Help Me Please!
- sugar118
- AnorexicSuicide
- madcat25
- ashtray1111
- keewil9738
- Psycosis
- ashtray1111
- keewil9738
- chipper3
- chipper3
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» sugar118 - help me
hi im am in an extremely confused state right now.... i am 14 , i am 5' 2 and i weigh around 100 pounds, i dont know if i have a form of anorexia because no one ever talks about this.my prooblem is that i skip lunch always and take very small portions at other meals, and i have an extremely bad diet. i dont eat any dairy or red meat. will someone please tell me if there is anything wrong because i constantly feel faint and sick. PLEASE HELP!!
-- posted by sugar118
» AnorexicSuicide - Re: Re: Someone Please Help Support Me!!!!!
In response to message posted by keewil9738:Wow ... sorry its been so long... i've been really busy and forgot bout this site.....i was just hoping maybe u could help me to kick this thing....or even just someone to talk to about it ya know? if you can be of some help .... e-mail me at.... anorexicsuicide at hotmail dot com ....... (@ .) just change em you know the deal .......thanx....
-- posted by AnorexicSuicide
» madcat25 - life
Hi all. Have just discovered this site today in my travels around the net. Have read some of the previous discussions. I have been battling with a eating disorder for the last 20 years. Mine started as a result of childhood sexual abuse. I have gone from being anorexic to being bulimic and back again. At the moment I am ednos which is a real pain. My behaviour is mostly anorexic with bulimia kicking in at times. I do not like Christmas and find it hard to cope with meals with the family. Have been really struggling and feel alone and like no one really understands. I cant get help here at the moment - everything shuts down for the holidays. It is pathetic. My local psych hospital dont want to know and cant help. Glad this site is here. Bye.-- posted by madcat25
» ashtray1111 - Re: help me
Yes you do have a form of anorexia! You should start eating more and with variety! It is alright not to eat red meat... but the skipping meals and eating small portions can really have a bad effect on your body. Which you are probably experiencing. Your body is trying to tell you that something is wrong. It isnt healthy. and that you need more food! You are starving yourself to death and the fainting spells are signs of starvation. So get on it! Please.-- posted by ashtray1111
» keewil9738 - Re: Re: Re: Someone Please Help Support Me!!!!!
In response to message posted by AnorexicSuicide:How's it going? I'm still the same. I'm sorry that i havent responded lately, but school is keeping me pretty busy (which means i have less time to eat), however i graduate Feb 5, which is exciting!So how are things going with you? Hope to hear from you soon.
-- posted by keewil9738
» Psycosis - Not Alone...
There are many people with eating disorders. I am one of them myself. It happened to me accidentally... I fell in love with a girl at school. *Long story short* I loved her, she liked me. I heard recently that she was trying to see if she was ready to date or not. I was the Guinea Pig. Everything was going well, until she said she didn't want to date, for she wasn't ready. I accepted it, and as heartbroken as I was, i tried to get on with life *this was quite recent, not only 2 weeks ago*. I then realized my weight was less then before. I somehow dieted in November for a couple weeks, and lost 20 lbs from 180 lbs. I am about 5' 11". 160 lbs is underweight for me. Then in the beginning of December I dieted again, unaware... *Ghost story, about myself, and I'm not dead either*. I was 140 lbs for a week. I was green and blue in my face *asthma attacks happened often too, including anephylactic*. I am now trying to get over it, yet I am having trouble with this new heartbroken tragedy of mine. I have managed to gain 10 lbs, yet I need 30 more to get my proper weight. *I might as well exercise too, to get some muscle tone while I'm at it*. I am glad to hear how others are getting support, so I am trying to see what I can come up with...Thx,
Justin Short
-Psycosis-
-- posted by Psycosis
» ashtray1111 - Re: Not Alone...
In response to message posted by Psycosis:I think that you should definintly take care of this. You probably are upset and have lost alot of your appetite. Its opposite for women, usually we end up gaining weight due to cheese doodles and a WHOLE chocolate cake. You know who you are! lol. But, the best thing to do is watch what you eat and MAKE SURE you eat. Also, exercising is good! Getting "toned" will help you with your discipline.
-- posted by ashtray1111
» keewil9738 - Re: Not Alone...
In response to message posted by Psycosis:You see this is why i want to become a psychologist and treat eating disorders. It is by no means uncommon for a man to develop an eating disorder,(did you know that Billy Bob Thornton suffered from an eating disorder?)interesting isnt it. People really dont realize that what we are dealing with is very much fatal, or they would rather ignore it. I am a 31-year-old anorexic. I am 5'4 1/2 and i weigh 110 lbs. I have improved though, i eat once a week instead of every 2 weeks. The rest of the week i dont let a single morsel of food touch my lips. My big excuse for starving myself is i dont want to gain any weight back. Pretty lame huh? Let me give you a piece of advice, stay away from the exercise. You need to gain some weight and then think about building muscle tone. I understand that men as well as women are conscious about their weight, but we really do have to look at the big picture. Our bodies cannot survive without proper nutrients.(I know i'm really one to be giving advice). I promise you what i say is true. I think you also need to get in touch with your emotions. Forget about that girl! Ask yourself this, Is she really worth it? As you know there are other fish in the sea. Getting your heart broke is a tragic thing but it is not the end of the world, however if you dont eat, that on the other hand could be the end of your life.Write back and give me some input on what you think and how you feel. Love to hear from you
Keely
-- posted by keewil9738
» chipper3 - Re: am i going to get better???
In response to message posted by help23:You need to realise that it is NOT ABOUT THE FOOD. That is not why you do this, it's not why I did it. I did it because it gave me this great sense of control in my life- when I knew I had no food in my system I felt so much better, I could feel ok then, I could cope a little easier with life. Anorexia is a way of coping with life some people choose. Ask yourself why you do it, how it makes you feel, whay you need to feel like that and what might replace your self-destructive habits successfully. Too many people still believe that anorexia is about wanting to lose weight- well let me tell you something no one in their right mind STARVES themselves JUST to lose weight. There is something else BIG going on there in that person's mind. People who are susceptible to anorexia are 'Super-Sensitive people'- they feel things much much more deeply than 'normal' people do, they find life very difficult because of their intense, upsetting feelings and thoughts.
Keep telling yourself that you are ill- you are a victim of this illness anorexia and it now had huge control over you and your mind and everything you do. Treat yourself like anyone with a serious illness like cancer would treat themselves. Surrender to your feelings of helplessness and TELL people who care about you what you are going through and that you badly need help- I know the illness will tell you that you are 'being a huge burden' and that you are 'giving up control' if you let them know, but I am telling you that it's the opposite- you would be TAKING control if you were to tell your loved-ones and actively seek help.
I am 18 and I am getting counselling for my anorexia that I know will leave my head for good once I am finished counselling. I am back eating again and though my head is still filled with this illness I know I am getting better and that the counsellor I am seeing fully understands what this is all about and is fully there for me.
My heart goes out to you- I know your struggle, and when I look back at it, it is like looking into hell. I am so much better now that I am getting counselling and I know you would seea huge turnaround too. please get help and know that you are not the anorexia- you are its victim. Stop telling yourself that it's about the food- it's not- it's about your way of coping with living. You aren't doing this to yourself- you have no control over it now- but the first step in taking control is looking for HELP.
good luck.
-- posted by chipper3
» chipper3 - Anorexia
ANOREXIA IS NOT ABOUT THE FOOD.ANOREXIA IS THE SYMPTOM/MANIFESTATION OF THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM.
ANOREXIA SYMPTOMS (ie. not eating) ARE ONLY THE VERY TIP OF THE ICEBERG. 90% IS UNDER THE WATER- YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH THAT.
ANOREXIA IS A WAY FOR THESE SUPER-SENSITIVE PEOPLE TO FEEL THEY HAVE CONTROL OVER SOMETHING, BUT IT CONTROLS THEM.
PEOPLE THINK ANOREXIA IS ONLY ABOUT THE HABITS, AND THAT ONCE THE HABITS GO THE PERSON IS RECOVERED- NOT TRUE IN THE SLIGHTEST.
If anyone wants to talk, I understand. You can e-mail me at mandinka3@hotmail.com
-- posted by chipper3
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