LW Thank you for sharing that life altering moment. And honoring the person who reached out and pulled you up.
Congratulations for stepping into that moment & into your truth.
Everyone else is right. You've opened the door of recovery and now comes a lot of personal work best done w a therapist who is familiar with eating disorders.
:) it's so cheesy but this always grounds me AND makes me laugh, Al Frankin as Stuart Smalley on SNL
"You're good enough!, you're smart enough! and DOGGON IT!!! People like you!"
kuh-riste. where are the kudos for the friend? instead of calling friend "Cheesy" how bout a "good for her/him, for paying attention and for caring enough to say something."
sure LW should now get counseling, but from the way she writes, friend is what started her on the path to salvation.
thank goodness for friends. counselors are crucial, but you'll never get their help without actually going out and finding one. good friends find YOU.
Anon, I'm glad you had this moment of realization, and I hope you've started counseling as well.
I also hope you were able, or will be able, to share this message directly to your friend. Although you may not be ready yet, I know from experience how much it will mean to them to know that their words got through.
Except that regular coke is full of High Fructose Corn Syrup. Nobody has to starve themselves to lose weight, just be more careful about what you eat. HFCS is the one thing permanently banned from my diet.
@Montex, STFU. The last thing an anorexic needs is diet talk in any form.
Anon, I'm so glad your friend was there for you and that you were able to hear her. Some counseling would definitely REALLY help you on this road to recovery.
To get started, you can give the National Eating Disorders Hotline a call: 1-800-931-2237
It's just like in Silver Linings Playbook, when Bradley Cooper and that borderline mess of an alcoholic woman fall in love and start dating in the end.
'Cause true love makes mental disorders all go away.
Best of luck in your recovery. Be prepared for some of your body systems to not function well for a while.
The first step is always the hardest, but it is still just the first step.
Congratulations for stepping into that moment & into your truth.
Everyone else is right. You've opened the door of recovery and now comes a lot of personal work best done w a therapist who is familiar with eating disorders.
:) it's so cheesy but this always grounds me AND makes me laugh, Al Frankin as Stuart Smalley on SNL
"You're good enough!, you're smart enough! and DOGGON IT!!! People like you!"
sure LW should now get counseling, but from the way she writes, friend is what started her on the path to salvation.
thank goodness for friends. counselors are crucial, but you'll never get their help without actually going out and finding one. good friends find YOU.
I also hope you were able, or will be able, to share this message directly to your friend. Although you may not be ready yet, I know from experience how much it will mean to them to know that their words got through.
I doubt the LW needs to lose weight.
But still I'm glad you shoehorned in that anti-HFCS point. This is the first I'm hearing of it's negative health effects. Tell me more!
Anon, I'm so glad your friend was there for you and that you were able to hear her. Some counseling would definitely REALLY help you on this road to recovery.
To get started, you can give the National Eating Disorders Hotline a call: 1-800-931-2237
Or take a look at their online referral service to find a treatment provider in your area: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/g…
Anyone else who can see themselves in this story, please also give treatment a chance!
'Cause true love makes mental disorders all go away.