Nikki Glaser
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He has a book for emotional eating and it did kind of work. But it is a spiritual problem that I have. I don't think people know that if you're starving yourself or if you're bulimic or if you're overeating or whatever it is, there's a place for you. There's a 12 step for you that might not sound like the place you should go because you might be an under eater.
He has a book for emotional eating and it did kind of work. But it is a spiritual problem that I have. I don't think people know that if you're starving yourself or if you're bulimic or if you're overeating or whatever it is, there's a place for you. There's a 12 step for you that might not sound like the place you should go because you might be an under eater.
But there's a blank anonymous that has a place for you that I didn't know about and didn't consider because I was like, Like that's not for me, but it helped so much. And I've been sober from starving myself for four years. I've been off gum for four years. Gum was a big thing for me. I get sores in my mouth. It was like cigarettes, two packs a day of this Trident.
But there's a blank anonymous that has a place for you that I didn't know about and didn't consider because I was like, Like that's not for me, but it helped so much. And I've been sober from starving myself for four years. I've been off gum for four years. Gum was a big thing for me. I get sores in my mouth. It was like cigarettes, two packs a day of this Trident.
But there's a blank anonymous that has a place for you that I didn't know about and didn't consider because I was like, Like that's not for me, but it helped so much. And I've been sober from starving myself for four years. I've been off gum for four years. Gum was a big thing for me. I get sores in my mouth. It was like cigarettes, two packs a day of this Trident.
It's this trickier thing because you have to find your own sobriety.
It's this trickier thing because you have to find your own sobriety.
It's this trickier thing because you have to find your own sobriety.
Yeah, you define your own thing. So mine for a while was don't eat in bed. And then I was like staying in hotel rooms where I was like, well, there's no table. So let's amend this one. Now mine is if you're hungry, you don't get to keep going. You have to eat. So the first second that I'm like, I'm hungry. I don't get to be like, yeah, let's ride this out. That's not negotiable.
Yeah, you define your own thing. So mine for a while was don't eat in bed. And then I was like staying in hotel rooms where I was like, well, there's no table. So let's amend this one. Now mine is if you're hungry, you don't get to keep going. You have to eat. So the first second that I'm like, I'm hungry. I don't get to be like, yeah, let's ride this out. That's not negotiable.
Yeah, you define your own thing. So mine for a while was don't eat in bed. And then I was like staying in hotel rooms where I was like, well, there's no table. So let's amend this one. Now mine is if you're hungry, you don't get to keep going. You have to eat. So the first second that I'm like, I'm hungry. I don't get to be like, yeah, let's ride this out. That's not negotiable.
Because I used to get like, oh, my body is eating itself. I'm doing something productive. Let's ride this. You don't get to do that anymore. Other girls get to do that. That's a very common thing I hear about all the time of like, I skipped breakfast. I don't get that luxury. No, I can't be trusted with starving.
Because I used to get like, oh, my body is eating itself. I'm doing something productive. Let's ride this. You don't get to do that anymore. Other girls get to do that. That's a very common thing I hear about all the time of like, I skipped breakfast. I don't get that luxury. No, I can't be trusted with starving.
Because I used to get like, oh, my body is eating itself. I'm doing something productive. Let's ride this. You don't get to do that anymore. Other girls get to do that. That's a very common thing I hear about all the time of like, I skipped breakfast. I don't get that luxury. No, I can't be trusted with starving.
I think that's a big part of it, too, is just hearing people you would never, ever hear their stories and just learning how to be just vulnerable around strangers and feeling in a safe space. It's good for everyone. I'm always like, I wish there was one for just a normal person. And there is. It's called Al-Anon because everyone can call someone in their life. So there is a room for you.
I think that's a big part of it, too, is just hearing people you would never, ever hear their stories and just learning how to be just vulnerable around strangers and feeling in a safe space. It's good for everyone. I'm always like, I wish there was one for just a normal person. And there is. It's called Al-Anon because everyone can call someone in their life. So there is a room for you.
I think that's a big part of it, too, is just hearing people you would never, ever hear their stories and just learning how to be just vulnerable around strangers and feeling in a safe space. It's good for everyone. I'm always like, I wish there was one for just a normal person. And there is. It's called Al-Anon because everyone can call someone in their life. So there is a room for you.
Teaching you empathy. It's amazing. It's a lost part of our culture to share and to be part of a community. And yeah, it gives you that. But it's a lot of work. Oh, yeah. Yeah. That's the problem I have. But man, when you're doing it, it feels good. It's like meditating. It's always like I have time to work out or meditate. And they say you should just meditate instead of work out.
Teaching you empathy. It's amazing. It's a lost part of our culture to share and to be part of a community. And yeah, it gives you that. But it's a lot of work. Oh, yeah. Yeah. That's the problem I have. But man, when you're doing it, it feels good. It's like meditating. It's always like I have time to work out or meditate. And they say you should just meditate instead of work out.
Teaching you empathy. It's amazing. It's a lost part of our culture to share and to be part of a community. And yeah, it gives you that. But it's a lot of work. Oh, yeah. Yeah. That's the problem I have. But man, when you're doing it, it feels good. It's like meditating. It's always like I have time to work out or meditate. And they say you should just meditate instead of work out.