I was facilitating a group the other evening consisting of patients and their loved ones. We call it our "Multi-Family Group. " Its great because families and patients are all together learning about recovery. Families learn so much from each other and the support they give one another is inspiring.
Anyway, what I am getting at is in the group we started discussing times in which patients wanted to engage in their eating disorder behavior but found a way not to. Interestingly, most of the "success stories" involved a member of their support team. What I mean by this is that patients successfully refrained from engaging in their eating disorder behaviors because they reached out to a a member of their support team.
What I would like to do is hear from you regarding times you felt like engaging in your eating disorder behavior but found a way not to. I am hoping that your stories will inspire others to do the same.
I AM A DAD WITH A DAUGHTER WITH ED AND THIS IS AN AREA THAT IS NOT TALKED ABOUT THAT MUCH AND NOT NEARLY ENOUGH. FROM SOME ED CONFERENCES I ATTENDED WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT IF AN INDIVIDUAL SUFFERING FROM THE STRONG URGE TO GIVE IN AND 'PRACTICE THEIR SYMPTOMS", FINDS A WAY TO DIVERT, PROCESS OR DO SOMETHING FOR AWHILE, THE STRONG URGES SLOWLY DISSIPATE AND THEY CAN REFRAIN FROM THE ED BEHAVIOR. YET WHAT ARE THOSE WAYS OR THOUGHTS OR ACTIONS THAT HELP ONE FIGHT THOSE POWERFUL URGES. HOW CAN LOVED ONES BE SUPPORTIVE AND PLAY A HELPFUL ROLE? I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS WHO HAVE FOUND WAYS TO DEAL WITH THEIR DEMONS, POSITIVELY!
HELP!
DAD DESPERATE TO HELP HIS DAUGHTER
Posted by: Robert Gary Mirsky | April 26, 2009 at 03:39 PM