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yep, been there done that/ many hours wasted on b/p-ing instead of doing something productive. I actually found a way to use this fact to help my recovery. when i get the urge to b/p, I think, "you are going to waste another hour on this, you could be doing .....(fill in the blank) instead" and I come up with a productive activity. there are always things to do.

Thinner, I know what you mean about giving up responsibility for our addictions. Seems kind of odd ay? I don't think OA is for everybody......we just have to find out what works for us : ) I went to AA before and it just wasn't for me.

I abusied laxatives for a long time and to this day I still want to take them. Its very hard. It has messed up my system to where I have issues if you know what I mean. I need to take them but if I do I cant stop. I was taking 2 laxs a day and 3 fiber pills and using maralax 3 times a day in my coffee or water. I even stole them one time at the store so I could have them and my fiance wouldnt know. He keeps a close eye on me. I have tried...

Wow that is exactly my situation. Last year I had a very bad experience to that effect. I didn't tell my advisor or professor, but I missed so much of one class that I had to get a note from the health center to excuse my absences for medical reasons. Unfortunately it was very apparent from the note, maybe because it was addressed from the counselling center or something, that it was a psychological illness. The professor of that class...

I totally understand where your coming from. I ate my salad for dinner, went running , then as soon as i came home i ran to the fridge and grabbed a peice of bagel and tried out this new cream cheese my dad bought. I knew it was wrong, and as i was doing it, i told myself to stop, but its like i can't. I hate, hating myself after, because i know i could have stopped it, but i didn't. I never do. I feel your pain!

I'm only 14, and I have the same problem. Believe me, you're not alone. It sucks because I'm supposed to be a NORMAL teenager---hanging out with friends...studying for tests...going to movies...etc... But instead, I'm stuck in my house eating.

I attend two different programs, OA for the spiritual aspects of the disease and TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) . For me: Overeating started when I was a young child, around 11 or 12 yrs. old. I was left alone to babysit three younger sisters. Way too much responsibility. The sense of ABANDONMENT. My first and biggest trigger to overeat. This led to the need to CONTROL. My second big Trigger to overeat. When I have a feeling of not being in...

Wow, thanks for your replies! It is really great to have this kind of online support. Referring to what Diana 2008 said (thanks so much!), the end results of binging - perhaps looking umkept, bloated, out-of-it, sick, like you've been out all night partying - and the fact that most people don't know about BED or take it serviously, makes things very difficult. I had briefly considered telling my advisor or someone in my department,...

I know what you mean. In the prime of my weight loss, I was all happy and in good spirits. I was full of 'wonderful' advice that I was giving to others. I was also wondering why they couldn't do it...especially when I could. Now, that've I put five pounds back on...and struggling, I wonder why I don't listen to that 'wonderful' advice I was gave... It's the addiction. I remember one day just going to...

It imbalance your nervous system anf therefore cause desorders like this too.