Does Forgiveness = No Consequences?
I am struggling with forgiveness. I know that forgiving someone who hurt me is part of my recovery process, but does forgiving someone mean that I need to be willing to treat that person as well as I would treat those I consider my closest friends? (Assuming that it’s appropriate to interact with the person who hurt me.) Does forgiving completely...
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My boyfriend cheated on me with my friend
I am a 16 year old girl who just left a relationship with my boyfriend. I was in love with him and had been dating him for four months until we broke up. The break-up was caused by a phone call from my best friend who admitted that she had sex with my boyfriend 2 months before. Of course this devastated me because we had agreed that we were going...
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My boyfriend has lost interest in sex
My boyfriend and I have been together for a year. We are 6 1/2 months pregnant and very much in love. Before we moved in together we had so much fun. We used to go out and do things, be a young couple and have sex all the time no matter where we were or what was going on. Since we moved in together he has lost interest in sex. He spends all his
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I need help with over-eating
I just read over the recovering Alcoholic Q/A. Do you believe this applies to eating disorders as well? I need some very drastic help in this area and would appreciate your guidance. My situation is in relation to simply over-eating and eating for comfort and almost any situation...
Advice: Yes it applies to almost every obsessive compulsive kind...
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I am trying to win the battle against bulimia
I'm 24 and am in treatment for bulimia. I can see the difference in my way of thinking and I really feel the benefits of Group Therapy and individual therapy. My problem is that I've been on Luvox for the last year and it really helped at first to curb my obsessiveness and anxiety. Then, when the symptoms began to return, my dose needed to be changed...
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How do I deal with my bulimia?
I'm a 26-year-old student who has been suffering from bulimia for the past 10 to 12 years. I know I have some serious problems. Unfortunately I don't know how to deal with them. On the outside I seem like someone who has the best life possible. On the inside the story is completely different.
I have the feeling that if I told a single person the...
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Our son neglects us
This Mom is fed up! My husband and I have tried everything to get our 21 year old son, "Tommy," to be responsible and respectful, and we have always been there for him! My husband and I aren't the only ones our son neglects; he treats his grandparents and others in our family the same way. I tried to call him this weekend and found out that his phone...
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