Do you think that it is ever "over"? really "over"....

any hugs.. for the one that fell off the wagon?

[smiley1984]

i guess it's over when we die

((((((((freewill)))))))

do problems in ones life ever stop?? and when a crisis, stressful thing happens, then we fall back into old, bad habits and feel terrible and everyone has bad habits, some are food, others alcohol, etc etc

At the risk of sounding like a T all you can do is pick yourself up and try again. I hate it when they say stuff like that because it sounds so stupid and impossible and that they just don't understand.
you are not a failure or terrible for falling off the wagon - at least you were on the wagon to begin with. You went how long without falling off?? that was really

now you have to try beat that record

you make me smile... thank you....

[inkblot]

It's never really over. Things improve, go in to "remission", may get worse. Whatever happens, no matter how successful the treatment, it can easily be triggered again. For perhaps everyone, I've heard, the thoughts and ideas remain to some extent. I'm not sure doctors really understand this concept either that it's never really over.

[sweetheart]

I disagree with "Inkblot". It does eventually become "over". It takes time but realization is the first step, WANTING to get over the mental disease the second step. The third and relaly the most important step, is REALLY believing and REALLY wanting to get over it, and really jsut WANTING to have a healthy body again.

If you can grasp the concept of wanting a healthy BODY again, and really being honest with yourself with that "want", you're doing so good.

You're doing so good by joining this forum though. It CAN and WILL be over. Remember it's YOUR life, and you can take control of it again! You HAVE to take control of it because it's YOURS and you only have one!

Life is so beautiful when you're really living it just how you want to live it. I hope this helps...

[ickydog2006]

In my opinion it is never really over. You may always have to watch yourself so you don't fall back into old habits. You might always think about it when your sick that at one time that would lead to going back to an ED. I hope that it is over someday, but I think it is important to be okay with it if it isn't. It will get easier. And when you get into a really really sressful situation later in life it wouldn't surprise me if you want to resor to an ED again, but that doesn't mean you will. Just because this once completely consumed our lives doesn't mean we will let it again... it is possible to never go back.

I wish I could tell you it will all go away, but I'm sorry, our memories don't just leave like that. We can fight though. And someday, hopefully we won't have to fight at all, or at least not very hard.

I hope things get better for you and I hope this gave you some hope. It is so hard to fight these addictions when we feel like there is no hope of ever moving past it; but I know there is hope of that.

((((((((((hugs))))))))))