It was shopping for me. For a good 6 months I spent way too much on clothes. I really did need to replenish my wardrobe after losing 130 pounds, but I was buying more than I needed. It took me a while to recognize what was going on and stop doing that. I have a couple of friends for whom the weight loss itself became their transfer addiction. Instead of stabilizing once they reached their goal, they kept dieting and losing. Eventually they were both emaciated and skeletal. In their 50s, both of these ladies developed full-blown anorexia. Fortunately, with treatment, they both recovered and they are at healthy weights now. But it just shows that literally ANYTHING can become problematic if you use it to self-medicate. It's like whack-a-mole.
I love the whack-a-mole imagery. That's exactly what it feels like. As soon as you feel like maybe you're "in control" of one thing, here comes another. Until you start to deal with the actual issues.
Alcohol is a Transfer Addiction !!
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I love the whack-a-mole imagery. That's exactly what it feels like. As soon as you feel like maybe you're "in control" of one thing, here comes another. Until you start to deal with the actual issues.