The Guide: How To STOP Being Ana/Mia (Anorexic/Bulimic)

by sunbeam on 05-11-2008 9:56 am

<3BleedingHarts<3 wrote:
UnkownXxXWords wrote: I dont see how its worth it...

If you want to lose weight, do it the good ol' fashioned way...
play sports, or exersise...


i dont have time seeing as i have 5 TEE exmas in 3 weeks


Exercise is the best way to loose weight, I've been studying for my degree but have still found the time to go the gym three times a week. I used to have some form of bulimia, it truely is horrid, I do still sometimes get urges to return to it, but its not worth it. Also xxprettyinpinkxx please tell someone, your parents are obviously worried about you. Take care of yourself. x
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by Al Young on 05-13-2008 3:08 pm

Proper nutrition will increase your examination performance.

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by <3BleedingHarts<3 on 05-17-2008 6:47 am

sunbeam wrote:
<3BleedingHarts<3 wrote:
UnkownXxXWords wrote: I dont see how its worth it...

If you want to lose weight, do it the good ol' fashioned way...
play sports, or exersise...


i dont have time seeing as i have 5 TEE exmas in 3 weeks


Exercise is the best way to loose weight, I've been studying for my degree but have still found the time to go the gym three times a week.


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by mydisguise on 05-17-2008 5:54 pm

BleedingHarts, may i ask how much you weigh? because i want to know if the people who care about you are looking after you to the extent you say they are. coz you said that they look out for you and make sure your weight doesnt drop too low, but then again they dont stop you from throwing up. but, i guess that's the best way to look out for you, since even if they told you to stop, you wouldn't listen, right?
hmmm, i don't think you can use your 5 TEE exams [altho i dont know what they are... but i get the feeling they're important] and so your lack of time for exercise, as a reason for being bulimic. after all, you've been bulimic for five years already, and you havent stopped even when you had the time to exercise. If you look hard enough for a reason for your being bulimic, you'll find one, but that doesnt make it the true reason.
oh and lmao, although it makes for amusing reading, dont attack sunbeam just because she sed she exercises lots despite studying for her degree, she's just trying to prove its possible and disprove your way of thinking [that you dont have time for exercise coz you're studying] and ultimately just trying to help you, like most people on this forum are.

btw sunbeam, you were really nice to prettyinpink Smile i should give you karma Smile

neways BleedingHarts... what's your reason for being bulimic? is it because you feel achievement when you manage to not digest any food? or is it that you want to lose weight? or that you hate yourself and you punish your body for it? there's loads of reasons why people are bulimic, and im wondering what your reason is.

and ShatteredHeart, i think you were a lil too harsh. the point is, that it's CALLED a mental illness because your mind, perspective and opinions are affected so that its not just as simple as going 'i'm going to give up' and then doing it. Often, it's a LOT harder than that, although it's definitely still possible.

and foolinaround, he was harsh but it's probably coz he doesnt understand everything about anorexia/bulimia. but, you cant just say 'it's her life and we shouldnt interfere' since a/b is not a smart thing to do, and we cant help it if we feel compassion that makes us tell that person to stop/try to encourage them. a/b is harmful to yourself physically, but not only that; it's harmful to those who care about you, emotionally and psychologically. if you harm yourself its bad enough, but hurting others and never caring/trying enough to stop it, is selfish and you HAVE to be stronger than that. any sufferers of anorexia or bulimia, its hard to get through it and if you don't give it your all you probably wont manage it, but once you get through it you'll feel better and the people who care about it will be SO relieved.. a/b is NOT worth it. and that's all there can be to it.

EDIT: haha the first time i wrote a reply for this topic, the thing messed up so when i pressed submit it said 'did not select a post type' or something, so it erased everything -_- so i typed EVERYTHING out again as best as i could remember it, and then i ended up posting twice by accident xD so i deleted it.

what i forgot to say: prettyinpink, tell your parents. it'll be hard and a bit scary, but from what you said about the drinks, they're the supportive and understanding type rather than the misunderstanding, angry type. if you tell them you'll have two vital people on your side, there to help you through it, encourage you, and really push you along when you need it. even if you're scared, just gather your strength and get it over and done with, telling them i mean. if i've judged right from what you've said, they'll understand and you'll feel so much better after you've done it =] good luck xox

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by TooSweet on 05-17-2008 6:05 pm

I would never be anorexic.

I like my chocolate chip cookies too much.
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by mydisguise on 05-17-2008 6:08 pm

lol saaaaame. and cake. and crisps. and chocolate in general. and sushi. and smoothies. and ice cream. and...

to save you a LOT of time, basically ALL FOOD Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy

although i do understand the reasoning behind anorexia and bulimia. my friend used to be bulimic.

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by Kiddo on 05-17-2008 6:16 pm

The thing is, there are people I know of that used to love food and love to eat all sorts of things and enjoy sweets and such. After anorexia kicked in, the food no longer had the pleasure it had before. They felt ashamed of eating and hated being around food. Knowing that they weren't eating it gave them a pleasure they considered greater than the pleasure they used to feel when eating, say, a chocolate bar. It's a confusing feeling when you realize that that isn't right. That food should be something to enjoy, not to despise and run away from.

By the way, that was regarding the two comments above this one.

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by mydisguise on 05-18-2008 8:53 am

xkiddoxneedsxyoux wrote: The thing is, there are people I know of that used to love food and love to eat all sorts of things and enjoy sweets and such. After anorexia kicked in, the food no longer had the pleasure it had before. They felt ashamed of eating and hated being around food. Knowing that they weren't eating it gave them a pleasure they considered greater than the pleasure they used to feel when eating, say, a chocolate bar. It's a confusing feeling when you realize that that isn't right. That food should be something to enjoy, not to despise and run away from.

By the way, that was regarding the two comments above this one.


hmmm yeah i know what you mean about the despising food and feeling proud of not feeling, like after the hunger pangs it just goes to a dull ache and the person kinda feels like that ache is a trophy to them not eating... but yeah, i dont know anyone that LOVED food and then turned anorexic/bulimic, so its kinda an eye-opener and its weird to think that some of my friends who worship food could turn around like that...

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by SnowXwhite on 05-18-2008 9:27 am

Excuses, excuses, excuses. That's what addicts do. You might think it's okay now, but living a life like that will drain you. It'll take a long time, it might leave you no time for friends or a social life, it might seem like it's not helping, but in the long run, it's something you have to do.

I don't know anything about your life. And I never will. But I do know you have to stop. If you say your life is fine now, then you're life will be better with out an eating disorder getting in your way. Put your defenses down, let more people help. Your one friend that knows can't do everything.
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by <3BleedingHarts<3 on 05-23-2008 8:22 pm

mydisguise wrote: BleedingHarts, may i ask how much you weigh? because i want to know if the people who care about you are looking after you to the extent you say they are. coz you said that they look out for you and make sure your weight doesnt drop too low, but then again they dont stop you from throwing up. but, i guess that's the best way to look out for you, since even if they told you to stop, you wouldn't listen, right?
hmmm, i don't think you can use your 5 TEE exams [altho i dont know what they are... but i get the feeling they're important] and so your lack of time for exercise, as a reason for being bulimic. after all, you've been bulimic for five years already, and you havent stopped even when you had the time to exercise. If you look hard enough for a reason for your being bulimic, you'll find one, but that doesnt make it the true reason.
oh and lmao, although it makes for amusing reading, dont attack sunbeam just because she sed she exercises lots despite studying for her degree, she's just trying to prove its possible and disprove your way of thinking [that you dont have time for exercise coz you're studying] and ultimately just trying to help you, like most people on this forum are.

neways BleedingHarts... what's your reason for being bulimic? is it because you feel achievement when you manage to not digest any food? or is it that you want to lose weight? or that you hate yourself and you punish your body for it? there's loads of reasons why people are bulimic, and im wondering what your reason is.


i weigh 52 kg and am 173cm tall.

TEE exams are Tertiary Entrance Exams or the exams that will allow me to go to university and some of them i need to get at least 80% in.


im not sure what my reason is anymore, the was one originaly but now it has just become an addiction and alot of the time i find it hard to keep food down. It started when in yr 7 the government sent out a servey to all schools asking for the heights and weight of them. before that i was comfotable with my self but when i saw what all the other girls weighed compared to me (even though alot of the time it was just a few KG) i felt ugly and fat even though my sport teacher (who took the height and weight of every one ) told me i was a healthy weight for my height. I didnt care i just wanted to lose weight sdo id stop eating my breakfast, recess and lunch and then id eat dinner in front of my family and then trow it back up. since about 2 yrs ago its just been like a routine. it doesnt always work and some days ill just give up with it and eat heaps but the next few weeks id eat hardly anything coz i felt so bad about that day.


n e ways thats my life story lol

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by Sorademon on 05-25-2008 12:49 pm

im bulimic i have been for over a year now for a while i stopped but i couldnt every time i looked in the mirrior i felt uglier and uglier, i havent told my friends i started again but im not going be as exteam about it as i used to (i lost 40lbs over a month) at the begining of summer vacation i weighed about 130 at the end i weighed 85 i felt good being skinny but also still thought i was fat no matter how much weight i lost i still felt like i was getting fatter and fatter, eventually i stopped drinking for a while, when ever i stood up or moved quickly my vision would go dark and i would almost loose my balance, but each time id think it must mean im getting skinnier so i just kept thinking that it was a good feeling, after a while like not eating for a coupel days i just lost the drive to eat at all, when my friends finally had it and made me eat i realized how hungry i was i ate 3 hambergurs in a row, but my stomach wasnt used to it so i threw up, and feeling my stomch get small again made me feel like i could eat but keep getting even skinnier
i know its wrong and could kill me but i cant help it and i dont want to
but i will never be as extream as i was back them im going try actually eating but moderately and only healthy foods, so im getting better and yep but idk if i will completly get over it
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by LadyWriterLover on 05-26-2008 11:00 pm

Im bulimic, thats the first thing, have been for about 2 months and i've lost around 20 lbs in that time

I love that i have lost that weight because i hate the way that i look

I know what can happen, but the only reason im trying to stop is because my boyfriend wants me too and he's worried about me, at the moment im pacing in my room because i want to vomit so badly, and usually i talk to him, but i can't at the moment

I've tried writing, drawing, listening to music, everything that i can think of, but i keep wanting to go a puke.

SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME IDEAS OF HOW TO DISTRACT MYSELF!!!
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by <3BleedingHarts<3 on 05-27-2008 5:25 am

LadyWriterLover wrote: Im bulimic, thats the first thing, have been for about 2 months and i've lost around 20 lbs in that time

I love that i have lost that weight because i hate the way that i look

I know what can happen, but the only reason im trying to stop is because my boyfriend wants me too and he's worried about me, at the moment im pacing in my room because i want to vomit so badly, and usually i talk to him, but i can't at the moment

I've tried writing, drawing, listening to music, everything that i can think of, but i keep wanting to go a puke.

SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME IDEAS OF HOW TO DISTRACT MYSELF!!!



please do try to stop, i know i may seem like a hipocrite when i say this but from personal experience i know u can at only having the illness for 2 months after the amount of time ive had it, its just too much of an addiction now


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by mydisguise on 05-28-2008 11:02 am

<3BleedingHarts<3:
lolll i am SO not good with kilograms, i was like 'ZOMG thats light' then i went and weighed myself and i'm 54 Embarassed but i'm not as tall as you either Confused hm. anyways. hmmmm that sounds like it was a hard time. but you do know now that feeling ugly and fat was wrong and definitely not true, right? and that really you were healthy and the right weight for your height.. so now the only thing holding you back from stopping is that it's become a habit and even an addiction. well you say that it's too late for you now and you're stuck too deep, but you can still do it. If its 'just' a habit/addiction, then do what everyone does with bad habits, which is slowly wean yourself off them. in your case, i guess that'd mean trying to throw up less regularly, and slowly start to eat a bit more each day. And never do that thing where you binge eat, coz that'll put everything back to the start and you wont eat for ages, which is bad. you know you'll have to get rid of the habit eventually, you can't live your whole life this way, with the awful feelings coming and going, of the guilt of lying, of the guilt and shame of binge eating, and all the crappy emotions that come with bulimia.

Sorademon:
In your case it's a bit more difficult.. hmmmm. coz <3BleedingHarts<3 knows what she thought about herself wasn't true and that she was really healthy [i think she knows that at least Confused] but in your case you still.. loathe[?] yourself and feel that bulimia is the right thing to do. for you, gradually weaning off the habit might not work, as you don't really have the drive because you don't think it's wrong. you say you know it's wrong and it could kill you, but.. you're still willing to put your being "skinny" above your daily health and even your life. when i say daily health i mean like.. you couldn't do any sports or even walk fast since it would make you black out, i could never be happy living in such limits like that, especially knowing i had caused it. you sound like you have friends that care, although they went about it a lil bit wrong. hmm you haven't told them you started again.. well don't you have at least one friend who doesn't think that you being bulimic is like, disgusting, and will be understanding and help you wean off it slowly - but completely - rather than forcing food down your throat straight away?
hm, btw, its one thing to say you don't want to give it up, but saying you can't help it is a complete lie. there're people who have got addicted to things far worse things and still managed to pull up. and yes, they felt as weak against their addiction as you do, but they GOT the strength and they DID give it up, so don't even bother to say you can't do it, because i'm sure even you know that you can.
hmmmmm, i was trying to think of a way to make you see differently, so that you'll stop thinking, deep down, that bulimia is a GOOD thing for you [coz i'm pretty sure that's what you think, honestly.] for you bulimia is more like - sorry to put it in a way that might offend you - a mental illness, since you hate yourself so much that the "benefits" [like a twisted feeling of pride that you have the "strength of will" to not eat, or the backwards notion that you're getting thinner so it's good] of bulimia outweigh the dangers, in your mind.
so i'll try to explain it in the way i thought of it. don't think of it like "i should stop because it's dangerous to my health and i'll supposedly be happier after i give it up because i'll be healthy", because i don't think you believe that, coz you think "i won't be happy because i will feel awful every time i eat, and i'll feel ugly and fat and crap". so instead, think of it like "i should stop because... i get so many crap emotions from being bulimia, like the physical ones such as blacking out and feeling dizzy, and the dull ache of hunger. but also i get the feelings, like knowing i wont be able to run and join in when my mates are having fun, and also i get the crappy guilt from when i give in to eating and binge, then i feel guilty and ashamed and don't eat for ages. and i also get the guilt from lying to my friends and family who i know care about me. it would be so much better if i could be like an ordinary person, enjoying my food and not feeling guilt from eating, and being able to do everything that everyone else does, and to be confident about myself and my appearance, and just to be... happy."
that probably seems REALLY difficult, maybe impossible, since it's so hard to change the way you look at yourself... and it will be difficult, but DEFINITELY not impossible. just try to suppress any negative feelings you get, like feeling ugly when you eat again, and stuff. if you can't suppress them and feel like you'll overflow, talk to a confident, supportive friend who will listen to your insecurities and comfort and encourage you Very Happy oh, and try to twist the pride around, so that instead of feeling proud when you don't eat and stay away from food, you feel proud when you go for a long time without giving into the crappy habit of making yourself throw up.

LadyWriterLover:
I'm really glad that you have a decent guy for a boyfriend, who is concerned for your health and doesnt support the crappy habit because "it makes you look good" like some astoundingly crappy and selfish guys do. Rolling Eyes
hmmm but you should really be as worried about your health as he is. not only is it dangerous, but it just makes you feel crap sometimes. it may make you feel worse to not throw up, but then you gotta change the way you think coz bulimics are never really as fat/as ugly as they think.
hmmm something to distract yourself? well DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT but if you're that addicted then maybe you shouldn't stop all at once. like, people addicted to smoking often try to give up all at once, but then they give in and smoke, and when they give in they smoke LOADS, then they think "i'm so weak, i gave in. it's impossible for me to quit." but then you get smokers who smoke less and less each day, then each week, then forever =] and they don't assume that they cant quit. so MAYBE you should jst get the urge out of your system and then cut down on the habit gradually. BUT first ask your boyfriend if he thinks this is the right thing to do, coz he knows you a helluva lot more than i do, and it'll really depend on your personality, who you are, for whether this gradually-giving-up thing is the right thing for you or not. okay? ask him Very Happy

i am very sorry for anyone who read this, it was incredibly long O_O but i hope <3BleedingHarts<3, Sorademon and LadyWriterLover still read it Very Happy

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by beautiful trainwreck xo on 05-28-2008 8:53 pm

xxprettyinpinkxx wrote: Wow...

Ok, well this caught my interest because people tell me I look anorexic and I act anorexic and all that all the time, but I never believe them because I think I'm a normal weight; but then I found this and read it and it sort of scared me how I have many of the symptons of anorexia.
And when I was about 12, I started obsessing over my weight. Even now I find myself always obsessing over my weight and I always think I'm fat. My parents have noticed the whole weight loss thing and I tell them that I'm not anorexic, but they don't believe me. To be honest, yes I am somewhat anorexic and I'm lying to them and saying I'm not, but I'm kinda scared to tell them. I've been thinking about it for about a year but I don't want to tell them anything. They've even tried getting me weight-gain formulas and various other things to help me gain weight. Yes, I drink them but then I find myself surviving off of like 2 of those a day and not eating anything else.

I'm just scared about what they're gonna do to me if I actually admit to being anorexic....


Well okay here is some advice for u...u dont have to listen cuz i noe i wouldnt have if someone told me this a few months ago. here goes: u should deffinately tell someone about your anorexia..because u deffinately do have it. i almost died from anorexia in march and had to be hospitalized for like2 months. i just got out like a few eeks ago and am almost recovered now. i am really scared for u cuz what ur talking about is exactly how it started for me. u probably dont expect it to get worse, i didnt either, but it slowly becomes worse and worse and eventually takes over your whole life. my life was like totally fucked up on account of this stupid disease. my advice to u is to tell somone and take the steps necissary to get rid of it while u still can because if u leave it too long it is almost impossible to get rid of unless u r hospitalized, and trust me u dont want that to happen! i noe it sounds scary but u have to do something now while u still can. if u wanna talk about it and stuff just let me know i know exactly what your going through, just please take care of yourself! i dont want anyone else to go through all the shit i did!

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