my ed has sent my health down the drain and it has been for years now
and tho i never really wanted treatment for my ed i know i need it
now as it is almost killing me at this point.


--- In boa@yahoogroups.com, "Kate" <keb201kate@y...> wrote:
> Hi, it is true that having constanly low blood sugar is very
> dangerous and can lead to death - diabetics have this problem -
it's
> called a 'hypo' - the type 1 diabetic who need to inject insulin to
> regulate their blood sugar, if their blood sugar is too low and
they
> dont eat, they will go into a coma and if they are not treated,
they
> will most probably die.
> An ED is very simlar to a drug addict or a alcoholic in thier
> behaviour. Blaming, resentful, controling, manipulative...treatment
> only helps if you really want the help. Treatment doesnt 'cure'
you,
> it helps you to start managing your life and your feelings, so that
> you can start leading a clean and healthy life, but you do the hard
> work yourself - you get out of treatment what you put in, and you
> will always get what you always got if you keep doing what you've
> always done.
> If you surf the net for addiction and look for 'KING BABY traits'
> you might find out quite a bit about yourself. If you can, try to
> look for a help
> group, like overeaters anonymous - her's a website to help:
>
> http://www.oa.org
>
> You will find a lot of support through this by becoming part of
> thier fellowship, and get onto the 12-step program which you will
> find a lifesaver. Remember - feelings won't kill you, but your
> behaviour as it is will.
>
> All the best,
>
> Kate
>
>
>
> --- In boa@yahoogroups.com, "angel_princess_1976" <babysis7@s...>
> wrote:
> > i went to the doctor today and he told me that the also on top of
> me
> > already having epilepsy that he thinks some of my seizures that
> are
> > happening even though i am medication for them are also caused by
> me
> > not eating which is causing my blood sugar to drop and that i can
> die
> > from it is this true? i am like totally freaking out here because
> like
> > i have said before i know i have an ed and have not gotten been
> able to
> > get help for it here where i live and now to find it is also
> reaking
> > havoc on my body is not a good thing i am really scared and i
> spent
> > most the night tonight crying because i am so scared that i am
> going to
> > die and no one in this town will even help me with my ed because
> when i
> > was younger i was through the program here and knew how to cheat
> there
> > system all because of my foster parents and at the time they put
> me in
> > treatment i did not want the help at all i thought they were the
> ones
> > who were nutz not me and i truely belived my foster parents at
the
> time
> > since and i ahd been in the program here 7x's so now they wont
> take me
> > at all. so i guess i am just screwed because there is no place
> else
> > here to get treatment for an eating disorder at all.