Guest guest Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Dear Annie, Girlscout and Everyone on this thread, I was wondering about connections with PD and anorexia/bulimia? I understand that it has been noted that many individuals in treatment for eating disorders have comorbid personality disorders/issues that are also pretty stable (resistant to treatment and enduring traits). Is anyone aware of studies linking these two issues or info about it? I had bulimia for most of my life as a result of being taught this behavior by mom. She actually started teaching my 8 year-old son to vomit when he " felt too full " after she gave him unbelievable amounts of junk food as a 4 year-old. (No, she is not allowed to have time unsupervised anymore now and was very limited after that and other freaky stuff.) I was able to stop the purging via vomiting and exercise after marrying my husband 10 years ago. Lovely thing though, the binging part was not completely eradicated. So I ballooned to over 200 pounds (way too much weight for me at 5'2 " ). Anyway, working on this (down to size 16 and under 200; also exercising, eating healthy food, etc). Lots of progress and have not resumed binging or purging for years now. This is another example to me of behavior I learned but is not a deep, enduring part of who I am, like with BPD which is so resistant to change. Valid concept? p.s. Who else has nadas with food/weight issues; or should we just ask anyone to raise their hand if nada is reasonable about food? My guess is that this would be the exception. +Coal Miner's Daughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Dear Annie, Girlscout and Everyone on this thread, I was wondering about connections with PD and anorexia/bulimia? I understand that it has been noted that many individuals in treatment for eating disorders have comorbid personality disorders/issues that are also pretty stable (resistant to treatment and enduring traits). Is anyone aware of studies linking these two issues or info about it? I had bulimia for most of my life as a result of being taught this behavior by mom. She actually started teaching my 8 year-old son to vomit when he " felt too full " after she gave him unbelievable amounts of junk food as a 4 year-old. (No, she is not allowed to have time unsupervised anymore now and was very limited after that and other freaky stuff.) I was able to stop the purging via vomiting and exercise after marrying my husband 10 years ago. Lovely thing though, the binging part was not completely eradicated. So I ballooned to over 200 pounds (way too much weight for me at 5'2 " ). Anyway, working on this (down to size 16 and under 200; also exercising, eating healthy food, etc). Lots of progress and have not resumed binging or purging for years now. This is another example to me of behavior I learned but is not a deep, enduring part of who I am, like with BPD which is so resistant to change. Valid concept? p.s. Who else has nadas with food/weight issues; or should we just ask anyone to raise their hand if nada is reasonable about food? My guess is that this would be the exception. +Coal Miner's Daughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Yep; food issues. I was a slightly underweight, jittery, nervous child. Family mealtimes could easily become torture sessions and the anxiety would shut down my appetite. I'd be pressured, harangued and even literally forced to eat foods I didn't like; nada thought I was too thin and took it as a personal insult if I didn't want to eat something she'd made. It became a contest of wills. She was very rigid and controlling about pretty much all aspects of my existence. One time during supper when I was about 11 I was forced to eat some new " congealed salad " thing nada made, and the weird texture literally made me gag. My throat closed up, I felt like I was choking and spontaneously vomited. Nada freaked out (any kind of mess freaked her out) and she finally let me alone RE food. Then, when I hit puberty, suddenly I had an appetite. When I started developing, well, then I was too fat according to nada AND dad. I guess they were used to me being a skinny child. Then they would both harangue me not to eat too much, and would openly comment about my appearance as though I wasn't there: pointing out my physical flaws and imperfections. I'm not remembering exactly when the purging started, but, as a young teen I realized I could vomit if I was too full, and so I did. But for all that I became obese as an adult. It took me well into adulthood to realize that vomiting was doing nothing to help me lose weight, and was probably damaging my esophagus and teeth. I've yo-yo'ed up and down in weight ever since, like, once every decade I'll take a year or two struggling to reach a normal weight, stay there briefly, then balloon back up to obesity again. So, yeah. Food issues up to my eyeballs here. -Annie > > Dear Annie, Girlscout and Everyone on this thread, > > I was wondering about connections with PD and anorexia/bulimia? I understand that it has been noted that many individuals in treatment for eating disorders have comorbid personality disorders/issues that are also pretty stable (resistant to treatment and enduring traits). Is anyone aware of studies linking these two issues or info about it? > > I had bulimia for most of my life as a result of being taught this behavior by mom. She actually started teaching my 8 year-old son to vomit when he " felt too full " after she gave him unbelievable amounts of junk food as a 4 year-old. (No, she is not allowed to have time unsupervised anymore now and was very limited after that and other freaky stuff.) > > I was able to stop the purging via vomiting and exercise after marrying my husband 10 years ago. Lovely thing though, the binging part was not completely eradicated. So I ballooned to over 200 pounds (way too much weight for me at 5'2 " ). Anyway, working on this (down to size 16 and under 200; also exercising, eating healthy food, etc). Lots of progress and have not resumed binging or purging for years now. This is another example to me of behavior I learned but is not a deep, enduring part of who I am, like with BPD which is so resistant to change. Valid concept? > > p.s. Who else has nadas with food/weight issues; or should we just ask anyone to raise their hand if nada is reasonable about food? My guess is that this would be the exception. > > +Coal Miner's Daughter > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Yep; food issues. I was a slightly underweight, jittery, nervous child. Family mealtimes could easily become torture sessions and the anxiety would shut down my appetite. I'd be pressured, harangued and even literally forced to eat foods I didn't like; nada thought I was too thin and took it as a personal insult if I didn't want to eat something she'd made. It became a contest of wills. She was very rigid and controlling about pretty much all aspects of my existence. One time during supper when I was about 11 I was forced to eat some new " congealed salad " thing nada made, and the weird texture literally made me gag. My throat closed up, I felt like I was choking and spontaneously vomited. Nada freaked out (any kind of mess freaked her out) and she finally let me alone RE food. Then, when I hit puberty, suddenly I had an appetite. When I started developing, well, then I was too fat according to nada AND dad. I guess they were used to me being a skinny child. Then they would both harangue me not to eat too much, and would openly comment about my appearance as though I wasn't there: pointing out my physical flaws and imperfections. I'm not remembering exactly when the purging started, but, as a young teen I realized I could vomit if I was too full, and so I did. But for all that I became obese as an adult. It took me well into adulthood to realize that vomiting was doing nothing to help me lose weight, and was probably damaging my esophagus and teeth. I've yo-yo'ed up and down in weight ever since, like, once every decade I'll take a year or two struggling to reach a normal weight, stay there briefly, then balloon back up to obesity again. So, yeah. Food issues up to my eyeballs here. -Annie > > Dear Annie, Girlscout and Everyone on this thread, > > I was wondering about connections with PD and anorexia/bulimia? I understand that it has been noted that many individuals in treatment for eating disorders have comorbid personality disorders/issues that are also pretty stable (resistant to treatment and enduring traits). Is anyone aware of studies linking these two issues or info about it? > > I had bulimia for most of my life as a result of being taught this behavior by mom. She actually started teaching my 8 year-old son to vomit when he " felt too full " after she gave him unbelievable amounts of junk food as a 4 year-old. (No, she is not allowed to have time unsupervised anymore now and was very limited after that and other freaky stuff.) > > I was able to stop the purging via vomiting and exercise after marrying my husband 10 years ago. Lovely thing though, the binging part was not completely eradicated. So I ballooned to over 200 pounds (way too much weight for me at 5'2 " ). Anyway, working on this (down to size 16 and under 200; also exercising, eating healthy food, etc). Lots of progress and have not resumed binging or purging for years now. This is another example to me of behavior I learned but is not a deep, enduring part of who I am, like with BPD which is so resistant to change. Valid concept? > > p.s. Who else has nadas with food/weight issues; or should we just ask anyone to raise their hand if nada is reasonable about food? My guess is that this would be the exception. > > +Coal Miner's Daughter > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I was just lurking and found this post. Wow! This was word for word exactly what I put up with with my Nada. She was a horrible cook and would load my plate with her creations and then glower over me to force me to eat it All. I still fight my gag reflex now at age 64 when mealtime comes. Nada died several years ago, but her torture lives on in me. She singled me out for this, my brother was a " good eater " and escaped my fate. He was scarred though by having to watch what was done to me. After Nada died and we were no longer being Split by nada we have become good friends and have shared a lot and validated each other. Very healing. Tina > > > > Dear Annie, Girlscout and Everyone on this thread, > > > > I was wondering about connections with PD and anorexia/bulimia? I understand that it has been noted that many individuals in treatment for eating disorders have comorbid personality disorders/issues that are also pretty stable (resistant to treatment and enduring traits). Is anyone aware of studies linking these two issues or info about it? > > > > I had bulimia for most of my life as a result of being taught this behavior by mom. She actually started teaching my 8 year-old son to vomit when he " felt too full " after she gave him unbelievable amounts of junk food as a 4 year-old. (No, she is not allowed to have time unsupervised anymore now and was very limited after that and other freaky stuff.) > > > > I was able to stop the purging via vomiting and exercise after marrying my husband 10 years ago. Lovely thing though, the binging part was not completely eradicated. So I ballooned to over 200 pounds (way too much weight for me at 5'2 " ). Anyway, working on this (down to size 16 and under 200; also exercising, eating healthy food, etc). Lots of progress and have not resumed binging or purging for years now. This is another example to me of behavior I learned but is not a deep, enduring part of who I am, like with BPD which is so resistant to change. Valid concept? > > > > p.s. Who else has nadas with food/weight issues; or should we just ask anyone to raise their hand if nada is reasonable about food? My guess is that this would be the exception. > > > > +Coal Miner's Daughter > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 I was just lurking and found this post. Wow! This was word for word exactly what I put up with with my Nada. She was a horrible cook and would load my plate with her creations and then glower over me to force me to eat it All. I still fight my gag reflex now at age 64 when mealtime comes. Nada died several years ago, but her torture lives on in me. She singled me out for this, my brother was a " good eater " and escaped my fate. He was scarred though by having to watch what was done to me. After Nada died and we were no longer being Split by nada we have become good friends and have shared a lot and validated each other. Very healing. Tina > > > > Dear Annie, Girlscout and Everyone on this thread, > > > > I was wondering about connections with PD and anorexia/bulimia? I understand that it has been noted that many individuals in treatment for eating disorders have comorbid personality disorders/issues that are also pretty stable (resistant to treatment and enduring traits). Is anyone aware of studies linking these two issues or info about it? > > > > I had bulimia for most of my life as a result of being taught this behavior by mom. She actually started teaching my 8 year-old son to vomit when he " felt too full " after she gave him unbelievable amounts of junk food as a 4 year-old. (No, she is not allowed to have time unsupervised anymore now and was very limited after that and other freaky stuff.) > > > > I was able to stop the purging via vomiting and exercise after marrying my husband 10 years ago. Lovely thing though, the binging part was not completely eradicated. So I ballooned to over 200 pounds (way too much weight for me at 5'2 " ). Anyway, working on this (down to size 16 and under 200; also exercising, eating healthy food, etc). Lots of progress and have not resumed binging or purging for years now. This is another example to me of behavior I learned but is not a deep, enduring part of who I am, like with BPD which is so resistant to change. Valid concept? > > > > p.s. Who else has nadas with food/weight issues; or should we just ask anyone to raise their hand if nada is reasonable about food? My guess is that this would be the exception. > > > > +Coal Miner's Daughter > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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