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  • in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167185
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    I don’t get you all-you don’t know me (or I sure hope so!) so why are you being so nice to me?!?! I’m soooooo weird. I spoke to people and everyone’s a little shocked at what happened so no comfort. Called my therapist twice so far and spoke to her yesterday! And I’m just being a toy that’s moved around. Everyone’s “playing” with me 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 HHHEEEELLLPPPP

    BTW my friend writes a lot of amazing poetry I wish she would post here!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167176
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    yeah I did that a long time ago and now I’m mad at him if he even exhists. I can’t believe he did this to me. I’m just having a really rough day today. But it helps to hear it again from you :] dunno what to say anymore. 🙁 k now for hashem HEEEEEEEELP!!!!!!!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167174
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    NO YOU DON’T know what its like!!! Nobody can! The craziest thing happened today!!!!!!! I wish i can email you privately so that I don’t have to announce myself to the world…sorry just really need to vent. 🙁

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167172
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    My broken soul,

    my heart is aching,

    I’m visibly torn,

    my body is shaking.

    I’m damaged, I’m rotten,

    I’m downright dumb,

    they tear me, they rip me,

    until I’m finally numb.

    There’s nothing to say,

    my world has been shattered,

    my being is hurting,

    bleeding, bruised and battered.

    I yearn for some hope,

    for a future that’s lost,

    nobody seems to realize,

    how much their words cost.

    I beg, I plea,

    I need Hashem’s mercy,

    how can He be so cruel?

    just no sympathy!

    I’m seriously loosing it…I’m just going to overdose any second. I’m totally shattered! HELP HELP HELP!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167171
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    With every last bit of strength,

    I grasp,

    I pull,

    I yank.

    With every last bit of courage,

    I pursuade,

    I continue,

    I move inch by inch.

    With every last bit of life,

    I live,

    I do,

    I create.

    With every last bit of air,

    I gasp,

    I choke,

    I gargle.

    With every last bit of vision,

    I grope,

    I blindly trudge,

    yearning to find a treasure.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167169
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    don’t even ask what happened…disaster world war 3 i dunno….s/t crazy’s going on now. I’m struggling to stay alive seriously! I won’t say publicly cuz anyone will be able to figure out who I am then.

    I was never confident to just “write” poems cuz I never really knew what a poem was so i rymed but now i didn’t. That’s what a poem is after all?! okay so now more are gonna come…:) I probably don’t make any sense cuz I’m going crazy right now.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167167
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    A world,

    of craziness,

    uncertainty,

    cruelty and hatred,

    people insensitive,

    uncaring,

    abandoned,

    alone and so scared,

    craving death,

    my escape,

    my life,

    my way,

    relief,

    from the burning agony

    inside of me.

    unsure, uncertain,

    bewildered so lost,

    alone I stand,

    not balancing,

    not managing

    I’m not strong enough.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167166
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    Shocked, horrified,

    astounded,

    I can’t believe,

    what I’ve heard,

    my heart’s bleeding,

    my soul’s tearing,

    my body’s shaking,

    paralyzed,

    I can’t move,

    I sit here alone,

    nobody at my side,

    digesting this shock,

    shaking,

    burning,

    so unsure,

    surprised and utterly in SHOCK.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167165
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    A star in the heavens,

    a thread in a shirt,

    a drip in the water,

    a grass in the dirt.

    YOU are special,

    because you are you,

    you are meaningful,

    you count too.

    I crumb of bread,

    brick in the wall,

    a spark in the sunshine,

    your word says it all.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167164
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    I sit alone,

    scared,

    unsure,

    nobody understands,

    nobody cares.

    I talk,

    I scream,

    shout in pain,

    my cries,

    fruitless,

    no point.

    Confused,

    lost,

    so uncertain,

    hands tied,

    trapped,

    in a little tiny corner.

    And NOBODY cares.

    Nobody understands,

    nobody wants to understand,

    nobody wants to know,

    to them,

    I’m nothing.

    I am nothing,

    I’m dust,

    I’m a string of grass,

    I’m a piece of invisibility.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167163
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    Tense, scared,

    my muscles are tight,

    numb, petrified,

    paralyzed with fright.

    I stare ahead,

    wishing to chill,

    but my insides are churning,

    I’ve got goals to fulfill.

    I want to be happy,

    vacation, be free,

    yet my hands are tied,

    by a strong harsh decree.

    I’m longing to run,

    to flea from the pain,

    escape all the agony,

    and joy to retain.

    mouth watering for glee,

    smiles and cheer,

    yet my insides are still,

    unprepared, full of fear.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167162
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    My eyes are shut,

    my shoulders at ease,

    grass tickling my face,

    hair flowing with the breeze.

    The mood’s tranquil,

    I’m calm and at peace,

    I now can think deeply,

    my tension release.

    My eyes softly flutter,

    they open up wide,

    I gaze at the water,

    the waves, the tide.

    Sparkling, glistening,

    flowing in the sun,

    I’m ignoring my critic,

    I know I have won.

    I look upward,

    stare into the sky,

    watching the birds,

    soaring up high.

    I see Hashem’s world,

    what He’s created,

    I appreciate his work,

    the things I once hated.

    I see Hashem’s here,

    He’s hold my hand,

    He’s helping me crawl,

    making me stand.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167153
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    Of course I read your poem-it was AWESOME! You’re sooo talented!

    in reply to: Why I can't daven #791243
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    HOLD ON TIGHT!! I’m also struggling a lot with davening lately-you make 100% sense! You’ll get through this! Hashem knows why you can’t daven and what you’re feeling and he judges accordingly. Yes, he knows how much pain you’re in right now too!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167151
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    NO NO NO!! The supportive comments matter more to me than anything in the world!!! Sometimes when I’m down I just need to express myself through writing so I sound really negative-I’m sorry! Thanks for your support! That’s what keeps me going!!!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167149
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    A bang, a crash,

    my world has shattered,

    one nasty comment,

    my remainings are scattered.

    The deep wounds,

    hurting and bleeding,

    for mercy I pray,

    I’m begging, pleading.

    Stop your words,

    so painful, malicious,

    terminate your actions,

    so violent, so vicious.

    You lack sensitivity,

    you’re ruthless, stinging,

    I’m lost, I’m falling,

    to the thin thread I’m clinging.

    Can’t you see?

    the pain you’ve caused me?

    the agony, distress,

    to such a harsh degree?

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167147
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    I sit in the darkness,

    awaiting the sun,

    its cold and so dreary,

    I want to start fun.

    A tiny light appears,

    peaking out in the sky,

    its behind the sprawling hills,

    its so very high.

    Its too early yet,

    the day’s not begun,

    I stare at the stars,

    until their sparkle is done.

    Streaks of orange,

    of pink, of red,

    the sun is rising,

    its time to move ahead.

    Let yesterday pass,

    begin a new day,

    try something better,

    start a new way.

    Its a light in the darkness,

    a candle of hope,

    I’m no longer lost,

    in pitch black to grope.

    I can start a new path,

    of happiness, to rejoice,

    or I can stay in my old ways,

    its now all my choice.

    Its still the morning,

    here’s my chance,

    a new day, a new light,

    a time to advance.

    Hashem please help me,

    let me climb high,

    allow me success,

    stay with me, stand by.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167146
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    I wish I can restart,

    begin a new, fresh slate,

    Change my wrong actions,

    have a good fate.

    I wish I can turn around,

    undo what i’ve done,

    trade negative and positive,

    switch darkness to sun.

    Reborn again,

    build a life once more,

    learn from mistakes,

    happiness restore.

    Choose my parents,

    siblings and cousins,

    have money from the tree,

    loose weight by the dozens.

    Be skinny and pretty,

    look clean and shine,

    sparkle and glitter,

    look tip top and fine.

    Marry the right guy,

    raise your children to be great,

    maintain your own joy,

    to others try to relate.

    I wish I could switch,

    mend my old ways,

    what have I got in this life?

    to die, it pays? 🙁

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167144
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    Drowning in a sea of misery,

    overtaken by a wave,

    the ocean is so stormy,

    I just can’t be saved.

    Falling off the cliff,

    I’m tumbling lower and lower,

    it doesn’t have a bottom,

    the rescue is just slower.

    HELP! It’s never ending 🙁 I want to die…

    in reply to: I don't deserve her #795370
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    NOBODY is perfect no matter how much it seems like it! She has something in her family the same way you do!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167141
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    Each and every day,

    I saw her at my work,

    we would ignore each other,

    wipe off our smirk.

    We both continued walking,

    didn’t care to meet,

    didn’t even say hello,

    this occurrence would repeat.

    One day it was awkward,

    after it happened many times,

    I finally just broke the ice,

    ignored all our “crimes”

    That first day I greeted her,

    she looked very confused,

    she seemed to wonder why I talked,

    I hoped I was excused.

    She just politely smiled,

    slightly her lips she twitched,

    she still seemed so bewildered,

    hoped her day enriched.

    So the next day she responded,

    said hello in return,

    she actually grinned,

    forgot her snobby concern

    This continued happening,

    merely greeting back,

    we just kept it this way,

    just stayed in its track.

    so one day i decided,

    to ask her who she is,

    just a few questions,

    gave her a small “quiz”.

    Now we got to know each other,

    quite close we really are,

    she’s really an awesome friend,

    can’t be beet by far.

    so next time you see someone,

    have some sort of encounter,

    just start a frienship and say hi,

    even if an out of towner.

    its worth it really, i’ll tell you,

    i really gained a lot,

    our relationship just grew a ton,

    it only started in that spot.

    in reply to: Eating disorders… #795769
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    I really want to fast on tisha b’av but I know I can’t but I’m going to feel awful. yeah, I want to fast for the wrong reasons-just to loose weight! I feel horrible tonight…when don’t I?! PLEASE! everyone who has an ED just come out of your hiding place!! Let this be our support group!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167140
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    I hope one day

    I’ll look back and see

    all the pain i endured,

    what I’ve come to be.

    I hope one day,

    I’ll stand up so straight,

    confident and happy,

    in a solid state.

    the day I’ll turn back,

    see my hard past,

    and how I’ve been strengthened,

    to remain, to last.

    i’ll see all my struggles,

    heartbroken sighs,

    I’ll understand why it happened,

    through a new set of eyes.

    my agony no more,

    my hurt just forgotten,

    the day I’ll realize,

    my ideas were rotten.

    But hashem please help me,

    show me the way there,

    the path to recovery

    of mending and repair.

    thru the arts-I wish I was really that strong in my emunah 🙁 but thanks for your encouragement!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167137
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    Lonely, tired, hungry,

    yet I still can’t seem to eat,

    I can’t hold on any longer,

    soon my end I’ll meet.

    it’s making everything else worse,

    this cycle is so vicious,

    its overtaking my life,

    its powerful and malicious.

    I am NOT OCD!

    I DON’T have anxiety!

    yet i still have some symptoms

    these illnesses in variety.

    i am anorexic,

    i am depressed,

    i’m just so weak

    my appetite’s suppressed.

    every night it hits me,

    i cry myself to sleep,

    i can sit there for hours,

    i can’t stop to weep.

    i’m so so lost,

    i feel so alone,

    paralyzed with fright,

    i’m scared of the unknown.

    the world’s dark and cold,

    no one seems to care,

    yet i sit out in the freezing,

    to ask for help i don’t dare.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167136
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    Lost in the dark,

    a cave of pain,

    i’m drowning in a nightmare,

    i’ve got nothing to gain.

    i shriek out in agony,

    my cries pierce the air,

    my wailing’s a tune,

    my anguish can’t bare.

    standing alone,

    its cold and so frightning,

    monsters and creatures,

    thunder and lightning.

    bewildered, distraught,

    don’t know what to do,

    abandoned, rejected,

    no one to turn to.

    “help” i cry out,

    tears stream down my face,

    I’m balling hysterically,

    stuck in this place.

    Battling my inner self,

    Don’t know who is right,

    a million voices and and powers,

    a strong vicious fight,

    my critic’s overpowering,

    anorexia’s starving,

    insecurities are winning,

    holes in my heart carving.

    i’m numb from grief,

    i’m confused, in a daze,

    i stand here helplessly,

    hoping to catch someone’s gaze.

    glued to trap,

    not a word can I utter,

    i remain in the night,

    i have chills, i shutter.

    its gloomy and rainy,

    freezing to death,

    no warmth, no support,

    can’t catch my breath.

    Hashem hear my pleas,

    i can tolerate no more,

    You know I can’t go on,

    You’ll help me I’m sure.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167135
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    I’m stuck and confused,

    pained and alone,

    physically and mentally,

    sick to the bone.

    Don’t know who I am,

    don’t know what I fear,

    I’m a total failure,

    i can’t even care.

    Suicide’s my answer

    Death is on my team,

    The world’s against me,

    what else can I scream?

    Who even cares about me?

    who’s not my foe?

    who really knows

    all my worries and woes?

    in a cloud of darkness,

    grief, pain, anguish,

    death is my answer

    my only wish.

    Life seems hopeless,

    It can’t get any worse,

    yet every time it does,

    its just like a curse.

    my pillow’s soaked,

    each tear is dripping,

    one notch lower,

    I keep on dipping.

    I’m trying to save myself,

    of sorrow I dodge,

    can’t detach from pain,

    i just can’t dislodge.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167133
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    Heartbroken, uncertain,

    so lost and forlorn,

    so hurt, bruised and bleeding,

    my tiny heart’s been torn.

    Ripped apart piece by piece,

    shattered in a bang,

    I’m in a million particles,

    those stinging words rang.

    Sliced by a piercing sword,

    in a moment split apart,

    crumbling by the hammer,

    the pain that’s in my heart.

    Those words stung me so so deep,

    I can’t begin to heal,

    my future to recovery,

    the anguish, can’t conceal.

    I look down at the ashes,

    black pieces everywhere,

    burnt by malicious people,

    who didn’t shed a tear.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167132
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    A long-awaiteed day,

    of peace and much rest,

    Shabbos for all,

    we must pass this test.

    We can’t work or strain,

    We’re forced to resign,

    to stop what we’re doing,

    promised it’ll be fine.

    To throw our hands up,

    give all to the one above,

    release our control,

    and He’ll shower us with love.

    The day we’re so spoiled,

    we try to stay happy,

    no mourning, no crying,

    you just can’t be snappy.

    Sometimes annoying,

    so difficult to maintain,

    our schedules are flodded,

    Hashem promised to sustain.

    The yetzer hara so strong,

    desires consuming,

    to just brush my hair,

    a tiny bit more grooming.

    Re-apply my makeup,

    turn on my light,

    I resist letting loose,

    I hold on so tight.

    Every time I slip,

    I tumble and fall,

    flick on that switch,

    just make one call.

    I arise just again,

    try it once more,

    ignore that strong pull,

    on high levels I now sour.

    its worth it, its true,

    to battle that yearning,

    you can start once again,

    the tide you are turning.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167131
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    Bracing myself

    I take a deep breath,

    I need to be strong,

    to escape death.

    I wipe of the frown,

    dry my teary eyes,

    as I enter the room,

    I’m in utter disguise.

    I try to seem solid,

    so brave and so bold,

    I need to support others,

    their hand I must hold.

    Yet it doesn’t stay there,

    it sinks deep inside,

    I’m feeling secure now,

    encouragement can provide.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167130
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    Wow! A very powerful message!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167123
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    I stumble and trip,

    I slip and I fall,

    but I keep on climbing,

    though slowly I crawl.

    I stub my toe,

    scrape my knee,

    yet I rise once again,

    for success I plea.

    Down I fly,

    once again I collapse,

    hit by protruding rocks,

    I try not to relapse.

    battered and bleeding,

    wounded and hurt,

    I clean myself up,

    remove all the dirt.

    Keep trying, advancing,

    continue to ascend,

    although it really hurts,

    your efforts, we commend

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167122
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    Surrounded by bars,

    its dark and so cold,

    locked in a jail,

    so rustic and old.

    the stench in the room,

    the mice scurrying around,

    isolated from the world,

    I cannot hear a sound.

    Down on my knees,

    groping in the dark,

    I’m feeling for something,

    a source of hope, a spark.

    I grab hold of something,

    its smooth and so thin,

    a paper to write on,

    a chance to begin.

    I hold my precious pen,

    the only other thing with me,

    the combination is perfect,

    I can write-that’s the key.

    The tears flow

    my pen flies in motion,

    I’m telling my story,

    its filled with emotion.

    I weep as I write,

    express all my pain,

    i just hope this letter

    will not be in vain.

    As I finally conclude,

    I fold it so neatly,

    slip it out in the crack,

    I can now rest completely.

    I drift off to sleep,

    dreaming on and on,

    of the day I’ll be free,

    the day it’ll be dawn.

    I awake with a jolt,

    I shake with such fright,

    a light streams in,

    I gasp at the sight.

    My mother runs towards me,

    embraces me with love,

    she’s come to my rescue,

    a messenger from above.

    I am now a free bird,

    I’m released, unbound,

    I’ve restarted my life,

    happiness I’ve found.

    In reality I’m not there,

    I’m still in this prison,

    but now I’ve got a dream

    I can hope for a reason.

    Don’t know if this makes any sense, just what came out.

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167121
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    Wow! Very meaningful

    in reply to: Eating disorders… #795756
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    My nutritionist (not frum) told me I can’t fast on YOM KIPPUR! She said I should tell my rav to call her if he has questions. I probably won’t fast on tisha b’av but I’ll be in camp so don’t know how I’ll do it without everyone knowing. Happiest-Ask your rav again! Especially if you already feel the thoughts coming back. Hang in there! 🙂

    in reply to: Eating disorders… #795749
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    NOOO!!! Please don’t let yourself fall back there! Forget the fast PLEASE! I was just told that I might not even be allowed to fast on Yom Kippur if it would bring a relapse (if I’m better by then). Please try to forget the fast!!! Sending you ((((((hugs)))))))

    Hang in there!

    in reply to: Eating disorders… #795747
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    sasson-That must be really annoying. I was accused of having an ED for about a year before I acknowledged that I have a problem. I totally didn’t think there was anything wrong with me before. You should really check it out before it gets worse because its something that’s really hard to fight and ONLY GETS WORSE WITH TIME! The earlier you take care of it, the better.

    Yaela-I don’t live in NY 🙁 But thanks for the info-I will B”N check it out. I know EDs exist in the frum community but everyone’s hiding.

    in reply to: Eating disorders… #795744
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    I’m really astounded by the amount of support I’m receiving here! You’ve made my day!

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167119
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    I really started writing poetry more since I got depressed and I’m very emotional. I don’t think I can go into the English Literature career. I really don’t know though-I’m still young 🙂 And btw were you the one who said the mods can connect us? What ever happened? They never said anything…MODS?!

    And all the rest of you are REALLY good! Those poems are awesome! Amazing and inspiring-MG

    in reply to: Eating disorders… #795741
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    sasson-I don’t get what u wrote but I guess ur qualified LOL 🙂

    Anyone else?! Are we the only ones here?! Feeling so lonely 🙁

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167118
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    A stab in my heart,

    a painful word,

    tears flow like a river,

    my cries unheard.

    I try to ignore,

    I try to forget,

    yet i can’t get over it,

    I still remain upset.

    I try to embark,

    on the journey to forgive,

    yet I can’t shake it off,

    with the wound I still live.

    I’m falling apart,

    my heart is bleeding,

    I’m broken right through,

    my soul is weeping.

    Alone in the dark,

    the tunnel seems endless,

    struggling to hang on,

    I remain friendless.

    I’m drowning in anguish,

    a sea of distress,

    bitten by remarks,

    they continue to oppress.

    When will I be rescued?

    will I survive?

    can I hang on to the string?

    will I come out alive?

    in reply to: Eating disorders… #795737
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    WOW! Thank you so much! The CR is really incredible! Anyone else on here has an ED? I know I shouldn’t be upset that I ate that much but I can’t stop thinking about my “binge” (I was told that the amount I call a binge isn’t a binge) last night and today I’ve been eating a lot less. At least I got credit for eating yesterday-kind of hard.

    Kapusta-for the age thing, sometimes I feel like I’m way into my teens-I don’t know how I’m going to live through another few teen years…I wish I was almost done them.

    in reply to: Eating disorders… #795730
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    I feel awful today-I totally lost my control. I ate a ton and wish I would’ve fasted…I think I’m just going to on Tisha B’av even though I was told it depends how I’m doing by then but I don’t care-I’m really fasting for the wrong reasons 🙁

    Thanks so much for the encouragement everyone! It’s really helpful to feel that someone is out there for you!

    in reply to: Eating disorders… #795727
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    I’m actually REALLY young…in my early teens-to be precise, 15. I don’t know why I am so paranoid about shidduchim-I think it might be because my father is but I just started talking to my therapist about this. Trying to figure it all out. Now plz don’t throw me out cuz I’m so young but whatever. Yeah I know there are 7th graders posting and I think that’s kinda rediculous but I don’t have a say 🙂

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    SLEEP! Nothing better!

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    As happiest said, its like living through hell. No better way to describe it. Depressions also like that with a different twist. I have depression too and it is intertwined with the ED.

    Aries-basically you got it. Everyone does have a slightly different experience so that’s another thing. For some people its control, for others perfection, for others self destructing, some shidduchim and some a combination of a bunch. And I’m soo upset that I keep hearing the same thing so I guess I gotta believe it-that EDs always linger around 🙁

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    I just want to mention that challenges are what brings you maturity many times. I also have a hard time relating to other girls my age. I feel like they don’t know what life really is. They don’t know what pain is or what crisis is. I try to remind myself that they’re the ones who will have the harder time when life brings its difficulties to them because they don’t have the experiences.

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    Jam-OMG I feel for you! It can be so frustrating to try to talk to someone with anorexia and they just don’t believe you! Its also really frustrating for them because they just can’t change it and most of the time giving them speeches just makes it worse. First of all, professional help is crucial. If she’s not getting any professional help it can result in DEATH. Its a life-threatening sickness if not treated (sometimes even while being treated). Its a long, tough road but she MUST get the help.

    As for what you should say, NEVER lecture her about food and weight loss. You can tell her that she looks good but don’t even say anything about loosing or gaining weight because either way she’ll take it to the next step and loose more. Try to encourage her to eat but understand that it is a HUGE challenge. Compliment her on her achievements (when she eats) even on the tiniest, most insignificant thing (that is seems for you) because it is really a major thing for her. If YWN would allow, it would be great to get in touch with her. Maybe the mods can give you my email and you give it to her? Also, tell her to do research on it. She might see how dangerous it is and really go for help. Also tell her about the mirror thingy and explain that she’s not seeing the real picture. People who are skinny can think they’re fat, people who are fat can think they’re skinny and some people actually have the correct perception. Tell her that! Encourage her to battle it and there are things I’d say that I learned in therapy:

    there is a critic in her and the real her-2 separate things. The CRITIC is what’s saying “starve, your fat, your bad…” and the real her must realize that the critic is a SEPARATE voice and is NOT her. Every time she feels like starving, let her realize which voice it is. Let her know that she CAN ignore that critic that wants her to think the world is bad and she is bad, etc.

    Kj-Yes, that’s part of the problem. At times I don’t want to get better because in my (distorted) eyes that means I’ll be FAT! Its a VERY complex disease. I just WISH we can stop and prevent it in our communities! Btw I deny that I’m anorexic many times because my claim is that fat people can’t be anorexic LOL

    btw 90-95% of anorexics are girls (I did some research)

    and hugs-its kinda scary that you’re fasting 😉

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    Yeah I’m not fasting although I’d love to 🙁

    in reply to: ATT POETRY PEOPLE #1167114
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    Shivasarbetamuz,

    a gloomy, hard day,

    how can we change ourselves

    and improve in some way?

    Do we want to try?

    to amend our actions?

    We’ve lost our true focus,

    from secular distractions.

    We can mourn over a tragedy,

    shed a tear over the present,

    yet it seems to be impossible,

    being forced to cry we resent.

    We’ve completely lost the feeling,

    no longer can we relate,

    because its been so many years,

    since that day of an awful fate.

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    Okay so I started this thread because I have anorexia right now. I was told I am not allowed to fast also but I’m not sure what will happen with Tisha B’av and Yom Kippur (hopefully I’ll be a tiny bit better by then). It is a psychiatric disorder that manifests itself in eating. Not always is the person overweight before. In fact, I know someone who was underweight before and ate tons but had a fast metabolism who now has an ED and I also was not overweight. As my nutritionist has told me, its a distorted body image. Its as if you’re looking into the funky mirrors they have sometimes at museums or places that stretch you or make you look weird. You are seeing a different picture although it is so, so hard to accept. It is a living nightmare and nobody should ever have to go through it. I still think that things can be done to stop it from being so rampant. I feel a lot of pressure from shidduchim, personally.

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