“What I've noticed is that when people say, 'You're too sensitive,' they're annoyed because I'm so perceptive.”Tagged: Sensitivity
“I told my therapist every single reason I thought I was weird, why I thought that I couldn't be a normal person because I saw things this way and I felt this way. And one by one these things were explained and I found out I wasn't weird or unacceptable.”Tagged: therapy
“If a woman can find the support she needs in order to experience, accept, and express her feelings, she need not worry that her obsessions with food and eating will worsen.”Tagged: eating disorders, food, Women
“For example, women who crave warm foods such as soups and stews are often longing for emotional warmth in their lives. Those who crave sweets may either be missing sweetness in their lives or be trying to make themselves "sweeter." A craving for spicy foods may indicate a need for intellectual or…”Tagged: eating disorders, food, The secret language of binge eating
“For many women who have struggled with disordered eating most of their lives, there is nothing more terrifying than the concept of eating whatever they want.”Tagged: eating disorders, food, Diets, Dieting
“It is important to recognize the difference between feeling hungry and feeling famished because if you wait to eat until you are famished, the chances of your overeating are great. You will then say to yourself, "See, I can't trust myself to eat when I am hungry!" and begin to feel very discouraged…”Tagged: eating disorders, The binge restrict cycle, food, Overeating
“Our modern society also has a ritual for adolescent girls to mark their entrance into womanhood. It is called dieting.”Tagged: Dieting, eating disorders, Women, food
“When a woman is struggling to recover from disordered eating, it is important for her to remember that food is a metaphor and that through the process of understanding that metaphor, healing begins.”Tagged: eating disorders, food, Healing
“Women who struggle with disordered eating, more often than not have an overly dominant inner masculine aspect that continually attempts to control the inner feminine.”Tagged: eating disorders, Women, masculine, feminine