2006-12-08 21:50:50 · 17 answers · asked by carla_1109 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
i dont wanna die
and i dont want my parents to know too...
is there somebody who cud help me here.!?
just tell me the routines on what to eat and what to do on exercises...
2006-12-08 21:57:21 · update #1
I am a recovered anorexic myself, so please take this advice to heart.
I don't know how old you are, but if you are still living with your parents then you really need to tell them. Anorexia is an illness just like diabetes or cancer. Your parents might be upset or shocked, but I doubt that they will be angry. Talk to them and tell them how you are feeling. Parents can be your best tools in recovery from and eating disorder.
Recovery is two-pronged. First, you need to eat. Malnutrition stops the brain from functioning properly and causes many of the symptoms and ill-effects of eating disorders. Keeping yourself healthy should be your number one priority. I'm not saying that eating will be easy, especially if you are down to a pretty low calorie count. This is where your parents come in. They can help you get the nutrition that you need. Once you reestablish a healthy eating patern, get to a healthy weight, and stay there for some time, I promise that your anorexia will begin to lift and you will feel better.
The other part of recovery involves talking with a therapist and nutritionist. It is good to have someone to spill your guts to during recovery, because it generates so many emotions. The nutritionist will help you to formulate a meal plan and track your progress (I can't give you nutritional information on line because it's very individual).
Recovery is very possible. You have already taken the first step by realizing that there is a problem and that you want to stop. Please speak with someone about this right away - it's too hard to try to do it on your own, and you deserve support.
Good luck!
2006-12-08 22:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by Niebla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm... if you message me about why you feel you need the control your life with anorexia and how long you have been anorexic. I can try to help you. I recovered on my own and I never told my mom until a year later and I was fully recovered.
Oh and you already made the first step by admitting something is wrong. So your one your way to recover and I know it will be hard to eat right now but trying sitting at the table when you should be eating. It helped me. Good Luck!
2006-12-12 14:49:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you see the problem, then you work to fix it. its all an issue of your mindset. But before it was that issue, think of it this way. Look at the cultural you live in. (im assuming its american culture...if not, forgive me) American culture is SO SHALLOW! Fat is not allowed at all, and thats just INHUMANE. (for the sake of randomness) If you lived in a tribe in Zimbabwe or a Nice town in Sweden, would it be the same?! would you even know about anorexia? The culture presses young girls/women to be skinnyskinnnyskiny thinthinthin because thats the only way to be "accepted." Its pish posh! Jibber Jabba, i tell you! Girls of all sizes are beautiful in their own way. I dont mean that in a Oprah-kind of way, but its true. You can be beautiful and be on the smaller side, or plus-sized. Just because you don't agree with being fat, thats fine for you. You can be healthy and maintain a good weight thats comfortable for you. Girls nowadays obssess too much over their weght and don't spend enough time enjoying youth and life. Besides, there is SO much food thats delicious out there! are you surrounded by crappy food?! i bet not. In any case, you need to start with the basics. It's all a mental issue (by mental i mean in your head, i dont mean crazy psycho!) so you need to get help first. Parents will most likely be helpful because they love you. (worst case scenario you cant talk to them and/or they are un-loving....but...i...assume not) You're unhappy anorexic? DO something about it! Don't just talk about it, CHANGE it. Get help. You feel like ur at the bottom? There's no where to go but up.It can only get better. The CURE starts with you and what you choose to do. Good luck, sweetie.
2006-12-08 22:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anorexia is a very serious condition. There are treatment plans but you will need all the help you can get so the first thing you must do is TELL YOUR PARENTS! They will want to know so they can help you and you will need their help if you are to recover. People who advise you to "eat" don't have a clue and are not giving you useful advise. You need the help of your parents, a doctor and therapy. Don't leave out any areas of help because it's the combination that will help you get well. Good luck!
2006-12-08 22:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cure to anorexia is not to eat, Will nobody ever understand this, You have to solve what is making you not want to, I don't know of a cure, I only know that knowlege helps a great deal. It is something you can cling to when everything else is dissolving around you. Knowledge about how much your body needs to function, What you want to look like and how to maintain it so it doesn't get stolen away. It is so shifty if you don't have a clear idea after all less always seems like it must be better. You need clear goals and alot of strength to hold onto what you want for yourself.
2006-12-08 21:59:41 · answer #5 · answered by sereneicequeen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need the support of your family and more importantly you need the understanding of your family.
They cannot help you if they do not know what is going on.
You may be able to beat it yourself but you will probably find you need the help of not only your family and friends but professional help.
Anorexia is a sickness. You don't intentionally get it, it gets you and you need the courage to be able to tell your family about your sickness as this is your first step in beating this sickness.
I have a firend who has suffered from anorexia for many years but through it all her family and friends have kept hope that her willingness to live will finally beat the sickness trying to kill her.
Good luck and I hope with your family's support and love that you can beat this sickness but don't think you can do it on your own.
Be a victor not a victim.
2006-12-08 22:09:36 · answer #6 · answered by epod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to tell them, because it's not only a matter of eating, it's also a matter of psychological support and only your family can show you true support (and some close friends maybe). This is why it is called anorexia nervosa (it has to do with psychological causes too).In my opinion, it's a one-way out. Either you tell them and get hospitalised and cured or...your health will deteriorate.
2006-12-08 22:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm very sorry:( i understand its like smoking.. a competent addiction. I advise seeing a wellbeing practitioner. Or have someone with you 24/7 of the day that enables you to video reveal you. i'm confident taking small infant steps can quite strengthen it.:) i'm very sorry. And pray each and every evening, because I dont imagine it really is going to very last always.:) wish you get extra perfect!:) Mandi
2016-11-25 00:38:52 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing you have to do is tell your parents, and then they need to take you to someone who specialises in eating disorders. People can recover from this illness. It takes a lot of time and a lot of effort, but you're worth every bit of it.
Go and tell them.
Right now.
2006-12-08 21:54:18 · answer #9 · answered by Donna M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EAT!
Ok so I know it's a little more serious than that ... th fact that you can admit you have a problem is the first step to recovery .... find some friends that you can talk to about your prob ... or seek professional help
Oh yeah ... and if none of that appeals to you ... revert to plan A as stated above
You should be fine ... just take care of yourself
Good Luck :)
2006-12-08 21:52:33 · answer #10 · answered by deadkelly_1 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋