Hello,
well I won't hide it I am anorexic
sometime bulimic but well that is less of
a probleme to me at the moment... I
have not purged in like three days because
I am not really eating ..... I am feeling
a bit dizzy when I go to stand up after
resting and I can't seem to get to sleep
at all I try but I just can't I am very
fidgety and don't really know why my head
hurts a lot but well I think that is
probably caused by lack of sleep and
having a little brother in the house that
always screams and also having a new born
sister that can't seem to get any sleep at
night.. My hands and feet are always cold
I go oout side in a temperature of 35
degrees and I am freezing.. I am not
quite ready to stop although I agnolidge
the dangers of this illness.. Is there
any supplements I can take to ease the
symptoms ?? I know I should eat but
well I can't without losing control and
ending up making myself sick in the long
run.
I also find that when I constantly do
exercise it is less bad cause I can't
think of how I feel and I really don't
care it is only when I stop that I realise
how week I am so I end up doing sit ups
crunches and push-ups all nigh and running
on the treadmill .. That I would like to
stop cause well I want to start by that
and slowly make my way to a normal and
healthy eating habit
thank you ashley
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BrokenButterfly
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 28 Location: Ireland
Posted: 07-13-05 06:21am
Hey hun, yep there are alot of supplements
you can take, I don't know them all of by
hand at the moment but I can find out for
you and don't worry they do not make you
put on weight they just help with your
systoms.
Have you told anyone that you have an
eating disorder? I really think you
should go and see a therapist because
unlike what many people think, therapy is
not about putting on weight its about
helping you to find a new and more
positive way to cope with life.
I am like you, sometimes in the morning I
can't even get up because my arms and legs
are so weak but I always seem to manage to
get on with my day and usually as the day
goes on I forget about it and its only
when I am on my own that I remember all of
the things in my body that hurt.
I have had an eating disorder for long
enough now and its not fun at all, I think
it is so sad that there are so many people
who suffer from ed because they all must
be going through hell and I would hate for
anyone to have to experince that.
You do deserve so much more then to be
running on a treadmill, do you ever think
about where you want to go? You run but
never really get anywhere, isn't that sad?
Use that as a metaphor for your eating
disorder. Although you run and run and
run, you always end up in the same place,
never really moving. Having an eating
disorder, is like running, you run and run
and run but in the end you don't get
anywhere because you still feel like caca,
you still live in hell and your weight
either high or low will never be good
enough, there will be always one more run
to take. When do you think its time to
stop running away ut instead face your
fears, question who you are and what you
want out of life because you could be the
thinnest person alive yet still be living
in hell, is that what you want?
Weight and food is not the issue, your
negative thougths about yourselve, your
low self esteem, your feeling of
worthlessness, that is what you have to
change.
When you feel lighter in your thoughts,
you will feel lighter in your body but at
the moment your thoughts are so heavy and
so negavtive that your body reflects how
you think and feel and so you think you
need to lose weight.
You deserve more out of life than to be
running no where, think who or what are
you running from, what are you so scared
of that you have to run from life?
I really feel for you because I know
exactly what your going through, there is
hope and you will recover, when you chose
to.
I'm here anytime you need to talk.
Take care!
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emily564
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 4
Posted: 07-14-05 18:21pm
Hi.. Quick question: is it bad if I just
threw up blood ? I've been bulemic for
about 4 months and for the past 2 months
i've been thowing up at least once a
day.... Is this getting too serious?
--thanks!
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BrokenButterfly
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 28 Location: Ireland
Posted: 07-14-05 18:40pm
Yes it is very bad if you are throwing up
blood. Bulimia is not to be taken
lightly, there are so many serious effects
which are caused by bulimia and eating
disorders in genral.
Have you thought about seeing anyone to
help you deal with it? You see I have
said it many times before, eating
disorders are not about weight and food,
they are, are way of coping with life
because we don't know how else to deal
with it.
Having an eating disorder can be very
lonely and very scary at times because you
tend to issolate yourself alot from your
family and friends.
I just want to tell you full recovery is
possible and you will get there even if
you don't believe you are in need of help
at the moment there will come a time when
you will do the right thing for you and
remember when that time comes and you feel
scared of unsure, rememeber there is
always hope and you will get there, you
will!
I'm sorry I can't be more helpful but read
some of the other posts and see what you
get from them k.
I hope your well, take care of yourself
the best of luck
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asics
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 6
Posted: 07-14-05 21:22pm
Brokenbutterfly,
have you recovered from your eating
disorder? If so, how long? Just
curious, as I had an eating disorder and
recovering. Although, I think an eating
disorder is like an alcoholic--always in
recovery never fully recovered. The
difference is that an alcoholic can
completely avoid alcohol, but a person
with an eating disorder has to face food
everyday (even though it is not always
about food, food is always the tool)
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BrokenButterfly
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 28 Location: Ireland
Posted: 07-15-05 06:13am
No I am not fully recovered to be honest
i'm at the stage where I don't want help
but am getting it anyway. The reason I
know full recovery is possible is because
in the therapy centre I go to I have met
so many recovered people that I know it is
true.
If you get threrapy at it is based around
food or weight then I can understand how
you might think recovery is not possible.
Recovery is not about food or weight
although that is what we use as a coping
mechamisn for dealing with life.
Recovery is about discovering who you are,
what you want out of like, it is about
freeing your thoughts from being so
negatitive about yourself to being much
more positive. Recovery means that you
can love yourself and knowing that its ok
because you deserve it. There is so much
that recoverying from an eating disorder
entails but I know with no doubt
whatsoever that recovery is possible sure
I have many therapists in the centre I go
to and they all had eating disorders but
are now fully recovered, so not inly do I
have friends around me that are fully
recovered I also have therapists.
Can I suggest you read a book called "
hope" by marie campion, you'll be able to
order it on the internet. Please read it
and let me know what you think?
I hope you are doing well , take good care
of yourself!