i dont say this to upset you and i'm all for self expression, but would you call me or any other person struggling with and ED "a fat piece of shit" ?
or any other name that you might chose to call yourself?
isn't it sad that we say and/or think things about and to ourselves we would never dream of saying and/or thinking about or to a friend.(and yes i'm sad to say i'm guilty of it too.)
my counselor got me to do this exercise
hypothetically, if it was a friend you were discussing here how would you have worded it?

Thats a really good point. It is hard for me to use though because a lot of times I see myself as inferior to my friends. So, of course I would never say that about them but it is still okay to call myself that

I can't judge you for your comments, I scream these things at my husband every single day and will probably throw a fit at my new doctor's office tomorrow. maliboo although I see and respect where you are coming from, it doesn't seem as though it was her intention to say it about others than herself.

on my worse days yeah i'm right there with you saying stuff like that about myself.
even during my stronger moments i have an continual argument going on in my head (don't i sound so sane right now...not...lol) telling my "dark self" to back off.
i'm packing right now to go back home and visit the family for a long weekend and tying my self up in knotts trying on clothes and hating what i see in the mirror even though i should be happy coz i have managed to lose 7 kg this month so far.
so i'm sure you can imagine the wonderfull things i've just been saying to myself. i'm trying so hard right now to stay out of the fridge.
i'm trying so hard to win this argument.
sorry, i have a bad habit of playing the "over bearing mum" card when someone is having trouble, my intentions were only good.

Be an overbearing mum, I wasn't saying your opinon/ words were wrong... I hope you do not think that

I know~ I do the same thing to myself when I go through the cycles of b/p... it is hard to get out of that head space.
but maybe this could be a good motivation for you to get to a gym? I don't know, it works for me sometimes, and I tend to feel better after I jog for 30 min or so. you gotta keep it up tho, 3-4 times a week, don't give up~! =)

nah , intheblues, i didn't think you did, i'm just a little paradoid...lol...i would just hate if i something i said caused anyone to go backwards in their recovery thats all.
hope your appointment with the new doctor goes well.
alliegator, are you feeling any better today?
oh and yes i did manage to stay out of the fridge last night, so thanks for listening