Hey, guys! Kimmy is back with a post today. Enjoy!
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When I was trapped in the deepest pit of my struggles, I was obeying a set of rules that functioned as the proverbial salt stinging my wounds. They decreed that I had failed to become the woman I was supposed to be, therefore I had no right to fight the pain I was feeling. Then, one day (bless that day) I finally realized, um, no, f*** that. I am inherently and unconditionally worth so, so much more than constant desperation, terror and gray days…and you are to, just for being you.
If any of you have read Carolyn Costin’s books about recovery, you’re familiar with her Thin Commandments-basically, rules created and perpetuated by whatever disordered behavior you are engaging in to control your body (being in diet mentality definitely counts). (more…)