tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post7182583536095018315..comments2024-03-23T08:25:22.526-04:00Comments on ED Bites: ExhaustionCarrie Arnoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-31931330526025982112012-04-28T19:29:18.864-04:002012-04-28T19:29:18.864-04:00Struggling with depression lately. Some days are g...Struggling with depression lately. Some days are good and on the bad days i struggle with self harm and thoughts of restricting. i just want to find a way out.<br /><br />LC<br />http://daretodreamagain.blogspot.com/L.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745029767230255765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-16806713263835582792010-11-17T21:55:24.365-05:002010-11-17T21:55:24.365-05:00As you know, when you have an ED basically LIFE is...As you know, when you have an ED basically LIFE is a trigger. But I have noticed that whenever I read your feelings about food/meals, I get a little triggered. Because I am one of those EDers who loves to eat, lives for my meals, obsesses about them, and savours every bite. So sometimes when I read your posts, I get comparisonitis - like, wow, she's a TRUE anorexic who acutally finds meals a hassle vs. the center of her world. I'm just poiting out that some EDers have a very different experience of food than you (whereas the body image stuff for me is WAY bigger, I think). Vive la difference!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179901062883513695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-73723994360622512082010-11-17T21:29:11.235-05:002010-11-17T21:29:11.235-05:00I really like what you said about knowing that the...I really like what you said about knowing that the ED won't help things get better now, anyway. What a long, difficult trip recovery is. I've found that, in some ways, it's the tedious, bad-but-not-awful days that are some of the hardest to tolerate. I think we get used to (and maybe reliant on) the crazy highs and lows that accompany an ED. Makes it hard to transition to the everyday blah and tired.Dana Udall-Weinerhttp://www.bodyandbrood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-46175576072106645842010-11-17T13:38:50.693-05:002010-11-17T13:38:50.693-05:00I find a combination of coffee, walk and shower, f...I find a combination of coffee, walk and shower, followed by mindless occupation (such as making bed with clean sheets) gives you time to think it through and gives you that lightbulb moment. The longer you stare fiercely at what you have to do, whilst willing yourself to concentrate, the more muddled it becomes.<br /><br />Breathe, my friend.<br /><br />xxCharlotte UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-88918712139813143522010-11-16T23:33:09.348-05:002010-11-16T23:33:09.348-05:00Ugh! Wish I could help you slog through the scien...Ugh! Wish I could help you slog through the science. Sometimes it takes an additional brain looking at the same piece of data to make some sense out of what it means in real life. Sending "yay science" vibes your way for some clarity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-55129138470451570292010-11-16T23:17:46.954-05:002010-11-16T23:17:46.954-05:00Carrie, I've learned a very good acronym: HALT...Carrie, I've learned a very good acronym: HALT<br />Hungry<br />Angry<br />Lonely<br />Tired<br />If one or more of these feelings comes along, I know it's time to halt, for sure, and take a break or a nap or whatever.Jenhttp://www.desertdwellergettingon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-89175488513498415742010-11-16T22:55:22.227-05:002010-11-16T22:55:22.227-05:00ha ha ha- I meant this exhaustion won't last f...ha ha ha- I meant this exhaustion won't last forever- not that your cheering section wouldn't last forever- although I suppose that's true since we're not immortal...hmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-5003778699759477532010-11-16T20:01:11.793-05:002010-11-16T20:01:11.793-05:00Kudos to you for having the strength to get throug...Kudos to you for having the strength to get through! I'll bet you nourished your body throughout the past week because you knew how important that energy would be. I so admire you. I think that how you have been able to accomplish so much this week, even if it was tedious and mind-numbing shows how low ED is on your priority list. I hope to get there. Right now, I could not take on as much because I still spend a lot of time with ED, but I hope that will change! Congrats...now go take a nap!<br /><br />-EmilyEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140656536484404635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-65858600642725932352010-11-16T18:41:35.173-05:002010-11-16T18:41:35.173-05:00this post came at an opportune time. depression h...this post came at an opportune time. depression has come over me full force, along with a good amount of exhaustion. however, unlike you, i gave in and have relapsed. i'm trying to find strength to get out of this mess, and posts like this help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561748834204284315.post-19556022541539749712010-11-16T18:20:22.920-05:002010-11-16T18:20:22.920-05:00You have a cheering section- both in your recovery...You have a cheering section- both in your recovery and in your career- This won't last forever- Go, Carrie, go! :Dhmnoreply@blogger.com