who has or knows someone who has an eating disorder?

Question

anorexia
bulimia
over eating

what are you or they doing about it, what kind of help is out there for free?

Answer 1

yeah i do, and im in therapy, their arnt many places that offer free help for recovery and the only one i have heard of is a place called Mercy Ministries which is strictly a donation based program.

Answer 2

i am an over eater; and constant dieater. I personally blame society and depression. However, eating disorders in my personal opinion are as addictive and dangerouse as any substance out there. People preach about saying no to drugs. Perhaps it is time they start preaching about healthy life styles and stop setting examples to our children that if you are above a size 0 you are considered fat. My six year old daughter is worried about eating to much sugar now because she mentions things about being fat. I don;t want her innocense nor self image of herself stolen by the fashion industry becasue they design things that idealy fit people that haven't had a real meal in years. I was anorexic in high school; now I am an over eater. I am not huge but I am not happy...either!!!

Answer 3

You know, I have never had an eating disorder, nor has anyone that I know. I wanted to answer your question however, because my ex-husband would constantly tell my little girl, who is age 8, that she needs to stick her tummy in so it doesn't look fat, and he would tell her she needs to go on a diet. There is not a thing wrong with my little girl, and in fact she has a cute shape. Because when she visited her father (he no longer is allowed visitation) she would come back with a desire to not eat or would constantly be counting the grams of fat and sugar in everything, I was getting concerned that she could be developing an eating disorder at age 8. I have reminded her that she is still growing and I am not. When an adult gains too much weight and is actually overweight, it is difficult to lose the weight because we are no longer growing, the way a child is. I tell her that she is beautiful, and that kids are supposed to have a little meat on their bones. I tell her that as long as we focus on eating healthy and getting enough rest and exercise, our bodies will be the way they are supposed to be, even if we eat junk food occasionally. I tell her to put her energies into being a kid and having fun, not on worrying about how she looks. I tell her to forget about how much she weighs and just try to make sure she eats healthy because that is something we should all do. She is improving in her attitude, and she is a healthy weight for her age. She is less focused on counting grams of fat and sugar, and she no longer tries to skip eating in order to lose weight.

I wanted to make the point that parents need to make sure they are careful with the images they give to their kids. A father who tells his daughter she is getting fat, can do so much damage to her self-worth. A mother who is so preoccupied with losing weight herself can set the example to her child that weight gain is unacceptable and that we ought not to accept ourselves the way we are. Parents don't realize the impact their innocent comments can have on their kids.

I do know that eating disorders often have to do with a feeling of wanting to have some control over a particular aspect of one's life when perhaps the person might feel that other areas are out of their control. If you are the one suffering from an eating disorder, my heart goes out to you. I applaud you for asking others for advice and encouragement because you are acknowledging that what you may be doing is unhealthy and you need to stop. That is the first step. Just remember that being too skinny is just as unhealthy, if not more so, than being overweight. I used to be too skinny, only because I have a fast metabolism (my metabolism has slowed down now). I almost died when I was pregnant with my son several years ago because when I had severe morning sickness and threw up too much, I lost so much weight that there was not enough to keep me alive. Try to accept yourself as you are. Rather than focusing on your outside so much, be happy within. It's okay to be selfish when you are taking care of yourself. This is the one time that being "selfish" is okay. Take care of yourself and value yourself as important enough to matter. You deserve no less than anyone else on this earth, and you are worth it. Take care, good luck, and God bless you.

Answer 4

i used to be anorexic and i went to a psychiatrist (i had it from the time i was 6 till 12 and it came back for a few months) when it came back thouhg i ended up getting pregnant and i had to force myself to eat...now i am eating for 2 and i am as healthy as can be....if you have an eating disorder though friends and family give great support and are willing to help you so plez get the help.. i almost died from it 3 times and my mother was there with me through it all so her support helped pull me through....gl hun

Answer 5

After almost killing myself with food....I had the bypass 3 months ago. I am enjoying life now and cant believe how much time I wasted!

Answer 6

i do