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Posted: 16 January 2006 08:29 pm |
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I am a bulimic, but not daily. I used to be a daily bulimic, until I was on the verge of being caught. I would stop then start up randomly. I just recently started up my anorexia again. I know these disorders are really bad for me since I'm still very young, but they have great results and nothing bad is happening to me....yet. I don't want any help. My anonymous friend, who is my ana (anorexia) buddy. She also is anorexic. My disorders developed because of my mom. She doesn't even suspect a thing. She oblivious to the fact that I've been pushed to my extremes.  My mom yells at me all the time! Sometimes for no reasons. If I did tell my mom that I was anorexic or bulimic, she wouldn't believe me
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Peter
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Posted: 16 January 2006 09:10 pm |
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A recent Newsweek article said that more people die from anorexia than from any other mental disorder. Bulimia is very dangerous, too. I hope you realize the seriousness of these diseases and do get help soon.
If your mother is not ready to believe or help you, you can turn to your school nurse or counselor.
Peter
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Posted: 18 January 2006 12:08 am |
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| I'm not deep into anorexia or bulimia. I do get about 500 calories - 700 calories a day. I know a regular heathy person should eat 1600 - 2000 calories. The most weight I have lost in a week is about 4 pounds and I have turned to help to my counselor and she is watchin me.
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pink***
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Posted: 30 April 2006 05:55 pm |
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It might not be that bad at the moment because you feel like you have control, but you will start to eat less and less and perhaps purge more. Once you eat less your body will go into starvation mode and even the small things you eat will be stored as fat. Also being bulemic slows down your metabolism which in turn will make you put on more weight in the end. It will eventually rot your teeth from the acid and amongst many other things puts a great strain on your heart and can cause you to have a heart attack, no matter how young you are. I'm sorry to be so blunt but it's just such a damaging illness.
I know you wont be able to change your eating habits until you want to but maybe you could try and confide in someone you trust if you dont feel you can speak to your mum? Please be careful, if your young, any damage that is done will be repairable. I hope you're ok and I havn't caused any offence. Take care of yourself. xxxx
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AThin_Line
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Posted: 19 May 2006 06:12 pm |
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| girl it's hard and i wish i could save ebery girl like you out there, like ym firend and like me. keep strong and try to fight this diasese
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kathleen86
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Posted: 29 May 2006 06:41 am |
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i'm going to be blunt here: no one is responsbile for your eating but yourself. yes, stress can trigger ana or mia, but not cause it. take responsibility because if you're not "deep" into it, theres still time for you to make changes. #%@&!, if ever person who had a mean mom was ana, we'd have a lighter world here.
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Lori
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Posted: 29 May 2006 07:43 am |
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Eating disorders such as Anorexia and Bulimia are mental illnesses. Usually the person that has them, doesnt even know they have them, and wont admit to anything being wrong. I find it strange that you openly admit to it.. also, if u were on the verge of being caught, doesnt that mean that you either respect the person that might of caught you, or you are scared of what being caught might do. If ur mother caught you in the act, then she would definately believe you , dont you think???
See a mental health nurse and get some help before it gets out of hand.. think about what you are doing to ur body, and ur mind.. get right with you..
yeah, its hard, but you know, life was not meant to be easy. We all have had our fair knocks in our lives but the art of living, is getting back up, dusting yourself off and getting back out there and KICKING SOME A$$ !!!
anyways, thats enough of me on me soap box..
but just remember, there is always someone that will listen.. and always someone that will help..
blessings and health
Lori
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jaded
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Posted: 1 June 2006 09:53 pm |
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Kathleen86, eating disorders are not a choice- you cannot simply choose to "be responsible" and eat "normally". This is a mental health issue and one that you never fully recover from, similar to bi- polar disorder in that you have to battle it for life.
Lori, you said that you find it strange that she is aware of and admiting to her eating disorder. People with EDs are aware that they have them, whether they call it by that name or not, they know their eating habits are disordered and often go to great lengths to hide that from the people around them.
Both my mother and sister are anorexic. I have lived with eating disordered people my entire life. I myself am "eating disordered- not otherwise specified" or ed-nos, as I don't fit all the criteria for anorexia, but have significant food related problems.
Keeping mind that ToBeThin is anonymous here and looking for support, not criticism (sp?).
ToBeThin, if you need some one to talk to just pm me. I've been there.
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Coopr
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Posted: 2 June 2006 02:06 am |
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I'm sure that this is something that is on your mind alot, and something that you probably focus on. In the end what you are doing to yourself is costing you alot of energy (Mental and physical). I know sometimes that being an anroexia seems to be the only thing you have control over, or more so you are in control of how much you eat and how you want to look.
Take that same focus, and feeling of control and put it towards something else. There are millions of people in the world that look fantastic and don't need to be an anroexia. Its about eating right. If you took the same energy and put it towards eating healthy instead of worrying if you have had over 400 cals in a day you would gain an even higher control over your body.
Good luck.
Last edited on 2 June 2006 04:14 am by Coopr
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emily_rose1
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Posted: 2 June 2006 02:31 am |
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| ^^ I find it offensive that you refer to anorexia as 'ana'. It makes it sound like it is something 'cool' to do and not a serious disease.I suffer from anorexia and i feel like that makes light of the situation. I know u probably didnt mean it that way though.
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kathleen86
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Posted: 2 June 2006 02:41 am |
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Jaded: i didn't mean she could turn it on or off, i meant *no one* caused it. if you read more than the first sentance of what i wrote, you'd know i then said "people can trigger your sickness, but not primarily cause it *because* it is a mental disorder*. i never said she could choose to eat normally, so don't put words in my mouth please. sorry if what i said wasnt clear.
i refer to anroexia as ana because it's easier, and having myself suffered with it for 10 years, feel ive earned that right. i call it ana because it's like a voice in my head, and her name is actually Ana...sorry if that offends you, im used to a different kind of site where people are more used to those short forms. it of course does not make light of anorexia, that's ridiculous. it's just a short form, for all intents and purposes.
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Coopr
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Posted: 2 June 2006 04:18 am |
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I think she was reffering to my post. I am sorry that my habbit of shortining words offended you. As in my post I was trying to give constructive help because in the past I have had these traits come out very strong and either got into the starting stages of it or was just about there.
What seemed to work for me again was the fact that I took the focus I had on that and turned it into something that I could enjoy and be proud of. Not something that makes me feel bad or that I feel I have to hide.
I meant no harm by reffering to it as that, I was just being lazy and not wanting to type the whole thing as quite honestly I am a horrid speller as well.
Best wishes.
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Lori
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Posted: 2 June 2006 04:39 am |
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err.. if u have a voice in ur head, thats a different disorder altogether..
people are intitled to their opinions.. and i do believe that peopel suffer from eating disorders in different ways ..its so "fashionable to have an eating disorder these days, helps people to fit in.. especially with the younger ones.. (and dont tell me i dont know what i am talking about , because on that particular note, I DO! ) those that really have the disorder are opposed to getting help because they are self distructive.. just like any other disorder that causes harm to the body .. yes, there are many.. not just the food type disorders..
*sighs* i am not going to comment on anything else within this thread as i can see everyone is becoming on edge.. and that includes me
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Lori
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Posted: 2 June 2006 04:39 am |
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err.. if u have a voice in ur head, thats a different disorder altogether..
people are intitled to their opinions.. and i do believe that peopel suffer from eating disorders in different ways ..its so "fashionable to have an eating disorder these days, helps people to fit in.. especially with the younger ones.. (and dont tell me i dont know what i am talking about , because on that particular note, I DO! ) those that really have the disorder are opposed to getting help because they are self distructive.. just like any other disorder that causes harm to the body .. yes, there are many.. not just the food type disorders..
*sighs* i am not going to comment on anything else within this thread as i can see everyone is becoming on edge.. and that includes me
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emily_rose1
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Posted: 2 June 2006 07:20 am |
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hey thats ok :) i dont mind ur shortening of words or nethin... i do it all the time. lol. its just that most ppl who use that term are 'pro-anorexic' and treat it like its some sort of game or something. and that rlly rlly *****'s me. but yea. i understand u didnt mean 2 do that. so its all gd. :D
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kathleen86
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Posted: 2 June 2006 01:35 pm |
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Lori, i think you'll find most people who struggle with their eating have a voice in their heads (saying things like: "are you *sure* you want to eat that?" or "you really should exercise today!") its more like a constant reminder that you could have done better, or that you are doing very well. it's not conducive to make light of that particular situation, since i maintain that we are all the the same boat here!
and Emily, i'm definately *not* Pro-Ana...that movement scares me very much!
and this topic is getting a little edgy, maybe my comment yesterday was overly insistent, but i just try to get my point across so people don't take things the wrong way, which unforunatly, they always seem to do. Take care all!
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Amybcb
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Posted: 4 June 2006 11:29 pm |
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It does seem people were getting edgy but it is a sore topic to all. As a recovering anorexic, I would like to add my 2 cents and support and knowledge here.
1. The voice that Kathleen86 is refering to is what we like to refer to as the "ED voice" or eating disorder voice. It is actually quite "normal" for those who suffer with eating disorders (my therapist told me this and she is renowned for her work in this field). As Kathleen mentioned, some people have a name for it (hers is Ana) and others have a sex (she said hers is female based on the name it has). Mine was always a male based voice (no name). And it's not what you are thinking as in "that is another whole disorder". It's part of the Eating disorder (I like to refer to it as ED as it's easier to type.
2. "Usually the person that has them, doesnt even know they have them, and wont admit to anything being wrong." I agree with Jaded. We definitely know that our eating is not normal. We know that there is something wrong but do not want help because that means "we have to gain weight and become fat". It's disordered thinking as well as eating. I would not "admit" I had a problem to my family or friends initially (though inside I knew what I was doing wasn't good). I got to a point where I admitted I had a problem but refused help. Eventually I got to a point where I admitted I had a problem and did something about it. I hope anyone here who has an ED is also able to come to this point.
3. "I know these disorders are really bad for me since I'm still very young, but they have great results and nothing bad is happening to me....yet"
Yes, these disorders are bad for you. You probably know the possible repercussions already and decided you don't care "right now". You are young, but these are dangerous for people of any age. When I was in the midst of my ED, it didn't matter that all these bad things could happen someday... I was living in the now. However, it will come to bite you in the #%@&! someday... I was engaged and looking forward to having children after I got married in Aug 1999. I got a new primary care physician and was having my initial visit. I informed him of my eating disorder past and my excitement to start a family. He informed me that we should have a bone density test as my eating disorder could have caused osteoporosis in me already (I was 26) and could also have affected my ability to have children. To say I was terrified is not giving it enough credit. I am lucky that it did not affect my ability to have children (I have 2 girls aged 24 months and 3.5 months), however I do have DJD in my spine (degenerative joint disease - it is basically like arthritis - people usually do not get it until they are in their 50's, I was in my mid-20's). So yes, these disorders can cause some serious damage even if you don't feel the affects right now.
Best wishes to you all - I hope we can find the understanding, peace and support we all need here.
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