tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post6866259373369555272..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Roadblocks to Recovery: Different StrokesCarrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-74919917960798627032010-04-02T19:51:23.302-04:002010-04-02T19:51:23.302-04:00I love this. Thank you.I love this. Thank you.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339928751812753560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-19709983712924287542010-04-02T10:55:14.830-04:002010-04-02T10:55:14.830-04:00This has been a great series, Carrie, and I think ...This has been a great series, Carrie, and I think this is the post that I identify the most with. I feel like I am stuck in this endless cycle and I don't know how to get out of it. I have these amazing resources -- therapist, holistic nutritionist, OA -- and I still can't seem to change. They must be tired of me by now.<br /><br />I also crave the familiar and routine. But why do I crave what hurts me, both physically and emotionally? It makes no sense to me. I want to change, I just don't know how. I don't know how to stop the behavior. I guess I just have to do it, one day at a time. Like you said, the behavior becomes habitual. The more I do it, the harder it feels to stop.<br /><br />Thanks for letting me spill my guts in your comments section.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193876810624161506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-50012344914864121452010-04-02T10:14:35.511-04:002010-04-02T10:14:35.511-04:00Thank you for this post! I have been following you...Thank you for this post! I have been following your blog for a while. I love your insight into this eating disorder. You make so much sense of it, and I have learned a lot about myself from you.Amandahttp://hopehap.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-38619389408546684942010-04-02T02:37:36.723-04:002010-04-02T02:37:36.723-04:00Yes, I agree very much too. I have always been ver...Yes, I agree very much too. I have always been very rigid and unable to deal effectively with change, or anything out of the ordinary for me. This was a characteristic that affected me right from being a small child. Unless I knew exactly what was happening each hour of the day I would panic. <br /><br />The onset of my AN was preceded by change that was out of my control. The rules and rituals of AN brought some constancy (and a perception of control) back into my life again. <br /><br />I also really enjoyed this series Carrie :)Cathy (UK)http://www.youtube.com/user/misstiggykinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-187377618672522572010-04-01T07:27:42.990-04:002010-04-01T07:27:42.990-04:00You definitely hit the nail on the head. One of th...You definitely hit the nail on the head. One of the biggest hurdles for me to get over is accepting change. Whether it's change in my eating, weight, thoughts, or routine; it's scary at first. I guess the alternative to recovery is a lot scarier though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-19478409392499071562010-04-01T06:41:39.603-04:002010-04-01T06:41:39.603-04:00Carrie, this has been great (as great as reasons w...Carrie, this has been great (as great as reasons why recovery is hard can be). You're right - you don't have to hide behind science all the time. <3Amyhttp://inthemainstream.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-25469267553167062072010-04-01T04:11:01.872-04:002010-04-01T04:11:01.872-04:00This is so true. Change is hard whether it's ...This is so true. Change is hard whether it's good or bad. The familiar is always safer, and breaking free from that is a big task. <br /><br />I see this with my doggie clients. There are some who do not handle change well at all. For some, they can get past that fear completely and for many, even in the midst of training, it becomes tolerable to the point of coping okay.<br /><br />This has given me great perspective about change. <br /><br />Great series, Carrie! I know lots of people have enjoyed it.Tiptoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388368645986593755noreply@blogger.com