You Know You're Pretty Screwed Up When ....

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And the next thing is that continued failure, and societal scorn create a

teaching situation whereby every time we respond to the physical oddity, we

feel bad about ourselves, which triggers a need for another serotonin boost.

And so on. The cycle is so vicious that it is a killer.

It is really hard to pause mid-bite of something " poisonous " and say, " Wait,

I'm having a chemical reaction. "

I know, I know. I live it, too.

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Re:Re: Re:Re: You Know You're Pretty Screwed Up

When ....

> Yeah, this is true. And I think for some people this may be a " what

comes

> first chicken or egg " situation in that is it the brain " fumes " which

stoke

> certain emotional responses/biological drives thereby fueling the

compulsion to

> overeat, or is it the emotions which spark the brain fumes, which in turn

act

> as fuel to the compulsions. Stress has been proven to dramatically

increase

> the body's level of cortisol, a hormone which is connected to obesity (as

well

> as heart disease.) Vicious cycle: as you gain weight, particularly

around

> the abdomen, your cortisol levels increase and stay elevated, and the

nasty

> cycle continues and perpetuates itself.

>

> I have no doubt that for some people it is very much a chemical thing, and

> controlling the chemicals brings a peaceful coexistance with the emotional

> (seeming) compulsions. For them, evening out the chemicals evens out

the

> " emotions " , in effecting helping to control the behavior.

>

> The fact that I've been on Wellbutrin for a few months now, and that it

has

> helped enormously, says alot about the benefits of evening out the

chemicals.

> However, for me, there's a little bit more involved (unfortunately) than

> that ... and frankly I shudder to think how COMPLETELY miserable I would

be right

> now without the evening assistance of the Wellbutrin. Net-over-head-time

> for Miss Lucille lie!

>

> Which is all a blowhard interminable migraine-inducing way of saying:

Trust

> me, I'm a wack-a-doodle-doo! LMAO! But thanks for your " vote of

> confidence " , . Along with stock in GasX, I suggest you buy stock

in the

> manufacturer of Wellbutrin! LOL!

>

> Lucille

>

>

> In a message dated 11/23/2003 6:10:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> Graduate-OSSG writes:

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> > Remember the physical disease alters the chemicals, ie, serotonin so it

ACTS

> > like an emotional thing.

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> > Ask me why I can eat " a " fruit, but chop them up and serve them in a

bowl

> > and I am an animal. No. Not that polite.

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> > Thanks,

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