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cant lose weight


Question Posted Tuesday January 20 2009, 8:57 pm

I feel like I am trapped. Every week I continuously want to kill myself. I come closer each week to actually doing it. I jumped off a bridge and broke my back once just to feel the pain. In the last year my parents have divorced, put me into the middle of it by cheating and i found out. i lost my boyfriend. I went from being anorexic and the fastest girl on my cross country running team to the slowest and fat. I cant lose weight...each week i try and for about 3-5 days i do and then i overeat and gain it all back, sometimes more. I had almost made it to the olympic trials last year before i snapped. My hormones have gone and i take synthetic ones now but i dont feel the same. I feel like i am going to be fat forever. I cant date because i am so ashamed of myself and insecure. what would you do in my position?

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Peeps answered Friday January 23 2009, 12:20 am:
From your time with anorexia I'm sure you've learned that what you see in the mirror is not what everyone else sees in real life. People with anorexia tend to believe they are MUCH larger than they actually are. They physically SEE themselves as "fat" when are actually an average or below-average weight even. It's even worse when people are pressuring you to be perfect (Olympic trials are a pretty big deal, of course).

This being said, you cannot recover on your own, and many people are unable to remain in the recovered state alone. You need professional help for this problem.

There is no reason to lose hope. A professional therapist can help you overcome this, work through these issues, and get you to a HEALTHY weight.

Trying to make yourself better, thinner, faster is impossible to do alone once you have suffered from the anorexic disorder. You do not have the same view as the rest of the population. You do not physically view yourself right. You do not have a grasp on what the numbers on the scale actually mean when it is referring to your body weight. You're so insecure of yourself that you cannot even help yourself--something that also comes along with eating disorders--you NEED someone to help you be healthy.

Please, reach out to someone for help. Tell a trust adult that you NEED to seek a good therapist NOW before you drive yourself so far down into a hole it is impossible to escape. Please, go seek help...NOW.

There isn't anything anyone else on Advicenators can say that is going to magically make all of your problems disappear because the main point of your problems MAY be in your head. We care about you here and we want to see you well, fully recovered for life, and able to point other people in the right directions.

Take the first step and reach out to someone about these issues. Explain to them how serious they are and how scared you are inside. Confess your suicidal thoughts and feelings. Open up so they can see how hurt you are, so they can understand how much help you need and that you need it now before it's too late and you lose your youth completely.

I hope things look up very soon for you. If you have any more questions please feel free to inbox me. :)

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browneyes7 answered Wednesday January 21 2009, 12:42 pm:
Don't kill yourself.Dont worry about your parents there adults they can take care of there self. Don't be ashamed of yourself I 'm over weight but I"m loosing it my boyfriend accepts me for who I am and if he didn't accept me for who I am I would leave him. Get involved in a hobbie stay busy get your mind off your problems. I hope this helps

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Katlyn answered Wednesday January 21 2009, 2:19 am:
drink green tea it will make you feel better and relaxed and it helps you lose weight and if i was in your position i would go and talk to my favorite teacher or a counsellor or even a friend they will help you but just take a deep breath everytime you feel the way you feel and you will be fine.

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