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belimia
is being bulimic bad?
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Hi, I'm old enough to be your grandfather and I chosen to answer your question not because I disagree with the others who have answered, I don't. They are 100% correct in what they have said to you. I am hoping that if their advice has not caused you to seek help that my grandfatherly advice will.
Bulimia is an eating disorder which stems from a low self-image, which is a form of depression. Most bulimics binge and purge which cause a host of physical problems that start with an imbalance within the bodies electrolytes. This can and will cause different organs in the body to shut down and eventually cause a heart attack and the person dies. It is a very, very painful and needles way to die.
For whatever the reason for low self-image that reason is wrong. As a society, mostly caused by Hollywood, we tend to judge people on the exterior image. This is wrong, very wrong. The true person is the person that lies just below the skin. This is the person that has thoughts, opinions and feelings. This is the person that can love and nurture. The so called beautiful people are so hung up on their outer-self that when you look below the skin surface, there is nothing there.
Now don't get me wrong there is a need to be healthy and part of being healthy is being of the proper weight. There is a right way and a wrong way to go about getting to and keeping to the proper weight for your age and frame. Bulimia is the wrong way. Diet and exercise is the right way.
Now if you are bulimic, this being that you always binge and purge or only do so on occasions. Then the first thing you need to do is understand that his is going to hurt you and most importantly you are going to need help in getting over this eating disorder.
Help starts with telling your parents, it does not matter how old you are, and if you are married your spouse. Next you make an appointment with your family doctor. Your doctor is going to want to do a full work up on you, possibly putting you in the hospital to do so. Don't fight this as it is in your best interest. The doctor has to find out what harm you may have already done to yourself and the hospital is the best place to do so in the fastest manner as it is one stop shopping for the tests that may be ordered.
Also the hospital can start working with you on the eating order itself. As I said Bulimia is usually based in low self-image which is based in depression. Hospitals have the doctors and staff available to begin treating you while taking care of any medical problems your bulimia may have already cause.
The biggest hurdle to cross is admitting you have a problem and asking for help. Once you have done that... the rest is easier
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yes, it's really bad and can sometimes be fatal to some girls it often becomes an addiction with an obsession about losing weight this is really unhealthy and hazardous to your body
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Yeah, it's an eating and mental disorder. Not a healthy way to lose weight at all.
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Yes, not in the sense that it makes the sufferer a bad person but that it is hugely damaging to them - both mentally and physically - and those around them.
Bulimia can lead to a whole host of complications, including damage to the teeth caused by the repeated exposure to stomach acid, stomach ulcers, dehydration and heart problems (in extreme cases, heart attacks). As a mental illness it can be incredibly destructive, leading to depression and suicide.
According to this website ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location)), 10% of bulimics in the United States die as a result of the illness - from starvation, cardiac arrest, other medical complications or suicide.
Symptoms include eating uncontrollably, vomiting or using laxatives to lose weight, strict dieting/fasting, excessive exercise, depression, mood swings, dental problems, sore throat and blood shot eyes. If you (or suspect someone you know) is suffering from bulimia then you should seek immediate medical help.
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