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Q: Eat and force myself to be sick
asked by: Jazz_x on March 7th, 2008
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Hey, I joined this forum because i need some advice, and I'm scared, and hoped you guys would be able to help me.

So, a few weeks ago, i decided i basically hated myself, was fat, ugly, everything.

So, all i did was eat a chocolate bar ( i wasn't planning on throwing up btw) and i just ate it so quickly, i then went to the toilet and forced myself to be sick.

Anyway, day after - Monday, I skipped breakfast, lunch.. had a plum at 3:00pm, but as soon as i got home, i had to throw it back up. Just a plum.

Now, since then, I've been doing that. Plus, after every meal i have to throw that up too.

So this is my day : No breakfast, No lunch, Have a piece of fruit at 3:00pm, throw it back up as soon as i get home, have dinner about 7:30-8:00, throw it back up.=, straight after.

I can't stop doing this, i'vw tried, but i just CAN'T. This is why i need your help. Please, im starting to get obsessed with my weight. I look at thin girls in my class and get jealous.

Also, what does this really mean? IS it an eating dissorder? and is it anorexia, or bulimia?
And what will happen to me, will people start to realise?
Please help, i'm only 14, and want to get help asap.


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Thanks.xx

(sorry if its too long!)
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v00d00cita
replied on March 8th, 2008
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Hi, welcome to this forum,

As soon as you recognize that you do have a problem, you see that you really want to get better and that you want help. You can stop - just like you forced yourself to start it, you can do it to stop it. It costs a lot, and takes a lot of your energy and strength, but you can do it. I did it.
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bibisim
replied on March 15th, 2008
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Never do purging again. Do u want to end up a 30 years old with an ed?

a skinny can get fat and a fat can get skinny, but u will never ever get to ur classes back and regain the time u lost head down in the toilet! i believe there are classmates who study better than u, why not to catch up with them, this would be more reasonable.....and have fun, be kind to others and u will receive this positive back!

get help if needed, trust ur mom or a close person......

love
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<3_4_rock:)
replied on March 22nd, 2008
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bad idea!
Trust me, you don't want to go down that path. I was in your situation for a while too, so i should know. It seems like a good idea right now but the negatives greatly outweigh the positives! Dehidration, tooth decay, damage to the esophagus, stomach cramps; just to name a few. Plus in time it slows down your metabolism to the point where if you tried to eat normal again, you would gain back the weight that you lost and then some!
My advice would be to see a professional if after what i told you, you still feel like purging.
Another good idea would be to look up the side effects for yourself.
If you ever need advice i'm here to help with whatever you can, just private message me or something =]
Hope i was helpful
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cassandra2
replied on April 18th, 2008
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hello
I am really sorry to hear that you're going through this. I know that I'm not a doctor or anything but from my experience and what your message tells me it really does sound like you are battling bulimia and even a little bit of anorexia. If you are throwing up your meals and you are obseeded about your weight there is definitely a problem. Just a question..you said that you ate a chocolate bar the one day and ate it so fast you had to throw it up? I don't understand that part. What made you want to throw it up? You literally forced yourself to because you didn't like the way you were feeling or you actually were so sick that you threw up on your own? So since that time you were just throwing up because your body was used to it or you liked it because you knew you weren't gaining any weight or calories. Well...you throwing up all your meals like that is the worst thing that you could possibly do. First off..you are going to get dehydrated, tooth decay, problems with your throat and esophagus, and stomach issues which I really don't think that you want. Why don't you just try going to a dietitian or a nutritionist where they can tell you a diet that you could be on that would prevent you from gaining weight and you could exercise and stay healthy that way because the way that you are doing it now is not healthy at all and in the long run will make you gain the weight back on but twice. When you don't eat and throw up your food...when you do want to go back eating you are going to gain the weight twice as much..the longer you go without eating the worse it will be so my suggestion is that you start eating but take it slowly you know? I definitely think that you should be telling someone about this if you haven't already and seeking professional help because this is a real problem that if you let it keep going..it will just get bigger and bigger and you really don't want that. So my suggestion is just get help now before it's too late. I went through anorexia and it wasn't fun and I got the help I needed. Let me know if you need anything else and I'm here if you need to talk, so just keep me updated! and let me know what happens.

Take care.
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