Sometimes you have to struggle to see the light

Thanks for sharing!  I can really relate!  It's nice to know someone else understands!

Good luck with your plastics!!!

Alison,

This summer i cut off all contact with family members because i was tired of the resentment and rage brewing inside of me, and obvious effect it had on my eating and the imposition it had on my peace of mind. 

Contact with my family more often than not made me feel that i was selling a little piece of my soul bit by bit.  I think family members can suck the life out of you.  I think even with amicable relationships with family members, sometimes family can feel overwhelming.

So smart of you to seek this clarity and make a healthy decision for yourself.  You are not alone!

Donna

Good for you Allison, for recognizing how you need to take care of yourself, and for making that a priority. Wishing you a great plastics journey! I was driving down the road today, and for some reason, a picture I've seen of you running came to mind, and I imagined you running again after you heal from plastics, and how free you will feel, and the image brought tears to my eyes...never even met you, but felt connected to that image! Know that you can choose your family in the sense that you can surround yourself with a family of friends who get you and can support you the way you need. Then, as you are ready, you can aye allow biological family in measured doses, with boundaries. Sometimes just seeing the rel dynamics and recognizing what's unhealthy, can free us from the crap. Recognizing their limitations in being who you want them to be, letting go of those expectations and getting your needs et elsewhere, well, that can bring a peace too. Don't know your dynamics, but in most cases, I think people react out of their own stuff, and their inability to be there in a way you need, is about their stuff. Some people just don't know how, because they are too immersed in heir own stuff. Good for you for knowing how to care for yourself. You are beautiful, important and one smart cookie:) 

Sending all my best. You're going to have lots of cyber support for sure!,

christina