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How Can I Anonymously Get Self Help For Bulimia Nervosa?
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I'm going to share with you my story of how I almost died from these Eating Disorders, but ended up beating them -- and 9 years later, I now have a perfectly healthy relationship with food and a positive body image.
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i’m 16 and i’ve been bulimic for 6 years.
Its hard alone, even impossible to recover by yourself.
If you cant go to a clinic then talk to a friend you trust.
Just tell them everything. It feels so relieving trust me.
A website that might help is http://www.reachout.com.au/default.asp?t…
But it really is almost impossible to recover alone.
You can talk to a counsellor at school without your parents knowing, or call a kids help line. My turning point was when i was in hospital and a lady asked me what kind of cancer i had, because i was so thin most of my hair had fallen out. It really made me think. You really dont want it to get that serious do you? My throat hurts, my teeth are gross, i want to die, i might never have children. Please don’t become like me, its hell. You will spend the rest of your life regretting it.
If you want you can email me. Try to find help online or talk to someone, anyone who’s willing to listen and care about you. You CAN beat this. It’ll be hard, but you can do it.
good luck and stay strong
xx
Hey hun my sister goes through the same thing. Every single day. It is a very terrible habit and I wish I could help her more than anything. She Is really insecure and has been doing it for over two years. She is starting to get really sick a lot and she is looking really unhealty. She doesn’t know that I know about her condition because its a really sensitive subject to bring up. I don’t know what to say to her. I don’t want to say anything but she really looks like ****. I’m scared she is going to get really sick and have to be sent to a clinic. She is 24. I just want you to know that it kills me every day to see her like this. Its hurting my whole family to see her suffer but we don’t know what to say to her without hurting her feelings and making her more insecure. Just know that what your doing is not healthy and please find the strength to stop. Its hurting more people than yourself. Its really hard to watch a family member go down the tubes like that. Please know your family loves you and try really hard to get better. I wish you the best.
I think your best option would be to tell a family member that you are closest with, it will be hard. However, this might be the only way to get quality help. You could also try to find a support group. I really think you should try to reach out to your family
omg. This is like the same thing as me. I’m glad you posted this question.. now i know I’m not alone lol. well good luck to both of us!! :]
You can seek online help. There are various help groups online that are very good. Try Daily Strength. It can be a huge help with many others suffering from the same thing.
From a personal stand point, stay away from triggers. I was anorexic for several years. I abused medication I never even needed because it caused weight loss. I took up to 7 ex-lax a day if I ate over 200 cals. My wake up call was when I woke up one day, I stood and fainted. I had never fainted in my life. It scared me so bad because I woke up on the floor and had no idea how I got there or how long I had been there. I began wanting help, but I still stayed around triggers and refused to let go of the medication I had so long held to. Becuase of this, I dropped even more weight. By the time I finally stopped the medication and started to force myself to eat, I was around maybe 90-100 lbs, and drasticly under weight. My periods are still irregular and I slip up from time to time, but I had to cut out everything. I threw out all the medication and told my doctors why I took it. I can now no longer ever get it again. I stopped looking at skinny ppl online or in fashion magazines. Every time I ate and did not purge, I would reward myself. I am now healthy and happy, but it took me two years to get here. I know how hard it is to stop, that once something happens it is the way to cope. I used it to cope with so many different things, that when I stopped, I had no idea how to deal with things any more. I used Daily Strength and found ppl who were in my shoes and ppl who had healed and was able to get better. I hope it can help you in the same way it helped me. Just know, I know just how you feel and know that there is a way out. It may be long and hard, but there is a light and you can reach it!