Binging & Purging For 13 Days Now - Help! Posted: 11-20-06 08:39am
I have been binging and purging for 13
days in a row now - I cannot seem to stop,
what can I do?
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 11-20-06 11:42am
Stop! :\ you are the only one that can do
it now. Please do it! :\
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deathx
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 118
Posted: 11-20-06 13:10pm
Ya need to tackle the root of the problem.
Find a place you know is safe and you
feel secure, sit down with a notepad and
pen etc and record your thoughts before
and after a binge.
Essentially, binge eating and purging come
from negative thoughts that appear in the
head. You have to challenge any negative
thoughts you get. The point of this, is
that thoughts generally have no factual
evidence. Therefore you have to take each
of your thoughts to 'court', establish
what is truthful in each thought and what
is not. Also, when establishing a
thought score down your emotions, i.E "sad
90/100 or anxious 75/100" and once you've
down your thought record and taken it to
court rate your feelings again.
As an example,
"my mate never txt'd be back today, s/he
must hate me!"
now, is this true?
Think of logical reasons for not been
txt'd back?
1. My mate may be busy: studying etc
2. My mates' phone might be dead or on
silent
3. My mate may not have credit?
Often binging and purging comes from those
automatic thoughts and then you get even
worse thoughts, "no one likes me..." and
then attribute to something, i.E personal
appearance, weight, hair etc.
Furthermore, these thoughts generally coz
panic. The point of taking your thoughts
to court is to calm yourself down and be
able to deal with it logically.
If this still persists, speak with your gp
or family members.
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saara
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 8 Location: new york
Posted: 11-20-06 15:11pm
Thank you all for who responded..
I will take the advice and try much harder
- it's just very hard when there is no one
to go to.. I tried that and failed only
to be critisized..
That just makes me binge more and more. I
am a lonely person to begin with, right
from the start..
My mom passed away when I was 14 my dad
left us after that, I was living on my own
since then, (now 32) till I got married 2
years ago and honestly my husband has not
been very supportive. I have a 2 year old
son whom I love very much and even tried
thinking about him when the binge urge
comes to mind and that hasn't worked and
im ashmed of that. Going to therapy -
seeing a pshyciatrist - on meds..Don't
know where else to turn..
I am out of control and sometimes I just
dont care.. But I do want to get better
just no one around to share that feeling
with that I long for inside like crying
and crying and just have someone to listen
rather than judge me and treat me horrible
for having this disease.
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sandyallen
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Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 11-20-06 16:28pm
I am not judging you! I am sorry that you
are having this problem and are living
with this type od disease or whatever you
wish to call it! It sounds like you have
the outside help. Now is the time to try
and help yourself and know tgat we are
here for you. We lost one of of the girls
on here this year, she passed away, she
was very young and very nice, her screen
name was 'max girl 101' . Don't you want
to live to see your child grow up. Did
you hear about that .Brazilian model that
had the eaying disorder that weighed 85
lbs that died of kidney failure, do you
realize that with the eating disorders
that you are destroying your body and
organs, I am sure that you do not want
this to happen, you can even end up with
esophageal cancer from throwing-up.
Please, feel free anytime that you need to
just come here and just vent as I know you
will have some bad days, I just hope that
you have some good days to go along with
the bad and if anyone, including yourself
tells you that you are fat, just ignore
that, start thinking positive so that you
can get over this! I am sorry that you
have had such a rough life!
All the best to you
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 11-21-06 06:34am
saara
wrote:
i am out of control and
sometimes I just dont care.. But I do
want to get better just no one around to
share that feeling with that I long for
inside like crying and crying and just
have someone to listen rather than judge
me and treat me horrible for having this
disease.
ohh, sara, no one here is judging you,
really. I feel like that every day.But
please don't give up, because there's
something better when you are happier and
not things about bad things. You'll find
a way out of this, you can do it. You
don't need to have an ed, because you are
pretty and you are a good person, no
matter what. So, please, try not to harm
yourself more... I'm here to help you at
anytime.
sandyallen
wrote:
now is the time to try and
help yourself and know tgat we are here
for you. We lost one of of the girls on
here this year, she passed away, she was
very young and very nice, her screen name
was 'mxgurlie101'. Don't you want to live
to see your child grow up. Did you hear
about that.
Brazilian model that had the eaying
disorder that weighed 85 lbs that died of
kidney failure
i know you will have some bad days, I just
hope that you have some good days to go
along with the bad and if anyone,
including yourself tells you that you are
fat, just ignore that, start thinking
positive so that you can get over this! I
am sorry that you have had such a rough
life!
All the best to
you
in fact, another girl, a 21-year old
brazilian fashion student died this
weekend for the same reason too...
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saara
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 8 Location: new york
Posted: 11-21-06 07:30am
I just want to say thank you so much -
sandyallen - v00d00cita - deathx- for
trying very hard to get through to me. I
appreciate it. Today I woke up saying to
myself over and over again I will not bing
and purge, and evertime the thought comes
into my head I just keep repeating it. I
don't want to lose my life like those poor
girls have - I feel very sorry for what
happened to them, it's terrible. I made a
promise to myself to treat my body better
- I know it will be difficult - but I am
going to try, thank you all for being here
for me. I'm just really excited that I
have a place to go and people to talk to
about this who respondes back to me in a
positive way.
I will keep in touch to let you all know
how I made out on the first day of no
binging and purging in a long time.
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HealthResearcher
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 7
Posted: 11-22-06 09:28am
If you find that you can't stop binging
and purging, I suggest that you get
professional medical help rightaway.
Don't prolong your agony and do get early
treatment. Have you read about ana
carolina reston, a 21 year old model that
died last week of eating disorders? If
not, you may wish to read it here http://www.Eating-disord
er-research.Com to learn about what
damage eating disorders can do to your
body.
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 11-22-06 15:02pm
saara
wrote:
today I woke up saying to
myself over and over again I will not bing
and purge, and evertime the thought comes
into my head I just keep repeating it. I
don't want to lose my life like those poor
girls have - I feel very sorry for what
happened to them, it's terrible. I made
a promise to myself to treat my body
better - I know it will be difficult - but
I am going to try, thank you all for being
here for me.
that's the way, girl. And we'll always -
always! - be here for you, ok?
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saara
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 8 Location: new york
Posted: 11-30-06 09:38am
I found out I am pregnant about a month
now..
I still find it very hard to stop even
knowing that I am pregnant.
This disease/addiction has taken over me
and I do not know what to do.
I know all the harm it can and will do to
my child and myself. I try very hard to
stop but cannot. I hate this ed - bulimia
- everything about it. I wish it never
came into my life.
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 11-30-06 12:18pm
Wow, girl! Congratulations!
now it's the perfect time for you to stop,
think about how happy you'll be when you
see your child healthy and you healthy as
well!!! You can do it! :d
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saara
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 8 Location: new york
Posted: 12-05-06 13:23pm
Thank you so much for the encouragment -
v00d00cita - you have been a big help
along the way. If anyone is interested, I
just received the new issue of shape
magazine and they have a story of american
idol's katherine mcphee who battled
bulimia and how she over came her battle.
It's an interesting story to read -
especially for the one's like myself who
are going through it.
Take a look and I hope her story will help
many others - including me!
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 12-05-06 15:18pm
Hi. I'm glad I can help you. Even when I
feel like I can't help my own person!
i'd like to read that magazine, that
article that you mentioned, but that
magazine is not available here in
portugal. :s
is it online? :s thanks *
