I Would Really Appreciate Someones Help... Posted: 12-15-05 10:03am
Hi
i don't know if I have a disorder as such
but as soon as my parents got divorded
when I was 11 I would eat whole packs of
biscuits. That's the earliest thing I
remember-sneaking downstairs, loading up
on food and eating it all in bed. Then
destroying the evidence. I never vomited
or took laxatives but also didn't tend to
put on weight either. This has continued
over the years but at 20 I started to
exercise a lot more which gave me a
healthier relationship with food(for a
month or so) as in I was less likely to
binge but now every week or so I find
myself stuffing myself with food to a
point when I am physically sweating. I'll
then exercise like crazy for the next
week, burn it all off but then the pattern
repeats itself. I constantly count
calories and will go on 4 hour speed walks
to make myself feel less guilty about
eating. I really don't know how to stop
this. I've always thought I could control
it and I just ate too much sometimes but
now it's out of control. 2 weeks ago I
hit a turning point. I ate so much that I
had sharp pains all through my stomach
which crippled my whole body. I had to
immediately run to the toilet and had
severe diarroea. The thing is after this
I was unable to go to the toilet for 2
weeks and the only way I managed to go
again was by overeating excessively. Have
I caused damage to my body? I need to see
my doctor but they have no appointment til
the new year and I would really really
appreciate your thoughts (aside from the
fact i'm stupid for doing this to myself
lol)
many thanks
mg
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lonely_angel
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 128 Location: missouri
Posted: 12-15-05 22:10pm
Don't call yourself stupid. It isn't your
fault. Everyone has their imperfections
eatinmg disorders just happen to be ours.
I think that you do need to see a
phyciatrist though. I think in a way that
is being anerexic. Binging than
exercising all the calories off that you
just ate. It is kinda like bulimia but
instead of purging you exercise the weight
off. I think you could havemessed you
stomach up though a little bit. My
stomach gets like that after I have like
ate normal for a couple days then I start
purging it. Are you under or above
weight? That could also play a part of
it. I am definatley no doctor though.
Just please don't tell yourself you are
stupid or dumb or anything don't break
yourself down cause you have an ed I know
this though it can make things worse.
Also you sound pretty smart for realizing
you have a problem. I hope you get the
help you need before you do have sever
problems. I am here to talk if you ever
need to.
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sweet4jay
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Arkansas
Posted: 12-15-05 22:42pm
Sounds like you definitely have an eating
disorder that was brought on years ago by
stress or low self-esteem. I too would
binge & binge but not to the point
where I made myself sick, just to the
point where I was full and then as a
result, I started gaining weight b/c of
it. I never exercised or vomited up my
food. I just overate!!! It was soooooo
miserable! I finally got over it though,
and sometimes thoughts about food still
overwhelm me, but I try to occupy my mind
with other things. Sounds like you may
have, in fact, messed your body up a
little bit with all your binging &
exercising!
Good luck to you!
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sweet4jay
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Arkansas
Me Again... Posted: 12-15-05 22:46pm
Oh, also, I believe my eating disorder was
brought on by both stress and low
self-esteem. See, i'm no dr, but I do
know that when a person eats (especially
food they really like) your brain releases
"feel-good" hormones, and there in turn,
you are gonna wanna eat again & again
b/c every time you eat, your brain is
releasing those hormones that make you
feel good---but only temporarily...When I
finally realized I had a problem, I had to
first admit my problem (to myself) and
then go from there. Trust me though,
hon, it is baby steps all the way. You
won't heal overnight. It'll take time.
But just take it one day at a time...You
will get through this if you really want
to! But a person has got to want to get
over a problem before you'll actually
benefit yourself!
I wish you all the best, cuz living the
life you're living is a miserable hell!
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mg123
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 8
Thank You Posted: 12-16-05 03:50am
Thank you so much for your kind words and
advice guys. I am actually underweight I
think. I'm 5'8 and weight 8 stone which I
think is around 112/3 pounds. I'm going
to try my hardest not to binge again but
what you said about food making you feel
happy. That's exactly how I feel but then
I feel ill after eating so much. I am now
remembering all sorts of things like when
I was younger and we would go round to
someones house for dinner, I would wait
til everyone had left the room, offer to
clear the plates and eat everyones
leftovers. Also, when we'd go to a
restaurant even if I had ate a full meal I
would get home and eat as much as I
possibly could. It was like I was never
full or at least thought I wasnt full.
This is really weird for me because I
always just thought I liked food too much
but didnt realise a description of
bullimia is eating excessively then using
exercise to control the weight. People
around me are worried as I have lost
around a stone and a half in the last 5
months or so but that is mainly due to the
exercise and the binges becoming less
frequent. After exercising I realise how
hard it is to burn off everything i've ate
and therefore for a week or so will not
eat too much. Another thing though is
because I exercise now my metabolism seems
to be very high and even when I do binge
i'll tend to go back to my original weight
in a day. This doesn't help though
because I think 'oh I can get away with
it' and in weight terms I can but my body
is a mess. I have hypergloecaemia which I
think was as a result of all the sugar
i've ate in my lifetime. I shall go to
the doctors but I really dont see what he
can do. Only I can stop myself doing this
and im sure thats all my doctor will
say.
Once again thanks so much you guys for
acknowledging my comment.
Mg
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sweet4jay
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Arkansas
Posted: 12-16-05 11:02am
Sure, no doubt you like food, but you like
it b/c of the way it makes you feel when
you eat it... There is something else
deep down inside that is making you reach
for food to feel good. Do you have low
self esteem? Like do you think badly of
yourself & contantly put yourself down
even though there is nothing wrong with
you? Or, are you stressed out about
something? School? Friends? A
boyfriend? Parents? You seriously need
to find what the underlying cause of your
bingeing is...It is obviously not just cuz
you wanna be thin, you have deeper issues
than that...So what is it??? You need to
dig deep into your heart & soul &
find out girl!
I'll be waiting 4 a reply!
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mg123
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 8
Sweet4jay Posted: 12-16-05 15:40pm
I just tried to tell my mum I think I may
have a problem and she just said 'you're
fine stop being a drama queen'. She said
this despite knowing I don't eat much and
have crazy binge sessions and even though
I am walking for 3 hours tomorrow morning.
There's plenty of reasons I eat.
Probably because I feel comfort in food
and find very little comfort in people
around me. I'm just going to have to try
to control it aren't i.
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sweet4jay
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Arkansas
Posted: 12-16-05 15:50pm
Well, you could try to control it
yourself, or you could see a dr about it.
How old are you? You are a little bit
underweight for your height... Most of
the time though, when people try to
control it theirself, they don't succeed.
It usually takes medication or seeing a
psychiatrist or something. I wish you
the best of luck though cuz that is a
miserable life. I just can't believe
your mom doesn't see this!?!?!?!!
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mg123
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 8
... Posted: 12-19-05 06:13am
I'm 23 years old and have been binging
since I was about 11, well thats how far
back I remember anyway-like I said when my
parents divorced. My last binge was
wednesday night and I had to fight really
hard last night not to binge because I ate
a little more than normal. I have a
doctors appointment tomorrow and dont
really know what to tell them.
Yesterday I felt guilty for ot going to
bed hungry. I went out and ate a bakewell
tart and wasnt going to eat anything when
I got home but was starving so ate
something but then felt bad.
Yesterday I ate
scrambled egg sandwich
400 cals
3 small party ring biscuits
90 cals
smoky bacon crisps
130 cals
1/2 large chocolate cookie
250 cals
bakewell tart
250 cals
2 sausages, 4 potatoes, gravy 700
cals = 1820 cals
argh im even boring myself
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mg123
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 8
Not Again Posted: 01-11-06 05:50am
Man I hate myself I binged on sunday and
when I say I binged, I really mean it. I
consumed around 5000 calories. I had to
take monday off work to do a 5.5 mile walk
and to go to a spinning class which burnt
a little of it but its still on me a
little now-i can feel it and I hate it.
I've just had 2 pear drop sweets but I
only had an apple and some strawberries
for breakfast so that's ok. I'm only
having 2 slices of toast for lunch too.
I have to confess i've never taken a day
off work to exercise before-i mean I have
taken a day off from feeling ill from a
binge but not to exercise it off. I took
laxatives too two days running extra
strength to rid me of the food. Man I
hate myself.