My name is Charlie, and I'm a compulsive overeater.
::Hi, Charlie!::
Wow. I haven't been here in a long time. Thank you so much to all who have bothered to write and comment. It matters. I appreciate you.
I'm on Twitter now. It occurred to me that maybe if I could Tweet throughout the day about my feelings and choices, it might help me stay abstinent moment by moment. It hasn't worked that way so far. But maybe it will at some point.
I'm definitely in relapse. The question is, where am I in the relapse. Am I in the middle, or am I at the end? I know the answer to that question... It's up to me. It's all about my conscious decisions. Will I choose life and God? Will I choose my health and well-being? Will I choose a life of freedom? Or will I choose illness, instability, chaos, bondage? Will I choose death?
It's 7:14pm where I live, and today... Today I am abstinent. Against all odds, I am abstinent. What a gift. What grace.
Now what?
I know a meeting is in order. I called my local OA contact person tonight and left a message. There's a Saturday 8:30am meeting I could get to. I hope I choose to do that.
Willingness. Honesty. Open-mindedness.
I remember those words. I remember the feeling of freedom. I remember losing 65 pounds. I remember fitting in my clothes. I led a meeting for a long time. I loved it. I loved it so much.
Why did I walk away? Why am I seriously contemplating eating some Halloween candy... right now!?
Self-hatred, I think. And fear. And a sense of helplessness. And plain and simple poor choices.
So is there hope for me? Yeah, I still believe there is. I "know" there is - intellectually, that is.
I'll hang on to whatever hope I have. Thanks for reading!
