Many of us feel the same way. It is frustrating and confusing and depressing. I, like you, have no family support. It makes this all much harder, especially when following the diet guidelines to a tee and eating foods that are suppose to be safe for us.
I too, blame myself and think that I am being punished for something I did in my past. Oh, your post really hits home with me.
One piece of advice. You'll go crazy if you listen to what foods everyone tells you to avoid or that cause you problems. I got to the point were everytime someone listed a food that caused them a problem, I eliminated it from my diet. It left me with virtually NOTHING left to eat, big stress and anxiety over why someone was telling me that a food was unsafe when Heather's books say it is okay. I sometimes think it would be better if I stayed off the boards because they can cause more stress and anxiety than I am able to handle. I know people are only trying to be helpful by sharing what is safe, but I think someone once told me that if the food is considered safe by Heather, then chances are pretty good that it will be okay for you. Some you may find, over time, may not be safe. But it might help to just eat the foods Heather recommends and only remove one at a time if you are still having problems. I don't think there is anything wrong with deli meats, homemade bakery bread from a good bakery if there is no triggers in it.
I have driven myself insane by eliminating all the foods that others consider problems. You, and I, must learn to not fear food just because it is considered a problem by other people. We must try and find our own problem foods while following Heathers advice.
I struggle with this to this day. It is hard to not get caught up in everyone elses problem foods...but to try and experiment on our own without the anxiety of expecting a bad outcome because someone else had a problem. I think my stress over how I will react to a food does more harm than the food itself! So, it may not be the food, but the fear and anticipation of how our body will react to the food.
Enough rambling for now! Sorry to go off on that tangent. I have symptoms everyday of my life...and I suppose I am venting too. It hasn't been a good few years for me now and I'm tired of hurting and fighting for some relief and asking God what I have done to deserve such pain. Why I follow the same guidelines as everyone else on the board which works miracles for them, yet I still suffer. I feel all alone and terrified that my life will always be filled with pain.
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~ Beth
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