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I'm not doing great at all today. I'm feeling down. I also keep beating myself up for everything and feel like I'm just failing. I need a break from everything. It's getting so hard that I don't know how to keep going anymore especially since I can't talk to anyone around me as they are leaving me or don't understand.
Hope you don’t mind me reaching out I just really need a chat and though I could come on here and vent and talk for a bit.
Hi @Birdofparadise8, sending you lots of hugs 🫂💖. Sorry haven’t been around much, I’ve had a busy schedule.
I feel like ED are often a way of coping. I haven’t been diagnosed with a ED, but I have to admit, I have disordered eating patterns, it has helped me cope when things felt out of control, you can’t control life but you can control your intake.
Hi @fluffylight, nice to see you again. I hope you’ve had a good day 💖
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Thank you @fluffylight
To keep eating like I am? It's not good.
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fluffylightSenior Contributor
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Hi there @creative_writer Hoping you can fit in some of your fav shows while you're being a busy bee 💕
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fluffylightSenior Contributor
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Oh I'm sorry! @Birdofparadise8
I read that wrong.. to keep on going I had thought it was to keep going forward, my bad..
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@fluffylight, I did get some downtime to watch TV with my sister today, I was home today. I limited uni to four days a week, it gets tiring otherwise
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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Yeah, it's a hard one, @creative_writer thank you.
All good @fluffylight
I'm a bit upset now. My regular at KHL was saying if I keep eating a little as I am, I will become deficient and telling me foods I should eat. I'm like, I know I should, but I just don't want to. That part of my brain won't let me. We won't be talking until the 16th now. That's probably the longest we have gone without talking to her.
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fluffylightSenior Contributor
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Glad you got that in @creative_writer
Four days a week wow that sounds a lot as well. I am studying part time this semester
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RockdogSenior Contributor
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Hang in there @Laura 4 I know what you mean, some days can be so hard.
Take it one day at a time. You are not alone. Don’t beat yourself up if you feel bad, be kind to yourself.
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fluffylightSenior Contributor
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I'm sorry you went through that @Birdofparadise8 It sounds like an uncomfortable experience, I hate when I am given unsolicited advice on my eating. I can understand that concern shows up in different ways for people and sometimes they're quick on advice giving but it still sucks..
That does sound like a long time, how do you feel about it?
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Birdofparadise8Senior Contributor
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I don't know if I can.
She was pretty dismissive. I feel worse than before we talked. I didn't like how she kept saying I should eat this or that. It just makes me feel worse. She has very limited knowledge of EDs so that probably doesn't help.
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