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eating disorders
I REALLY REALLY need some guidance and I've asked a lot of people for help but NO ONE helps me. They just think I need to eat bc I'm so skinny. But what I'm going through is a disaster. I was diagnosed with anorexia. I was eating 600 calories a day and I was very, very obsessive. I almost died.I had been doing that for about a year. If I would have kept it up for 2 more weeks, I would have lost my life!! I already lost my period and every week I have to go to the gyno until I get it back because since I haven't gotten it, my ovaries are full of cysts and I may have to get surgery. But, now I've gotten a lot better. But, as far as the eating disorder, things are pretty bad. I go thru phases where I binge one day and eat uncontrollably and when I ruin my diet for the day, I go crazy and tell myself to eat everything in sight and the next day I punish myself by not eating at all the entire day. It is a terrible habit but its the hardest cycle to break. There has to be something someone can say or do to help me. I will be going to therapy, but financially, I'm a little restricted right now so its not gonna be as soon as now, and NOW is when I need it. I feel like if I keep this up, I'm going to die. I'm treading a thin line right now, and someone just needs to tell me something. I want to stop this more than you can ever imagine, but its such a hard cycle to break and only someone who has actually had an eating disorder can understand. So if you can tell me anything at all to get me through the day, I will appreciate it. You could be saving my life!! I've already had 3 giant cookies and a sandwich today and I feel like crying!! Its like I have no control of myself and I hate feeling this way... I know I shouldn't skip meals or anything like that, but I'm at a hotel and my cousin just ordered a cheeseburger, and its like I want some and at the same time I don't and its like the food just won't digest and I get anxious because I'm full and then I eat more. Please help me!!
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omg i feel the exact same way! like i will eat one day like crazy and then the next day i will not eat at all until my stomach hurts so much to the point where i'm slitting my wrists just so i won't feel the pain in my stomach. and i hate anyone who tells me to eat, i am even lying to my friends to hide the fact i am not eating. and if i do eat like crazy i go to the bathroom and force myself to throw up. i know this may not help but i just want to let you know that you're not alone, and that there are other people out there with the same problem, becaause i want to get help too but i don't know how to tell my parents
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try to let an adult that you trust know that if they don't help you now you might lose your life. I've never been in those kind of situation but I've witnessed many.therapy would be the best right now like you said .maybe you should be in the emergency room right now not to be mean but your situation just sounds really bad right now. don't give up and let your parents that you need help right NOW. you should take my advice about going to the hospital i think your life is better than money despite financial issues good luck.
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Eating disorders are horrible, from anorexia to bulimia to EDNOS. They're scary and every day is a constant struggle.. I understand.. HONESTLY. But instead of making yourself feel horrible by 'screwing up' and 'binging' then punishing yourself by not eating (really, it's your brain trying to revert you back to your old ways) correct yourself positively. When you starve yourself for a while, you want binge because you're tempted by food. Instead of starving and binging on bad food (example -- 3 giant cookies..) you need to try to change your ways completely. I'm not telling you it will be easy to change your habits but you'll be happier that you did. Start eating healthier, more often.. Those skinny supermodels eat six small meals a day! A really great thing to do is become vegetarian (I'm vegan!). Not only are you saving animals by not eating them but they make substitutes that taste JUST like the real thing, for a whole let less calories, carbs, and fat!
I know a lady who's 45 and still struggles with an eating disorder. If it's true, it may NEVER go away, it will only be maintained. But by achieving a healthy body through healthy food instead of binging on junk, you can start to feel better on the inside, too.
Good luck.
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You need to calm down. Everything is okay. Now, I have never had an eating disorder but the way you described it sounds like true hell. I only wish I could give you a hug right now, haha. I'm not a doctor so I am not going to try and advise you on what and how much you should eat. But I will try and help you calm down a little in your brain. What I think you need is to find someone who has suffered anorexia (and has fully recovered!) and who really understands what you are feeling. And talk to them. Let them give you support. All I can do is tell you that I am praying for you and that even if you know it or not, there will always be someone who cares about you and wants to see you succeed. Let that be your motivation. Take a deep breath and think about your last therapy session. Use your tools. The fact that you asked this question proves my point that you want to live and you have what it takes to overcome this disorder. I believe in you and I know your peeps back home do too. Hug them. Love them. And for goodness sake, if you want the burger, eat the burger, haha. You have so much to be thankful for. You almost died, BUT YOU DID'T that means someone is looking out for you. You are strong. You can do this.
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