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14 years ago @ Sleep is for the Weak - Mothers' Mothers · 0 replies · +1 points

Thank you for the stories. So much of me is written in my history also and I search for the links to prove I am part of something good, that there is strength there and I find it in the most unexpected places. You will live and love and be happy again but all of these women, your strong, amazing family took time to do so and you too are allowed this time - do not forget that. And I believe that if they know your story they would be so proud of you and what you have done, even just this far.
Keep going honey. You will make it through till the dawn. And the darkest bit is just before that (trite - but true) *many hugs*

14 years ago @ Sleep is for the Weak - Why the long face? · 0 replies · +1 points

*hugs* hon. Always here

15 years ago @ Sleep is for the Weak - Nee-Naw · 0 replies · +1 points

HUGS many - am incoherent today and just sucked in scting class in a major way so have few words that aren't very egocentric but HUGS and LOVE FROM US ALL I can send (as well as odd obsession with capital letters)

15 years ago @ Sleep is for the Weak - De-stigmatising self-h... · 0 replies · +1 points

thank you - blunt is good. I just get so stuck (cycles, patterns blah blah) but yes, need the support and need the advice :)

15 years ago @ Sleep is for the Weak - De-stigmatising self-h... · 0 replies · +1 points

oh lord - feel free to edit or remove if you so desire oversharing overload :s

15 years ago @ Sleep is for the Weak - De-stigmatising self-h... · 0 replies · +1 points

Yes, many young people but more adults than you realise.
Unfortunately all the help I've recieved has been of the "draw on your arm with a pen instead" "try an elastic band" "go for a walk" or alternatively the wonderfully un helpful "we don't talk about that here".
Needless to say if my parents had actually gotten me help when I started at age 18 it may have stopped.
But it hasn't and I don't have anything to replace it with - yes, it helps with all the things above but it is also something you can fix when life is impossible to do anything about and a very good way of showing what is happening on the inside on the outside.
Its horrible. But hey, keeps me alive.
Thank you for writing about this. Wish we had more information and sites like this in Australia. Or just that more people got it.

15 years ago @ Clare Bowditch - A Very Open Letter: We... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thank you - for being you. That is the bravest thing you could ever do. For sharing you with us :) we are very lucky indeed. (and very inspirational to someone who is just coming round to getting on with the creative stuff she should have been doing for the last ten years but never thought she was good enough and now fears she is too old...at 32)

15 years ago @ Sleep is for the Weak - On 'Beauty' · 0 replies · +1 points

Get help. Get help for your Mum and Get help for you. And never give up - keep trying. Its worth it.

15 years ago @ Sleep is for the Weak - On 'Beauty' · 3 replies · +2 points

oooh - good blog, very good blog.
I'm saving this video for my daughter. I so hope she won't follow my path but in a family full of self haters and women who have a thoughrally odd relationship with food I just hope that her Dads influence is enough.
Self hatred is not fun. I'm very glad you are getting past it. I wish I could.
But at least I know what not to do-
never buy my daughter a size 20 school dress when she hits year seven so she can 'grow into it'
never tell her how to limit her appitite unless she actually is obese and looks to be staying that way (you know - two years or so of constant weight gain to an unsafe level for her age).
Do not let her diet. Ever. Or call herself fat. ever.
Do not let her use magazine pictures as inspiration to lose weight as you just CAN'T look like that
If she has issues with self esteem or food get her help immediately. It won't go away
We've made it to 11. The worst is still to come.
(same applies for my boy too of course)

15 years ago @ Sleep is for the Weak - Lost in Translation · 2 replies · +1 points

Ah honey *HUGS*
You are such a good parent for seeing it this way - and thank god for finally some kind of progress diagnosis wise.
He is a truly amazing boy.

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