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do people ever overcome eating disorders for good?
i'm 15 and i've struggled with bulimia for like 2 years. i was just wondering if people ever truely overcome them and don't do it anymore?
i mean i am not nearly as bad anymore because summer wasn't very stressful, i didn't over eat because i was at my friends house all summer so it was good. now i'm back home, back in school, and stress is back. family problems are also getting worse, so to deal i use bulimia. it may sound weird but it feels like a release. i don't want to let go of it.
also i just always have my mind set in it. like even if i'm not throwing up as much i still think about the calories, when someone says diet i think that means i shouldn't eat, and when i'm walking i think about the calories being burned. it always invites itself into my mind.
so do people ever really get over this? i have a feeling i will be this way the rest of my life.
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honestly, no. you may overcome it to the point where you can eat and keep it down. but you will most likely always be more ocnscious about what and how much youre eating and your weight..etc etc. but hey if you can completely get over it, more power to ya because i know i cant ha.
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That's a tough one. In the end I'd say it depends on the person.
My health teacher from last year had an eating disorder in high school where she became obsessed with exercise and eating healthy to the point where she was starving herself. She 'got over' starving herself and living unhealthily, but she's still really calorie and health conscious and she says she doesn't think she'll ever get over that.
So someday you might get over it completely, but it's more likely that you will always have a few of the feelings leftover. The feelings will just weak enough to resist. C:
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People do get over things like eating disorders. They just need to give it time and lots of support form friends and family.
You gotta walk before you run. So at first, it'll seem hard to give up and that you never will give it up but with the constant support of your friends and family, each day will help bring you closer to finally getting rid of bulimia from your life.
cheers,
stargirl
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