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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 1584897" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>Bufger - As someone who has had an eating disorder in their past albeit before any diabetes diagnosis), I really can identify with much of what you say. I wasn't having to manage insulin with diet, but sure as heck my eating wasn't in a good place. I too knew something had to change, but I went for a very long time simply unable to make that change for myself.</p><p></p><p>This wasn't something I was discussing with anyone. And I mean anyone. It must have been absolute torture for those close to me watching me waste away.</p><p></p><p>In the end there was a trigger for me that made me seek help, and once I got that I did feel so much better, although it took a long time to be well again.</p><p></p><p>In terms of any steroetyping. Actually, as a professional person, a high achiever (went to Uni young, then went on to do really unusual, ground breaking work, living a sort of life we read about and think,........ how did <em>they</em> do that?", but it didn't stop me being gripped into a bad place.</p><p></p><p>During my many discussions with psychiatrists, usually quite late at night (I was an inpatient, and in the evenings the Psych used to come into my room for a cup of tea and a natter), I learned at actually a significant percentage of those with eating disorders are extremely clever, successful people, and that makes their struggle with control with something that to others seem so simple so frustrating for them.</p><p></p><p>The reality is, when it comes to issues like this, the condition is no respecter of the person's career, education, achievements, or anything else.</p><p></p><p>It is possible to recover from this phase that you are in. A surprising number of people do, but they don't often talk about it. I have talked about my own circumstances more on this forum than anywhere else, ever.</p><p></p><p>These days I'm many years from that bad place, but I do still have vivid memories of it.</p><p></p><p>Please don't stop reaching out, or trying to find help.</p><p></p><p>Keep us abreast with how you're getting along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 1584897, member: 345386"] Bufger - As someone who has had an eating disorder in their past albeit before any diabetes diagnosis), I really can identify with much of what you say. I wasn't having to manage insulin with diet, but sure as heck my eating wasn't in a good place. I too knew something had to change, but I went for a very long time simply unable to make that change for myself. This wasn't something I was discussing with anyone. And I mean anyone. It must have been absolute torture for those close to me watching me waste away. In the end there was a trigger for me that made me seek help, and once I got that I did feel so much better, although it took a long time to be well again. In terms of any steroetyping. Actually, as a professional person, a high achiever (went to Uni young, then went on to do really unusual, ground breaking work, living a sort of life we read about and think,........ how did [I]they[/I] do that?", but it didn't stop me being gripped into a bad place. During my many discussions with psychiatrists, usually quite late at night (I was an inpatient, and in the evenings the Psych used to come into my room for a cup of tea and a natter), I learned at actually a significant percentage of those with eating disorders are extremely clever, successful people, and that makes their struggle with control with something that to others seem so simple so frustrating for them. The reality is, when it comes to issues like this, the condition is no respecter of the person's career, education, achievements, or anything else. It is possible to recover from this phase that you are in. A surprising number of people do, but they don't often talk about it. I have talked about my own circumstances more on this forum than anywhere else, ever. These days I'm many years from that bad place, but I do still have vivid memories of it. Please don't stop reaching out, or trying to find help. Keep us abreast with how you're getting along. [/QUOTE]
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