tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post6968448340126562262..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Your Greater GoodCarrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-36704004927721272972009-09-28T12:21:11.867-04:002009-09-28T12:21:11.867-04:00I use this concept quite a bit in my recovery. I&#...I use this concept quite a bit in my recovery. I've come to see much of my anorexia as very related to OCD. I've learned that many of the rules and rituals feel good in the moment, but they imprison me over time. I want to be free so I can be a good friend and wife. I want to be free so I can love my kitties fully. I want to be free so I can write what I want to write, without judgment or fear. I want to be free so I can travel, hike without thought of calories, enjoy the money I make. Thinking of motivators is what keeps me going.<br />Thanks for this!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524913753671188764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-52525882489453007682009-09-28T11:07:27.168-04:002009-09-28T11:07:27.168-04:00Hi! It is so funny because I read your blog ALL th...Hi! It is so funny because I read your blog ALL the time and my main problem is OCD. I am in touch with Jeff Bell who wrote that article and he is amazing. His new book, "When in Doubt Make Belief" comes out October 1st and I cannot wait to read it. I love his insight and advice into the crazy world of OCD. Your blog is amazing and always provides such great information :o) LizzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-61638638850073197952009-09-28T11:01:44.626-04:002009-09-28T11:01:44.626-04:00To draw parallels with OCD is very relevant. Throu...To draw parallels with OCD is very relevant. Through therapy I have learnt that my anorexia nervosa is driven very much driven by OCD. I had OCD pre-anorexia - actually right from being a very small child. I always had anxiety around food/eating. The behaviours of my anorexia nervosa, which started at age 11, were simply an extension or a replacement of previous OCD rituals. <br /><br />The fear of breaking OCD/anorexia rituals is huge, but what I have found is that that initial, huge anxiety does diminish over time. In that way I have been able to alter my eating rituals sufficiently to gain 32 pounds from a BMI of 13.5. <br /><br />My psychiatrist has often told me that we can recover from anorexia nervosa if we find something to take its place - i.e. something that works 'equally well'. I now have 'replacement rituals' and am aiming to find the deeper meaning of life...<br /><br />I love your blog Carrie....<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />CathyCathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-85133038147444160302009-09-28T09:01:04.668-04:002009-09-28T09:01:04.668-04:00I really like this concept--it makes tons of sense...I really like this concept--it makes tons of sense to me and it's a really good way for me to try and reframe my thinking. I too am pretty much the master of delayed gratification and this gives me a way to put some kind of perspective on what I see as "failure" every time I eat. Maybe it's not the most gratifying thing in the short run to eat but it will pay off in the long run. Or so I keep telling myselfJessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336422043308118757noreply@blogger.com