I've just got some questions for bulimia for an artical i'm doing.. i'd like questions from people who know what they're talking about, not people who are just looking for ratings, please.=)
so first off, is there really a major difference between bulimia and laxative use? as in, in the long run are the results of losing weight different? which makes you lose weight at a more rapid pace, ect. just general information.
also, what are the positives and negatives of bulimia? please pay attention to the positives from the eyes of someone who sees him or herself as overweight. =)
i'll rate accordingly!
Laxatives are part of bulimic behaviour, therefore you cannot class them separately.
The negatives are mainly health problems (heart, teeth, hands, stomach, throat, etc.), and lower self-esteem (the ED encourages low self-esteem, and vice versa). It's also tremendously lonely and alienating.
From a rational point of view, there really aren't positives. From a disordered point of view, there are many. Please keep in mind that these do NOT reflect my personal views, nor are the entirely sensible. That said . . .
Bulimia gives you sense of control over your body. You feel out of control when you eat, so purging, in any form, gives you some of that control back.
It allows you to eat as much of whatever food you like without worrying about the calories.
You may or may not lose weight--but the hope is generally that you will.
It's "yours." It belongs to you, no one else can control it.
It makes you special. You have the control to make yourself sick.
It can earn attention. People sit up and take notice.
It can hurt your body. That's a good thing for some disordered patients.
It's a release. Purging, particularly vomiting, allows you to release everything inside, often feeling like your cleansing yourself of negative emotions as well as food.
It can be mistaken as healthy behaviour, particularly in the excessive exercising situation. Fasting and over-exercising both are considered bulimic behaviour, but they're less obviously destructive than other methods of purging--and thus harder to recognise.
Those are the ones that come to mind. If you have more questions, feel free to ask--I'm fairly well-versed in eating disorders and the eating disordered mentality.
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What is the difference? I never really got that (oother than the name and spelling..duh) haha. Please don't just slap down a link. I just want a few worded simple answer =]
I just wanted to add that some anorexics are of the purging type--the starve themselves AND make themselves throw up. Usually this is when they eat what they consider to be a binge, which is often as small as a cookie.
Bulimia is not just throwing up. It includes any method to rid yourself of extra calories--vomiting, laxatives (which don't work), excessive exercise, fasting, etc. I wasn't aware of this until recently when my therapist and I discussed it, but yes, any method of purging at the specified frequency can count as bulimia.
There are strict conditions which must be met for the diagnosis of either disorder. If they're not met, but the individual still has a bad relationship with food, they're often diagnosed with ED-NOS (Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified). The majority of the criteria for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa is physical; for AN, you have to be 15% underweight, have lost your periods if you're female, along with several other physical conditions. For BN, there is a certain frequency at which you must be purging, and of course other criteria.
ED-NOS is no less serious than the other disorders, it's simply less understood. Many patients referred to as anorexic or bulimic are actually ED-NOS simply because they don't fulfill every piece of criteria.
You can find more about the criteria if you're interested by looking on something-fishy.org or googling "eating disorders" and "dsm-iv". I believe either of those should give you the results should you want them.
Hope that makes things a bit clearer. I know you wanted a few words, but I felt the need to elabourate on what was already said.
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ive had photoshop before [free trial] & i want it again, but it wont let me because it says it says i have no free trials? how can i make it so i have a free trial?
Technically, if you uninstall it in full, and then reinstall it, you should be able to get another trial.
But I agree about getting GIMP. I use it and I love it. It has a bit of a learning curve, sure, but it's worth it.
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are there any heart condtions caused by bulimia??can you expalin them to me like symtpoms?
Yes, absolutely. The biggest thing to be worried about is death. You can have a heart attack or stroke--it's a legitimate concern. Find out more here:
http://something-fishy.org/dangers/heartstroke.php
There are other heart problems such as irregular heartbeat. But there are other non-heart related consequences as well. This page lists some:
http://something-fishy.org/dangers/dangers.php
Bulimia is a serious problem that needs serious help.
Edited to add: the biggest risk is generally when you're in the process of making yourself sick, or exercising heavily. It takes a higher toll on your heart. Nevertheless, heart problems related to eating disorders can happen anytime, anywhere.
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okay so i like boys..but boys like girls with boobs..yeah i dont have boobs.
thats the problem. boys dont like me because of my invisible boobs. NO SERIOUSLY IM SO FLAT CHESTED!
ughh i dont want to STUFF. i dont want to be a fake. i want to be MYSELF, but what if MYSELF is no boobs.
please help
"Yourself" is not no boobs. "Yourself" is a caring person with unique interests and talents. I don't know you. But I do know that no matter how big your boobs are, they're not enough to keep a guy interested.
Find things you love to do. Smile. Enjoy life. Have confidence in yourself. Guys notice that more than anything else.
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hi so i was thinking about taking laxatives, just to shed like 2 pounds, im eating healthy and stuff i just want to know from experiance like how they work and stuff. ve never used them before.
Sure, you'll lose weight--water weight.
The next time you drink water, you'll gain the weight back. Exercise more, eat healthier snacks, and you're good to go.
Be careful not to get into negative weightloss methods. You're only setting yourself up for an eating disorder in the future.
Laxatives are for when you're constipated. Period.
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I am wearing a kind of a fire-truck red dress to an event, what is a good color nail polish to wear with it. NOT a matching shade of red, or pink. Oh and I am wearing red shoes too
If you're feeling adventurous, you could try shiny black polish. I've seen it work, but it depends on your personality.
If there is any accent colour at all on your dress, you could try doing that. Or, you might try matching your nail polish to a small decoration in your hair.
Silver is good too. If it's fire-truck red, I wouldn't recommend gold or any colour like green, blue, etc. Of course, without seeing the dress it's hard to know.
Enjoy your event!
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16/f - I apoligize for being at all gross but this is serious and I am worried it could be something more serious than what I think as it is now.
I keep getting reocurring moments of diarrhea. I have been getting it for two weeks straight. I've of course drank so many liquids [water], but that never helped. In fact, I cut out on sugar and caffeine for a few days and it still acted up.
Even a lot of foods seem to be to blame. Anything I eat, it occurs. Even if it's fruit, veggies, or loaded with fiber foods, I still get it.
I took Pepto Bismol like 4 times a day, and took like an extra 10 mL than regular dosage. Still, nothing!
I get rumors it might be diabetes. It runs in my family a lot, but when I looked it up on google I found nothing about diarrhea related to diabetes.
What could it possibly be? I told my Doctor but she felt it was nothing, so before I go back, is there anything I can do to treat it or make it go away (excluding drinking water)?
Thanks.
Yeah, I agree with the person below. It sounds like in trying to fix your diarrhea, you're actually making it worse.
Increased liquid intake and foods rich in fiber will help things move through your system more quickly. That's not to say you shouldn't stay well hydrated--you should, especially where you ARE having diarrhea. But cut down on the fiber (fruits and veggies have a lot of fiber too).
Take it easy, maybe switch to a fairly bland diet for a few days, and see how it goes from there. If nothing improves, see your doctor again--she'll probably have a different opinion if it lasts much longer.
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I currently started to write a story about this dragon who fights battles etc. and i tryed to think of a paragraph to write just before i go into the description of the dragon, but i can't think of anything!!
please help!!
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Don't.
Let me explain. A long paragraph of description? Boring as heck. It puts a screeching halt to the story if it comes out of nowhere and is only to serve that purpose. There are better ways to SHOW rather than tell:
"The dragon flared his nostrils as he took each labouring step, barely able to drag along his massive body. It had been a hard fight earlier and despite his strength, he had been almost overwhelmed. He'd won in the end, but not before sustaining damage to his shiny scales. His eyes glinted in the last traces of daylight and his tail waved across the sand, obscuring the depth of his footprints."
Okay, so it was a rather wordy and poorly written example, but I came up with it on the spot. The point is, it keeps you in the story. In life, you don't stop when you see something and launch into a detailed description in your head. You notice it, but you don't point it out to yourself.
Isn't that more interesting than the following?:
"He was a big dragon with shiny green scales. He'd just barely won the fight earlier. Now it was nightfall and he was tired."
Show, don't tell. That should be every writer's motto. It's a big step toward mature and engaging writing.
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Our class is getting ready for a spring trip to New York and today we picked the people we are rooming with. This girl I know, we'll call her Lucy, is one of the people I am rooming with. I used to be really close with her, but then we stopped talking. We starting hanging out again just this year. We signed up to room together with another one of my friends. Later, I find out that Lucy said I was annoying and she doesn't want to room with me because I'm "annoying," even though she has been acting like my friend the entire year. I think she's being very immature and two-faced. I want to confront her about this, but I don't want to get carried away and become immature myself. How can I talk to her about this rationally? Would it be reasonable to just blow her off and room with someone else and leave her all alone?
Are you sure you can even trust the source that told you what Lucy supposedly said? Is it possible that it was gossip, or that that person had reason to want to cause a rift between you two?
If I were you, and I'm not, I would approach Lucy, with no expectations. Tell her that you know you haven't really been close lately but that you're looking forward to the trip and you're sure you two can get along--something like that. No need to drag in something she supposedly said, especially when it could have been in the heat of the moment.
If she's not receptive to your casual comments, then it's time to consider rooming elsewhere. Just make sure not to sound accusatory. Go in with an open mind and assume that what you were told was WRONG. That way she won't feel attacked and is much less likely to be offended or defensive.
Good luck.
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okay, i know this kid. he's 14/m. but he has WICKED bad acne. like its actually kind of gross. its all over his face, his back, etc. yeah. i feel bad that he has such bad acne, but he doesn't really seem to care. i used to be friends with him last year, but we kind of stopped talking cuz he found out i liked him (i'm female btw). i want to tell him about a germatologist to go to or some kind of acne product that will help him..but i'm not sure how to tell him without sounding rude.
i'm not trying to sound mean or harsh..but, i really would like to help him..
If he doesn't seem to care, then what makes it your business? If he's happy, he doesn't need "help." He might be seeing a dermatologist as it is, working to find medication that helps.
I'm sure he knows there are options out there. Either he's already using them, he can't afford them, or he simply doesn't want to. It's his decision.
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kay I post image links to stuff
however
it always gets messed up, i put the url of the link...like www.fdsfsda.com/fdsa/misconception
BUT
the URL of the site that its on, gets in there and...basically it doesn't work.
anyone know what im doing wrong?
You might be forgetting the file extension. If you're trying to post an image, the URL should end in .jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp, or a similar extension. If not, you're not linking to a valid image file.
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k so i have really thin hair. like if i don't brush it a ton it gets snarly and knotty and like stringy if you know what i mean. and plainly i'm just sick of it. so is there any like shampoo or any tips on how to make my hair look or even be thicker and how to keep it from getting stringy and stuff.thanks in advance
Aside from things like special shampoos and products (I've heard various opinions on whether or not they work), make sure you're eating properly and not too stressed. Stress, and a lack of nutrients, often show up in hair.
In fact, in anorexics (not saying you are; I'm just using this as an example), one of the first signs is hair loss. Their hair thins substantially. So, if you're not eating well, start--you need plenty of protein, if nothing else, because hair is expendable, so the body gets rid of it first.
That said, if it's been like this your entire life, you'll want to look into products, as well as perhaps LIGHT back-combing to give it a bit of a poof. If you use a hair dryer, it can also help if you turn your head upside down when using it--it gives you a little more volume.
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are there any good winter exercises i can do indoors? i don't have a treadmill, and i don't like to run outside in the cold. but i don't wanna be a bum til april either. and i don't belong to the YMCA or anything. but i need to lose weight! thanks
Walking in the cold might be better. You can bundle up more without it constricting your movement since your movements are less extreme. The first few times, you may very well hate it. I did, but now I try and go everyday because I love being out of the house and in the fresh air.
Wear proper clothing, comfortable boots, and start out gradually. I've even been out in well below -10 degrees Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) and enjoyed it. It's been even colder with the wind chill. I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it.
Please do reconsider.
But if you don't, dance around to music, run up and down the stairs, lift "weights" (things like cans of soup can be good stand-ins), even start juggling (I always recommend that one). Find some way to get yourself moving.
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i know there must be alot of these questions but i need to know whether my daily diet is healthy oh btw im a vegetarian...
breakfast - toast (brown bread)
lunch - sandwhich (brown bread) crisps
dinner - i have a variety of things such as - pizza, noodles, vege burgers, vege fish fingers etc..
snacks - i don't normally snack but if i do i just normally have ome peanuts.
i've been eating like this ever since christmas and i've noticed iv'e lost a alot of weight and i have't really been active that much so i was thinking maybe because i changed my diet thats why i've lost weight...
oh btw 13/f
thanks
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You didn't specify portion sizes, but it doesn't sound to me like you're probably getting enough calories. If you're losing a substantial amount of weight without specifically intending to, that means your calories out exceed calories in.
Keep track for a few days and see how many you're taking in. For an inactive female, if my numbers are correct, you should be eating at least 1500 calories per day. If you're active, you should be eating more. 1200 is the absolute minimum intake, and that's if you want to lose weight. Below that and you're messing with your metabolism.
Vegetarianism is a tricky science. You might want to see a nutritionist to make sure you're eating properly, or at the very least, do some substantial research.
Good luck.
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I have a deep fear of germs and getting sick. Even the thought of catching a regular cold drives me crazy. I was my hands for 10 minutes, and at school, I wear a bandanna that covers my nose and mouth to help keep the germs away. I mean, hey it's not my fault that kids at my school go swimming in 10 degree weather over the weekend, and then catch a cold. Basically Everyone is sick at my school ALL the time.
Some of my teachers get mad at me when I wear my bandanna, but if they make me sit next to, talk to, and help out sick people, why shouldn't I be able to wear it? I'm not going to get sick because of one stupid person. Last week, I skipped alot of my classes just because I sat next to sick people in them and I don't want to get sick. Mainly because I just started working out, and if I'm sick, I won't be able to work out. (yes, working out is REALLY important to me.)
Now my question, I guess my question is, is there anything else I can do from getting sick? Any healthy tips that you can inform me on? (Besides obvious stuff like washing your hands.) Do you think the bandanna is a good idea? I've actually considered wearing a surgical mask but then people would think I'm even weirder.
Also, how possible is it that I'm going to get sick if I sit next to someone sick, for about 45 minutes every day? (Keep in mind that I'm wearing my bandanna over my nose and mouth.) ANY advice you have would be helpful because I'm flipping out right now.
This question concerns me. Germs and illness are certainly a legitimate concern, but you seem to be taking it to an unhealthy level. Unless there's some reason why it would be extremely dangerous to you to be sick, you might be endangering your health by being overly cautious.
I understand that being sick sucks. But washing your hands and not rubbing your eyes are pretty much the advised courses of action.
Using a bandanna, and considering a surgical mask, shows serious signs of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, or something similar.
The other piece of the puzzle is that if you get sick now, it's actually helping strengthen your immune system for later on in life. Basically, the immune system will create antibodies for each cold and flu that you get, making it much less likely to get sick as an adult. If you were sick often as a child, it's possible that you already have a certain level of protection from that.
The flu shot can also help. If you haven't gotten it but it's available, you might want to try. If you have gotten it, it might help give you peace of mind.
I am concerned with your level of anxiety. Not only is it detrimental to your emotional and mental health, but anxiety can also weaken the immune system.
I suggest reading more about OCD and seeing if you fit the mold. This is a good site:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/DS00189
I would recommend that you talk to your doctor about your concerns. He or she can tell you if you're being overly cautious, or if your concerns and actions are reasonable given the circumstances.
Good luck.
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my boyfriends grandma on his dads side has tourettes so him, his mom, and i were wondering if he has it. he says it only happens if he gets nervous, sad, or mad. i was at his house last night and it was so sad. his neck will twitch and like his head kept going back because of it or to the side and twitch like 5 times. he said he doesnt really have control over it and he cant really make himself move when it happens. it was so sad because we were sitting up on the floor and i was holding him and he was trying to put his arms around me except he kept twitching and then he finally got his arms around me and he twitched and his arms like fell off of me so i think he gave up. does that sound like tourettes? it came out of nowhere though, like it started a couple days ago and i just found out last night. oh and by the way, hes 15 if that matters
If this just started a short while ago, he cannot at this point be diagnosed with Tourette's Disorder. The DSM-IV (which is pretty much THE book for diagnosing mental disorders) criteria can be found here:
http://www.tourettes-disorder.com/dsm.html
It's possible that it's the start of Tourette's, or it might just be nervous energy. Regardless, if it lasts long, he should see a doctor. The doctor can also rule out other possible illnesses in disguise.
I have Tourette's, and it's fairly mild at this point. It's bothersome, but not the end of the world.
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my only child is 2.5years old.i am from india and a housewife.she has recently begun to exhibit her temper tantrums by shrieking if she is told to do smthing against her wish and not listen even if we make her lovingly understand.she does not like to talk to any outsider and even with her dad.her only attachment is with me and always clings to me on every outing.she makes a lot of fuss in everyhing from brushing to sleeping at night.if scolded she hides herself.otherwise she is quite sensitive and curious.she has no good child of her age to play with and the neighbour's son of 3 yrs bullies her. what is the problem here?
I've heard, and it makes sense to me, that the first step to stopping a tantrum is acknowledging it.
Basically, if the child throws a tantrum because she wants a cookie, say "You want that cookie, don't you? Yeah, you really want the cookie." It sounds silly, but it lets the child know that you understand what she's trying to get across. At that point, it's easier to say no.
She does sound very shy. Are there any groups around for parents of young children? I know you said there aren't children her age to play with, but perhaps you haven't explored all your options?
You might want to try gradual independence. Promise her you'll be back soon, but leave her with her dad and take a five-minute walk around the block. When she sees that you come back like you say you will, it will help her gain confidence in you, and in her ability to cope without her.
Of course, I'm not a parent, and most of this comes from tv shows, but it makes logical sense to me as to why it would work.
Good luck.
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We are going to have an Oregon-Oxford debate for one class and that's our topic. I'm for the birth control side. Meaning, having [premarital] sex is okay for as long as you use birth control methods(be it artificial or natural). I'm so sure that the opposition(Abstinence) will read us some biblical stuff and will probably tell us that no contraceptive is 100% effective.
Pleeeeease give me good and strong answers to these stuff because I (and my group) don't wanna look like a fool in front of everyone.
Find statistical/psychological evidence that indicates that sex is an integral part of a good relationship. If you don't have sex before you get married, you have no idea if you'll be compatible in bed. There *should* be plenty of reliable sources out there that say as much, even if they're not specifically referring to premarital sex.
Add to that that it's an individual choice, and you should be good to do (well, along with everything below me, and much other research).
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Hey I was wondering if anyone could find/knew any EASY'ish patterns or how-to websites, on how to knit a hat w/earflaps. Like these, (but these instructions are kinda confusing im looking for something easier, maybe more basic?)
http://www.knitlist.com/95gift/ski.htm
Oi, it's a tough project and I'm a beginner-ish knitter myself. You might want to attempt something else, but if not, knitty.com has some good patterns. I found an earflap hat here:
http://www.knitty.com/issuesummer06/PATTswell.html
but it doesn't look very easy.
There's another one here:
http://www.knitty.com/issuefall02/PATTvinterlue.html
and it looks a bit easier, but still tough.
Those were the best I could find, I'm afraid.
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