I originally sobered up after 7 years of hard, liter/day drunken boozing. 03/10/2008. Two years ago– actually, just shy of my 7 year birthday– I picked up. There is a reason for that: I had inexplicably put on a layer(up about 3 sizes!!). So, feeling at a loss, I turned to what had helped me back in 2001: BOOZE. It helped me in 2001 to get off the bulimarexic train. And, it truly did help me escape the OCD food thoughts. Of course, because I was in a blacked out haze for7 years. I still didn’t eat normally, however I was able to stop the madness of “binging on 30, 000 cal/day, 15-20 hrs /day and being only 82 lbs”. THAT was truly as fucked as I have ever been. So, I applied that “mental relief from booze”-idea to helping with current weight gain. Yeah. Well, THAT was a shit idea. It royally fucked up my marriage by introducing violence. I’m NOT a good drunk, and Erik does NOT try to stop his urges to smack a drunk bitch. So, I was in and out of intermittent drunkenness (“Functioning alcoholic”) for a good year and a half. April 3rd will be my 6 mos sober 1/2birthday! Yay, finally. Helloooo, Wagon. I’m here to stay. At least FOR TODAY ❤
So, I mentioned to a (former) friend my pending milestone, and he said, “I don’t like to congrats people on stuff like that. I am happy you are sober. I don’t want you to feel pressure from me. If you relapse that probably feels more of a disappointment.” Interesting take! How sweet and sensitive of him:-) And it got me thinking…
Coming from the addict, we LUVVV that hard work recognized. And having the idea that we’ll disappoint others is kind of an accountability that can help stay sober. It can be that tipping point to fight when the “Fuck-it’s” kick in. And really, relapse SHOULD make us feel like shit, so as to NOT want to repeat when we are back on that wagon.
HOWEVER……………
I will now do a 180* and say the opposite is true regarding my food addiction!! In that case, I fail after maybe a day or two abstinent, and disappoint SO frequently that I HATE letting anyone know I’m trying. Well, honestly, I do try every day. I wake up optimistic and rearing to go… but i invariably fail within a couple hours. So odd. If I am working, I can go and go… But if I’m home?! Whoa. I become wild-eyed and obsessed. Hideous. Freaking hideous. My (former)friend had written “WHY” is it a big deal to to be bulimic. Why the fight/struggle. Is it such a big deal? Interesting. I’ll say for me: It is the fact that I can’t stop if I want. Zero control over my brain.. I am NOT in the driver’s seat, which tells me there is a monster within. A monster impossible to fight.
Why so hard?! Whyyyy. Maybe because part of me likes it. LOVES it. Besides the yummy factor, there is feel relief to give my body nutrients I’m otherwise depriving it (p.s. no matter what weight. Malnourishment occurs at any size, and your body will nag at you until you give it what it needs.) So, we are back to mental/physical again. I love it (mental) because my body is being satisfied (physical). Super annoying. Well, annoying because why can’t my body just SHUT THE FUCK UP.
So, solution: eat balanced/healthy. Here’s the OCD issue with that: What if I feel hungry (and I will.. my stomach is trashed and gnaws at itself, which I translate to “Feed me.”), then add the control factor. What if a diet of 1200 cal puts weight on? Not like I haven’t gained in one DAY an inch just from a bad purge episode (not getting it all out/ falling asleep and digesting, whathaveyou). But, back to OCD.. back to CONTROL. When I’ve been uncomfortably too ugly-skinny, my method of putting on a little layer is to do just what I described. Keep a little! Take a nice nap! (Naps on carb overload?! Sooooo dreamy. Food coma naps are the best drug.) I guess I’m trying to say this b/p thing is all I know. It is my baseline. Need to lose weight? Increase the “p”. Need to gain weight? Increase the “b”.
Fuck. F.U.C.K. Idontfuckingknow. How do I stop this? It really is convoluted. Or at least, I certainly have made it so.
Ah, food. You naughty lover.
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