tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post4536397476530979005..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Recovery as a giftCarrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-82998428756239165232011-08-25T19:48:40.634-04:002011-08-25T19:48:40.634-04:00I always love your insights. They can make me fee...I always love your insights. They can make me feel much more calm after a particularly stressful day. Thank you :-)Healthy, Happy, Wholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023814108107551124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-22202503862826764002011-08-24T14:15:25.533-04:002011-08-24T14:15:25.533-04:00I know recovery is going to leave me with many man...I know recovery is going to leave me with many many gifts but its just hard going THROUGH it...You know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-70550743496968581402011-08-24T03:56:47.980-04:002011-08-24T03:56:47.980-04:00Recovery for me has meant giving up many of my goa...Recovery for me has meant giving up many of my goals - and, in fact, losing some things that were closely linked to my self-perception/identity. I recognised a few years ago that I simply couldn't be what I wanted to be (or perhaps, more accurately, felt I 'should' be) without jeopardising my health. <br /><br />Sometimes I mourn for my previous life - as a prolific researcher and successful academic; but I am acutely aware that my previous life coincided with me using restriction and over-exercise to try to cope with intolerable anxiety. Looking after myself has meant giving up things that were precious to me.Cathy (UK)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-86241072768428638972011-08-23T17:54:15.544-04:002011-08-23T17:54:15.544-04:00It's no picnic having any disease. But identif...It's no picnic having any disease. But identifying what you're close to losing certainly allows you to cherish what you've got; perhaps the one silver lining to dealing with the crap that eating disorders and all diseases, bring. I say that living with MS.<br />I'm not a religious person, but I love that my religion has a morning prayer acknowledging that all physical, biological, systems work and appreciating that they do. It's nice to not take this for granted.HikerRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170145903147301280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-42252544958071159422011-08-23T14:23:20.353-04:002011-08-23T14:23:20.353-04:00You really do know how to look at things from ever...You really do know how to look at things from every perspective, don't you?<br />You're completely right, and I'm sorry if I offended you last time by suggesting it was a good thing you were anorexic so you could help myself and others. That is NOT what I meant. Far from it.<br />I'm writing a novel right now, and I was looking up names, and I came across Carrie. Do you know what it means? It means a free person. YOU are a free person, Carrie. You are better then your ED. You deserve a better life, a life where you are free. You can do it.Jessienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-48264880137912993462011-08-23T02:15:03.048-04:002011-08-23T02:15:03.048-04:00I haven't gotten to the place where I can see ...I haven't gotten to the place where I can see emotional/mental rewards yet. But I can see some physical ones- more feeling in fingers and toes (although they are a bit overly sensitive now and that's distressing), less dizziness, my heartbeat has regulated, I don't get head rushes and about pass out regularly... those things are gift. Ok... I guess maybe learning how to express when I need support from my friends and family is also maybe a benefit/gift. Recovery is just not possible if you don't reach out for support. Still feels like the crap outweighs the gift at this point. But it is a good thing to try to look at the "gift" part instead of wallowing in self-pitying misery over the "crap"!hmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-39692339117953081792011-08-23T00:32:32.729-04:002011-08-23T00:32:32.729-04:00thanks, carrie. i really needed to read that tonig...thanks, carrie. i really needed to read that tonight.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310360518631434455noreply@blogger.com