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I know it's somewhat ridiculous. But it's getting worse every day. I grew up with a mom who was weight-obsessed, yet she grew up with a heavy italian family so she ate a lot. My parents owned a resturant, they know how to cook, I know how to cook. So this is all I do. I eat even though I hate myself for doing it. When I get bored, upset, or pissed off I eat.
I hate my body. I feel like a failure because I know that I'm fat. And my boyfriend is such a sweetheart and he tells me he loves the way that I look. But I know he's lying. No one could love this.
I talked to him about this last night, and he said he thinks I have an eating disorder...
Re: Food Addiction -
September 23rd 2009, 09:38 PM
Hey there,
Weight doesn't make up who you are, at all. What matters is what's on the inside, and you never fail anybody. And as far as your boyfriend goes, I believe he's telling the truth, I know you are a beautiful person, inside and out. And people do love you. You are loved more than you think you are.
And about the eating disorder, I think it depends. Most people over-eat at some point in their life. I over-eat all the time, but that doesn't make up who I am. But many people who do, don't have an eating disorder. If you are really worried about it, I recommend you talk to a parent, a close friend, or maybe even a teacher at school...somebody you trust that will point you in the right direction.