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November reflection

539 views 23 replies 22 participants last post by  Neverland_  
#1 ·
how was your november, ED related or otherwise?
socially I had a pretty good month, but honestly this month rushed past and felt like one long binge so my grades have gone drastically down this month. ready to restrict during december!
continue below, positives and negatives
 
#2 ·
I binged and purged a lot, met a cute boy but decided to cut him off because of my eating disorder, I saw my sister and her baby for the first time in a year, I redecorated and deep-cleaned my apartment, umm, everything else is a blur.
 
#11 ·
I was able to fast for a few days successfully. Kept the binging in check. Sadly, starting purging my very small omad- so need to stop that! Figured out some of my issues. Promptly began ignoring my mental health and just got sicker (I'm an idiot.) Have either set myself up to lose even more weight in December or actually get better. Oh, what's that? It's the most triggering time of the year? Guess I'll starve! Here's to a super awesome 2020 (being sarcastic)
 
#19 ·
My month was pretty bad mental health wise. total relapse and officially have no more friends (as I moved out to the middle of the desert w my bf and I have made 0 effort to talk to anyone)

Been isolating pretty heavily

ED wise I am trying to be less self destructive and I maintained 1000 cals per day, but then I binged on thanksgiving and it sent me into low restriction which im scared of bc it's really addicting and triggers me into some weird mental states as you guys must understand for the most part

thanks for asking tho lol

today is the first day of a new month so im hoping for some progress
 
#20 ·
November is always tough for me because it's my trauma anniversary, a large chunk of it is always spent dissociating. this time was a little better because I have some good things going on in my life right now, and last night I went out to a bar with one of my closest friends, then we got high and watched the last airbender lol, so at least my November ended with a good experience!
 
#23 · (Edited by Moderator)
School wise- stressful. I had assignments piled on me and I was super high strung this whole month bc of it
Mental health in general- kind of awful. I was involuntarily admitted to the hospital after my friends found a suicide plan (that I was never going to follow through with) in my personal notes in my drawer and they took it to my college psych services and my parents were told about it and my eating problems. I was forced to confront a lot of emotions very quickly so that sucked.
ED wise- I hit my LW right before thanksgiving, then gained 9 pounds over thanksgiving break because I had to prove to my parents I was eating "normally" (and more) so they wouldn't pull me out of school since they pay. That was hard. I'm in the midst of losing it though, already lost 2 since yesterday. My roommates/friends are the food police now and have told my parents if there's an issue they'll let them know and I'll definitely be pulled out of school then. So right now I have to eat a snack and a meal a day or my roommates will to tell my parents. They think I'm going to die and I'm not even underweight. It's hell on wheels but I'm riding the wave