Anorexia's Sisters: Bulimia and BED, Part I

Top 2. Jun 9, 2003 2:01 PM

» thebattwoman - Re: Anorexia

In response to message posted by lilone64:

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-- posted by thebattwoman

Top 3. Jun 19, 2003 4:40 PM

» spacemonkey64 - Re: Anorexia

In response to message posted by lilone64:

Hey Kid-

You're only 13, cut yourself some slack. I understand what you're going through. Trust me. I've been there. When I was about 12 or so my doctor told me that I was on the "heavier side of average" which made me truly feel like crap. I played soccer with a bunch of girls who were all very thin and in my opinion pretty-- and then there was me, so I thought.

Later, when I was about 16 or so I found out that all those girls thought the same thing of me that I did of them, but by that time it was too late. I already felt like a cow and was willing to to anything to loose weight.

I heard taking an over-the-counter drug called minithins would help-- it didn't, but later this was banned in the state where I was from, because it made people have heart attacks. I dated a baseball player at the time, who chewed tobacco, which I thought was absolutely gross. Somehow, I got the idea that this would make me thin. Yes, I lost some weight by doing that, but it soon came back. I then realized that now I had two problems. I spent the next couple of years trying to overcome an addiction without gaining weight, which I did.

Unfortunately, I still have a problem. I no longer use any tobacco products and I'm not fat or anything, but I still have this major obsession with food. It's been going on for well over a decade. I wish I didn't think about it so much, it's way too time consuming. However, whenever I see a fat person, I feel the need to cut down my food intake, so that I will not look like them. Everyone in my family is overweight except me, so when I go home it is easy to lose weight, but I live on my own and have for many years. It's healthier this way.

My advise to you-- eat to live, don't live to eat. Do not do what I have done. Drugs and stimulants will do nothing for you in the long run. Focus on school, friends, and family-- these are the only things in life that I find will truly bring you happiness, and they really don't care how much you weigh.

-- posted by spacemonkey64

Top 4. Jun 21, 2003 3:27 PM

» sunshine50 - Re: Anorexia

In response to message posted by lilone64:

Hi, Lilone64. I think it is very brave of you to write so openly about your feelings. I know how hard it is to be a teenager and how judgemental and mean some can be; it will get better as you get older I promise!! I, too, have battled both anorexia and bulimenia for a long time. I have always felt that if I looked a certain way, had the perfect body then I was a whole person. I started out starving myself, then only eating enough so that I would not throw up from the diet pills I was taking as well. Then when I would eat, I felt so guilty and fat that I would run to regurgitate and the cycle would start all over again. I know you feel some sort of power being able to to do this to yourself, but you really are hurting both your body and your mind! I have finally come to terms with the real reasons I started in the first place--feeling like a failure, hating myself, feeling no one could ever love me--so I think you should search within yourself to find your real reasons. I don't think your appearance has as much to do with this, as your self-esteem! It is a terrible cycle that you must end yourself. As far as dieting--skip it! I, myself, have adopted a vegetarian lifestyle--it's hard to gain weight from fresh vegetables and fruit--and you get to eat a lot! I wish you the best of luck and hope you will soon be able to love yourself as much as those around you do!

-- posted by sunshine50

Top 5. Jun 1, 2004 11:48 PM

» lilladieabc123 - Re: Anorexia

In response to message posted by lilone64:

hi my name will remain unknown i an trying to stop being anorexia but i cant im only 13 and dont care what any one else thinks of me but i care what i think of my self and when i see my self in the mirror i hate what i see i think that maybe if i cant help my self stop then maybe i can help some one else i had a friend she was 12 years old and she was hit by a car and since she was so weak from not eating she died thats why my advice to you is to try and stop think about all of the bad things that could happen to you so my advice to you is love your self for who you are not how you look god made you the way you are every one should cherish that fact he made every one different if you stop now later in your life you will be so happy so dont try to change who you are

-- posted by lilladieabc123

Top 6. Jun 3, 2004 2:16 PM

» ashtray1111 - Re: Re: Anorexia

In response to message posted by lilladieabc123:
I think that is great advice for you as well. but I think the best advice is for you to tell your parents. You can die from this.. and I am sure your parents will help you get the right treatment. If for some reason..they aren't, then you need to tell a teacher or your school counselor. Or since it is summer almost, you could always look online for a therapist near you. Real go out and get help. But most importantly tell your parents right away!

-- posted by ashtray1111