Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 My Gosh, there is some REALLY good insight here. Especially about the rebelling against all the past people in our lives which could be part of the lazy syndrome I feel I have. I have often suspected that lurking in that breezway between my ears is such hurt such rejection such total sick and tired of it ie. the being told what to do, how to do, when to do. I agree that the women's magazines, Oprah culture, and every other how to do anything better guide has contributed to my total lack of will because of the overwhelming set up for failure before even starting. How are we to look like a magazine cover? No matter what we do? Many years ago I started a total boycott of women's magazines and shows like Oprah that basically teach you how to hate yourself and blame men for all your woes. I'm much happier without that constant drum beating. I must say that I think that is EXACTLY " it " for me. I am tired of being told what to do when I was really trying to do what people were telling me but I just couldn't and when I did have a little success and later failed again as 98% of all do it was just that much more devastating. I'm loving being thin now but I do fear that I don't have the wherewithal to keep it up. But, I'm not giving up and yes, Ceep there is much work to be done on my spirit. That is very good advice, I do think it's something like a lack of spirit, or a will to press on. It's a sort of depression or at least a depressed feeling. I don't like throwing that word depression around loosely but it's definitely a depressed feeling, an overwhelmed feeling. I'm familiar with that feeling also when the new year came around that I didn't have to hate myself for being fatter this year than last and needing to lose even more weight. I told my husband that this was the first year that I didn't have to make the new year resolution to lose weight and then at the end of the year be even fatter. It is a strange and wonderful feeling. Thank you everyone, you are a treasure of information and insight. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2003 Report Share Posted January 21, 2003 Many years ago I started a total boycott of women's magazines and shows like Oprah that basically teach you how to hate yourself and blame men for all your woes. I'm much happier without that constant drum beating. *********** Wow! That sums it up nicely. Men are not evil, but they are indeed very.......... useful? I'm crazy about the one I've got. My issues are not due to him. The man who came before him, perhaps? But I got out out of the media rut too late. I can divide how I'm sposta look with how I DO look. But then I just get mad at " them " for reminding me it isn't good enough. Good enough for MY man. Good enough to get by in the world. Good enough. Was it here someone was talking about the MORE disease? Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Lazy > My Gosh, there is some REALLY good insight here. Especially about > the rebelling against all the past people in our lives which could be > part of the lazy syndrome I feel I have. I have often suspected that > lurking in that breezway between my ears is such hurt such rejection > such total sick and tired of it ie. the being told what to do, how to > do, when to do. I agree that the women's magazines, Oprah culture, > and every other how to do anything better guide has contributed to my > total lack of will because of the overwhelming set up for failure > before even starting. How are we to look like a magazine cover? No > matter what we do? Many years ago I started a total boycott of > women's magazines and shows like Oprah that basically teach you how > to hate yourself and blame men for all your woes. I'm much happier > without that constant drum beating. > > I must say that I think that is EXACTLY " it " for me. I am tired of > being told what to do when I was really trying to do what people were > telling me but I just couldn't and when I did have a little success > and later failed again as 98% of all do it was just that much more > devastating. I'm loving being thin now but I do fear that I don't > have the wherewithal to keep it up. But, I'm not giving up and yes, > Ceep there is much work to be done on my spirit. That is very good > advice, I do think it's something like a lack of spirit, or a will to > press on. It's a sort of depression or at least a depressed > feeling. I don't like throwing that word depression around loosely > but it's definitely a depressed feeling, an overwhelmed feeling. > > I'm familiar with that feeling also when the new year came around > that I didn't have to hate myself for being fatter this year than > last and needing to lose even more weight. I told my husband that > this was the first year that I didn't have to make the new year > resolution to lose weight and then at the end of the year be even > fatter. It is a strange and wonderful feeling. > > Thank you everyone, you are a treasure of information and insight. > > Donna > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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