Thursday, January 5, 2012

Is there a 12-step Program for this??

OK...So many of my regular viewers already know I am a 12-stepper from Hell!! I have battled just about every addiction out there, and have been pretty successful once I put my mind to it. So I am completely on step one with this one....Admitting I have a problem and I need help. Who knew this would be my downfall?? I have denied that I have an addiction to food for so many years that I actually believe my own BS about it. I have used it as my friend and medicated all my negative emotions with it, so now that I physically cannot do that anymore I am struggling to figure out how to cope. I have been a wreck lately. I cry over the slightest thing, because I cannot just zone out and munch til the stress is gone. I know that there is always hope for an addict. I have watched working the steps literally transform people right before my eyes. I guess I forget that this same transformation can happen for me too....IF I WORK THE STEPS!! So I guess that is where I will be starting today. HI, I'm Ginger and I am a recovering addict. My addiction started when I was around 10. My parents both worked hard to provide a wonderful life for me and my brother. Unfortunately it left us home after school until they got home. I didn't always like that. I didn't have many friends, pretty much none at that point that I was allowed to do things with. So my friend who was always there was FOOD. I would come home and make a snack, yeah....a box of macaroni and cheese which I would eat all of it. Then probably chips, and soda, and whatever snack foods we had, until my mom would come home. I believe that is where is all started. Ouch. That was painful, but honest. That is what step one is all about....HONESTY. Today it has been one month since surgery, and I am struggling, but I know things always change, and I truly believe that in 6 months to a year I will be singing a completely different tune. I just have to get through this rough patch to see the beautiful horizon. :)

3 comments:

  1. Do you remember the time in 5th grade they brought a scale into the classroom and weighed everyone...I will never forget that.

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  2. I have blocked most of my childhood. Well...I have actually blocked most of my life...LOL. Although the prostitute memory is carved in there FOREVER!

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  3. You have the right attitude. Most folks can change anything they want to about themselves. Attitude is all. This is a rough patch in the road. Keep on walking. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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