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Q: Is There Anyone Out There???
asked by: inquisitive123 on November 12th, 2006
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I don't know why I have used that title, after all I know there are people out there with the same condition as me, the only thing is that I know that I am getting worse, and I have not had the condition long enough to even be diagnosed. But I know, I studied it for two years, my psychology research was carried out on it. Thats probably why I am so good at doing it, I found out lots of information as to how they manage to starve themselves or make themselves throw up. Over the last six weeks I have dropped three dress sizes and have developed bulimia/anorexia. I do not eat for four days or so in a row and then eat something stupid like twenty sausages in five minutes I will then make myself throw up and then go out and get completely hammered on vodka shots. It all started when I got to uni and was surrounded by people half my size. I am overweight so I can afford to go a few days without food, but it is the fact that gradually more and more my life is being consumed by food, I was meant to be doing research and in the last week I have visited this sight about sixty times, today I joined and wrote my first entry. Anyway, just wondered if there was anyone who I could talk to about this. The strangest thing is that even though I know that I am getting worse I don't want to stop. Does anyone know what I mean when I say that I love the feeling that I get after I have binged and purged??
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sandyallen
replied on November 12th, 2006
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Do you know what you are doing to yourself is like a disease that can kill you. We just lost one of our poster's mxgirlie101, I believe her name was due to eating disorders. Do you know that it can cripple you up, cause stomach and esophagus, heart problems and several other problems. I am sure that you have seen some of these girls on tv that are nothing but skin and bones and that look very sickly, that is where you are headed, if you are not careful and do not seek help soon. Your car needs fuel and maintenance and so does your body. Their are other ways to lose weight besides killing yourself or putting your body and system into jeopardy. Please get some professional help! You are not just hurting yourself but you are hurting others that care about you.
Good luck!
We are here for you!
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MissLA
replied on November 12th, 2006
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You sound like an intelligent girl, and someone who knows alot about these diseases. So I hope you realise its something that you can only controll with alot of help, you didn't chose it.
I'm..I dont know, i've had an eating disorder sincei was 13/14 and i'm now 20. Its so hard to recover from unless you really really want to...And even then, there are moments you slip back because its all you know. I am out there, and I would love to talk to you more about this, so pm me.


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v00d00cita
replied on November 13th, 2006
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Hi.
I know what you feel like, because I feel that way sometimes when i'm at the university. But understand that doing that to you in not the way. If you want to get slimmer, go to the nutritionist and get a health plan. My life also goes around food a lot. I did a lot of mistakes, such as not eating for a whole day and working harder at the university. I damaged myself and only now I can see that: I feel weak oftenly, i'm constantly constipated, I feel dizzy a lot and I was close to having a brain accident...
So, you can stop! Please, stop!
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inquisitive123
replied on November 13th, 2006
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I know exactly what all of you guys are saying, but even tonight as I was out, I knew that I was gunna get cheesy chips and I knew that I wouldn't be able to eat them in front of anyone. And everyone was like why aren't you eating them. Then when I was on the way I home I was thinking how I am going to throw them all up and yet still wanted to eat them. It doesn't matter what I am doing to my body at that exact time, it just mattered that I got to eat my cheesy chips and still don't put on weight cos I got rid of them afterwards.
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v00d00cita
replied on November 14th, 2006
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How I know how that is... Sad
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