Originally Posted by
eternalLiberty 
But has i said before i had and still have difficulty in understanding how eating addiction or any form of sex addiction are different from alchool or drugs.
They are similar. I had eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia, but in general more the restricting kinds) when I was a teen and in my early 20's. I beat that one without any external support, but it was hard and took long. It took lots of changes in my thinking, self image, and lifestyle. It also took some serious investigation and work on the underlying psychology. I recognize many similarities in my recovery from alcoholism, although a big difference this time is that I'm using external support. It's made it a much linear road to me compared with my past eating disorder, although I also think that alcohol was more addictive to me.