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me again...
I'm not sure if you remember, but i asked a question about an eating disorder and you answered it. I've heard you're pretty good...so i kinda wanted to add to it.
I thought i was over the whole eating thingie but like after going to skool for one day, i realized i wasn't over it. I drink stuff for breakfast before running out the door and i go on that until i get home around 4:45...then i have to eat something because my mom will start to worry if i dont. Lately I've kinda been going towards belimic but now i'll start to cough up white stuff and then get a serious headache. I can't really stop as of right now mainly because i dont want to. It's like my comfort zone almost. I was just wondering what the white stuff is and why the headache. Sorry cuz that last part was nasty but i'd REALLY appreciate it if you could help me. Please don't send me a link because my parents will see that i've gone there and start to ask questions. Thanx soo much!!!
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The first thing you need to do is talk to your mom. I know you don't want to but you really have to if you want to get better. Anorexia/bulimia are VERY SERIOUS eating disorders. You know that. Somewhere inside you know you need to stop or you wouldn't have written. I will cut and paste some things so this is going to get long. But, this way you won't have to visit any links. I will put my comments in brackets so you know its me. :)
{With bulimia, you can actually rupture your stomach. That is only one thing. Here's a list of the dangers}
Extreme purging rapidly upsets the body's balance of sodium, potassium, and other chemicals. This can cause fatigue, seizures, irregular heartbeat, and thinner bones. Repeated vomiting can damage the stomach and esophagus (the tube that carries food to the stomach), make the gums recede, and erode tooth enamel. (Some patients need all their teeth pulled prematurely). Other effects include various skin rashes, broken blood vessels in the face, and irregular menstrual cycles.
{What they aren't saying is the irregular heartbeat can lead to heart attacks and possibly death. I don't want to scare you...yet I do. You need the big picture. These same things can happen with anorexia. Its like dying a slow death. How can that be a comfort to you? It can't be. You need to find another comfort zone!}
Most people find it difficult to stop their bulimic or anorectic behavior without professional help. If untreated, the disorders may become chronic and lead to severe health problems, even death. Antidepressants are sometimes prescribed for people with these eating disorders, and, in November 1996, FDA added the treatment of bulimia to the indications for the antidepressant Prozac (fluoxetine).
About 1,000 women die of anorexia each year, according to the American Anorexia/Bulimia Association. More specific statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics show that "anorexia" or "anorexia nervosa" was the underlying cause of death noted on 101 death certificates in 1994, and was mentioned as one of multiple causes of death on another 2,657 death certificates. In the same year, bulimia was the underlying cause of death on two death certificates and mentioned as one of several causes on 64 others.
(so you see, you have to tell your mom. You need to see a doctor and get this fixed. I'm willing to bet that your mom already wonders whats up. Having a problem like this doesn't make you weird or bad or anything else you may be thinking. A LOT of girls go through this. A lot have been helped. You need to get help and get it cured so you can come back here and help others with the same problems! Make this your comfort zone for now. Come here and help others. I really want you to consider sitting mom down when you can get her alone and telling her about this. Be totally honest with her about it. Get some help. I also would really like it if you kept in touch and let me know your progress. Okay? Today is Thursday. Come by and visit every Thursday and let me know how its going. In the mean time I will see what else I can find. Deal?
Hope to hear your planning on telling mom. :)
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