Causes of Addiction (root causes)-My Story

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Postby AmaroqDeQuebrazas » Sun Aug 07, 2011 5:38 pm

I am a 53 year old food addict & I have had Rheumatoid arthritis for quite a few years now & I am a survivor of neglect, being spoiled, sexual abuse, prostitution, verbal & physical abuse & ritual abuse.

I know that the unintentional & intentional neglect & abuse I experienced as an infant, child & adolescent created the addictions & health problems I've struggled with as an adult. I know that my parents & caretakers were doing the best that they could at the time because they were driven by their own addictive behaviors & that it is an intergenerational global problem.

I’ve been in therapy for a long time & I am currently seeing a CIIS (California Institute of Integral Studies) slanted therapist I am very happy with.

I’ve come a long way, I consider myself to be a thriver now not just a survivor & I have a good life but … (There always seems to be a “but” isn’t there?) But I have great difficulties being consistent with eating healthy for long periods of time, the most I can usually go is anywhere from six months, a year to a year & a half or so but now I must extend this to a lifetime (even though I focus strongly on one-day-at-a-time!) because healing from my Rheumatoid arthritis depends on it!!

I am grateful for a long standing recovery from bulimia & anorexia & smoking. I have had food allergies for years & have known these food allergies cause serious flare ups in my Rheumatoid arthritis. I have regularly brought this up with my Rheumatologists through the years but the way the science of Rheumatology is set up they have only been able to medicate me to slow down the disease & to help my arthritis pain.

The thing is I have just discovered that (As I have suspected my use of food is the tie in to my Rheumatoid arthritis & I’ve been telling this to doctors for years--but I can’t go to a holistic doctor/nutritionist etc. because they are not covered under my government insurance-I’ve been trying to grow my own graphic novel business so that I can get off disability). …As I was saying I just discovered that if I eat 5-7 very, very small healthy meals a day I have absolutely no arthritis pain what so ever!! It’s completely gone!!

I’m afraid to tell my Rheumatologist & I really like her she is very friendly & the most open doctor I have ever found in the system but the Rheumatology medical system is not set up for other approaches other than drugs pretty much.

When I insisted & asked her to please find out more about the food allergy angle & Rheumatoid arthritis (before this recent big news) she responded sincerely & eagerly but it amounted to the most she could do was to ask around at the next American Rheumatology conference in the USA in November so I’m pretty certain even with my new news this will be my answer again. But maybe she will be able to find someone with information that can help me.
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Postby jurplesman » Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:31 am

Perhaps it may pay for you to study the association between mood disorders (especially anorexia and bulimia) and nutrition, by reading various articles at our web site www.hypoglycemia.asn.au and discuss this with a Nutritional doctor.

Please read:

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