I Need A Lot Of Exceptance

[A FRIEND1]

Today I Didn't Do As Bad As I Could Have But I Still Ate What I Did'nt Want To And I Am So Glad I Found This Room Because Most Of The Oa Meetings Do Not Allow Children Yes A Recovering Addict Aa Member As Well And Have A Vaulable Amount Of Time Clean But I Never Really Paid Attention To The Physical Aspects Of This Disease Except If I Got Sick Like A Bad Cold And I Had This Itch Problem For Years And Still Do Probaly All Those Narcotis And And Whatever I Could Or Wanted In My System Needless To Say I Over Eat At First It Was Because I Did Itch For Years And Had To Take All Kinds Of Drugs To Containe It But Sense I Had Some Releif The Past Couple Of Years I Find My Self Battling Food Now To Me This Is Really Crazy! But When I Look Around The Rooms Of Other Fellowships I See It's Just Not Me A Lot Of People Have Ignored Or Are In Denial Well I'm Coming Out But It Haarrd For Me But I Know It Gets Greater Later This Reminds Me Of When I Was Battling Smoking And All The Pain I Went Thru But Then Someone Was There For Me See I Have Been Out Of Relationship For Awhile And I Get Lonely And Bored At Times But On A Light Note If I Keep This Up I'll Be Real Lonely Thanks

[Nina Kay]

Friend,
First of all, I want to say that you are definitely not alone here. Welcome to SR and particularly the eating disorder forum. I am a compulsive overeater and have been since I was a teenager. I do understand what you are going through with this and there are many of us here who can understand because we are also dealing with our own personal addiction to food. Some are more addicted to sweets, but I am addicted to all food. I'm glad to hear that you did better today. We say Progress; Not Perfection, is important. Take things one day at a time and Keep coming back. Try to read as much here as you can. There is a whole lot of information under the Stickys at the top of this page. Read all of the back posts that you can and keep coming here and posting at every opportunity. It does make a big difference. We are here going through this with you.

[A FRIEND1]

Dear NINA I AM SO GLAD YOU ANSWERED MY REPLY IT MAKES ME FEEL WELCOME AND ALL IT TAKES IS A SMALL SOMETHING SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT I AM LEARNING, TODAY I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY SOME PRINTING PAPER BECAUSE OF MY UNMANAGEABILITY BUT I WENT TO WALGREENS TO LOOK TO SEE IF I COULD GET A SMALL AMOUNT FOR A COUPLE DOLLARS BUT THEY WANTED FOUR DOLLARS WICH ISN'T BAD HOWEVER I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND THAT MUCH FOR PAPER CONSIDERING I HAVE A FEW DAYS TO GO BUT ANYWAY I WAS TALKING TO THE CLERK OR THE STORE MANAGER AND SHE ASKED HOW MUCH I NEEDED AND I TOLD HER I AM JUST TEST RUNNING MY NEW PRINTER AND SHE SAID HOLD ON AND GAVE ME SOME OUT OF THE OFFICE AND THAT MADE ME FEEL REALY GOOD, SIMPLY BECAUSE I WAS NOT HAVEING A GOOD THOUGHTS BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO GET BACK IN SCHOOL AFTER YEARS ON A DEFAULT LOAN SOME ONE LIED OR MISAPPRIATED FUNDS AND SAID IT WAS ME SO NOW I HAVE TO START OVER AGAIN BUT THANK GOD I CAN .

[Pony]

A Friend, I would like to welcome you as well, and I look forward to getting to know you here.

[RAKEeat2mchCAKE]

WelcomeAfriend1, I wish you hope in recovering.
I've been foolish for a couple of weeks because I havn't been going on this site. I find it difficult to have a healthy diet for 2 days because I don't think positively much.
You've proved to yourself you can beat the smoking addiction, it was you who had the will to overcome it.
I'm a food addict because I'm lonely. I'm in my mid teens (a make or break time).
I'm sorry that you havn't found good support, the best advice I ever heard was don't give up, I'm sure you'll get through this!