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Bulimia Question
I am 21 Male 180 lb 5'11
For the past 2 years I have consistently purged every day. If I eat, I will only eat once a day and that is sometime around 7 pm. Almost every weekend I will go a few days without eating. Say I work Thurs-Sun I will not eat that entire time, then I feel so weak that I have to eat something which just causes my stomach to hurt until I purge again.
My mouth constantly hurts, I get strange pains in my head, really painful pains in my stomach, I have developed a twitch in my neck which causes my head to shake every once in a while (though not sure if it has a coorelation with bulimia). I've tried to quit, but as soon as I think that I've gained weight I immediatly go back to purging. I'm constantly cold, hands always shaking and can feel my body slowly breaking down
How much longer do you think I can last before something serious occurs?
For the past 2 years I have consistently purged every day. If I eat, I will only eat once a day and that is sometime around 7 pm. Almost every weekend I will go a few days without eating. Say I work Thurs-Sun I will not eat that entire time, then I feel so weak that I have to eat something which just causes my stomach to hurt until I purge again.
My mouth constantly hurts, I get strange pains in my head, really painful pains in my stomach, I have developed a twitch in my neck which causes my head to shake every once in a while (though not sure if it has a coorelation with bulimia). I've tried to quit, but as soon as I think that I've gained weight I immediatly go back to purging. I'm constantly cold, hands always shaking and can feel my body slowly breaking down
How much longer do you think I can last before something serious occurs?
We live through hell everyday, and what we eat is what matters in our life. We become self absorbed, stubborn, sellfish and sometimes mean with the ones we love. It is not always easy to ask for help, and sometimes we do not even want to be helped because we are afraid that we will gain weight. No one really understands us, and no one really knows what to do with us. I take Xanax to calm me down, but my dream is to be naturally calm and happy with myself. Tonight I puked, and there was blood in my vomit. I am scared and I don't know if I am healthy anymore. Good luck to all of you.
Sincerely.
Sincerely.
I would consider myself an extremely stubborn person, and this stubborness prevented me from getting help for 6 years....when i started to feel like i wanted to die, and was ready to act on that feeling, i stubbornely (sp??) picked up the phone and made a call to a clinic who took me in immediately. I didn't think there was another way to live anymore, but as a last resort i figured i ought to try getting help, and then make my decision. Getting help really did work, not right away and not even in the first year, but slowly without noticing almost, i healed. The best part of it all is that now, that dark time is mostly a distant memory. GET HELP, just make a call, this isn't how it has to be forever.
Whatever horribleness you've lived through, there is a life for you, and you can get to the point where you want to live it. Keep in touch, let us know what you decide.
Whatever horribleness you've lived through, there is a life for you, and you can get to the point where you want to live it. Keep in touch, let us know what you decide.
sorry my typing sicks..............its late and im in the dark. But Please. Just get help, I did and I fight it still, but it doesnt rule my life anymore. god if i coud help only one person to never do what i did for soooooooooooooooooo long. I cant belive im still healthy.
no shame please......just get help. I am 40 and have dne it since i was 14. I was a cheerleader and had tostaytin, then it came a way of life.im on cymbalta nd xanax and hae a family with 3 healthy kids .............thansk only to god I shoudl have died alongtime ago.
DO SOMETING PLEASE.
DO SOMETING PLEASE.
You have already caused damage and are killing yourself. know---I work at one of the leading ED centers in the US. You must tell your parents, school officials, doctors---ANYONE that will not only listen but HELP NOW!!!!! Your internal organs are shutting down. You can fight this and live a wonderful, life. And....you deserve health and happiness.......reach out for help and do what it takes to become a survivor. BELIEVE!
Go and get help immeadiately. You have a disease it is nothing to be ashamed of.
You have probably already done damage. Bulimia is dibilitating, I don't mean to scare you but you will eventually die from this. The purging brings up all your stomach acid every time you do it, you damage your esophagus, your teeth, and weaken your heart not to mention all the other things. On top of that you starve yourself for a few days at a time.
Go and find a psychologist/counsellor that you can talk to as well as a medical doctor to check you out, your heart, stomach, lungs etc The fact that you posted this message means you recognize your problem, you have a distorted image of yourself and you can change that with help.
Please please please go and get help. You will save your life.
You have probably already done damage. Bulimia is dibilitating, I don't mean to scare you but you will eventually die from this. The purging brings up all your stomach acid every time you do it, you damage your esophagus, your teeth, and weaken your heart not to mention all the other things. On top of that you starve yourself for a few days at a time.
Go and find a psychologist/counsellor that you can talk to as well as a medical doctor to check you out, your heart, stomach, lungs etc The fact that you posted this message means you recognize your problem, you have a distorted image of yourself and you can change that with help.
Please please please go and get help. You will save your life.
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