Tag Archives: recovery

Avoiding the doctor

Posted on October 9, 2013 by recovgirl

Before starting the intensive outpatient program for eating disorders, I had to get clearance from a doctor.  Basically a physical.  Unsurprisingly, due to my weight, my bill of health was not exactly clean. I explained that I had been learning about … Continue reading →

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The sandpaper that shapes us

Posted on October 8, 2013 by recovgirl

Several months ago, an eternity in recovery time, I wrote about finding it difficult to let go of anger and resentment towards the people I felt had treated me unfairly in life.  I’ve come a very VERY long way since … Continue reading →

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Multitasking your life away

Posted on October 7, 2013 by recovgirl

One of the things I used to appreciate greatly was the ability to multitask.  Doing two things in the time it would normally take you to do one seemed like a total no-brainer.  I even read an article similar to … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a choice

Posted on September 28, 2013 by recovgirl

Several weeks ago, when I was having a particularly rough time with work/life/my thoughts, I told CB (my therapist) how I sometimes feel about life.  She gave me a homework assignment to watch the movie Happy.  In the movie we … Continue reading →

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Assertive Communication Formula

Posted on September 14, 2013 by recovgirl

The assertive communication formula is one of the first and most pivotal lessons I learned in the life skills group.  I’ve talked about assertive communication before, but I’ve learned recently that it can be used in many more useful and … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you need a little push

Posted on September 12, 2013 by recovgirl

Sometimes the biggest and worst feeling curve-balls from the universe are actually amazing opportunities to reframe your thoughts and move forward. Yesterday, during my coincidentally perfectly scheduled treatment team, I found out that, as of that day, my insurance was … Continue reading →

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Honoring your needs when you don’t know what they are

Posted on August 30, 2013 by recovgirl

One of the recurring themes in my treatment is taking care of your own needs first, rather than sacrificing them for the needs of others.  The purpose of this is not to be selfish, but to be a more complete … Continue reading →

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Needing ED until you don’t

Posted on July 21, 2013 by recovgirl

When you start this eating disorder treatment program (or any kind of therapy/self discovery journey) you start processing feelings that may have been comfortably packed away for decades and at the same time you start learning about eating intuitively. When … Continue reading →

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The Codependency Chronicles

Posted on July 17, 2013 by recovgirl

Last week in group, we learned about the Karpman Drama Triangle. There is some fascinating background on the origin and uses of the triangle, but for the purposes of this blog post (because it might go on forever and never … Continue reading →

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Assertive communication and the desired outcome

Posted on July 6, 2013 by recovgirl

Last week, in group, we learned about assertiveness (the positive space between passive and aggressive) and the cost of communicating without it.  It didn’t look exactly like this, but the general gist is the same: It was an excellent learning … Continue reading →

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