Eating Disorder?

Question

I think I have bulimia but im not sure. During my summer vacation I would binge and purge then I stopped doing it when school started back for two monthes.Then I started again for another month or so.Then I stopped for exactly 3 weeks and 5 days (dont ask how I know this) now I've started again. A couple monthes ago my parents found out and I told them that I had stopped and they believed me so we just left it at that. That was before I started again. I need some help I weant to stop but every time I try it keeps coming back.PLEASE don't just tell me go talk to someone cause it's not that easy.

I've read the book Perfect 4 times.

Answer 1

You need more help than just talking to your parents. Please tell them and they'll get you help. Get help now. I have a friend who has bulimia and now it's consumed her life. She can't eat and keep anything down now. She can't go out to eat or even try to eat at a table because she immediately throws up. Her body has become so conditioned to vomitting after eating it does it automatically. You don't want that to happen to you. Your parents will want you to see a doctor and talk to a therapist. Be open to this----please!!!! Good Luck!

Answer 2

One of my best friends developed anorexia and the other bulimia, and neither of them wanted treatment or even believed that they were really that sick. It wasn't until they were finally caught and sent to a hospital that they were treated. If you know you have a problem, as scary as it is, you HAVE to tell your parents that you need help, you are not sure how to get it, but you are scared what will happen to you if you don't. Try writing it in a note if you want.

Whatever happens bulimia is HORRIBLY dangerous. The only reason my friend lived after purging secretly for almost two years was because she was swallowing a handful of "diet pills" for awhile and because she was taking so many they were basically working like a multi vitamin for her.

She was lucky. Don't risk it. Get help while you are still young and it is easier to do.

Good luck with everything, and I hope you haven't seriously began to damage anything yet....

Answer 3

My advice is just to go to a doctor and see if it is a uncontrollable thing. But if you truly believe that you are bulimic then you need to get help soon. I know from personal experience. I did not have bulimia but I was borderline anorexic, I am 12 years old and when I was about 11 I had my first growth spurt, I had always been on the chubby side and when I got tall and skinny, I wanted to stay that way, so I didnt eat, and I made up excuses to tell my parents, and before it got bad, I realized that I was going to hurt myself, and I started eating again. That was about a year and a half ago, I am still skinny, and I eat like a pig. One day all that food will catch up with me, I just enjoy it while I can. All I can say, is get help before you hurt yourself!!

Answer 4

Yes, you do have bulimia. As someone who has suffered from this horrible disease, I'm encouraging you to seek help. I know it isn't easy but you really need to do this. Tell your parents that you have begun to binge and purge again and ask them to take you to the doctor. At this point you are still able to stop periodically. That won't last long and you need to get help before you can't stop it anymore.
Please, please get help. Don't wait. Your doctor will get you into treatement and councelling, and there are support groups available for you and your family too. I know how hard this will be for you because I have been through it, but please believe that it is worth it.
God bless you.

Answer 5

I know it will be hard, but I think this is something you REALLY need to talk to your parents about and be really honest with them. They love you and will do what they can to help you. You will not be able to overcome this on your own and it's important that you get help. Be aware that your parents may react with anger at first but it is only because they are afraid for you and may be unsure of what to do at first. They are human too and they make mistakes, so tell them and then let them work out how to deal with it. You should cooperate with what they say for your own good. Someday you will look back on this and you will appreciate your parents so much.

Answer 6

Hey there Krista...
The first step is not to feel guilty or ashamed that your parents found out about your secret darl, they love you and would want to help you. It is an incredibly hard illness to deal with in more ways than one. When suffering with bullimia you become so emotionally & physically exhuasted. Due to starving yourself of essential fuel that your body needs to function properly, it becomes harder for you mentally to deal with the problems you are facing. What you have to remember Krista, is that bullimia is a very personal illness, and there many different reasons as to why a person falls victim to the condition. If you don't feel ready to talk to someone like your parents, another trusted adult, or ideally a GP, how about you take some time out by yourself and with yourself and attempt to anaylise why you feel the compulsion to purge? For every action, there is a reward - Some times we eat excessively because of the natural high it gives us at the point of consumption. Then the feeling of guilt kicks in, and you feel a compulsion to punish yourself for your lack of self control. It becomes a vicious cycle and an endless battle of mental tug-of-war. Take a look at your life and where you are at in the world at the moment. Take notes on what you love about your life and what you look forward to in the future. Remind yourself of your goals- you are going to shine under those lights Krista, but only you are in control of achieving that dream darl. You need to take your self control back, and ask yourself if this is the path to success, or will it take you on a painful and consuming journey of self destruction? You sound like such a bright young woman Krista, and you have the potential to do great things in life honey. Just remember that not everyone has to like you, we can't keep everyone happy, you will exhaust yourself trying. Care about the people who love and care for you, waste no time worrying about the opinions of those who don't. You will change in many different wonderful ways, both physically and mentally. Always remember to be just you, it's of no use trying to be like anyone else or comparing yourself to anyone else. You are bound to make mistakes, yet you won't have to regret those mistakes if you learn from them, and don't ever be too hard on yourself! Trust me Krista, enjoy being you for who you are now, you will definately enjoy the person that you will inevitably become as you grow older.

xoxo

Answer 7

hmm... u no wat, u NEED to read the book ' Perfect' it is a about a girl in the same case as u.... dont worry its not a "self help" book... hmmm... r there any youth groups in your area... that might help. i know its not that easy. try this, w/ a black permanet marker write 'u only throw up when ur sick' or 'STOP IT' or 'u look fat infront of ppl when u eat so much'. also think of all the ppl that love u, now think of your funerall, ull be 30, all ur family will be sad, sum will get so depressed they will commit suicide. also think of when the doc says 'she starved herself' ur parents dont seem helpful... but u need to talk, to a parent to a friend or to a teacher, i dont care, JUST DO IT

Answer 8

properly it is not anorexia in keeping with possibility slightly disordered ingesting. it is not healthful. it is how I easily have been these days. I lost 30 some kilos on condition that August. i could stand to lose it although even with the undeniable fact that it is not the right way.

Answer 9

What you are dealing with is definitly not easy. You are in need of help. Talk to anyone you can trust that will get you medical help. It will be okay, you are doing the right thing by coming forward with this problem before it gets worse. I am proud of you.

Answer 10

Read the book perfect. It is about a girl like you(eating disorter) after the story ends(in the back of the book) It tells you what to do if you have one
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