my mind started racing negative to stop breathe and flip my thoughts to the positive phrases. It's extremely hard but when I could get to it, it did help.
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Feb 13, 2012, 06:51 PM
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Don't be too concerned with the coping mechanism... (bingeing /purging ) put try to figure out the feelings behind the need to B/P... that is the only true way to heal from it... then he said try to wait 5 minutes... do meditation... deep breathing... walk around the block ...anything.. then he said if I still have the urge...go for it and don't beat myself up about it... 
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Feb 13, 2012, 07:17 PM
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I still fall down sometimes, but it doesn't take me as long to get back up and start moving forward again ... I constantly remind myself and others that yeah, we're gonna mess up and make mistakes, but that does not mean that we are a mistake ... !!!
It sure is frustrating when Ed (name I've given my eating disorder) waltzes back in and tries to take back over though... It makes me sad too ... The main thing is Don't Give Up ... !!! 
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#11
Feb 14, 2012, 03:29 PM
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I've picked myself up again and now have 70 days without bingeing and purging. Thanks for all the support! Love PC!
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Feb 17, 2012, 02:43 PM
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I've pulled myself back up again and am trying hard to follow my mealplan religiously but still struggle not to restrict. It's always something with Ed, isn't it.
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