Hi there! Do you prefer to be skinny and very sick or healthy and a little over-weight. Their is no such thing as being slightly bulimic, that would be like saying I am almost pregnant, either you are or you are not and it definitely sounds like you are bulimic, please, do not get me wrong. I am not jumping on you. You sound fairly young, you can mess up your esopagus, stomach, bones, your teeth will fall out and it is no way to be, it can even kill you, I work in a hospital, I see it a lot, get help, talk to your family, before it is too late, you do not want to end up in a hospital with tubes coming in you and out of you. Keeep us posted!

Wow. I just feel like i've been slapped in the face...Don't feel like you're being mean or anything, because your help was definately needed. I know there is nothing called being 'slightly bulimic', but I guess my mind really can't decide if I want to do this or not, and I know deep down somewhere I know that it's really not a good thing to be getting into. But sometimes I also think, well anything to be slim right? Then I think well, right now i'm growing and this is definately not good news...At all. Later on, I can lose any extra weight. Not by means of throwing up of course, but I guess I still have some baby fat hanging around my waits, and I hate lookign at it...I the same shape as my grandmother used to have, hourglass..Its not as nice though as some other girls and I can't help catching myself thinking god..I wish I had her hips, or her legs...Or something liek that. But I remember once my aunt said that 'if you wanted part of something, you have to have the whole package'. And as for telling someone, I have a very open relationship with my mom...But I wouldn't want to tell her something liek this. I will try working it out on my own, believe me...I'm determined now. But if it happens again, I will tell her...I can promise you that. It's really great to have someone to talk to about it...I can't express how much it meant to me.

Vixon, it's very good to see you're overcoming this. You would be surprised that as an 8th grader, I wish I had an hourglass figure. We may never be totally happy in the skin we're in, there's always a little something we want to do with it, but trust me...You're beautiful no matter how thick or thin you are. :)

Interia...Thanks, you really brought me up. And sandyallen, you are seriously the greatest...I guess is the next best thing to getting treatment...Is mental treatment, and today, i'm proud to say, I didn't do it!!! Now just to keep this up, will be great...And I will feel healthier in no time : ) i'm soooooooo glad I found this site.

Hey I feel like I am reading what I just posted...I am going through the exact same thing...I have been dealing with being bulimic/anorexic for about 4-5 months...My friend is bulimic and has been for years...She is now getting help but I look at how good she looks and that makes me want to be skinny....I also have very wide hips compared to the stick figure friends I have...It makes me want to look better than them...I was orginally 125-130 pounds and now I weigh about 100 and I lost it all and kept it off for about 3-4 months....I think I have gotten better at the whole purging deal but now I don't want to eat with the fear of gaining just a pound....Don't think your alone..I know it's scary but the best thing for you to do if get help as soon as you can..Talk to your mom or a trusted adult because they are there and won't judge you...I have seen people with eating disorders much worse than mine and the longer you wait, the harder it gets to treat it....Feel free to email me anytime..

samantha

im so surprised because i've never really heard from other bulimic people, i also have a lot of naturally skinny person and i just want to be like them, at first i just want to be skinny and now i can't even stand the feeling of food in my stomach, somehow im still not as skinny as those friends are, and i couldn't stop...

Why you want to look like your friends anyways? Do you think they are better? Do they get more boys? Do you just want the girls to admire you? Or do you want the boys to ask you out?

its so hard being around "skinny" people and people with ED'S. Thats why i think you should seperate form them because you are learing bad habits. Why stand out for being the skinniest shen you can be the curviest? I have big hips which i ust to hate but i know realise that its because the way am built. And you where given them hips curves you need to appreciate them. I kno its so hard to do but by only accepting your body can you trully make a positive step into beating this ED. Your mum already prob knows you have a problem and you'd be kidding yourself if you thought she never. gET HELP IF YOU HAVEN'T. I recommend CBT(Cognitive behavioural therapy)

good luck xx =]

I have a friend who is struggling with anorexia. I haven't talked with her about it yet...I don't know how to bring it up to her or how to tell her about my concern for her. I know that this is not a simple issue and I don't know what it is like to experience it personally so I am seeking advice from someone who knows what it is like. How I can I tell her she needs to get help in a way that will help her understand how serious a situation this is?
Thanks!

i just have to say i really hope that u guys know that throwing up dosent get rid of the fat on ur body it just gets rid of water and food thats in your stomach if u want to be thin than eat healthy, protien vegies and detox your body with things at the health food store and excercise and alot of times u can look super skinny and weigh more then your "skinny" friends i actually am very skinny and i hate being skinny i try to gain weight because my body looks discusting guys look at me and think ew so i dont know why anyone would want to be skinny let alone unhealthy and skinny, you know by throwing up so much u can rupter your asophagus, however u spell that lol and die its very seriouse and its not worth anything there is no gain and u actually get more fat on your body because your body is tryin to strive and compinsate for what your not giving it so if your healthy and exercise your body will lose fat and you will feel great and look great makes sence right