Eating Disorders Support Group
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Just feeling chatty and I like to read odd things about other people. Don't be shy now people..step right up and share! LOL
I'll go first -
1.) My birth mother was shipped off to Germany when she was pregnant with me and I was put up for adoption at birth because my impending arrival would have been a tremendous blow to my birth familys social/political status.
2.) My dad (the one that raised me) was a Dr., but was also involved in the adult entertainment industry. He was a director/producer. He was murdered in California a little more than 10 years ago.
3.) My mother is a shrink.
Don't leave me hangin' here people. :D
I'll go first -
1.) My birth mother was shipped off to Germany when she was pregnant with me and I was put up for adoption at birth because my impending arrival would have been a tremendous blow to my birth familys social/political status.
2.) My dad (the one that raised me) was a Dr., but was also involved in the adult entertainment industry. He was a director/producer. He was murdered in California a little more than 10 years ago.
3.) My mother is a shrink.
Don't leave me hangin' here people. :D
1) i had a pacemaker implanted at age 20 as a result of the problems my bulimia caused on my heart
2) when i was young i was dragged on the side of a car on the highway and am still alive to share my story
3) my sperm donor (what i refer to my father as) whom i do not speak to..got sum random woman prgnaant and i now have a 4 month old sister that i will probably never meet
My family has always known of my bulimia, and they didn't do anything to help me. When I finally realized I needed help, I had to help myself!
I am afraid to die
and i am afraid of you dying as well...we need to remeber that even when we r at our loneliest point...we are nevr alone..there is ALWAYS someone out there who feels your pain..you just have to stick ur hand out far enough for others to reach it
xoxoxox
1. i have lived on both sides of the country, and prefer (by far) the rain of seattle, to the sun of charlotte.
2. my brother was diagnosed with diabetes (type 1) on mothers day when he was 4 years old.
3. i sleep with (and cannot sleep without) a stuffed lamb (named sweet pea) that was given to me during my first inpatient stay when i was 17.
haha, i'm boring!
found my drunken father on the sidewalk with a bullet in his head
diagnosed with bipolar and ptsd,
married when i was 17 and had first child.
1) ive attended 7 different schools...and if u wanna include colleges in there than 9 soon to be 10 different schools
2) The Jerry Springer show called me and wanted me to come on the show (my sister called them and told them some stupid lies that made them want me to come on)
3) im terrified of escalators
2. My grandmother and my sister had anorexia.
3. I sort of met my boyfriend on an online dating site (If you want to know the story I will tell you :p)
1) I have to go to sleep with a talk back radio on, or the tv every night to drown on silence, can't go to sleep with slience.
2) I am very very agitated with ticking noises esp clocks, in study rooms i take out the batteries lol and i hate cellphone noises.
3) My brother has a bullet lodged in his head from a attempt of suicide, and the bullet is still there
4) I witnessed my best friend being sexually abused for 6-12months 2times a week in my bedroom by my father aged 7 hense the mental health problems i have
5)I have been admitted within a 2year frame into ED 25 times for overdoses
6) I have been in the police cells twice for self harm suicide attempts
7) My best friend committed suicide aged 18, and i still have her last text she sent me 4hours prior to her death 3years ago.
Ok i got carried away, but its interesting to tell things like that
1. I had a stroke 3 months ago.
2. My parents don't let me talk about any of my problems.
3. My school had to call social services on my parents because they refused to get me help.
1) my mom and grandma were both anorexic. My grandma controlled my mom and she hated and now my mom is trying to control me and i hate it
2) My dad isn't the greatest father figure. He's a nice guy but not a great dad. He's been in jail 2 in the last 3 months and currently has 4 girlfriends at the same time. I try and stay out of that lol.
3)My sister is an over achiever and beats me in everything! She's way better in school, pretty, skinnier without even trying, and it feels like no matter who it is, people always seem to like her better.
2. I met my husband on an online dating site. Almost backed out on the date because I thought he was too old for me. He is 6 years older. I'm glad I didn't though because I have a beautiful family.
3. My husband and I got married at a drive thru wedding chapel in Vegas. We planned a traditional wedding, but my husbands family made him call it off. We still wanted to get married so we had to do it in a way where no one would get in the way.
2. My mother didn't like kids and should never had any.
3. My great aunt was a prostitue, have 2 gay cousins, 3 child molesters (I'm also a victim of incest) my other cousin worships the devil, my uncle is a murderer and I have two hard-core drug addicts in my family.
PS. The women that were with my uncle when he murder this man, well they were on Geraldo several years ago.
1. I always wanted to be a Doctor, but never thought I was smart enough even though I was a straight A student in advanced classes. Instead, I became a dietitan so I could take advanced science classes.
2. When I was a Captain in the Army (dietetic internship & long story), I was date raped by an enlisted military police officer and didn't tell anyone. Whose side do you they would have believed and I thought I had done something to deserve it.
3. My stepson told me that I was the ugliest thing that he had ever seen when he saw me in wedding dress. His did nothing but tell me that it was just a 10 yea being stupid. I almost called off the wedding, but I knew how much time and effort my mom had put into it, I was 30 and I believed he was right(that's the part I have never told anyone). I went ahead with the wedding, thinking I was ugly and hating the dress that I once loved, and began a long and painful struggle as a stepmom.
My immediate family is extremely dysfunctional but I came to accept that a long time ago.
Someone recently told me that I am not responsible for having an eating disorder, but that I AM responsible for getting help to achieve and maintain recovery. I hope and pray that all of us here can continue to find the strength and courage we need to tackle the root of our ED and free ourselves from the chains in which we are bound.
My love to all!