
Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.

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Hi everyone,
My ED stops me from doing all the things i use to love doing or want to do in the future. This is what makes me sad and miserable.
My ED removes my ability to....
live with self acceptance and love myself, regardless of my size.
How about everyone else?
My ED stops me from doing all the things i use to love doing or want to do in the future. This is what makes me sad and miserable.
My ED removes my ability to....
live with self acceptance and love myself, regardless of my size.
How about everyone else?
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It also stops me doing alot of things with my friends, like going out for a meal etc. I avoid all situations where i think people will expect me to eat, i dont go to friends for tea, i dont go t the cinema (coz everyone buys sweets) and if theres like a sleepover of something i go late so i can say ive already eaten alot when im offered the food they'll have brought.
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-Because of ED, I never reached my career potential; I am on a permanent disability pension.
-I'm scared of social situations and have given up friendships for the time I need to feed my food/eating obsessions. I feel like a social outcast.
-I don't have any outside interests anymore, just the food and weight related things.
-Not only has ED robbed me of MY life, but it takes up so much of my time, and that robs my kid of having a better mom.
-ED has robbed me of all the self-esteem and confidence I would need if I were to be a more active participant in this life and in society.
Let's see: I could have friends, I could have normal sex, I could eat with friends, I could have had three other successful relationships, I could take better care of my apartment, I could get a better job, I could go back to school...
I could live.