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From: Bambi on 26 Feb 2005 16:34 I've suffered from bulimia for many many years. i haven't confided in anyone, i haven't sought help from anyone. i haven't succeeded in fighting my ed on my own yet and some of the time i despair whether i will ever. but you see to tell someone, to seek help, would destroy my life, my career, my relationships, everything i have acheived in spite of my ed. i am not willing to take that risk, but at the same time i feel more and more hopeless i can do this on my own. if i knew i could get help completely confidentially i may consider it, but in my profession that will be a near impossibility! can anyone provide me with any help, advice, or just kind words... to help me continue my fight without throwing the rest of my life away (and no, my recognition that my ed is ruining my life and will probably eventually kill me if it continues doesn't persuade me that its worth 'throwing the rest of my life away' to seek professional help). how do i overcome bulimia on my alone? have any of you done it? thank you for reading.
From: Risa on 26 Feb 2005 22:36 <how do i overcome bulimia on <my alone? (sic) You don't. If you're not willing to seek help in some form, you will eventually end up destroying your life with your eating disorder, to the point that professional help will be your only option to get your life back. I'd suggest just giving it some time. Either way, you'll get help, or die not trying. Risa
From: Allison247 on 27 Feb 2005 07:22 That is the most ridiculous post I have ever read! Of course you, I,or anyone else for that matter, can get over an eating disorder without outside help. To say you can't do it without help is to chose not to be able to do it by yourself. As humans we are powerful beings, more powerful that you or I could ever imagine, and we have complete control over our behaviors, weather you chose to believe that or not. What ever you believe you will do next time you eat will become reality for you, you are making yourself eat and then purge, no one else, it's you. When you reach out for help the only thing that ever allows you to heal is your own desire to heal, there is no special method or knowledge to be gained in someone else's head, it is all within us, we simply have to find it. My advice? Read, think, read, and think some more....the ability to control your behavior will come to you if that is what you truly want. You have more power to control your behavior than anyone else in this world so go ahead and seize it, take back your life for all that it's worth, because you can. Remember, this is not a physical disorder, it is mental, and the maze that it is made of exists inside of you, it's up to you to find your way out. I believe in you, I BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE THE POWER TO HEAL OURSELVES, it is out god given right, He wouldn't have had it any other way. E-mail me any time you need a friend, Allison "Risa" <RisaCaitlin007(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:1109475375.907152.81420(a)l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > <how do i overcome bulimia on > <my alone? (sic) > > You don't. If you're not willing to seek help in some form, you will > eventually end up destroying your life with your eating disorder, to > the point that professional help will be your only option to get your > life back. I'd suggest just giving it some time. Either way, you'll get > help, or die not trying. > > Risa >
From: Risa on 27 Feb 2005 08:06 allison, Your private email to me is offensive. Sending your religious proselytizing to my email? I think not. Go to alt.religion.minority if you want to "share" your god, or recruit bystanders. <E-mail me any time you need a friend> Yeah, right. Religious dogma to the rescue . . . Risa
From: Allison247 on 27 Feb 2005 08:37
Sorry, I meant only to send the post to the group and I had no intention of offending you, I was just angry when I saw your post this morning. I am not religious and have never read the bible or been to church, I just feel very strongly that we are here for a reason and have the power to do anything we set our minds to. It's a shame to see it any other way. Take care, Allison "Risa" <RisaCaitlin007(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:1109509598.299032.77180(a)l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > allison, > > Your private email to me is offensive. Sending your religious > proselytizing to my email? I think not. Go to alt.religion.minority if > you want to "share" your god, or recruit bystanders. > > <E-mail me any time you need a friend> > > Yeah, right. Religious dogma to the rescue . . . > > Risa > |