Re: A Commitment to Go Forward...

July 22, 2008

That's what I feel IE is all about for me - discovering patterns that

work better for me as well as the commitment TO MYSELF to obtaining

these too. I am happy and honored to share my IE journey with so many

real people who are doing likewise.

Ehugs, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> All,

>

> I've found the recent interactions and responses to some differing

> ways of handling triggers to be extremely enlightening. Some people

> handle triggers by sharing them…some find more private ways to do so.

> I started to really think about how dealing with interactions that

> trigger uncomfortable feelings relate to my IE journey. What I

> remembered was that in addition to food as a go to solution, one of my

> other dominant solutions for discomfort/sadness or preventing the

> possibility of future discomfort is withdrawing/ending a relationship.

> Food and withdrawing are both valid solutions that have worked and

> continue to work for me. However, I now recognize how going to these

> solutions also helps prevents healing and finding new levels of

> strength and understanding within myself. I've experimented with going

> through sticky situations with an emphasis on self-care without food

> and " leaving " and I've been happy to discover that I was stronger than

> I thought I was.

>

> I have an important relationship with this group and I can't imagine

> letting a road bump, which is normal and expected along any journey,

> convince me to give up the support I receive from the members of this

> group. There's so much more to discover and share! New people will

> come and some members will choose to leave for a variety of reasons

> and I will miss what they could have contributed. I'm committed to

> continuing my interaction with the group...the IE joys and the

> challenges.

>

> Thank you all for being here.

> Latoya

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