Had a revelation today... (LONG)

[Tuckervill]

Yes, you are SO worth it!

Karen

[ASammy1]

Thanks everyone! I made a vision board last night. Do you know what that is? If you read "The Secret," a vision board is just a posterboard w/ cutouts of pictures, words, and phrases of what you want your life to be like. It's completely new age and I'm not sure if I believe in all of that, but my mom used some crazy psycho babble stuff on me as a kid and it totally worked. If I was having a problem w/ something, she would sit me down and make me repeat, "I am Andrea, and I can do it!" until I believed it and you know what, the next day (or soon thereafter) I could do it. My vision board is I guess a hybrid of what my mom did and what "The Secret" advises that you do.

I'll keep you guys posted!

[tulip]

Cool. Motivational coaches (and dog trainers for that matter) talk about the importance of visualizing what you want, so a vision board makes sense. I don't know much about it, but it seems like the process of making it is more important than having it. I mean a ready-made vision board wouldn't be very useful would it? The power is in the thinking about things and making it.

Oh, I wish my mom had made me say, "I am Tulip and I can do it!" It's taken me 40 years to get to that point. Keep us posted on how it works. You might even inspire some of us to follow suit.

[ASammy1]

OMG! I seriously think the Vision Board is working already and maybe too well!

I have pictures of palm trees on my vision board and DBF (soon to be officially fiance) found out this morning that he is in the running for a job transfer to Hawaii. I was just hoping for a sunny, tropical vacation!

[Crankin]

You are already ahead of the game with your awareness and motivation. Please see a therapist. I am not trying to tout my new profession, but I think you already know how hard it is to deal with addictions, especially since you understand how you substituted one for another. And in general, our society doesn't deal well with eating disorders on any end of the spectrum, so we all get mixed messages.
Good luck.

[ASammy1]

Hey Crankin,

You are absolutely right about seeing a therapist. I did actually start to see one, but she seemed more interested in taking my $$ than helping me. I am shopping around to find one that is a good fit for me.

Thanks!

[Crankin]

Keep looking! My experience is that a Licensed Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who has a private practice may tend to be more down to earth than PhD shrinks.
Just my personal experience and opinion.