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Q: Need a Recovery Partner

asked by: nari on June 23rd, 2005

New User

Hello everyone,
my name is nariman, i'm 22 female living all the way in egypt. I've been bulimic for 6 yrs now.. Its been really devastating..

But I decided its time to recover.. However hard this may be.. It needs to be done.. Ironically i'm in my final year of medical school and I know exactly the harm i'm doing myself.

I think a week ago I reached my peak.. I couldn't even keep track of what I eat.. I eat anyyyything.. And even when it feels bad.. I would go on to punish myself.. Hoping that I would not do it again..

Anyway... Like I said I decided to leave this circus.. Now this is my 6th day" thanks to god" binge free... Its harder than I thought.. It feels like withdrawal from an addiction or something... I need someone to walk me through this journey.. I'm afraid i'll relapse if I go on alone.. Anyone interested in being my online recovery pal.. Someone who took this decision and will do anything to stand by it
?

Replies(2)

poetmcc

replied on June 23rd, 2005

Experienced User

Hi nari, how are you? I am so happy to hear that you have taken the first step to stop being bulimic. I used to not eat and for a very short while I used to binge and stuff but I have stopped mainly beause I wanted to turn my life around. I am very lucky, I only struggled with these issues for 1.5 years...

Even now I want to stay thin badly but by bingeing I gained weight. I realized that eating healthy three meals a day is the best way to stay skinny. I am not completely over this, I still eat little because I am afraid to gain but I am much better off.

I know if I can do it, you can definetely do it!! :) :)
you just have to make up your mind to it, and vow to appreciate more things in life and know you are a string person who can beat this. Pm me whenever you want to talk, i'm there for you.

Take care.

Disturb_ia

replied on October 7th, 2009

New User

I know it's very late but I was wondering if u were able to recover or not. Cuz i'm in medical school in Egypt too n have been bulimic for two years n I wanna stop but can't. I've been trying to recover for months. So if u were successful pls let me know n if u can giv me any tips I would b totally grateful!

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