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FOOD ADDITCTION

I AM 40 YEARS OLD AND MY HOLE LIFE I OBSESSED ABOUT MY WEIGHT. I STARTED OUT NOT EATING THEN I WENT TO DRUGS AND THEN LAXATIVES AND THEN PURGING FOR YEARS. THERE ISNT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DO NOT THINK ABOUT HOW I CAN LOOSE WEIGHT I AM SO OBSESSED WITH MY WEIGHT..  I DONT DO DRUGS OR TAKE LAXATIVES OR ANY OF THE ABOVE ANYMORE  I EAT AND EAT AND EAT TILL I CANT BREATH.. I TRY TO STOP MYSELF BUT I CANT.  NOW WHEN I EVEN EAT A LITTLE I GET THAT FEELING OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BREATH ITS SCARY I DONT KNOW IF IT IS A PANIC ATTACK OR SOMETHING ELSE FROM ALL THE YEARS OF ABUSING MY BODY MY BODY IS TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING. I NEED HELP AND I DONT KNOW HOW OR WHERE TO GO FOR IT... I AM ASHAMED TO TELL ANYONE... PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME....
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I feel the same way,it is quite common.........it is really hard. I have gained about 10 pounds.......and i feel disgusting...i always feel like if i can just lose weight everything will be better. For me, there is so many underlying problems....
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Yes, I can help you. Go to www.shrinkyourself.com, and sign up for the online 12 week course.  That is your best chance of getting over this obsession with food.  In fact, it is a course I designed to do exactly that, to get over eating out of emotions, and back to eating for health.
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