Hey Don yes I no the HALT saying very well. Alot of those things we just have to learn to cope with better find ways to talk ourselves through it. Im really bad with starving myself when I’m stressed plus it’s mixed in with Perfectionism. Since I was a kid I struggled with an eating disorder. I’m not small I’m really physically fit because I’m in trades and active but people would never no I don’t eat much. I had to come clean about starting this pattern a month ago again to my friends, family,and counselor. I ended passing out on my floor at home and it scared me. I’ve started eating again better in the last 2 weeks since then. This is the scarey part with being an addict is the control issues arise is so many different areas. I had to really force myself out of that behavior pattern. I no that my life circumstances contributed to what I did. It was like a form of punishment to myself. I didn’t feel good enough so I started starving myself. I hate that I do this stuff to myself but I’m also glad my recovery is working because if it wasn’t I wouldn’t of caught what my trigger was and stopped the behavior. Just because we stop doing one addiction doesn’t mean that others won’t fester there way in. There’s so many forms out there and they manifest quick. So far I’m doing ok right now and I hope I can now stay that way.
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