ever have a new battle with bulimia?
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I have been on and off with it.  It's horrible.  There are much safer ways to lose weight.  Whenever I picked up the bad habit, I forced my self to believe that it was just an abnormal way of dieting, but diets are not supposed to wreak havoc on your emotions, and bulimia did.  If you have an eating disorder, or tendencies, please talk to a very close friend or an adult about it.  Bulimia can take years off of your life.  It's not worth it.
607216
i'm like you but opposite..\n\ni'm bulimic with periods of straight restriction from foods. i compulsively exercise and binge/purge atleast twice a day. \n\nmy answer to you is to seek professional help, but you need to be fully dedicated to wanting to get helped. i'm a 17 year old girl who was hospitalized about a year ago. i was scared to death and basically ate to gain weight and get the heck out of there. a few weeks after returning home i went back to my old habits. dont get me wrong, i would kill to be my "old" self again, its just really really hard. \n\ni wish you the best of luck sweetie. and you can accomplish anything you put your mind to.
832472
i feel bad for you, and I'm sorry. i had a friend with an eating disorder. please don't do this to yourself. its not about food, there is an underlying issue. please contact the hospital, they will put you in with a phsycologist. or better yet call the help line at 18009312237
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Dear, I've been bulimic, and believe me, you don't want to go there.  What a horrible nightmare it is!!!  It's not just about the few minutes it takes to vomit after you eat or taking mega-doses of laxatives -- it takes over your entire life!  You don't think it will, but it will.  I thought the same thing at first.  I needed to lose weight and I LOVE food, so dieting was really hard.  I figured that the bulimic behaviors would make losing weight easy and I'd be happy.  Nothing could be further from the truth!  There's absolutely NO happiness once you start down that road -- no matter how much weight you lose.  After a while, your intestines lose their ability to work on their own so you then NEED to forcefully purge, not just for weight loss purposes but to rid your body of the food that it's no longer able to digest.  It then becomes really uncomfortable (painful, actually) to keep food in your system and before you know it, you can't go out with friends or take part in any activities because just in case there's not a bathroom close by, you'll be really suffering.  That's what I mean when I say it takes over your entire life (every minute of every day has to be planned around the disease).  That's not to mention the fact that the acids from vomit will eat up your esophagus so that it eventually becomes really hard to eat.  And those same acids will disintegrate your tooth enamel.  Even one more thing to mention -- when you don't allow your body to get the nutrition it needs, all of your organs are affected.  You could even have heart failure (I know a girl who died from this).  When I started down that road, I had planned to do it only until I got to my goal weight -- but by the time I reached the goal, the disease had me in its grips and wouldn't let go.  When I think about how much harm I did to myself and how much money that habit cost me (doctor bills, dental bills and psychologist bills), it makes me sick.  PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don't do it!  It took me 10 years to stop the bulimic behaviors, but I'm still suffering some of the health effects long afterwards.  I can tell you now that I would much rather be overweight and sane than be bulimic.  I hope that I've given you some things to think about.
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i had anorexia for five years, im not saying that you are but a lot of it sounds the same as me. when people are trying to help me i wouldnt let them in i didnt want them to take away the one thing that i had control of (My weight)  its only after i let people in to help me and it was hard that i realised how badly i have damaged myself. i have a lot of problems now from my skin and hair to my digestion and liver.... im sure you have a lot of people arouind you that love you a lot please please please ask them for help. its been 2 years now and im so much better!\ngood luck
114765
Yeah, I've had an eating disorder for 6 years, i'm just now getting help/recovery. Some are just naturally thin, others are suffering from anorexia nervosa. They're in the grocery store because they're planning their daily ritual "binge and purge" session. It's such a chilling thought that people suffering from anorexia would actually compare themselves to other anorexics, it becomes an endless competition. Anorexia, like all eating disorders (the obesity epidemic as well) is the worst form of self torture in my opinion.
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girl, the first thing is that you have admitted you have a problem.  good for you.\n\ntell your parents.  get a nutritionist to help you figure out what to eat to get you healthy again, and a psychologist who specializes in eating disorders to help you figure out why you have such a skewed view of yourself.\n\nit sounds like from what you said you have both anorexia and bulemia.  both can take the life you have been given away from you.  no matter what you think of yourself, you owe it to the people who love you to fight this.  get off the computer and get help.\n\nquit talking about it now.  do something.
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Ohhh...I have MANY. However, once while I was managing a photography studio in college, this woman came in to pick up her photos. The photog who took them was not the best, but she tried and the child being photographed was AWFUL, screaming the entire time. This woman stood in my studio screaming, literally at the top of her lungs, at me because the pictures weren't perfect. She seemed to be almost enjoying the humiliation and anger she was causing in me. I managed to somehow restrain myself and ended up giving her the entire package free just to get rid of her. Ick...\n\nAnother time, I had a woman who made me re-take an absolutely beautiful photo of her two month old daughter because her finger was pointed funny. LOL. Ohhh, and then there are those parents who tell their kids to smile or they will get their asses beat...\n\nOh, and then there is Xmas season...oye...I could go on and on and on...
515566
Dont be scared, it is going to be the most incredible step you have ever taken!! Once you walk in the doors you will immeditely see that there are many other people faced with the same problem as yourself!! I have been batteling it for 5 years almost as well, and I have gotten help, the feelings in your stomach and the Hi's and Lo's will never go away but you need and want for food will return!! I am alot younger then you only 19 about to be 20 and still trying to get my situation straight, if you need ANY help I would love to help in any was possible!!
154329
If I had to choose, I'd pick bulimia.  You still get to eat that way.  However, I'm not emotionally unstable, so I don't have to pick either.  Catch my drift?
1021763
I am a recovering bulimic and anorexic. I suffered with these disorders for 5 years and have been free of them for 2 years. Thank God! There is help! I now eat to live, not live to eat and I have a healthy relationship with food now. I personally had to go to an inpatient treatment facility because I could not stop on my own. I tried so many times to do it by myself. I'm including the link to that treatment center incase you want to check it out.\n\nhttp://www.remudaranch.com/index.asp?flash=yes
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There is nothing that you can do other than get her to a doctor for treatment. Bulimia is a serious problem and requires the treatment of a physician and a psychiatrist to cure.
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A friend of mine did. She has a huge scar across her lower belly (which she can hide under a bathing suit), had painful complications (blood drainage issues, I think) and couldn't work out for like a month.
895754
I had friend who had an eating disorder, and I had one myself.\n\nI was (and are now) in gymnastics and ballet. Both tough, need to be in great shape, and I also had the peer pressure of your teenage years.\nI really wasn't overweight too much, but I had so much stress about numerous things and I was constantly eating. I finally looked into the mirror and hated what I saw. I'm making a long story short here. I knew I had a problem and so did everyone else.  I got help before it got too serious. You have a psychologist for many years, even after you take up healthy eating habits, because it never goes away. The only way to become healthy again is to get medical help, and fast. I don't think it really affects any ones performance unless they become too weak to do anything, but I'd hope someone had noticed by then. It comes from pressure, or wanting some control, I don't know, it's different for anyone, there are so many causes. In gymnastics, most are technically overweight because of all the muscle they have, but its not fat. If you are chubby, as long as you have good stunts and tricks, who cares if you are overweight. But if you can't do them, you have no reason to be in it, and they want their team to look good in competitions. They have  to either loose weight or they get kicked out.
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I struggled from this and other eating disorders.  Finally I have stopped and I did it on my own.  IT IS VERY DIFFICULT BUT YOU HAVE TO WANT IT.  I was afraid I would disappoint my family and it was that fear of disappointment that made want to quit.  Good luck and God bless you
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Yes, dear, it is VERY bad to start that habit.  I am a recovering bulimic who began that behavior for the very reason you cite.  It seems so natural and easy but it can become a dangerous habit.  It can also cause a very dangerous expansion or even possible rupture of your esophagus and that can kill you!  My advice: 1) learn to eat only one serving of each dish until you feel somewhat less than full  2) if you overeat, lie down until your pain goes away and then walk outside for 30 minutes or more.  You will feel better and be healthier.  Best wishes  :)
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Yeah, I already did!\n\nNot to mention that they happened when I was busy throwing up.  I dunno how it actually happened.  What I can still remember is that, my face was really a mess after that.