Wednesday 25 July 2012

so my doc told me to go on diet




I feel exhausted physically and mentally drained, I went to see my doc on Monday and told him how I feel and that my mind doesn't help me much and that I am freaking out as I'm trying to lose weight and not loosing anything. So I had asked him for an orlistad as it helped me before, he said because I'm binging and purging, in his opinion I have bulimia, and the medication won't help here . He told me to walk every day and signed up with the nurse who is helping people to lose weight. So I booked appointment with her , although I didn't go to that appointment, as I know no one is able to make me go on a diet. This has to come from me and that's why I know if I won't set my mind myself no one is able to help me with that. I had started to walk though, but I am so curious for how long, as I got bored very easily and taking the bus to work is the lazy solution for me. And even when I am bored it is just the thing to do, if I want to or not. Taking into consideration my moods and how bored I can become, I don't think going on a diet will help me much, as I know I need to commit and I'm afraid of commitment. I had committed to 3 main things at the moment and cannot take more as I know , or I'm afraid that I won't be able to do that.

I'm committed to my job, to the voluntary job I will be doing from next week and obviously to my family, mainly needs of my son, as he is the most important person in my life.

My doc said that my medication can not cause my tiredness or insomnia at times , but I don't want to believe that. I know some people who read this blog have more experience with the medication they are taking than he does. I havent written that I had a really weird feeling one day at work , I felt like my world is spinning it wasn't dizziness though, it felt like I see everything from the point of view of someone who is watching everything from a different perspective. It felt like in a dream you see everything around you, you hear people and you talk to them but it's not like you are there. I felt very weird, It is very hard to describe, it lasted for 30 minutes or more and then it's gone away without a trace. I felt like I wasn't at work, I felt like I am observing others from a different perspective, from different world. Very strange. I told the doc about it and he said, because it was a first time then he won't do anything about it and he doesn't know why this had happened , but when I asked him if it was maybe my medication he dismissed my idea. Oh well I think that they really doesn't know much about it do they? As a GP they arent wello trained in particular subject the know genneraly what med to give people and are afraid t diagnose enything. Even with sore throat they will give you an antibiotic and say that you have a chest infection without even telling you where exactly, like bronchitis or pneumonia or whatever.

So thinking how tired I am at times or the sleeplessness or oversleeping , binge eating, purging, not eating, working long days, cleaning or not cleaning at all, and being terribly bored with everything, mood swings and overwhelming sadness, self harm, self abuse, lacking energy and very hyper at times, avoiding people and wanting the company of others . So all that plus college, job, family and lack of interest in doing things makes me wonder how I suppose to concentrate on dieting? It isn't easy as my doc thinks it is. That's not something as easy as writing an essay, Hmmm, just feeling trapped and hopeless. If I could only stop eating completely then I will lose some weight, but how to convince myself? As even when I don't eat during the day I will wake up at night and eat whatever is easy and available, so being half asleep and eating doesn't work when you want to lose weight. How useless.

6 comments:

  1. The dream like experience may be derealization. Google it and read up on it :) I used to get it terribly x

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  2. I know you must trust your doctor and I don't want to intervene/undermine them but is it wise to be referred to a diet whilst you still engage in unhealthy eating habits? Surely you ought to seek help for the binging and purging before attempting to lose weight. You have to get healthy first before you can lose weight healthily and not have your emotions determine how you're eating patterns work. I hope this wasn't too intrusive of me. Thank you for your comment on my blog, I am glad there are others feeling the same <3 good luck and stay strong xxx

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    1. hello SharkGirl
      I completely agree with you on that , That's why I trust more my own gut feeling than him. He obviously is nice but he doesn't have the knowledge I would want him to have. That's why opinion of people who gone through this same are the knowledge I'm seeking. I don't trust him at all in managing my undiagnosed condition, as still I don't certainly know what I'm suffering of. It feels good to know that it's not only you who have the weird feelings and experiences. I learned reading other blogs that I'm not so nuts as I thought I was :)
      xoxo

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  3. Working out to lose weight can do one of two things 1) make you feel worse about yourself because it takes time and can make you lose your motivation or 2) it can relieve so much stress that it makes life and all of the terrible craziness. You just have to figure out if you're ready for the second part, and willing to commit. That itself can be good therapy.

    As far as a diagnosis, I'm not a psychologist by any means though I have taken several psychology and sociology classes and studied it on my own time because I have several mental disorders but.. you sound exactly like me. Like... exactly. You sound like the classic case of bi-polar disorder and/or border line personality disorder. I myself and diagnosed with both and with anorexia not because I'm underweight but because I'm obsessed with weight. So if you find yourself having that problem too you might want to work on those issues as well. It takes A LOT (as I'm sure you know) to work through mental diseases. I say diseases because even though most people don't take it nearly as seriously as they should, it's like a cancer of the mind.. except there's no chemotherapy and there is always more ridicule then support. And sometimes no support. I hope you figure things out<3

    Ps Im sorry this damn thing is so long. I'm crazy wide awake right now despite my terrible lack of sleep which tends to make me jibber jabber. Especially when I know I have to get up at 6:30am in the morning x.x

    Blessed Be!

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    1. I love what you wrote, lovely to know that I'm not making this all up. That there is actually a human being with the problems like mine. The hard thing for me is that it is so hard to open up before someone(a GP). AND THEN THEY ALMOST LAUGH IN YOUR FACE SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. It just makes me exhausted and if I wont need my med I wouldn't go back to them.

      Thanx for the comment. Love xoxo

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