Need help with family issue...

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How do you handle it when you need to tell people that you love very much (and you know they love you back the same way) that the way they are treating you and talking to you is hurtful? I am positive they are not doing it deliberately and it's not really big stuff but it still gets to me. Examples would be constantly "talking over" me; I can hardly ever finish a sentence or thought, or being told I'm way too sensitive, to mention just a couple. The end result is that when we visit I usually keep quiet… this is not a good thing as I am usually a strong spirited woman, but, they are family… and I love 'em.

Is it enough to realize that this treatment is the cause of some of my eating problems or do I have to confront them about it in order to solve the problem? This is the first time I have actually acknowledged that this is one of the things bothering me. It came up after my first binge since starting IE. I "sat" with my feelings and for the first time in my life, realized I was mad … at my family!

What are your thoughts?