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Eating Disorders, Depression, etc.
Hey everyone,
I was really surprised to discover last week at retreat (while sharing stories about "most prized possesions") that many of my sisters suffer from depression, manic-depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, ADD, etc. By the end of retreat we were calling ourselves ZetasAnonymous. One girl finally asked "so, how many people in here suffer from some kind of mental disorder?" and at least 75% of my sisters raised their hands, including me. I am not ready yet to tell everyone what my problem is, but it happens to be a combination of Social Anxiety Disorder (I always feel as if people are always thinking I'm ugly or stupid or just consipiring against me, and I get nervous a lot), and various eating disorders.
I have done everything from starve myself, to vomiting and laxatives, to overeating (this one is the most frequent). So, I was wondering, how many of you out there suffer from similar problems? I have been wanting to get help for years, but I am too afraid to tell anyone. I know there are free guidance services at my school here, but I'm just really afraid. I've also had mild OCD where if I do something with one hand or one foot, or one side of my body, I have to do that with the other until it's even, or I have to count my footsteps, etc. Lately I think I've also been suffering from depression as an aftereffect of mono. I want to tell my sisters, or at least one of them, because I think most of them can relate, but I'm just so scared.
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