Anorexia

I'm just curious if anyone on this forum suffers from anorexia/bulemia or another form of an eating disorder?

 

i used to have a form of bulimia
i went through a treatment program and i am still in therapy.. it's something i still am healing from

have you sought any types of treatment or help?

 

I use to have anorexia

and i guess i still do, but I mean shit never really fully leaves

but I eat relatively normal now

Sometimes it'll come back to a point though

 

really syd, i didn't know that..
i'm happy you're eating relatively normal, i am too but you're right, it's hard to stay away from old habits and thinking :grouphug:

 

Some things get too ingrained into your head, like I still calorie count all the food I eat, and if I eat too much I will feel absolutely filthy.

I never even realized I had a problem when I actually weighed the least. I think I had just got tired of being hungry one day and eventually gained some pounds and thought about how I eat and tried to be realistic with what I looked like and was like 'hmmmm, maybe, just maybe, these might be the signs of anorexia"

But hey I'm about to eat a hot pocket, I must've recovered to some extent.

In retrospect though I did spend a hell of a long time living like 80% on tea and bread.

 

that could be triggering, maybe be careful considering we don't know OP's situation

 

I don't. I'm in college across the country and I just talked to my mom though and one of my friends back home is being hospitalized. It's a serious problem and a scary one too. The rest of life will be recovery for her I guess, I hope.

 

I wouldn't class it as an eating disorder, but sometimes I get very extreme in my dieting. I think mainly because I think it's easier than eating healthily long term

Although, I do tend to be eat healthy, I don't know - I have moments where I need to do silly things I think.

 

I still struggle with mine. I had anorexia from age 10 to 23. 13 years, so it is hard to get it out of my mind. It takes a lot of work trying not to relapse. I really can not relapse bc of my kids. And my fear of feeding tubes again.

 

I haven't looked into treatment yet because I'm at the stage where I'm aware of it but I don't want to stop it. Well, really I'm worried if I get help and fix it that I'll gain weight and I'm incredibly vain and can't handle weighing more than 110 lbs.

 

This isn't really the same thing and I hope I don't offend anyone, but I kind of have the opposite problem. I get really really stressed about being as skinny as I am and I try to do extreme things to gain weight so that people will stop calling me anorexic. But it doesn't work and I have had problems with self-esteem because I look like a stick.

It's sad that we all seem to feel bad about the way that we are

 

anorexia

 

^^absolutely unnecessary.

 

That's not nice

While trust me I know sometimes there's nothing more terrifying then gaining weight, admitting you have a problem you've done the first step. Talking to a therapist, or hell even anyone who's been through the same, is a good second step.

 

You have nothing worthwhile to contribute, so go away.

 

Excellent advice

It's so good to have supportive people around you and people that can really empathize with what you are going through.

 

Yes, because rolling your eyes over something as serious as anorexia is real smart.

 

I was anorexic a few years back but found an amazing counselor and managed to stop restricting my diet and start feeling and thinking better. I still struggle with it sometimes and find it difficult to fight with all the negative, self-abasing thoughts but the vast majority of the time I thoroughly enjoy food and exercise, spontaneity and feeling great about myself

There is absolutely no reason to live in pain and self-hatred. If you have a problem, don't waste your time and happiness living in a dark world!! Seek help and take it a day at a time; it's a hard climb but the sunrise at the top of the hill is worth it a thousand times over!

 

perhaps you could start therapy just to talk to someone about it? it could help open up your mind and heart

 

I hate when people are obviously trying to get attention, for example:

Now, especially because the couple of posts above that were talking about the average amount of calories Americans and Europeans eat compared to what is recommended, or just like common sense in general, you know that's fucking unhealthy. Fuckin 16 year olds.