Love/Hate Relationship Good luck! I've had a love/hate relationship with food since the age of 13. I'm now 53. I have attended 12 step recovery groups for eating disorders for 17 years. Worked the steps with sponsors and sponsees, spent thousands of dollars on therapy (and followed suggestions eagerly). I tried everything to get over my food and weight obsession. Now 40 years later, I'm pretty tired of it, but it has not subsided one iota. I guess, my only solace, is that I accept that I will always feel this way, since I've sincerely done everything I can to "recover". This is my "cross to bear" and we all have crosses of one sort or another. I suppose I've learned to live with near constant obsession after all these years, as a diabetic learns to live with their eating limitations. This doesn't mean I don't still hate it, but I very much doubt that it's going to go away at this point in my life. Acceptance can, of itself, be a relief. Lea M.
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