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I am looking for women who are committed to overcoming anorexia for mutual support. It is shocking to me that nothing has been posted yet. I know you are out there!
I don't have anorexia for the usual reasons. I don't think I am fat. When I was growing up, there was not enough food to go around, and I had to learn to feel strong without food. I learned that it was more important for my brothers to eat than for me to eat. I learned that one had to "earn" the right to eat by proving their need, such as being an athlete.
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Sue,
I replied to you via the Personal Messaging system, but also wanted to let you know that there is a way to connect with other EmpowHER Members who are Eating Disorder EmpowHER members (just click on orange hyperlink for list of member usernames).
Are you interested in contacting each of these women to inquire about their interest in participating in an online forum on EmpowHER regarding their eating disorder?
Are you interested in having help contacting each of these women (there are probably about 40 women to contact via the Personal Messaging system; we can help!!)
Then...
- Are you interested in a Psychologist in facilitating the online support group?
- If a Psychologist is unavailable at this time, are you interested in an EmpowHER Guide to provide group facilitation to the online support group? I have the experience in working with eating disorder support groups, if you are interested, and we can discuss the options in more depth.
Please let us know what your preferences and expectations are, and we can explore our options! Feel free to send me a PM (private message) by clicking on my name (Alison Beaver) or responding to my previous email, so that we may talk more in depth. We will post final "results" on this discussion thread.
January 3, 2010 - 7:22pmThis Comment
I would be most grateful if you would set it up and have someone to facilitate it!
January 3, 2010 - 10:50pmThis Comment
Hi Hap. I have had an eating disorder for almost fifteen years. I mostly restrict and have been in treatment four times. I joined this community looking for support as well. thank you for your post. I hope we get something going here. peace
January 22, 2010 - 4:12pmThis Comment
Hi, Hollow,
So glad you've found us here at EmpowHER. Eating disorders are difficult to live with, and good support is crucial. Welcome, and let us know more about yourself when you feel like it.
January 25, 2010 - 10:11amThis Comment
Me too! I would love to be able to join a group talk for people suffering from ED's. Keep me posted on where this goes. There are no near-by support groups where I live and I know I need urgent help. Thanks!
January 4, 2010 - 3:43pmThis Comment
Hi, Michelle,
October 22, 2009 - 4:53pmThank you so much for replying to my post. As I read your story I recognized the dangerous ground upon which you were treading just one decade in your past. Reading of your recovery, I am inspired. I am 53 and have been in psychotherapy since the age of 25. Still, it was me, myself, who recognized that I have an eating disorder when I was in my thirties. My therapist at the time heard me, recognized the emergency, and got me within a couple of weeks into a five day "intensive" program in an eating disorders treatment center. The women I saw there in the long-term program made me realize where I was headed if I did not get a handle on this disorder, but the center was an entire day's drive from my home, and I have not yet met a therapist whom I found to know what to do to guide me to healing. I don't have time to educate a therapist; I need someone who understands that It is not just about eating! I do, however, continue my quest; I have seen my current therapist twice. The assignment she has given me is to "eat by the clock". Well, duh. I know "of" the book you read by Dr. Schwarzbein. It is mentioned in Aimee Liu's book Gaining, which I am now reading, and HIGHLY recommend to anyone with anorexia and/or bulimia, AND to the therapists who seek to help us. Michelle, you have already begun what you can do to help and support me, by answering my post. I need a support group, and I hope to find it among other women on EmpowHer. Do qualified therapists/counselors ever make themselves available via EmpowHer?
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