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Coley1989
Coley1989
I haven't posted in a while, and I just felt this today so I figured I'd post it and see if anyone responds. I know my girl Blues will prolly ;)

I feel that every time I watch tv, there is always something on about eating disorders. Granted I watch health shows and intervention and all that stuff but I feel that this thing is following me around. I have been doing really well for about 4 months and now I feel like I'm on the brink. And when I see these shows, it becomes even harder on me. I get so uncomfortable and I just wonder if I will every be able to watch something like that and just feel okay about it. Does anyone else get like this? IDK just a few feelings I wanted to share.

I miss all my DS friends:
Coley
deleted_user
deleted_user
who knows really if you will ever be comfortable with these kinds of shows??? hard to say, only you will be able to figure that out.... you will get used to it, or get annoyed and stop watching.

i used to watch weight loss shows regularly, to help keep me inspired. Now Im bored with them, bc my life is more than a mission to lose weight. Its hard to let go, but i had a choice to make.

good luck and Im so glad you re doing so well !!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Not TV shows specifically, but if I'm with people and they start talking about EDs, I get uncomfortable and can feel my face getting hot, like I think everyone knows and is looking at me.

My old boss used to think it was funny to call things 'anorexic' - as in "that documentation you submitted was a little anorexic. You need to be more thorough next time". He used to do it all the time, and I hated it.
BeccBecc
BeccBecc
Perhaps I'm weird but I hunt out shows on EDs and weight loss. I'm in love with them...though that's probably my ED rather than me. I think sometimes I hunt out bulimic shows to give me the go-ahead to binge/purge. I think "well if she does it then it's okay if I do".

If people start talking about it I jump right in with all my statistics and correct their wrongs. I'm not uncomfortable with talking about it, I get uncomfortable when there are jokes (which is when I jump in and say "hey!").

Yes, perhaps I am weird.
deleted_user
deleted_user
your not weird, its normal for our ed to become our identity.... it happened to me.... but we are not our EDS, we have to fight that....
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hey sissy! You know my answers to this. First of all: I love you and am SO PROUD OF ALL your HARD WORK! Although my love for you has NEVER changed, you have made soooo many positive changes in your life that I know would be a son of a bitch for ME to do! You've done this pretty much all on your own and you are still going so fucking strong! Girl, I watch the shows too. However, my advice, don't watch them if they are going to set you up for "THAT" place again. What for? We've swapped stories from the get go and I'd hate for you to experience shit like I have. My response w/o knowing you, would have been pretty much the same as BeccBecc. I don't think it's "wrong", but if it's triggering you sis, STAY AWAY FROM THE T.V.!!! Who knows, you may or may not be able to watch some of those shows. When I see some of them, I freak out and remember all the bad things that I did. I miss you sissy... hit me up whenever, you know how to get ahold of me. Just as long as your ass isn't dialiing :) (((HUGS)))