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I have suffered with an eating disorder for 9 years now. first anorexia and now bulima. I thought everything was fine on that fron as I haven't thrown up food since christmas. I have been attending a slimming club to try and lose weight sensibly for the last 12 weeks and have lost 13 lbs.
The only problem is that since I got sober 7 weeks ago, I have the tendency to over eat when I am pissed off, and then spend the next few hours fighting the urge to vomit.
The past few days have been really crap, just usual life crap. Today for lunch I have eaten 2 bread rolls with butter and vegan 'ham' and a bag of crisps (which constitutes a binge for me), and now feel like making myself sick. The only reason I can't is that my cleaner is here.
How do I cope with this when I am trying so hard for sobriety. I can't deal with them both. please help me.
The only problem is that since I got sober 7 weeks ago, I have the tendency to over eat when I am pissed off, and then spend the next few hours fighting the urge to vomit.
The past few days have been really crap, just usual life crap. Today for lunch I have eaten 2 bread rolls with butter and vegan 'ham' and a bag of crisps (which constitutes a binge for me), and now feel like making myself sick. The only reason I can't is that my cleaner is here.
How do I cope with this when I am trying so hard for sobriety. I can't deal with them both. please help me.
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And a lot of people experience things like this. Once they release one vice or addiction, they find themselves turning to something old or something new to replace it.
Keep at it with AA. Make sure you utilize your sponsor, or find a friend in the group you can call during those midnight crisis times. That's what they are there for!
Keep at it with your slimming club if they have a focus on health, and not simply weight.
I think it would probably be a good idea to add some therapy in there. You've got two big issues to deal with, and you want to stay on the right track with both of them. (And, by the way, you're doing a really fabulous job at being on the right track.)
I agree with Celticfif - I think it would be a good idea to find a counsellor. But stick to your guns and make sure you find someone that is listening to you.
I have been suffering from binging behaviours for 7 years now, and the thing I always struggle with is I never know why I get the urge to eat when I do. But it is so strong and I never know what to do about it. My counsellor said that with fear always comes anger, and she could see I was angry about a lot of things. I was surprised, since I fear a lot, but I didn't think I was that angry.
So she suggested that I try being angry in a "good" way - I didn't know there was such a thing, but it turns out its perfectly healthy to feel angry. She said a good way to be angry in a good way is to beat something or someone (who is aware of what you are doing) up with a pillow. I have found that now whenever I get the urge to eat, I know that my emotions have gotten to a point where they need to be released - even though I still struggle to recognise them - I just know I want to eat so something must be wrong. So I pick up a pillow and go and beat up the spare bed! I know it sounds crazy, but its a real break through! I think it helps me to change the focus from trying not to eat, to trying to address my emotions.
I hope this is helpful to you. Either way, we are all with you, you should be proud of who you are.
Just for now I will avoid trigger foods, and try and be less complacent about my ED. I have been focussing on my sobriety, and the Ed just snook back up from no where. Must keep my eye on the ball, and not beat myself up about one little slip. Must also talk more to hubby, he talks a lot of sense (he is a doc, so probably should!).
Thanks for everyone's support and advice.
xxxx