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  1. J

    Advice from recovered or recovering bulimics?

    I would encourage you to pray that the Lord reveals Himself to your daughter, because as you know, she needs to come to an understanding on her own. When she turns to God, He can remove the veil over her eyes and replace any lies she's believing with His perfect truth (second Corinthians...
  2. J

    Setting captives free

    The course has a lesson that you submit each day, which takes about a half-hour to finish. Each lesson covers a different topic, and there are questions interspursed throughout the lesson that you answer. Everyday includes accountability questions at the bottom about food intake and exercising...
  3. J

    Setting captives free

    Have any of you heard of the free 60-day online course for eating disorders? My friend just told me about it, and I'm only on the fourth day, but it has been amazing. The course is very bible-based, and you get to answer questions and email back and forth with a mentor. I'd recommend it to any...
  4. J

    would someone be willing to talk?

    I'd be happy to talk with you! Feel free to leave me a private message...
  5. J

    ed is devastating my life (may trigger)

    My heart just goes out to you because I"m also twenty-one and I can relate to your feelings. The only advice that I have is to cry out to the Lord, He is the only way that I got past my eating disorder, and He promises to never turn away from those who seek Him. Maybe you could read through some...
  6. J

    motivation

    What motiviated me to recover was realizing that what I was doing WAS negatively affecting me--and not only me, but also everyone around me, especially those close friends. Plus it made it easier for others to justify their disordered eating, and i could have been a trigger to other people who...
  7. J

    did anybody watch this t.v. show?

    I completely agree with Dee--those kind of shows are so appealing to us, but not for the right reason! We don't need to compare ourselves to the world. We are HIS children, and that is enough.
  8. J

    Telling someone?

    Have you thought about writing a letter? Even if you decide to talk to the teachers in person instead, it's probably a good idea to collect your thoughts, and it's a great first step. But what's the worst that could happen if you talked to your parents about it?
  9. J

    Telling someone?

    It sounds like you already know you need to tell someone. I had very similar thoughts as you about two years ago and I decided to talk to a woman from my church since she had gone through similar issues. My advice to you would be find a time when you could be alone with whoever you're going to...
  10. J

    The Scale..

    It sounds like you're definitely on the right track, Jenafer. I would be careful not to weigh myself not too often, once a week at the most. I personally have found that I need to avoid scales altogether because the numbers are very triggering for me. Just try to take it one meal at a time. :-)
  11. J

    Recovery Thread

    Hi, I'm jjd and I wanted to let you know I'll be around and checking in here. I struggled with anorexia/overexercising throughout middle and high school, and I've been recovering for the past two years. I never went to a treatment center or anything, just through the Lord and with the support of...
  12. J

    sister becoming obsessed with weight

    Yesterday my sister bought a treadmill and I helped her pick it up. She wanted to set it up in the living room which is right outside my bedroom. I told myself I wasn't going to overdo running again but I've been on it for a couple of hours since last night already. It's just really tempting and...
  13. J

    need to distance myself?

    My best friend is getting married in a couple of months. The guy she's marrying is also one of my closer friends, and a few years ago we actually dated for a brief time. I am just unsure as to how much I should hang out with them...obviously they need space but is it weird for me to still do...
  14. J

    eating too healthy?

    Thank you all so much for your responses. RedTulipMoon, numbers aren't allowed on the forum to prevent sharing weights, number of cals, etc., but they also don't show up when we're talking about other stuff. I think I know what B vitamin you mean though. I actualy was able to take a nutrition...
  15. J

    Support thread for ED/SI/etc ... come on in! *poss. trig* (4)

    I watched the videos; they are amazing. Just be careful everyone when you're searching "anorexia"...there's a lot of triggering stuff on youtube.
  16. J

    Confused and upset **Possible trigger**

    I'm still praying for you! For me it came down to trusting the Lord enough to give it ALL to Him...even if it meant becoming overweight. I'm not overweight at all, although sometimes I feel like it since I'm at a normal weight now. But it's about not doubting Christ's love and power, and...
  17. J

    sister becoming obsessed with weight

    Well we're still more open and have been talking about it, but she doesn't wanted to give up her dieting and running. I know she's thinking about it constantly (plus she talks about it constantly), and she's definitely stuck in it. I think eventually she may come around to realizing that it's a...
  18. J

    sister becoming obsessed with weight

    Thanks so much for your response. Last night my sister and I had the most incredible conversation. We both opened up to each other and told each other things we never had before. It was on the way driving home from the state fair and it was dark and I think that made it easier for us to talk...
  19. J

    sister becoming obsessed with weight

    Hi everyone, I was hoping for some advice. Well my sister who is # years older than me (##) has been getting increasingly obsessed with her weight. She lost quite a bit of weight a couple years ago because she was overweight, and now she is at a healthy, fine weight. But lately practically all...
  20. J

    Me today..

    My heart goes out to you because you remind me so much of myself a couple years ago. All I can tell you is that you can trust God--He knows your heart, and won't give you anything more that you can handle. I know EXACTLY what you mean by wanting to decide when to give your body food rather that...
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