Roy Holman wrote:
> On a spiritual level, I believe I created
> this eating disorder to help me finally put my deep-rooted emotional issues
> in my face. Food is only one of a long line of emotional numbing and
> stimulating tools I have used.
- we must dig much deeper to the actual roots of our
> imbalance.
I identify with this, and found the answer to my food addiction was to
get in touch with those emotions that were being numbed by food. I found
the answers in the work of Alice Miller who understood that the
addictions were the result of suppressing emotions related to childhood
trauma. I also found ACOA meetings very helpful.
My best, Ellie