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I'm a 21 year old female from Nova Scotia, Canada. I'm not as active on this site as I once was, but I will almost certainly reply to private questions sent to me.
Let's see, about me. I've been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Clinical Depression, as well as some other related mental and physical illnesses. Despite this, I'm happier now than I can ever remember being.
I've been a vegan since August 2007. In other words, I do my best not to consume anything of animal origin, ranging from the obvious (meat), to the somewhat obvious (eggs and dairy), to the not-so-obvious (honey, wool, silk, and more). I love this life. I have so much more appreciation for everything and everyone around me, and I feel so at peace with myself and the world. I wake up everyday and know that I'm making a difference. It's been a huge turning point in my life.
I recently graduated from high school after an extra three years due to my illness. It was a long road, but it felt amazing to walk across that stage. An added bonus was having the 15th highest average (over my high school career) out of 258 students!
I intend to pursue a career in psychology, first obtaining my BA, and then attending graduate school in order to study for my PhD. It's a little daunting at times, but I know it will be worth it. I want to help people, plain and simple. I want to make a difference. I want to change the world. And I believe I can, if only in a small way.
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At rare times, I get binge attacks. It'll be something little, like white chocolate chips, but I'll eat and I'll eat them until I've gone through two bags by myself. Now, I a naturally thin person, but I am concerned with my binging. I don't get it a lot; twice a year tops; but I get really anxious about it. I want to stop and control myself, since I am normally a disciplined eater, but it's like my brain doesn't care and I swell up inside with so much anxiety that I give in and eat all the little chips or whatever it is. I try to stay away from these foods, but sometimes they pop up, like when my mom is baking, Hershey kisses in a bowl at my aunt's house, etc. I can't help myself. It may sound dumb, but I am perfectly serious; I feel like I have no control over what I eat from the time of my intial consumption until the food is gone. I just don't know what to do or how to stop it.
That's a tough one. Because it's so rare, it's more difficult to really pinpoint the reason behind it.
Can you think back to how you feel when you're wanting to binge? I mean, obviously you're craving the food. But how else are you feeling? What's going on in your world? Are you stressed? Tired? Guilty? Depressed? It's cliché, I know, but the reality is that binging is usually a reaction to emotion that we're trying not to deal with.
If you never allow yourself a treat, that's also potentially part of the problem. If you wait and wait until your cravings grow overwhelming, you're going to eat a lot more than if you had just a bit of what you want to begin with.
If you are thin, and it's not very frequent, is it even something you need to worry about? I think we all have those times when we just eat things that aren't healthy for us. Would it be easier if instead of fighting it, you gave yourself permission to eat such and such amount? Or told yourself that you'll go for a walk, and if you still want the food in ten minutes, you'll have some then?
It's not really an easy thing to fix, and it's hard to know what's going on in your head--for you too, I bet. But there are a few things to think about, anyway.
Best of luck.
-Daimeera, 21/f
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Thanks. I was going to give you a 4 because you didn't tell me how to overcome the binge attacks, but I thought what the heck. : )
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