I Have a problem with anorexia and have had it for two years now help me?

Question

I have had anorexia for two years it has resulted me almost my life they gave me a week to live I am 13 years old I have been on the pediatric floor for months at a time I have had tubes Ivs and have had alot of treatment places I went to I am doing better but I am struggling a little more with body image my weight is getting back to dangerous but I don't feel it Help Me Not relapse again!!!!!! I have been so sick and my body is shot i xan't get out of this mideset awful one! This is a awful disease does anyone understand me! Anyone who trys to be anorexic which is impossible because it is also a mindset they need to change their aditudes because you can die! Help me

Answer 1

I am willing to listen to you if you would like to talk you are more then welcome to email me at [e-mail]! You just need to put through your mind that you are beautiful and if you are comparing yourself to those stars and everyone else well you are wrong! Those people have problems too! Also many of them aren't as pretty as the camera puts them out to be so just email me and when can talk!

Answer 2

First of all, you realize how destructive the anorexic mindset it - and that's good. Too many people who suffer from the disease are some sort of denial and are very quick to pretend to be happy, even when they are dying. You realize that you need help, and - as corny as it sounds - that's the first step to getting better.

Since you have been in the hospital and are getting help, I assume you are going to some sort of counselor or therapist? If not, DEFINITELY do that now. One of the main things that helped me overcome my eating disorder was talking to a therapy I could really get advice from.

Anorexia IS an awful disease and, having suffered from it for a long time [and I still struggle with it somtimes], I really understand that. Unfortunetly, there is not quick fix, no real cure. I'm still fighting my eating disorder, even though I'm not starving myself anymore. There is no easy way to overcome this disease, but you are fighting and that's what you need to do.

I hope that you are soon able to overcome the need to starve and hurt yourself. You'll be in my thoughts. I'm sorry I cannot help you much, but please release how special you are and that you deserve the food you are not letting yourself eat!

Answer 3

Well first of all you need to have a positive body image of yourself. Try and think of why you first started losing weight and if that was a good reason. If you find it was because you fealt fat or ugly that is perfectly normal. You ask any girl if they are comfortable with their body imagae and they will all find something wrong with themselves. Losing weight excessively may help you feel subconsciously better about yourself but annorexia is not pretty. You need to be happy with who you are and find that your image is not worth sacrificing your health for. Try eating a little more each day. And just remember that you're doing the right thing and it may not be easy but hey, food is delicious. For a little extra help try thinking of foods you like/liked to eat before you became so thin. After all, why shouldnt you get to eat a juicy mcdonalds burger or a scrumptiously plump strawberry? Also talk to your parents and if you still need help go see a pro. Hope that helped =D

Answer 4

hi! I am 23 now and have suffered and dealt with an eating disorder since I was 11. I wish i could tell you that there is an easy answer and solution, but there isn't... believe me I have searched. I don't know why I have these diseases i used to go to bed and wake up wondering why me what did I do to deserve this. no one can really explain what causes eating disorders, everyone just thinks that its all in your head and you can stop jou just have to keep trying. Believe me that isnt the case, yes a lot deals mith the mind but they are now seeing that a lot is in chemical imbalances and now they are even relating it to genes. I have both anorexia and bulimea and Not a day goes by that i dont struggle. I was your age when I was hospitalized the first time and nearly died. It has taken a lot of years to realize that this is who I am. so instead of asking why me I now understand that this is a lifelong thing and i have to find ways to cope and pull through everyday, but you know what now that i look at it like that...i see that my disorders have made me the strong person i am today. It takes a lot more strength and courage to battle eating dis. than is does to just give in and let them win. So to end, I know you have heard it many times before but I truely understand what you are going through. I wish like heck i had an answer for you but there isn't one. Just know that you are never alone. Take it one day at a time, one battle at a time.

Answer 5

Anorexia begins as a weight-anxiety issue, but it's really not about wieght at all. It is a control thing that masquerades itself as a weight issue. You have your self worth and body image confused with your body image. You're not really THAT SHALLOW, are you?
You are taking your anxiety problems on yourself with your eating disorder, just like junkies avoid their problems by getting high.
An objective third party, or counselor, might be able to help you explore some alternative coping skills.
I know someone who is a counselor that specializes in eating disorders, and they are with Psychology Associates.
Look on the web for a "Psychology Associates" near you.

Answer 6

I wish I had some kind of device that would reveal to you the truth stripped bare. The truth behind what other people see when they look at you and interpret your words. And most importantly, the truth and reason behind your own desire to harm yourself by starving your body of nourishment. Not just you, but every other intelligent, beautiful, young human being out there, with so much potential but with so much pain and torment. I wish.....but I know the truth, and deep down, I think you know the truth too. And though you ask for help, you know that there's only one person who can truly help, and that's yourself and no one else.

Answer 7

are you in therapy? often it helps if you are on antidepressants or another medicine during your struggle to get better. I stopped starving myself by trying to isolate the thoughts that made me not want to eat and then arguing myself out of them. (An example: "if I eat that I will get fat." No, actually I am at a very unhealthy weight and this food will nourish my body and my brain.) If you really fight hard you can beat it, I know it. Imagine your life if you weren't always thinking about food!!!! Good luck.

Answer 8

you know what, i bet your beautiful. one day maybe you'll be able to see it too. what is a dangerous weight? do you mean too low or too 'high' for you? i'm sorry, i've never suffered from this disease, nor do i know anyone who has. but if you want to talk i'll listen.. thats about all the help i can be to you. i hope you get better!

Answer 9

eat anything and everything