my anorexia is back...

[Lizrox]

Hi, I'm from the substance abuse board.

When I was 14 I was hospitalized for 3 months for anorexia.

Through the years I have always watched what I ate but never obssessed. My weight was always appropriate for my height.

When I was pregnant I went from 145 pounds to 214 pounds. I lost all the weight in about 6 months. I ate one can of tuna fish a day.

I just got out of rehab for drug abuse and now I am obsessing about my weight. I hardly eat anything. I drink Dunkin Donuts iced latees. I might have a small snack at night.

I get on the scale about 5 times a day and try my jeans on constantly to make sure they fit.

I guess now that I am not obbssessing about drugs, I am obssessing about my weight. Just substiting addictions.

Liz

[ladyamalthea]

Liz,

congrats on making it through rehab for the drugs! I have the opposite problem, I cannot stop eating! But in some ways, you and I are alike; we both obsess. My thoughts are with you.

-Courtney

[BigSis]

(((Lizrox)))) You do, you know. Rock.


Do you have an ED person to stay in touch with? Is there anyone in your face to face meetings that might have an understanding of ED?

You might put it out at the next sharing that you are looking to hook up with anyone who is familiar with eating disorders. At the very least, you will be in touch with someone who can empathize, and may have some ESH to share.

My obsession is in the "other" direction as well, but my sponsor has issues with not eating. On some levels she can be very understanding... and was so well-connected in program, that she has also been good at referring me to other folks with more ESH around my sort of eating.

I wish you well, Liz... your path has been rough, and you've come a long way. ((hugs))

[TryingisDying]

It is very easy to switch from one addiction to another...make sure you tell your counselor what is going on...remeber AA/NA also work for an eating disorder....the principals are the same

[Neagrm]

Liz, it is great the work you've done re the drug adct. I don't know what to add to the good advice above except my empathy and best wishes to you.

Nea

[Nina Kay]

Liz,
I'd be interested to hear how you are doing now. If it were me, I'd work the 12 steps on obsessing to see if I could uncover what it is that is the underlying cause of having to have something to obsess about. I know that it may sound dumb but I really feel that with alot of honest digging, you might be able to see the root of your problem and then you'd know what you are really trying to avoid, so that you could confront it head on. That's just my silly 2 cents. What do I know anyway?! LOL !!! Just don't quit trying is really my best suggestion from my own ESH. I'm glad that you came here to this forum. I hope that you'll read the stickies at the top of this page, if you haven't already. Keep coming back.

[stormyautumn]

Hi Liz I have a cross addiction also..When I am not binging and purging I usually have the urge to binge on alcohol. Not a good thing but replacing on ething with another. I know how you feel...I have been going through this for quite some time. I can't give you any answers because I haven't even solved my own problem yet, but please contact me if you want someone to talk to....I know what you are going through and 7 years ago befor alcohol took it's place, it was cociane for me...

[Spiritual Seeker]

My friend's 24 yr. old daughter has been sober for 18 mos. after rehab. She too had ED as a teen. Now she is an outpatient at a clinic specializing in ED for she feels this is another aspect of recovery. You may want to consider more treatment

[Done-With-It]

Originally Posted by Lizrox

Hi, I'm from the substance abuse board.

When I was 14 I was hospitalized for 3 months for anorexia.

Through the years I have always watched what I ate but never obssessed. My weight was always appropriate for my height.

When I was pregnant I went from 145 pounds to 214 pounds. I lost all the weight in about 6 months. I ate one can of tuna fish a day.

I just got out of rehab for drug abuse and now I am obsessing about my weight. I hardly eat anything. I drink Dunkin Donuts iced latees. I might have a small snack at night.

I get on the scale about 5 times a day and try my jeans on constantly to make sure they fit.

I guess now that I am not obbssessing about drugs, I am obssessing about my weight. Just substiting addictions.

Liz

I did the same thing when I quit meth. It's a bitch. Just keep fighting. I work on it everyday. Have you been to something fishy? Or thought about getting help for your ed?