Re: Disconnect between taste of food and stomach pain

[Guest guest]

I know the feeling you’re talking about. And I know

what I’m going to say here is not universally welcome among Intuitive

Eaters, but…

I’d like to talk to you about Overeaters Anonymous.

I have been a member since November and it has changed my existence. I

firmly believe that if you are a true addict, and I know without a doubt I am,

until you start to feel the recovery from your addiction the odds are so

incredibly against you being able to succeed with IE or anything else.

What you are experiencing is very real. The pain is very

real. And there is hope. If you’d like to talk about OA I’d

love for you to reach out to me by direct email.

From:

IntuitiveEating_Support

[mailto:IntuitiveEating_Support ] On Behalf Of rsk424

Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:10 PM

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Subject: Disconnect between taste of food and

stomach pain

I've tried everything, including IE, with even

prolonged periods of success, then failure with everything.

I realize there is absolutely a disconnect between the pleasure I experience

from the taste of food AND the physical stomach pain I feel from being overly

and disgustingly full! Just 30 min ago, I almost threw up unintentionally

becauses I felt so sick to my stomach from having eating so much (my body was

telling my to stop!), and swore that this was a wake-up call! But now, I feel

like eating again! What the H is wrong with me?! Must be some

brain/physiological chemistry that's gone/been gone haywire!

I'm a food addict because I continue to eat excessively despite negative

consequences. That is the definition of an addict. I'm at a loss... Feel like

no where left to turn. I'm miserable.

[Guest guest]

Well, of course I'm not you, so I don't know what you feel.

But I imagine that there is something that you are getting from food, some emotional need filled, by eating. So my question is , what is that need? If you address that, the need to eat may subside somr.

I also think its really important not to beat yourself up for this behavior. Try to treat yourself gently, compassionately, and nonjudgementally, even if you don't feel that way. Try to just observe without judging.

Make sure to feed yourself again as soon as you get hungry. Maybe your body needs to see repeated evidence that you will feed it whenever you need food, and that you won't restrict.

I think it was When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies (not only for women) that says the way to treat binging is by eating.

Don't despair, and keep writing!

Best to you,

Abby

 

I've tried everything, including IE, with even prolonged periods of success, then failure with everything.

I realize there is absolutely a disconnect between the pleasure I experience from the taste of food AND the physical stomach pain I feel from being overly and disgustingly full! Just 30 min ago, I almost threw up unintentionally becauses I felt so sick to my stomach from having eating so much (my body was telling my to stop!), and swore that this was a wake-up call! But now, I feel like eating again! What the H is wrong with me?! Must be some brain/physiological chemistry that's gone/been gone haywire!

I'm a food addict because I continue to eat excessively despite negative consequences. That is the definition of an addict. I'm at a loss... Feel like no where left to turn. I'm miserable.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your offer to help. Many years ago, I did indeed try OA, but most OA

members had this, what I consider to be weird, thing about rejecting all sugar,

wheat, and I can't remember what else...what it gluten?. I never got that.

Seemed like another new hell to try to avoid. I understand the concept that

sugar is addictive with no nutritive value, but what's wrong with wheat?

Anyway, OA just didn't feel right to me. I wished it really was. I wish

anything was.