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| 454.1 | Fear????? | TFH::LAPOINTE | | Wed May 17 1989 10:30 | 12 |
| I believe for me it's a fear of commitment. Afraid I might succeed.
That my goal of 15 years will be done with. What will my goal be
than??
or maybe theres a power out there that doesn't what me to succeed!!
You know......The devil made my do it!!!!!!!!!
Seriously....I think it's fear....fear of the unknown. Will I be
different at my new weight? Will the people around me be different?
When I think about all these things I want to eat. Eat to make the
fear go away.
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| 454.2 | only you can answer 'why?' | ANT::ZARLENGA | a very frustrated Mr Peabody | Wed May 17 1989 11:01 | 13 |
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.0> face. Why???
It could be a lot of things.
Some people habitually abuse themselves as punishment.
Some do not like the attention that success brings.
Some view food as an old friend and do not want to say 'goodbye'.
-mike z
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| 454.3 | Eating Disorders are complex diseases | ATSE::BLOCK | Back in the High Life again | Wed May 17 1989 12:08 | 19 |
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The way that you eat is a symptom of the problem; it can be very
frightening to start looking at the possibility of dealing with
the issues we've been burying with food.
Don't ride yourself too hard about it; going through this doesn't
mean you're a "bad" person -- Compulsive Overeating is a disease.
I'd suggest that you focus on getting to more OA meetings. Don't
worry so much about the food itself, and don't beat yourself up
over setbacks.
If you'd like to talk, I think I sit near you (I know some AIMHI
people are right next door to us). I'm one office in (away from
the window) from MKO1-2/E30. Feel free to drop in.
Beverly
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| 454.4 | | SUPER::HENDRICKS | The only way out is through | Wed May 17 1989 15:39 | 29 |
| Lots of people in OA need some support from people in the group
before they get their abstinence. I have heard lots of stories
like yours.
The important thing is to keep going to meetings that you like and
to look for someone to be your sponsor whom you like and respect.
That's how you get the day to day coaching about recovery that helps
you get and stay abstinent.
I also recommend getting some of the OA literature to read. It
helps me a lot.
I really admire your efforts, and your good intentions. But for
those of us with the disease of compulsive overeating, more than
good intentions are necessary. We are powerless over food. Having
an experience such as you did, and asking for help tells me that
you are taking the first step:
Admitted that we were powerless over food and that our lives had become
unmanageable.
Compulsive eating is a disease of isolation. You do not have to
know how to manage the food right now. You are taking this first
step as all of us in OA did and continue to do.
Take care.
Holly
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| 454.5 | KEEP COMING BACK TO OA! | NECVAX::DESHARNAIS | | Mon May 22 1989 10:07 | 23 |
| Congratulations on taking that first big step to attend an OA meeting.
I did the same thing you did after a few meetings. I was scared
about actually controlling the compulsive eating disorder I have.
But I kept going to meetings. They suggest you attend at least 6
meetings before you decide if this is for you. I didn't find a
sponor for a few weeks and went to a meeting at St. Joe's hospital
in Nashua on Wed nights. That made all the difference and reading
the literature every day keeps you strong. I have lost 43lbs since
January 4th and I can't believe it. I find such strength in certain
meetings I attend. The one at Lowell General Hospital at 7:30 on
Thursday is a large meeting and the stories of recovery and how
people handle their compulsion is fantastic. The Chelmsford 2PM
Sat meeting is another strong meeting. I live in Nashua and I attend
those meetings plus one in Dracut on Friday evenings. The Nashua
meetings didn't do anything for me so attend different meetings
because they are different. Good luck and if you want to call me
I'm at MKO2
Good luck,
Barbara
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| 454.6 | OA meeting | SUPER::HENDRICKS | The only way out is through | Mon May 22 1989 15:15 | 3 |
| I hear that the Wed. night at St. Joe's is moving to Monday night
at Brookside Hospital sometime in June.
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| 454.7 | June 5th O/A Meeting | NECVAX::DESHARNAIS | | Wed May 31 1989 11:17 | 6 |
| Yes, the meetings start Monday June 5th. They told us
"across" from Brookside hospital. I didn't know there was
a building over there, but I will find it.
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| 454.8 | | SUPER::HENDRICKS | The only way out is through | Thu Jun 01 1989 23:41 | 13 |
| It is supposedly behind Zayres.
Take 101 (exit 7w) to a landscape place at a set of lights. Go
left towards Brookside Hospital.
The building is a row house, and the right one is #14. The street
name is something like Silica -- Seneca?? Not sure, but behind
Zayres should help.
I'll post more info when I get it.
Holly
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