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greenpepper
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Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 11-08-06 23:14pm
While only a doctor can tell you if you
did any damage, if you have truely only
done it a little bit, you might be lucky
and not have done any damage.
The more serious issue here is not if you
have already done damage but is the fact
that you are making your self throw-up.
This is a serious issue and I was like you
once before only doing it a little bit but
it will get out of control if you
continue. You say you are not going to
anymore and that is good that you have
recognized that you need to stop. Trust
me if you can stop now do it.
If you feel you need help, get help now,
it will be hard but definitely worth it.
If you continue these behaviors you will
damage your body: digestive problems,
heart burn, acid reflex, sensitive
teeth...None of these things are fun and
those are just minor side effects.
However, you should see a doctor to make
sure you have not done damage already.
Everyone is different so there is no way
for someone to tell you if you have or
have not done harm to your body.
I wish you the best of luck!
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 11-09-06 03:26am
greenpepper
wrote:
the more serious issue here
is not if you have already done damage but
is the fact that you are making your self
throw-up. This is a serious issue and I
was like you once before only doing it a
little bit but it will get out of control
if you continue. You say you are not
going to anymore and that is good that you
have recognized that you need to stop.
Trust me if you can stop now do
it.
i'm recovering from bulimia and from
eating disorders nos (not otherwise
specified) and I know what's like when you
say you're going to stop. It's never a
good day to stop and you keep doing it.
Please, stop. Don't worry about the
physical damage you may have done to
yourself, but the damage, both physical
and psychological (the worse one) that you
may still be inflicting to you. Stop!
Get help!
I'm here if you need to talk.
Get better and good luck.
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roopoo
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Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 15
Posted: 11-18-06 13:37pm
Yes, please stop while you can...
Im in recovery too, and trust me, I wish I
had never started.
I now have such bad digestive problems, im
in constant discomfort, and constantly
bloated...Im taking more pills now than
when I was bulimic.
Its a vicious cycle, and it will pull you
in.It will destroy your life..
And I have to say, your health will
probably be the least of your worries.
Personally, it affected me in every way.I
dropped out of college, not getting the
grades I should have.I got a job, and got
so ill I was forced to quit.Unemployed, I
was still spending huge amounts of money
everyday on food.I stopped going out, I
lost my friends, my family became
distant.I hated myself and life.All I
cared about was eating and throwing it
back up again.It wasnt a life.
Please, please...Go and see your
doctor..Get in touch, if its at all
possible with a cognitive behavioural
therapist..You need to stop.
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 11-18-06 13:40pm
roopoo
wrote:
i now have such bad
digestive problems, im in constant
discomfort, and constantly bloated...Im
taking more pills now than when I was
bulimic.
Its a vicious cycle, and it will pull you
in.It will destroy your life..
And I have to say, your health will
probably be the least of your worries.
Please, please...Go and see your
doctor..Get in touch, if its at all
possible with a cognitive behavioural
therapist..You need to
stop.
i don't have to say anything else...
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nothingxbetter
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Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 11-25-06 09:40am
Well, its been more than 3 weeks now, and
I haven't done it since.
The best part is that I haven't binged or
wanted to throw up anything.
I made a dentist appointment to check out
my teeth, and talked to a psycyhiatrist
about it.
I'm feeling and I think getting better
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Xena66
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Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 14
Posted: 11-25-06 10:15am
That's fantastic to hear! Roopoo's
decscription pretty much sums up many of
our lives in a nutshell. I'm 40 now and
had such hopes for a career and dreams,
etc. Etc. And bulimia destroyed my youth
and is serioulsy messing with what i've
made of my adult life. I started just
like you...Just a couple of times to drop
a couple of pounds, and then i'll stop.
Trust everyone on here, it's not that
simple. No matter how strong and
independant you are, bulimia tends to get
the better of most of it's victims. To
me, you are in the small percentage of
people who started, and are quitting early
enough that you can honestly believe that
you will never do it again. Hang on to
that belief and make damn sure you don't
do it again, or you'll be on here in 8
years time giving the same advice to
someone else and summing up your life in
that same nutshell. I wish you the best
and your posts are actually an inspiration
to a lot of young people starting out, so
good for you!
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 11-26-06 13:44pm
nothingxbetter
wrote:
well, its been more than 3
weeks now, and I haven't done it since.
The best part is that I haven't binged or
wanted to throw up anything.
I made a dentist appointment to check out
my teeth, and talked to a psycyhiatrist
about it.
I'm feeling and I think getting
better
wow, that's really awesome! I so glad for you!
Keep going, it's worth it! congratulations, I
wish I could do the same!
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Confessions.
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 1 Location: NJ
Posted: 11-27-06 16:07pm
I'm bulimic. I just realized it a while
ago.. I mean, my friends tell me i'm
pretty and I have boyfriends and flings
and stuff.. But I just can't see it. I
know my face is pretty.. But I can't see
the prettiness in my body. It kills me.
Before it was just throwing up when I ate
too much or was too full.. Now it's when
ever I eat something that's not fat free
or isn't healthy.. But I can't control
what I eat of it and I hate it. I just
came home today and ate a granola bar, and
cookie dough! I can't stop! What do I do
to control my flipping eating patterns?!
I do sets of fifty crunches twice,
sometimes three times a day.. I want to
get better.. But I want to look and feel
thin.. I'm fourteen years old.. Help
from the wiser ones?...
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nothingxbetter
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Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 11-28-06 21:27pm
Mostly now, i'm just worried about how bad
my teeth are now!
I've been worrying non stop now, since the
dental apointment is coming up.
I dont think i've done too much damage
after less than 3 months, but who knows
what i've done.
Pictures on the internet scare me so much
and have been keeping me from doing it.
I'm just driving myself nuts with worry
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 11-30-06 05:42am
And you certainly have reasons to be
worried. Look, the best way of stopping
to have all these worries and problems is
to stop throwing up and so on. Really,
you'll feel better and you will be better
and heathier. Believe me. This ed of
mine has caused me to have too much
trouble already... :\
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nothingxbetter
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Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 12-02-06 01:32am
Well, I still haven't since I said I
stopped.
Its been a while now. I haven't had an
urge to, nor have I binged either.
I have felt better and I know better now
to even get messed up in that ever again
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v00d00cita
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Posted: 12-02-06 06:01am
Great!
i'm so happy for you, that's absolutely
stunning :d