After living shamefully with bulimia for 30+ years, I recently decided to enter treatment as the eating disorder has caused problems with my metabolic system.
Of course, my husband knows and he let his parents know but beyond that, I wanted to keep it private as nobody knew I was dealing with this. I certainly don’t want my job to find out. Anyhow, his mom wanted to get on the phone and talk with me about it and I opted not to do that because she’s a gossip who adds her own dramatic spin on things she hears. I didn’t want her doing that with this because it’s been hard enough admitting to it, much less seeking treatment.
My husband told her that nothing will be discussed with her. Now she thinks I’m being unfair to the family by not keeping everyone informed and in the loop with everything. She thinks it’s a family disease and that everyone should be involved. I disagree. She’s upset and laying a guilt trip on my husband because she feels left out. I feel like I’m doing the right thing. I have a social worker on my team as well as a psychiatric nurse and dietician to help me. It’s been so hard for me to come to terms with this, AITAH for wanting to do this my way?
