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Betty228 · 08-11-2012, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by aileb

If you take time off for personal reasons it will not look bad on your resume.
I had to take two years off to work on recovery and when I went for interviews nobody really mentioned it. I think if you wait until you get fired, your boss might not give you a good recommendation and it will make it harder to get a job.

I lost my therapist in May and it was really tough because I had seen him for more than one year. Could you ask her to give you suggestions for a new therapist? On my last session, my therapist gave me the names of therapists.

When I was just coming off the laxatives, I did not trust myself to be without therapy. I was so emotional and going back to bulimia and anorexia and making everything worse. It just helped me to know that I had two weeks to work on the goals I set in therapy.

I didn't meet my goals all the time but it helped knowing that someone with experience in helping people recover was making some of the decisions -I don't know if that makes sense?

I haven't abused laxatives in 10 months. I abused them for more than 6 years, but i'm also in recovery for anorexia and bulimia. My health problems are mostly life long: gastritis and acid reflux. I am terrified of getting a bone scan so I don't about that yet.

I hope you keep updating and I hope you keep fighting.

Alieb, how are you feeling without taking laxatives and are you going to the bathroom normal? How did you deal with the bloating?

gracewf · 08-11-2012, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aileb

If you take time off for personal reasons it will not look bad on your resume.
I had to take two years off to work on recovery and when I went for interviews nobody really mentioned it. I think if you wait until you get fired, your boss might not give you a good recommendation and it will make it harder to get a job.

I lost my therapist in May and it was really tough because I had seen him for more than one year. Could you ask her to give you suggestions for a new therapist? On my last session, my therapist gave me the names of therapists.

When I was just coming off the laxatives, I did not trust myself to be without therapy. I was so emotional and going back to bulimia and anorexia and making everything worse. It just helped me to know that I had two weeks to work on the goals I set in therapy.

I didn't meet my goals all the time but it helped knowing that someone with experience in helping people recover was making some of the decisions -I don't know if that makes sense?

I haven't abused laxatives in 10 months. I abused them for more than 6 years, but i'm also in recovery for anorexia and bulimia. My health problems are mostly life long: gastritis and acid reflux. I am terrified of getting a bone scan so I don't about that yet.

I hope you keep updating and I hope you keep fighting.

Wow I'm so proud of you

I took 19 again last night, it worked but I guess I'm kind of lying to myself aswell... Because I've been given medication from my gastro that makes you go to the bathroom. It apparently treats my inflamed small intestine.
I feel like im just swapping another pill for another.
Small steps tho right? It was only 3 days ago I cut down...

My shrink won't reply to my texts... I stuffed her around a bit before... I was drinking everyday because I was so anxious about even being with my bf or being in any social situation.. That's why I started seeing her.
That's a diff story though.

I hope u haven't caused any serious life long damage.
Only yesterday i stopped Bleeding massive amounts whenever I had a BM.
My nose bleeds a lot too.

I'm finding it quite impossible to find a good gastro or even GP.
It's like everyone in Australia doesn't care about anything but money!

Im just going to try keep doing what I'm doing... Trying so hard not to binge... As my antidepressants make me incontrolabley hungry.
Yet another maximum dosage pill I want to go off...

Thankyou for your support. You are keeping me going.

aileb · 08-12-2012, 07:36 PM

Betty228

I am doing better now because it's been 10 months of not having any relapses with anorexia, bulimia or laxatives. My gastro said I could take Miralax daily or
if I have problems, but I don't want to take it. I want to get better by fixing my diet.

I relapsed ALL through 2010 because of the bloating. I couldn't handle it because I thought I was gaining real weight even though I logically knew that it was just bloating. I remember wearing real baggy clothes for that year.

I finally started to not let the bloating keep me from relapsing in late 2011 when the gastro said I would have life long problems with acid reflux and gastritis and that I have to take meds.

I didn't handle the bloating too well because I was also working on gaining 20 pounds to get better from anorexia and the weight wasn't distributing.

How are you doing? How are you handling the stress of bloating?

aileb · 08-12-2012, 07:56 PM

gracewf

Swapping one pill for another and one problem for another are my problems too.

When I get older, I am going to have to carry a brief case with all my meds.

Sorry to hear about your shrink..but it's good that you are noticing that some of the problems with the bleeding are getting better.

Seeing a gasto is expensive here too. When I was coming off them, mine wanted to see my twice a month and it was over 100 dollars each visit.

Keep going and updating. hugs

gracewf · 08-13-2012, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aileb

Betty228

I am doing better now because it's been 10 months of not having any relapses with anorexia, bulimia or laxatives. My gastro said I could take Miralax daily or
if I have problems, but I don't want to take it. I want to get better by fixing my diet.

I relapsed ALL through 2010 because of the bloating. I couldn't handle it because I thought I was gaining real weight even though I logically knew that it was just bloating. I remember wearing real baggy clothes for that year.

I finally started to not let the bloating keep me from relapsing in late 2011 when the gastro said I would have life long problems with acid reflux and gastritis and that I have to take meds.

I didn't handle the bloating too well because I was also working on gaining 20 pounds to get better from anorexia and the weight wasn't distributing.

How are you doing? How are you handling the stress of bloating?

Well done on not relapsing! I haven't replasped in anorexia for years, but i still hate my body with a passion and am obsessed with food... the binging and vommitting is a prob... i guess i have swapped my obsession with starving myself with abusing lax's...

I'm ok i guess, still bleeding quite a lot, i cut down to 18 day i think i will cut down the Dipentum tho. (which my gastro gave me for my inflammed bowl) because i don't think i need it.. and i read up on it and it said if i had bleeding, pains, cramps i should seek medical advice.
And honestly, i think my gastro if a bloody money hungry moron.

Dipentum tend to make me bloating too, its weird. I feel empty which is good (and bad in our case) but stomach is like a balloon.
I'm finding it really hard to wear my old clothes as they are all tight...

Agh we have to be strong...
Thoughts are with u girls xxxxxxxxxx

gracewf · 08-16-2012, 04:12 AM

Hi girls,
Unfortunately I've screwed up.
On tues I had a adverse reaction to the dipentum and work wanted to call a ambulance.
My stomach is so sore and huge I can hardly walk.
I'm binging like there is no tomorrow. I have no control.
I took 30... But I WILL not completely relapse.
I need to get this binging in control... Agh I have gained so much....
I hope everyone is having a better week

gracewf · 08-16-2012, 04:14 AM

Hi girls,
Unfortunately I've screwed up.
On tues I had a adverse reaction to the dipentum and work wanted to call a ambulance.
My stomach is so sore and huge I can hardly walk.
I'm binging like there is no tomorrow. I have no control.
I took 30... But I WILL not completely relapse.
I need to get this binging in control... Agh I have gained so much....
I hope everyone is having a better week

aileb · 08-16-2012, 08:15 PM

hi Gracefw,

I am sorry to hear about the adverse reaction. I have been there with the binging and the bloating. In know it's not easy, but keep pushing through. Things will get better.

hugs

gracewf · 08-17-2012, 05:30 AM

Thankyou for your reply.
I ate a lot today, but good foods... I still count calories and I'm going way over 1500... Which is scary.... The antidepressants make me starving. My goal is to get off them.. One step at a time.., last time I tried I ended up back in hospital.

I took 17 tonight... I hate being so much larger than I was. Just try keep thinking about the future. And how much more of a life we can have after we have stopped.

How is everyone going though? I would love to know.
All my love xo

gracewf · 08-17-2012, 05:32 AM

Thankyou for your reply.
I ate a lot today, but good foods... I still count calories and I'm going way over 1500... Which is scary.... The antidepressants make me starving. My goal is to get off them.. One step at a time.., last time I tried I ended up back in hospital.

I took 17 tonight... I hate being so much larger than I was. Just try keep thinking about the future. And how much more of a life we can have after we have stopped.

How is everyone going though? I would love to know.
All my love xo

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