So goes the line from the Wizard of Oz.
Far too often, we find ourselves looking for that magic that will cure us of our ills, only to find we had the strength inside all along. A fable, you say? Only works in the movies? I wish to challenge your thinking.
Let's stipulate...there are no shortcuts to recovery (okay, take a moment to sigh, and be upset, now compose yourself, because there is good stuff coming up).
Yet somehow it doesn't stop you from looking for anything or anyone who can promise results fast. To take away the thoughts of self loathing, or urges that seem hard to control, and desires to do everything you are not supposed to do.
You sit and ruminate and wish for the Wizard in order to be able to say, "I'd like you to get rid of my eating disorder." Thing is, you are actually wishing on someone(thing) that is fake, and will never provide your needs, and will let you down every time.
Well, what if he did say, "You wish is granted." Now what? What are you going to do with the rest of your life? Start facing the things that have unknowingly been putting off or have been too difficult to talk about?
Scary notion for some. This is when we start to understand the role of the eating disorder. A grand distraction, perhaps even a cocoon that helped you feel safe. A curtain, if you will, that stands between you and the life you were meant to have.
Like the Wizard who in the end chose to come from behind the curtain and admit his shortcomings of lacking power, you too can do the same. Then with vigor, he chose to follow his lifelong dreams and leave the shadow of his past.
Come out and join the world. You too can leave the past behind. Step out from behind the curtain.
This is a really good post. It has me thinking. Thank you!
Posted by: Laura | February 18, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Thank you, good luck!
Leslie M.
Posted by: Leslie Murray, MD | February 20, 2009 at 11:05 AM