Please, PLEASE, help me.... - Eating Disorder Recovery Message Board

BulemicKatie · 05-16-2001, 12:10 PM

I don't know what to do. I am bulemic, and I cannot stop. I have gotten the same advice from everyone---- "eat lots of small meals" "exercise"..... but it doesn't work. Once I start eating- healthy food or not-- I CANNOT STOP! I keep eating and eating and eating- everything in my house. I feel guilty and throw it up, but I am gaining so much weight from it. I am just PRAYING that someone will read this that knows what I mean- the normal ideas DO NOT WORK with me. I can wake up in the morning, thinking I am going to eat healthy, and an hour later, I am PIGGING OUT! It's almost like split personality or something- I don't even realize what I am doing. Please, I am begging.. someone help me. I don't know what to do at this point.

Persophone · 05-16-2001, 01:16 PM

Hi there... I don't know what to tell you as far as how to control your binging but it is good that you know you need help and want help and most importantly want to stop... So... I would strongly reccommend that you contact a therapist in your area that specializes in eating disorders... They would know best how to help you.

Good luck,
Rachel

Tricky · 05-16-2001, 05:40 PM

Hi Katie,
I have to agree with Rachel. If you feel so out of control, and you are unable to help yourself, then it is time to let someone else help you. Have you mentioned your bulimia to anyone in your family, or any friends? Have you ever spoken to a therapist before? It can be a little weird at first, but finding someone who is really trained to help you, and having a good support system are the two best things you can do for yourself right now.

MarlaKate · 05-16-2001, 06:20 PM

I know how you feel, I can get that way too. But I have recently started taking Paxil for anxiety. I do go to a therapist, but she doesn't know about bulimia. I just talk to her about everything else, in hopes that helping with my cause for bulimia will help me cope better. But I am on 20 mg of Paxil and I am doing so much better! Not perfect, but I believe it is helping tremendously. And NOT being bulimic is addictive too - I wake up in the morning and just skip out of bed when I realize that I didn't "do that" the night before. I feel and look so much better. Promise yourself you will not do that. Just one night. Stay busy - go to a movie, anything. And then I promise you will feel so much better after that first time that it will motivate you to stay normal. My thoughts are with you, and it is hard, but please do it for yourself!

cutenbrat · 05-17-2001, 11:46 AM

I used to get that way a lot-obbesivng about food and just eating and eating and eating. And healthy food doesn't seem to help the craving at all and it's doesn't even some worth having around. I don't kwow what to say to you or what you can do execpt get some help and be honest and talk about what you feel and your rituals or habits.
God Bless.