I have a friend with bulimia and am looking for any HELPFUL tips or advice for overcoming this disorder. If anyone out there has/has had/overcome bulimia, I'd love to hear how you coped and what you did that was helpful in your recovery. Thanks!
2007-01-22 06:50:00 · 5 answers · asked by Tiggers 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
One of my very best friends had an eating disorder. It kept ripping her apart until she sought professional help for it. It is embarassing to have to tell someone about your life, some one like a therapist, but it will get you better. Point out to her the things that will happen to her if she continues. Talk to her family. Do they know? Is she married? If she is does her husband know?
The only way my friend overcame her eating disorder was through professional help and months and months of therapy. It's a scary thought, and a lot of women with bulemia don't want people to know what they are doing after they eat, but it's a very dangerous disease. if she refuses to seek help, seek if for her. She's your friend and just posting this here shows, me at least, how much you care about her.
2007-01-22 07:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by Lola 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a recovering anorexic, opposite end of bulimia. Either one isn't an easy thing to overcome. Give your friend unconditional love, and remind them that they're loved. I've been struggling with my problem since I was in 6th grade and family found out when I was in 10th. I didn't waste away to nothing, but it took a big mental toll on me. Talk to your friend, let them talk to you too. Maybe if you knew what triggered it, it would help. Mine was peer pressure. Guys don't like 'fat' girls. And all the guys in my class called me fat. Either way, love support and prayers are really good. I'll pray for your friend. Overcoming it is hard, and it will, WILL be a part of their lives forever. I wake up every morning and make myself eat. I know if I starve myself, I may set myself up for a relapse. Also tell her if she gets in deep with a guy, that he should know. She may be ashamed, but I have found out, through my boyfriend. He knows, and if I starve myself, he reminds me he wants me healthy. Eating disorders are hard on your life. They will be there forever. Or so it seems. I'm now 24 and I still am haunted by my problem.
2007-01-22 06:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I had a combination of bulimia and anorexia before these words became known to everyone. What helped me was my mom's persistence and determination to help me eat again. Actually they didn't know anything about me trying to throw up the food I ate in their presence.... I never ate out of control, but ate to make my parents not worry- about two teaspoons of rice or so.... I had to take a disgusting liquid, which I also pretended to take. My mom would bring food to my bed and just do all kinds of things that annoy a person who doesn't think that eating is important. She told my teachers to talk to me about how skinny I had become.... and they did. I only got negative remarks about my outer appearance at one point.... After about a little over a year of not eating anything- I slowly started eating again- was tired of the throwing up and the negative remarks and fully recovered from there. My mom saved my life.
2007-01-22 07:25:13 · answer #3 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't had an eating disorder but someone very close to me has and she is still struggling with it. It's not something that you can overcome by yourself it takes lots of encouragement and help from actual doctors that know what they're doing. The only thing you can do is be strong for her and encourage her to get help, everything else she has to do on her own. Make sure that she talks to someone who knows what they're doing in the health category. Good luck.
2007-01-22 06:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
She/you are going to need therapy. Bulimia can do far more damage than you can imagine.
2007-01-22 07:15:56 · answer #5 · answered by Jacks036 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋