ed and abuse

i would appreciate any advice ...

right now i am dealing with binge eating...it has taken over my life completely.. as a result i have put on weight, and although i am still a 'healthy' weight i have never felt so umcomfortable in my skin.

right now i am in group therapy once a wk, i have only gone twice.

i dont believe that my ed stems from any emotional trauma..having said that i was sexually abused by my father, but it wasnt severe abuse, so i dont believe that it is an issue.

i remember very little from my childhood, the girls at my group say they have had similar experiances where they have had amnesia when it comes to remembering stressful situations.

i find it impossible to believe that in a couple of months into therapy i will suddenly regain memory of this abuse as they say i will.

in my mind my father was only an alcoholic, and nothing else...my mother confided in me lately that when i was younger i would tell her of inappropriate things he would do...i know she isnt lying..but i cant grasp that anything was done to me.

thanks for letting me vent, and if you have any input that would be great also.

Hey


The amnesia is certainly a sign of stress / worry. There are times even now that I cannot remember what I did the day previous. This is simply a physiological issue though and occurs across the animal kingdom. It occurs to us more often because obviously our lives are riddled with times of stress.


Anyway, my first thought when reading your post was to tell you to ensure that you turn up at every session of group therapy. Just get some positive habits into your life - This can be the first new one. However, if you actually do not like group therapy then would be able to look for one-on-one therapy? I certainly never liked my group therapy classes when I was in the hospital. I much prefered one-on-ones.


Vent some more if you like my friend. All it takes is the movement of the fingers across a keyboard and with that your levels of anxiety can be relieved somewhat.


Kevster