Self Provoked Vomiting

Dear Dr.

i am a 25 years old girl, i have a serious problem, i face it since i was 7 years old, i tried to see many shrinks without any results. my problem is when i am stressed or face emotional problem i just lose any appetite and i tend to self provoked vomit, after vomiting i feel a little better for a short time, sometimes i try to vomit and just vomit mucus as there is nothing in my stomach. i didnt eat anything for more than 5 days now, trying to drink juices. plz cld u help me or tell me what's the name of my condition, amn't bulimic or anorexic, i dont have any body image problems. but this problems is really annoying, i vomit not because i want to lose weight i jst try to feel better after doing that.

plz get back to me urgently

[specialmom]

Hi there.  I'm not a doctor but wanted to share with you a few things about what you describe.  Making oneself vomiting is often referred to as bulimia.  And bulimia has much to do with our emotional state.  Eating disorders are often psychiatric in nature and need treatment.  You feel better when you vomit because you are using it as a release of not only the contents of your stomach but a release of your emotions.  It is also a way to exert control when we feel like much of our life is out of control.  So, this has become your way of feeling better emotionally---------- like your drug.  

My suggestion is to immediately seek help.  Eating disorders are nothing to mess around with.  You obviously know that not eating, vomiting, etc. is very unhealthy for your body as a whole.  If done long enough, it can cause death.  A psychiatrist is the specialist that you need to work with and in the US there are some psychiatrists that deal only with eating disorders.  Look up Achoria centers or call your medical doctor--------- be honest with them and ask for references.  A support group will also be essential.  You have to learn to deal with emotions in a healthy way, find control elsewhere.  And you really need an expert to guide you.  

By the way, do you have any history of depression or anxiety?  

[Nooux]

amnt living in usa..i checked with different shrinks..and all they tried to deal with was discussing the emotional problems i have..without working on techniques to face that self provoking problem i have..u words make sense to me..it jst happen when things go out of my hands n cant control them anymore..i am totally lost and weak..i lost like 5 kgs in 6 days..

yeah i guess i do..after each break up i guess i have depression..i sit in my home stop going to work or anything n just sleep for more than 20 hrs a day..in that dark room..that's what i do