we need to learn to eat to live healthy and free of ED. we need to learn new ways of coping and talk through our issues, not control what we eat or don't eat. a therapist who understands ED may be a good place for you. I know it helped me. we definitely can't do it by ourself b/c we don't have the "tools"...if we did, we wouldn't have ED. good luck.

ED becomes a coping tool. thats where i am at. my purging habits are in sync with my mood. i find that if i am in a negative mood, whether it be sad, upset, angry, guilty, depressed, i tend to purge more. i think as we find more healthy coping ways, our ED will hopefully die down...at least a little.

I empathize with you. I wish I had some good advice. I have such a ritual of my daily foods, exercise, etc. I do it the same things and eat the same foods pretty much everyday otherwise my anxiety goes through the roof. My moods can fluctuate but I keep my regimine. Just a different type of prison....

You know what they tell you after releasing you from iP: you need to do it anyway. Wether you want to or not, it's not even a question, it's like taking your medicine.

Funny how I can be pretty good about eating well but if something changes up my routine, even the smallest thing, it throws me for a loop! I think it is about being in control of your situation.

Moods are transient things. Maybe when you are feeling depressed, mad or whatever, you should ask yourself what you really NEED? Is it a friend to talk to or maybe just a relaxing bath? Allow yourself to do what you need to and then let it go. You are in charge of your emotions, not the other way around!