The Real YOU. (Last post tonight, promise!)

[jesla]

I am curious. REALLY curious.
Who are you REALLY?
I'm not talking about the you with the eating disorder.
I'm curious who YOU are.
The you-separate-from-the-e.d. (yes, we really are NOT our e.d's, even though it seems like it)

:stars :stars :stars :stars :stars :stars
Please share with me who you are.
You are not your e.d.
You are not your depression.
You are not your self-injury.
You are not your fears.
You are YOU.
:stars :stars :stars :stars :stars :stars

I have a picture of myself at age seven, curly hair and a little striped dress, and over the picture it says,
:stars When I grow up, I just want to be who I am. :stars
It reminds me to be true to myself.
Finding myself is the hard part. I am buried under fifteen years of purging, starving, cutting, and other negative things. I often feel lost.
But I am....
:stars compassionate
:stars loyal
:stars creative (sometimes too much so :cheesy)
:stars good with kids
:stars a comforter
:stars intelligent
:stars a good teacher
:stars I have a big heart
:stars I'm a hard worker

Who are YOU?

(Somebody please send jesla to bed!!! )

[nla-one]

Although my eating disorder made me who I am today...it is not who i am.

:bowlI am a daughter, a sister, a cousin, and most of all a friend.

:bowlI want to help others with eating disorders, that is who I want to be.

:bowlI am a nice and kind person.

:bowlI am not my eating disorder.

:bowlI am me.

:fishjump

:hugon~Always Becky~:hugoff

:bandwagon

"Tomorrow may be even brighter than today."

[buttercup_fairie]

:hugon jesla :hugoff:stars i am me, christy, a nineteen year old who's looking forward to college in a few months
:stars i'm a friend who tries to be there for friends whenever they need her
:stars i'm a younger sister to an older sister :winky
:stars i'm addicted to stuffed animals
:stars i am loyal to my friends even if they aren't always loyal to me

[urbanfaerie]

:bandwagon

Ok, gonna think hard, and toot my own horn a little.

:stars I am a :notes musician:notes, I play flute, heck I can play Mozart and I try to :singing.

:stars I am absolutely NUTS about Aviation :plane

:stars I am a teacher, who always has squeezy :hugon hugs :hugoff and a kind word for my firsties.

:stars I am a compassionate human being.:peace :love :happy

:stars I am a daughter and a sister and that is a wonderful bond. (Gosh I miss them, they are in NY.) :love

:stars I am a "light bringer"...been told this a bunch of times...perhaps I should start giving myself that credit more often. :stars :wand :stars

:stars I am a good friend and treat people better than I expect to be treated. (this needs to be worked on...I'm a Princess dammit!) :winky

I'm a lot of things. Someone who I admire greatly once told me I'm one of the strongest people he knows. If I could really embrace that, that would be a big step in this battle.

[Star_Child]

That's a big question to ask, jesla. who are you really?. I think a lot of people spend their lives trying to figure that out!.

But, anyway....here I go, this is what I have basically discovered about myself so far.


I am.....


:starsNon-Judgemental.

:starsCompassionate.

:starsGenerous.

:starsA dedicated friend.

:starsA Comedian.

:starsCreative.

:starsSmart.

:starsA lateral thinker.

:starsBursting full of extra energy.

:starsEnthusastic about life.

[ballerinagirl]

:hugon:loveJESLA:love:hugoff

Good idea!:happy

Here are some things I know about the real me...

:wandI LOVE TO DANCE! I'm a dancer:supergrin
:wandI want to be a ballerina:cute
:wandI love children:touched
:wandThis fall I'm going to be a psychology major, unless I get off the waiting list for the dance program, in which case I'll be dancing!
:wandI have a big :love
:wandI love to read and write
:wandMy friends are extremely important to me:touched
:wandI need a hug
:wandI really like the church I've been going to:happy

Love Sarah

[elizabethc]

I am :

a wife, a sister

a teacher (I love my ****st graders)

a cat mom

a scrapbooker

a skier

polite, considerate, sensitive, perfectionist

elizabeth

[Shuffleboard Queen]

:hugon Jesla!!! :hugoff

I am more than my weight :surprise I am more than the reflection that stares back at me in the mirror :shy. I am more than my ED. I am:

:drawgreen A writer
:singing A musician
:love A good Friend
:ear A good listener
:peep Someone who deserves to take up space
:robot A scientist (virology)
:idea A college student who one day hopes to go to grad school

Thanks for such a wonderful, positive topic. I should make lists like this more often...

Love to all, Carrie

[Sunny]

:hugon jesla :hugoff

I am creative :drawblue

I am funny :winky

I am positive about life :sun :rainbow

I am a friend :love

I am an animal lover :kitty :dog :peep

I am braindead right now so might think of some more later :winky

[sparklez]

Who am I????
I am.....
:pinkfishy eighteen (almost nineteen) hehe
:bluefishy funny
:greenfish a daughter
:pinkfishy a sister
:bluefishy an aunt
:greenfish a friend
:pinkfishy a fishy
:bluefishy a student
:greenfish sweet
:pinkfishy nice
:bluefishy an athlete
:greenfish smart
most of all, i am trying to be happy with me

[alacer]

I am more tahn my weight. I am more than my illness. I am ME

I am:

:drawpink a writer

:ear a counselor

:angel a youth leader

:bounce an athlete

:singing a musician

:cheesy a friend

:kitty a mother to a :kitty


I AM ME

Lexie:)<><

[CC]

There's been soooo much negatvity around the :bowl lately with the holidays and whatnot. i thought we could all use a revival of a great post as a gentle reminder that we are more than our EDs.
anybody remember this one? thought it was time to bump it up! i'll respond to it when i'm not rushing out the door.

[Taryn]

Great idea :hugon Charli :hugoff (and :hugon Jesla :hugoff for starting this post)

This one is hard for me right now as I feel really lost but I'm going to try hard to think of something:

:stars I'm a much loved daughter, sister and friend

:stars I'm a guide leader (I :love my kids)

:stars I can make people laugh

:stars I AM ME

[Sweet Sangria]

Who am I?

I am a:
:bullet dancer
:bullet writer
:bullet musician
:bullet lover
:bullet thinker
:bullet dreamer

I am:
:bullet determined
:bullet sensual
:bullet deep
:bullet intelligent
:bullet talented
:bullet compassionate
:bullet motivated

Love,
:love Sweet Sangria

[lima]

:hugon Jesla :hugoff Great post!
I am
an addicted to children, especially those under the age of five.
A great listener.
A virgen and proud of it! :muhaha
A hard worker
An independent human being not doing.
A devoted Friends, Will andGrace and Sex on the City fanatic.
A unique and talented woman.

[Squirty]

After thinking about it, I have more good points than bad.

I am:
:supergrin fourteen (fifteen in four months)
:bounce Always acting happy
:mad Stubborn
:shy Shy around new people
:winky Flirty
:yay Optimistic
:ummm Naive
:happy Smart
:sly Loyal
:sarcasm Honest. But it always gets me into trouble!
:love Lovable and sweet

I am a:
:drawblue Writer
:butterfly Artist
:cheshire Daughter and sister
:ear Good listener
:sleepy Dreamer
:gimmehug Good friend, I hope
:muhaha Assistant at a kiddes club (volunteer work)
:edbgone Love kids
:drawgreen Determined high school student
:cute Complete feminist!

[citykat]

:hugon Jesla :hugoff

I am going to have to respond to this later because right now I am feeling pretty much like a total LOSER -- but you go :fishy !! :yay for posting so many positive things!

I am "just a girl in trouble...hope I'm not in danger..."

City :kitkat

[DeltaGirl]

:hugon :gimmehug Jesla :gimmehug :hugoff

Great Post sweetie.

Okay...

:rainbow I am KathrynAnn twenty five year old.
:sun I am a graduate student at a college in Illinois.
:penguin I am a daughter, sister, friend.
:bear I am a straight A student
:winky I am compassionate, loving, caring
:love Lovable and Sweet
:love I love my students I'm a teacher

That's all I can come up with right now. Thanks again :gimmehug Michelle :gimmehug

[derockette]

:gimmehug Jesla :gimmehug

I am NOT my ed.
:stars I am me :stars and "me" means that I am......

:love a daughter, younger sister, neice, cousin and grand-daughter
:love a aunt to five :dog s and one :bunny
:love a mom to a :kitty and a "step-mom" to a :dog
:love a friend and a girlfriend
:love a runner
:bounce a bit silly
:bounce a tad too emotional :shy and sensitive
:bounce a good listener
:bounce loyal, dedicated and loving
:bounce a country music fan :singing

I am ME and I am loved by others. So now I am trying to learn to love me. I am a good person .. and I can always find the good in others so now I must find the good in me that everyone else sees. Did that make sense? :winky

[AMW]

JESLA!!! I haven't been on the board for so long, it's good to see familiar fishies!
Great post, too. I am:
a horseback rider (I love horses)
a runner (not just to exercise, I really enjoy it)
a writer
a friend
a good sister
a good daughter
a good girlfriend
forgiving
compassionate (maybe too much)
honest
loving
intelligent (even if I don't always think I am)
musical (I love to sing and play piano, I can't wait to learn bass guitar!!!)

Thanks for the awesome post!
Anna :cute
:ican :edbgone

[jesla]

Holy cow, i had forgotten all about this post! :touched Thanks for bumping it up.

[CC]

:hugonMichelle:hugoff

No Problem!

Now if I could only find the paint-filled water balloon post . . . . Hmmm . . . . I sense a revival coming on!!

[citykat]

"I am who I am
well who am I..."

It is the fact that once you lose sight or stop growing -- due to the ED, you realize life is much more that-- right?

:clover
:love