Recovery Thread

[LovesEnduringPromise]

Lets start a thread for those of us trying to recover, wanting to recover, or in need of encouragement.

Know that we have a choice to recover. We choose to do the things we do. We either act on impulse or we dont. We have to get positive thinking in our brains!!! Girls this is serious, we could die from this. Drop dead at any moment. Why dont we turn to Jesus and let him heal us, and stop letting the barrier of how we feel about ourselves overwhelm us. This life is hard, but the only way out is to focus on Jesus. We have a better life for us in the end if we can just tough this one out. Girls, FIGHT!

 

[Abiel]

I have posted on this forum before- but I used a sock. It's time to come out into the open.

I have struggled on and off over the years with bulemia- though not binge-eating. Even now, when I consider myself recovered, I still find myself lapsing, especially when I am going through really stressful times. In a sense, I chose to be better, and I also choose to relapse- but it doesn't feel like a choice at the time. Developing a sense of His constant companionship of me has helped enormously.

 

[LovesEnduringPromise]

But it is a choice ultimately. When we eat we can restain ourselves from purging or whatnot. We can fight off that voice. We have the power in the Lord. We can!!!!!! Fight fight fight!!!! When we rush to the bathroom we make that choice, it takes effort to purge, our minds are concentrated on what we are doing. If after we purged and started having a heart attack dont you think we would get histerical and want to eat...dont you think at that moment we would be able to try and control ourselves form dying this way....it seems we all have to be scared to death to stop anything...but we need to stop before it gets that far.

 

[Abiel]

I think you are right- but that when a person is in the middle of it, it doesn't always feel that way.

Something I have learned is that feelings are not always to be trusted. Trust facts over feelings. The fact is that we are loved, we are children of the King. He wants for us what is best.

 

[LovesEnduringPromise]

I think you are right- but that when a person is in the middle of it, it doesn't always feel that way.

Something I have learned is that feelings are not always to be trusted. Trust facts over feelings. The fact is that we are loved, we are children of the King. He wants for us what is best.

Exactly when a person is in the disorder and not trying to recover it does feel like it's not their choice. I used to feel that way, you know why? Its Satans lies to us. He tells us we have no choice, we cant control this, there is no hope, there is never a recovery, so therefore most anorexics/bulimics stay in their disorder longer. They dont know where to turn or look. They feel as though they didnt chose this. Its how messed up the disorder is and the mind gets through the whole game. Satan loves to torture us, and what better way than to get us to hate the bodies God gave us.

 

[jjd]

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 several people at my church. Hopefully I can be an encouragement to you like so many others have been to me!

 

[LovesEnduringPromise]

Hi jjd! Welcome to this thread! I am in the same situation you are in. I never entered into a treatment facility either. I am working on recovery through the Lord and support of my Husband and pastor.