Binge eating disorder is a very lonely disorder that you probably know all too well. Speaking from a woman’s perspective, I tell my girl friends just about everything. At times it even surprises Rob. My friends are my support system. They are the ones that I tell when something great happens to me and the ones that help me when I need some cheering up. I feel like I have some of the best friends that anyone could ask for.
How many times have you said, “If I only knew then what I know now, I would have done xyz differently?” This comment played over and over in my head once I began recovery from binge eating disorder because binge eating was one of the only things that I didn’t share with anyone. In fact, when I told my closest friends (crying and feeling a bit ashamed), they wondered why I didn’t tell them before. They didn’t judge me. They didn’t not want to be my friend anymore. If anything, they probably loved me even more and wished that I would have shared so they could have tried to help me.
Isn’t it funny?
I thought that it would be the end of the world to tell anyone about my secret life of binge eating. It wasn’t though. I will admit that it was difficult just saying the words “binge eating disorder” at first, but it got easier…. and now it just rolls off my tongue!
My whole point of this blog is for you to look at the people in your life. The ones that have been there through the good times and the bad and just think about getting binge eating off of your chest to see how it feels.
Besides lifting a huge burden off your shoulders, you will now have someone to confide in. You will have someone to talk to when you need it most. Someone to try to help you see that you don’t deserve the life of binge eating. Someone to just hold your hand when you need to talk.
Now don’t take this lightly and share this information with just anyone. Really think about your friends, family, spouse to see if they are the types that can handle this big news. The reality is that some just aren’t capable of providing the support that you need… and that’s quite all right. As long as you make a good choice, you should feel better.
Binge eating disorder is a very lonely disorder that you probably know all too well. Speaking from a woman’s perspective, I tell my girl friends just about everything. At times it even surprises Rob. My friends are my support system. They are the ones that I tell when something great happens to me and the ones that help me when I need some cheering up. I feel like I have some of the best friends that anyone could ask for.
Isn’t it funny?
I thought that it would be the end of the world to tell anyone about my secret life of binge eating. It wasn’t though. I will admit that it was difficult just saying the words “binge eating disorder” at first, but it got easier…. and now it just rolls off my tongue!
My whole point of this blog is for you to look at the people in your life. The ones that have been there through the good times and the bad and just think about getting binge eating off of your chest to see how it feels.
Besides lifting a huge burden off your shoulders, you will now have someone to confide in. You will have someone to talk to when you need it most. Someone to try to help you see that you don’t deserve the life of binge eating. Someone to just hold your hand when you need to talk.
Now don’t take this lightly and share this information with just anyone. Really think about your friends, family, spouse to see if they are the types that can handle this big news. The reality is that some just aren’t capable of providing the support that you need… and that’s quite all right. As long as you make a good choice, you should feel better.