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life without ed

jasgall
jasgall
i'm reading it and it's helping some, but i was wondering if anyone else had read it. what are your thoughts on it?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Reading what?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've read it probably twice. I like it because it has some humor to it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi! I have read the book many times. It's funny because when I am not in the right mindset for recovery, it is often hard to read these types of books, but when you are in a great mindset, it is super helpful. I agree with Karrin, I love the humor in the book.
zopta3
zopta3
Read it but do not find too many of those books helpful especially if they refer to our eating disorders as a voice separate from our own like another person tellung us what to do-my counselor does that-I hate it.Some of the books have some helpful tips though.
tuxedomck
tuxedomck
I have read it numerous times, I own the book. After you finish it read her newer book "Goodbye Ed, Hello Me"- just as good which I have as well. There are a lot of great ED recovery books out there, you just have to be careful because there are also a lot of books that are very triggering. I would recommend asking people before you read one.

I have probably read everyone out there (minus a few that I have sitting on my nightstand waiting for me to read) and definitely know the triggering vs helpful ones. Last year I actually sold all the ones I bought that were triggering!

I hope you enjoy it!
jasgall
jasgall
i posted because, although it is helpful, i kind of feel like i need to take some responsibility for it, you know? instead of just blaming it on "ED". but i am doing thom rutledge's therapy exercises in the book. the first exercise inspired my poem "independence day". it's on the board here.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Personally I find it hard to believe many of the books out there where the authors proclaim they are "100% ED free." But that's a whole discussion in itself for me. She may not be practicing it, but I don't believe this is a mental illness that can be eradicated.

I follow her on FB and read her fan-page posts and what not...and I believe she has substituted out her ED with extreme exercising. Just my opinion.

And I concur with Zopta, it drives me nuts to read books where the person proclaims a voice has told them to do it. The only voice telling me to be this way is myself.