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Another sleepless night so far. The anxiety has mostly lessened since my previous post, but the sleepless nights continue despite medication. Psychiatrist gave me a new med to try, but it gives me an unrelenting headache the next day, and it also causes weight gain, so I won’t use it anymore. I’ve gone back to my […]
Read MoreIt’s been a few years since I’ve been on here. Don’t really know what I’ve been up to except teaching high school and going off to treatment. Tonight I was looking at the very first entry in an incomplete journal book, beginning date of 10-15-2008. I was in residential treatment at the time. There was […]
Read MoreIt’s not insignificant; it’s my life; it’s my mood. I thought I had made peace with my obsession, but my definition of self-respect, self-worth, and confidence is still determined by my weight. I only wear sweat pants so no one can see the shame layered on my hips and thighs. I don’t want to leave […]
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Today something clicked in me. It was hard to obey the click. But I knew what the consequences would be if I didn’t listen to what the click was telling me. It began last night when I decided I wanted to run early this morning. Normally my runs are around 11:00 or sometime in the […]
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I tried on a new me today. As I mentioned in my previous post, Lost and Found, I had plans today to put on my grownup, big girl shorts and attitude and drive my fraidy-cat self to down-town Atlanta for a practice run for the Peachtree Road Race. And I did it! I woke up […]
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