I am not an anorexic...I am Melissa...I have anorexia yes...but I refuse to define myself as my eating disorder...I think we all too often get caught up in doing this...so here is a list of things that make me me...eating disorder aside.....
1) I love to make people smile
2) I love the sound of laughter
3) I enjoy reading
4) I despise talking on the phone
5) I love love love shopping
6) I own over 50 pairs of shoes
7) I am a registered Republican...but I do not think we should be in Iraq...it is not our country....our troops should come home
8) I believe in a woman's right to choose
9) I love kittens
10) My fav. colors are pink and yellow
11) My dream car is a black mercedes bendz
12) I have never been on a plane but I want to skydive once in my life
13) I love amusement parks...I will ride anything!
14) I love coffee...I would marry it if I could
15) I love sleeping in
16) I like going to BINGO
17) I'm terrified of most dogs
18) I love scary movies
19) I love ghost stories and Halloween!
20) Christmas is my favorite holiday...so many great memories
21) I love swimming.....and skinnydipping!
22) I think hunting is cruel
23) I'm not into hanging out outdoors
24) I love Go Kart Racing!
25) Baseball is my favorite sport
26) I've been a softball player, a basketball player, and a cheerleader
27) I have an IQ of 127
28) My mom is a school psychologist (she has given me many IQ tests and other tests lol)
29) My dad is a guidance counselor
30) I think cops are hot and I plan on marrying one someday!
31) Growing up, I attended 7 different schools
32) I will sing in front of anyone!
33) I love sarcasm and joking around
34) I have one older sister who constantly lets me down but I still love her to pieces!
35) I recently received my 1st speeding ticket...46 in a 30!!!! hooray lol!...and no the cop who pulled me over was not hot
36) I don't want kids
37) I want to see the world
38) I'm 6ft tall
39) I'm crazy flexible
40) I can wiggle my ears!
41) I'm not very religious...I can count the amount of times I've been to church in my life on one hand
42) Nobody close to me has ever died
well I think I've made my point...I urge all of u to post a list of everything u r besides ur eating disorder so that u to can see that u r so much more than ur ED!!! u r special...u r unique!
1) I love to make people smile
2) I love the sound of laughter
3) I enjoy reading
4) I despise talking on the phone
5) I love love love shopping
6) I own over 50 pairs of shoes
7) I am a registered Republican...but I do not think we should be in Iraq...it is not our country....our troops should come home
8) I believe in a woman's right to choose
9) I love kittens
10) My fav. colors are pink and yellow
11) My dream car is a black mercedes bendz
12) I have never been on a plane but I want to skydive once in my life
13) I love amusement parks...I will ride anything!
14) I love coffee...I would marry it if I could
15) I love sleeping in
16) I like going to BINGO
17) I'm terrified of most dogs
18) I love scary movies
19) I love ghost stories and Halloween!
20) Christmas is my favorite holiday...so many great memories
21) I love swimming.....and skinnydipping!
22) I think hunting is cruel
23) I'm not into hanging out outdoors
24) I love Go Kart Racing!
25) Baseball is my favorite sport
26) I've been a softball player, a basketball player, and a cheerleader
27) I have an IQ of 127
28) My mom is a school psychologist (she has given me many IQ tests and other tests lol)
29) My dad is a guidance counselor
30) I think cops are hot and I plan on marrying one someday!
31) Growing up, I attended 7 different schools
32) I will sing in front of anyone!
33) I love sarcasm and joking around
34) I have one older sister who constantly lets me down but I still love her to pieces!
35) I recently received my 1st speeding ticket...46 in a 30!!!! hooray lol!...and no the cop who pulled me over was not hot
36) I don't want kids
37) I want to see the world
38) I'm 6ft tall
39) I'm crazy flexible
40) I can wiggle my ears!
41) I'm not very religious...I can count the amount of times I've been to church in my life on one hand
42) Nobody close to me has ever died
well I think I've made my point...I urge all of u to post a list of everything u r besides ur eating disorder so that u to can see that u r so much more than ur ED!!! u r special...u r unique!
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I completely agree...I am NOT my eating disorder. When people look at me...it doesn\'t say bulimic on my forhead. All they see is me.
u are melissa the GREAT.....have a nice evening!!
You aren\'t a ED. Everyone has things they need to work on.. You are you! And might I add, a really good person you are!
You are the best person I know...BIG HUG and KISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This post makes me really happy. I love it. It is so great to think about everything that really makes us who we are, instead of the ED.
Wow...That is very....Well, it is inspirational and so true. I really look up to you. Thank you for reminding me who I am and not what I do.
Wow i love this. I am going to write a list for me similar to yours ;)
I\'m glad that you posted this!!I needed that today!!Have a good one!!
Great post. I really enjoyed reading it. I\'m going to do the same thing. Have a great day!
Great post!!!!! We feel the same way here. I am a woman with diabetes, not a diabetic, and my son is a boy with autism, not an autistic child,my daughter is a young woman with depression issues, and my husband is a man with a hearing impairment. That pretty much sums my family up. The only way we\'ll answer to a label is if someone refers to us as a family. have a great day!!
Thank you so much for your support, I really appreciate it. This is a great post and we have so much in common! We are so much more than our eating disorder and sometimes we have to keep telling ourselves that. Have a great day!
wow i needed to read this, especially today. its so hard sometimes to remember who we are besides our eating disorders. i hope to make my own list soon...thanks!