Posted by Maxime on October 4, 2005, at 12:08:59
In reply to Feeling down abt some posts lately, posted by Emily Elizabeth on September 28, 2005, at 23:56:11
Hey there. I am one of those people who will not take an AD if it will make me gain weight. The good part is, I have tried every AD so I don't have to worry about it anymore. :-)
I wanted to tell you that you are not worthless at all. You have helped me a lot of Psycho Babble. You are a giving and caring person ... so you can't be worthless.
Some women have spouses or significant others who get turned off by weight gain. I know one woman whose husband wanted her to stop her meds so that she would regain her figure! *sshole! So there is the pressure that we place on ourselves and sometimes the pressure is coming from outside forces.
I like you a lot and I haven't even met you in real life! I know that you would make a great friend.
I understand how you feel and the posts are affecting you. I wish I could say "just ignore them!" but I know it's not that easy. I think Racer has some titles of workbooks etc on body-image. It might be helpful for you to read one. And if you are seeing a T to mention it to him/her.
No, you wouldn't want to go down this path of eating disorders. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Although sometimes I wish doctors could experience it for a couple of days to understand the hell we go through.
Another thought. Are you a writer? You should consider using your experiences to write an article on this subject. Are there other women and men who will give up a med that will help them in pursuit of staying thin? What does that say about our society? Urm, sorry. It's the academic in me.
Keep writing about your thoughts Emily. We'll listen. What goes around comes around. :-) You are very lovable.
Hugs,
Maxime> Hi guys,
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> I don't usually post on the Eating board. I don't have an ED, but certainly a lot of body image issues (like so many women). I thought maybe someone over here could relate to this thing that has been bothering me.
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> Anyway, there have been a lot of posts on babble lately talking abt not wanting to start on antidepressants for fear of gaining weight. The tone that they take makes me feel like I'm worthless for not being thin and cute. I think I'm just looking for someone else who can relate.
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> Best,
> EE
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