Sleep and Eating Disorders Meeting
Have been terribly sleepy over the past couple of days. Slept most of yesterday, actually only getting out of bed for lunch and when my husband came for a visit. Then went back to bed barely half an hour after he left at 7:00 PM. Slept all night and didn't get up till today at noon. I'm still tired, but drank some coffee to keep me awake.
On Friday, I'll be going to an eating disorders meeting. It's being organized by Proud2Bme, a Dutch eating disorders website that I've been part of for over 18 months. I'm a little self-conscious about going, cause I don't really have an ED, just ED issues. I do relate to the theme, which is the fight with and against your eating disorder, though. On informal meetings, I've often been complimented for eating relatively normally. This feels odd, since maybe it means eating isn't as much as a fihgt for me as it is for others, so I'm really faking eating issues. I know the site is recovery-oriented, but shouldn't you have had a real eating disorder before you can be proud of overcoming it? On Saturday, the DID support group that I got kicked out of, will meet. This feels weird: am I now going to the ED meeting because I want something to be wrong with me? It's kind of confusing.
-Katina
On Friday, I'll be going to an eating disorders meeting. It's being organized by Proud2Bme, a Dutch eating disorders website that I've been part of for over 18 months. I'm a little self-conscious about going, cause I don't really have an ED, just ED issues. I do relate to the theme, which is the fight with and against your eating disorder, though. On informal meetings, I've often been complimented for eating relatively normally. This feels odd, since maybe it means eating isn't as much as a fihgt for me as it is for others, so I'm really faking eating issues. I know the site is recovery-oriented, but shouldn't you have had a real eating disorder before you can be proud of overcoming it? On Saturday, the DID support group that I got kicked out of, will meet. This feels weird: am I now going to the ED meeting because I want something to be wrong with me? It's kind of confusing.
-Katina