new here, struggling

[kamikat]

Just thought I'd introduce myself. I've been all three in my lifetime, ana, mia and currently, a binge eater. I tried therapy and OA, but they didn't work. I was doing fine for a while, lost a lot of weight while I was nursing my son, but the binging was still going on, I just burned it all making milk. After nursing, it all came back and now I'm higher than I was when I was pregnant. I'm also going through a major spiritual turmoil, and that has really triggered me BIG TIME. I seem to have no control. I've never really tried to give IT over to the Lord. I've been told that "the Lord can take ED away", but I'm scared. I'm struggling with faith and I don't want my faith to rest on whether or not He takes away the binges, since that may not be in His plan. Right now, all I can think about is how gluttony is a sin and every day, I commit this horrid sin. Please add me to your prays as I try to hand over control of my eating to the Lord.

kamikat

 

[goldenviolet]

kamikat

Dear Father, we lift up Kamikat to you. Father please help her gain disapline and control over her ED. Father please re-new to her spirit and give her a strive to get well. we pray that you bless her family and and spiritual walk. please in your mercy give her hope and faith to work on her relationship with you. in Jesus name, amen.

 

[Daysoni]

Kamikat, I know it's hard. I'm an Ana. And have alot of termoil in my life lately barely making it through. I just now there's so much out there and up there to look forward to. There are going to be rough days but the days in between them lessen. I will keep you in my prayers......

 

[NinadeDios777]

hey you, i just sent up a prayer your direction. God hears ya hun.

 

[madison1101]

I hear you and I empathize big time. I just completed treatment for my binge eating and have learned many coping skills and am experiencing some success in overcoming it.

In treatment, my psychiatrist advised me to not attend OA because of their rules about forbidden foods. My food plan allows anything in moderation.

Can you go into therapy or treatment? I strongly encourage you. My treatment was part time, 15 hours a week. It was worth it. There is something in you that is not allowing you to express your emotions appropriately and that is why you are using food to cope with the negative emotions. Treatment or therapy can help you learn what is triggering you and give you coping skills.

God bless.
Trish

 

[kamikat]

Can you go into therapy or treatment? I strongly encourage you.
God bless.
Trish

I did therapy for many years. I had many issues that are now gone. I used to have OCD and panic attacks. I can use my coping skills for thos episode, but those coping skills never worked for the binges. Maybe she was just the wrong therapist. She said that she believed that ED was a form of OCD, kinda of like a misfire in the brain chemistry. I know what triggered everything. I attended a sexual assult survivors group for a while, but it never really seemed to make a difference. At this point, I think I need to find a Christian recovery group so I can learn to give control to the Lord rather than relying on medicl professionals. The professionals haven't been able to heal the damage of my soul. Only the Lord can do that. I just can't seem to give it over to God.
kamikat

 

[madison1101]

I did therapy for many years. I had many issues that are now gone. I used to have OCD and panic attacks. I can use my coping skills for thos episode, but those coping skills never worked for the binges. Maybe she was just the wrong therapist. She said that she believed that ED was a form of OCD, kinda of like a misfire in the brain chemistry. I know what triggered everything. I attended a sexual assult survivors group for a while, but it never really seemed to make a difference. At this point, I think I need to find a Christian recovery group so I can learn to give control to the Lord rather than relying on medicl professionals. The professionals haven't been able to heal the damage of my soul. Only the Lord can do that. I just can't seem to give it over to God.
kamikat

What I learned to do in treatment was to take time everyday to self-soothe. In my self-soothing, I put on Christian praise music, and journal while I read the Bible. This helps calm me down and strengthen me. When I am triggered and upset, I learned to sit down and pray and breath and calm down, like meditate on a verse of scripture. My treatment was not Christian, but my therapist there supported me in this type of self-soothing.

Going to treatment and therapy is not rejecting Christ, but making use of professionals who can help work through a problem. A treatment program for eating disorders will help tremendously. Faith and treatment can work together, not against each other.

 

[trinitygrace]

I struggled with ED growing in my teens as well and still obsess about my weight constantly. I pray for you Kamiket that you can renew your relationship with Christ because YES, he can take away your ED. It won't happen overnight but he will help you with small steps, leading you with his arm around you along the way. I pray that you WILL turn your struggles and ED over to HIM because he can heal you. Remember, "I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me." - Phil. 4:13.

In His Love,
Trinity