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justicej · 09-19-2006, 10:46 PM

I too "stuff" my feelings. I have done so all my life. Because of an alcoholic grandmother, I have been phobic, controlling, and codependent with my addictive behaviors.
But food is a big one in my family, but I didn't realize how much until starting 12 step work.
I could tell horror stories of group binges. One of our favorites was pairing food with the late night movies, and orchestrating the emotion stuffing party.
My mom and one of my sisters have both had gastric bypass surgery to effect weight loss.
I quit smoking back in May, gained 10 pounds, but here's the magic.
I didn't realize I was addicted to food. Until trying to recover from codependency. I started becoming aware of how I feel. I started to find safe ways to express how I feel. And all of a sudden I can feel when I am full, I ate less because it was okay to be in my skin with my emotions. I started to lose weight without even thinking about it, for the first time in my life.

Thank you sober recovery.

09-19-2006, 10:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
justicej Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: El Cerrito Posts: 38	Awareness...Expression...Safety I too "stuff" my feelings. I have done so all my life. Because of an alcoholic grandmother, I have been phobic, controlling, and codependent with my addictive behaviors. But food is a big one in my family, but I didn't realize how much until starting 12 step work. I could tell horror stories of group binges. One of our favorites was pairing food with the late night movies, and orchestrating the emotion stuffing party. My mom and one of my sisters have both had gastric bypass surgery to effect weight loss. I quit smoking back in May, gained 10 pounds, but here's the magic. I didn't realize I was addicted to food. Until trying to recover from codependency. I started becoming aware of how I feel. I started to find safe ways to express how I feel. And all of a sudden I can feel when I am full, I ate less because it was okay to be in my skin with my emotions. I started to lose weight without even thinking about it, for the first time in my life. Thank you sober recovery.