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eating disorder
15/f, this might be long, sorry.
i've had bulimia for over a year and i don't know what to do. part of me wants to get help and part of doesn't want to change or let go of something thats been a part of me for so long. i know that sounds crazy but yeah i don't know. i read about how you can die but i never think that it's gonna happen to me, like i've never known anyone who has so it's like a seeing is believing thing for me. i basically throw up everything i eat, and i probably purge atleast two to three times a day because i don't eat breakfast or lunch. to this doesn't seem like a bad thing and i don't know. it's only been a little over a year so i don't think it's that bad. would i have to like go to a rehab center or something? i don't think i could talk about it to anyone. i've never actually said it out loud that i'm bulimic just in writing. my mom found out i purged once and never did anything and now she's worried about it ever since. i just denied everyhting but yeah i don't know what to do. how/if i should ask for help.
any advice on what i should do or how/why i should get help, thanks :]
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The first thing you need to do is say it out loud. The first step to fixing any problem is to admit that there is one.
You do need to tell one of your parents, though. I know you don't feel like it's a bad thing, but it's horribly unhealthy, and very damaging to your body. Did you know people get to the point where they can't eat without throwing up?
I battled with anorexia for awhile, and after almost a year I realized I was starving myself on purpose, and that it could be defined as an eating disorder. Only problem was, when I started trying to eat, food made me feel sick. I went home for spring semester and the first thing I told my mom was "Mom, I need your help. I have a problem, and I can't fix it myself. I need you to make me eat something little every three hours, even if I don't want to." She didn't ask for details, and I didn't give them to her. It was hard at first, and it took a TON of willpower, but I fixed the problem, and I've never felt better.
With something like this, you need your family to support you. Especially if it's something that's been part of you for so long, it's gonna take a lot of power, and a lot of love, to change it.
You don't have to go to rehab, or to therapy, if you can control and fix it yourself. Understand, though, that if it's out of your control, if you can't stop yourself from throwing up what you eat, if your body can't handle it, you're going to have to get medical help.
But for now, your first step needs to be to talk to your parents, or even just your mom or dad, whoever you feel more comfortable talking to, and tell them what's going on. They can't help you if they don't know.
Good luck.
-Siren =)
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well first you have to figure out for yourself what started the bulimia and why you do it. i strongly think you should just go to your mom and say mom i think i need some help and would like it if you could help me because i dont think im ok. tell her you have bulimia or just whats wrong. ask if you can go see someone because you dont neccasarily need to go to rehab just go see sumone to talk to and help you stop. one thing tho is you have to want to stop or else it wont work nearly as well and be very hard. i have seen people die and i know you may not think that but it is possible. if you are hiding it and know pple would be afraid and worried if they knew then doesnt that tell you sumthing is wrong? i know it might be hard and if you cant say it to your mom write her a note and put it sumwhere she will see it like the car or mailbox or her dresser or the counter. i understand it might be hard to let go of and i totally know what you mean about it being a part of you but you should be filled with better things. if you let go of this and fill your body with other things you will be much more happy and healthy. not like food (tho yu will with food too haha) but love and friendship and being happy about yourself and doing the things you like. if you have anymore questions or need someone to talk to leave me a message in my inbox! Hope i helped :] and i know you can get through it and i know God will be there for you even if you arent religious and you are stronger than you think. find your inner strength and i know everything will be ok and work out :]
♥HiChick♥
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A little over a year is bad. And just cause you don't know anyone who died doesnt mean it won't happen to you. It could happen to anyone. If you want to get help, you don't have to go to rehab. You can go to a theripist. Just make sure you get one you like, obviously. If you're worried about your weight, just eat healthy and exercise. Start off slow though. Like eat small salads/small meals once or twice a day. But don't purge after. On how to tell someone; just sit your mom down, or some one you're really close to and tell them. And let them know you want to get help. Eventually you have to tell one of your parents though. And I know how you feel about letting go, my story isnt technically the same though. For about 2 or 3 weeks, I just started throwing up every morning, it was out of my control. I lost 4 lbs. in 2 weeks. I don't think I'm fat at all, but it was nice. For some reason I still get this little urge to throw up. But I just tell myself not to get into that. You need to find some other hobby you love to keep your mind off it too. I hope I helped =]
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