tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post7092287268988115180..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: Driving in the LightCarrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-52860419119499848292010-04-23T18:33:36.221-04:002010-04-23T18:33:36.221-04:00I love this post, Carrie. Love it. This morning ...I love this post, Carrie. Love it. This morning I, also, had a shift in perspective due to the sun. As I drove to my yoga class, there was an absolutely gorgeous sun rising in the east. It made my otherwise groggy self actually happy to be awake, to be alive and to be starting, at least, to be well. It's terrifying, isn't it? But it's also so amazing, so inspiring. Good for you.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339928751812753560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-29038818309353957952010-04-21T16:20:05.889-04:002010-04-21T16:20:05.889-04:00Congratulations on your epiphany! I can see my sis...Congratulations on your epiphany! I can see my sister's recovery and reading your blog gives me insight into how she might be feeling. Thank you for your rawness!Yay Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272796977177297908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-26712806005104810502010-04-21T15:31:09.698-04:002010-04-21T15:31:09.698-04:00Interesting post with wonderful insight. You'v...Interesting post with wonderful insight. You've explained things perfectly, and I totally relate. Getting used to my new body, new surroundings, new goals, and "living in the light" is definitely different... weird, uncomfortable, and quite scary sometimes... but ultimately a good thing. Thanks for sharing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-46242231952047516162010-04-21T14:49:04.755-04:002010-04-21T14:49:04.755-04:00"I have to remember that the strangeness will..."I have to remember that the strangeness will pass, and soon I will get used to the light."<br /><br />I really like this. I am definitely going to remember that line. Sometimes adjusting to new things in life is so scary and it feels like I'll never get used to it. But you're right, it will pass!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-77446050603628647742010-04-21T14:05:21.048-04:002010-04-21T14:05:21.048-04:00So inspiring! And a lovely reminder of how eating ...So inspiring! And a lovely reminder of how eating disorders just prevent us from truly experiencing life in beautiful daylight and colours. Thanks, that really cheered me up:)Mamiehttp://mamies-meplace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-48580020533246872692010-04-21T12:41:38.475-04:002010-04-21T12:41:38.475-04:00Beautiful post!Beautiful post!Ari J. Brattkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681530389495339122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-33418739221427694442010-04-21T11:53:42.070-04:002010-04-21T11:53:42.070-04:00thanks!! :) That sounds JUST like me! And when I s...thanks!! :) That sounds JUST like me! And when I see my life I freak out and cower back in my little "safety net" of ED. :( But your posts, even tho they dont neccisarily bring me out of my ED, help me to see more what is going on-a big key in recovering. Your writing is very insightful and I appreciate it!! <br />I'm glad you found your way home too! ;)<br />Maddi<br />xxxMaddihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155969757814717395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-24223158292124716472010-04-21T10:21:01.729-04:002010-04-21T10:21:01.729-04:00Fantastic analogy, Carrie. It really is amazing h...Fantastic analogy, Carrie. It really is amazing how different the world looks/feels depending on what lenses we wear.Cammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181004571609998125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-57509318001445906882010-04-21T04:10:14.845-04:002010-04-21T04:10:14.845-04:00A really interesting post Carrie... I remember tha...A really interesting post Carrie... I remember that feeling so well - i.e. everything around me suddenly seeming so vivid, bright, alive (etc.).<br /><br />Rather than appreciate this sensation, I initially found everything TOO vivid, bright and alive. I had been so depressed and so engrossed in my anorexic behaviours that I was quite oblivious to the world around me. <br /><br />Now I'm getting used to the details and business of life and embracing it :)Cathy (UK)http://www.youtube.com/user/misstiggykinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-77496026660514365152010-04-21T03:40:01.151-04:002010-04-21T03:40:01.151-04:00This is brilliant. It totally captures how I'v...This is brilliant. It totally captures how I've been feeling lately. Like I can't quite recognise the world - it is sharper and brighter, which I mistake for fear, but is actually a sign of recovery. I suppose there is a strange transition period moving from day to night - existing to living - and I'm finding that the brightness is gradually becoming more beautiful through the sharp comparison.<br /><br />Thanks for helping me to remember this!Finding Melissahttp://www.findingmelissa.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-38121356851429121102010-04-21T02:47:31.992-04:002010-04-21T02:47:31.992-04:00Lovely, Carrie. Reminded me of one of my favorite ...Lovely, Carrie. Reminded me of one of my favorite Emily Dickinson poems:<br /><br />We grow accustomed to the Dark—<br />When light is put away—<br />As when the Neighbor holds the Lamp<br />To witness her Goodbye—<br /><br />A Moment—We uncertain step<br />For newness of the night—<br />Then—fit our Vision to the Dark—<br />And meet the Road—erect—<br /><br />And so of larger—Darkness—<br />Those Evenings of the Brain—<br />When not a Moon disclose a sign—<br />Or Star—come out—within—<br /><br />The Bravest—grope a little—<br />And sometimes hit a Tree<br />Directly in the Forehead—<br />But as they learn to see—<br /><br />Either the Darkness alters—<br />Or something in the sight<br />Adjusts itself to Midnight—<br />And Life steps almost straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-47917590986817572552010-04-21T01:56:38.992-04:002010-04-21T01:56:38.992-04:00That's a really good analogy that sums up the ...That's a really good analogy that sums up the whole 'comfort with discomofort and misery'/fear of change/identity confusion of eating disorders.<br /><br />Excellent post that expresses it all so clearly!James Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649874906360931246noreply@blogger.com