Therapist's Words of Wisdom

As promised in my last post, I contacted my NY therapist via Skype (definitely recommended if you don't have good therapy options nearby). After explaining that I felt as though I'd been acting like a miserable, pathetic victim, she told me that that was OK. I was a victim of a complicated food situation. However, the way to not feel victimized anymore would be to take control over the situation. So, starting now, I will be testing pretty much every food on the high histamine list--there are many--to find which foods do/do not make me itchy. This will be a very long-term project, pretty much a part-time job. On top of my full-time job and soccer coaching, this should be interesting.

I have decided to start food testing with snack foods because, while I feel confident that I can make myself acceptable meals for the time being, I don't feel that way about snacks. And with school starting back up in four days, I need to get my snacks figured out. I will be creating another post with all the snack recipes I'm attempting with taste and itchiness reviews.

I am so grateful to have a great Skype therapist who can help me reset my mindset whenever I'm struggling.