tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post6738469264896477904..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: High-functioning, but at a priceCarrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-5693294750740035372009-05-13T11:34:00.000-04:002009-05-13T11:34:00.000-04:00Yes, I agree- GROUP HUG!!
Harriet,
I'm sorry to ...Yes, I agree- GROUP HUG!!<br /><br />Harriet,<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear of your battle with panic disorder- it's amazing how we can learn to cope with the most horrid of diseases.Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-86270709862727551392009-05-09T07:14:00.000-04:002009-05-09T07:14:00.000-04:00Carrie,
A very good post, my dear. The story reso...Carrie,<br /><br />A very good post, my dear. The story resonated with me too, as a high-functioning panic disorder sufferer. Despite dozens of panic attacks a day I finished high school in three years, went to college at 16, moved to NYC at 20 and was very successful there. It took me years to figure out the toll the disorder was taking on me and to find some ways to live without it, or at least manage it. So I hear ya.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09774535311853591028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-43803561291640643712009-05-08T20:42:00.000-04:002009-05-08T20:42:00.000-04:00Awww. GROUP HUG! We so deserve it.Awww. GROUP HUG! We so deserve it.FuguSushihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113475171888326093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-66629884876724382232009-05-08T13:40:00.000-04:002009-05-08T13:40:00.000-04:00i'm a medium-functioning alcoholic with an eating ...i'm a medium-functioning alcoholic with an eating disorder. <br /><br />i'm afraid that if i didn't drink or spend so much time on my food issues, i'd still be medium functioning. strange to admit that.<br /><br />most people think i'm doing just fine.I Hate to Weighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241064340434705588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-54023672110532974132009-05-08T13:19:00.000-04:002009-05-08T13:19:00.000-04:00I was highly functioning for a long time . . . unt...I was highly functioning for a long time . . . until I wasn't. I thought it was a great article. And I think you're pretty great, too.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813023808982058233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-87541179375262064052009-05-08T13:15:00.000-04:002009-05-08T13:15:00.000-04:00Thank you Carrie. I can relate to this on two leve...Thank you Carrie. I can relate to this on two levels. I have family members who fit the profile of high-functioning alcoholics and therefore deny they have a problem.<br /><br />I could also be described as a high functioning anorexic I guess -- I held down a part time job, finished high school, went to university -- all the while keeping my symptoms and maintaining a low weight -- was I on death's door? No. But I was suffering.<br /><br />I wish professionals would also realize that these cases of high functioning AN may be even worse than the sterotpyical 60lb anorexic -- because these are the cases that go unnnoticed and unaided.Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-20607580268694909212009-05-08T12:44:00.000-04:002009-05-08T12:44:00.000-04:00Thanks for this post. Many people seem to think th...Thanks for this post. Many people seem to think these EDs aren't that big of a deal because we didn't let the entire world know we had a problem. (I wasn't even aware of the problem, so how could I let everyone else know!??!) So, again, thanks. You're so helpful to all of usClare Gravolethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565360844854541291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-85756045955910741042009-05-08T11:50:00.000-04:002009-05-08T11:50:00.000-04:00Thanks for the shout out. I've been feeling very s...Thanks for the shout out. I've been feeling very sad lately. It's lonely. I mean, I'm glad I've had the "success" I've had in life, but I struggle so much internally and, like I said, that's lonely. I related to everything in this post...Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524913753671188764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-70580338988939246912009-05-08T09:09:00.000-04:002009-05-08T09:09:00.000-04:00Thanks for this, Carrie. I, too, was a highly fun...Thanks for this, Carrie. I, too, was a highly functioning anorexic, now in recovery...I managed to do a Broadway show, singing and dancing and running around performing for an audience of over 1,000 every night, and I was convinced no one "knew." The more I think about it, though, I think how much time was wasted. If I was capable of THAT when I was near death, what would I have been capable of with nourishment? You know? You got two masters degrees, but what could you have done if you had been healthy! I try and turn it around to think that, rather than think "see how this illness isn't affecting my work or my life?" Like you always write about, ana gets into your brain and twists everything to her favor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-16889465662287573542009-05-08T07:07:00.000-04:002009-05-08T07:07:00.000-04:00Wow. Thanks for posting that article AND your thou...Wow. Thanks for posting that article AND your thoughts on it all. I can relate in more ways than one.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353281553904564492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-10668295932337871102009-05-08T02:08:00.000-04:002009-05-08T02:08:00.000-04:00I can relate to this one. I'm a highly functionin...I can relate to this one. I'm a highly functioning anorexic with PTSD, depression, and GAD. I feel very lonely about it. I keep it a secret from everyone, since I'm so functioning it's really not interfering with any parts of my life. I'm able to internalize panic attacks and suicidal thoughts to not let it affect my day, and I wait until I'm alone before I crash and stop pretending. <br /><br />I'm so highly functioning that I highly doubt anyone non-professional or doesn't know me very well can pick me out of a crowd of normal people. Sometimes I just wish I could tell them and stop pretending though. Pretending and faking it through the day takes effort too.FuguSushihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113475171888326093noreply@blogger.com