[CyberTOPS] I have a question????

[Jo-Anne]

Good question Nan..
I most definitely know I'm a food addict.. I'll be sitting there eating a meal and I constantly think about my next meal for the day.. nothing in between.. just food...I've come to the conclusion that know one can change me except myself.. No psychiatrist, no counsellor, no group therapy.. just myself..If I put my mind to it I know I can do it.. but something is holding me back.. when I figure it out then I'll do something.. 



--- On Wed, 10/1/08, Nan Chatten <neil.chatten at sympatico.ca> wrote:
From: Nan Chatten <neil.chatten at sympatico.ca>
Subject: [CyberTOPS] I have a question????
To: "CyberTOPS" <cybertops at cybertops.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 6:50 PM

Hello all

 

I have a question to ask, but I don't want you to answer immediately but
think about it first.

 

Do you believe that overeating is addictive behavior??

 

I do believe it is an addictive behavior for me.  We need food to survive. 
I am addicted to food but I can't quit eating.  It is unlike an alcohol
addition or a drug addiction where you can stop doing it, but an addiction
just the same.  While TOPS has helped me immensely I have come to the
conclusion that I need something more, perhaps behavioral therapy or
counseling.   Alcoholics have AA and Drug users have their help.  There is a
group here called OA (Overeaters Anonymous) but it is too religious for me. 
Perhaps I need psychiatric help.  I know that I was deprived of food as a
child because my mom was a widow with 8 children and food was sometimes
scarce.  Perhaps that is a place to start.

 

Anyway, let me know your ideas on this and perhaps we can have a discussion
about the different views.

 

Hugs;

Nan
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