Let's take this thread to introduce
ourselves and get to know one another...
Hello, I am Diane i am 22 years old, i
have a almost 2 yr old son and a 5 mth old
daughter, I am a moderator on this forum.
I suffered from anorexia and bulimia for 5
yrs, i finally got help in 2004 and saw a
therapist for a yr i was put on
antidepressants at this time. I eventually
stopped therapy and moved in with my
sister , the end of 2004 i got pregnant
with my son. I still struggled and still
do with the eating disorder although now i
am better able to control it . I have my
bad days where i dont wanna eat at all,
but since i got pregnant with my son ive
never purged once. Its just harder now
because then i was never really fat and
now im a little heavier due to having kids
and i cant stand it. But i am here to
support you and help you in any way i can.
If you should have aproblem with anyone in
this forum or just questions feel free to
PM me. Also check out the stick Are you or
aloved one suffering, theres alot of good
information in there as well!
thanks
Diane
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Posted: 08-09-07 07:22am
Diane is the Moderator for this
forum...but we also want to hear from you.
Please introduce yourselves!
thats a great idea lee. I would like to
here a lil bit about everyone here , doesnt have to be
related to your struggles. just alil to
get to know ya . Feel free to add anything
about yourself you want.
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gerlschaf
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Posts: 17
Posted: 12-09-07 00:50am
I'm a middle aged woman, mom of 3 grown
kids, grandma of 1 and a half, recently
separated. Work as a nurse. ED for as
long as I can remember off and on. Am
trying to learn again to paint, knit, and
garden, things I didn't do for a long
time. My favorite movie right now "August
Rush." Everyone should see it. I read
everything, trying to develop more
friendships right now, and am glad to find
this site so I can talk with someone who
is familiar with the ED issues.
Welcome to the forum!, this site is
awesome there aer a bunch oflovely people
on here !
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microbaby
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 01-02-08 00:21am
Hello, My name is Dez. I'm 28 years old
married with no children. I'm currently
working on a Bachelors degree in
communications. I go through cycles of
binging/purging for weeks at a time. Then
it will go into remission for months. I
was doing well from June until
Thanksgiving. The combination of stress
from finals and the holidays broke me.
I've been struggling to keep myself under
control.
I have a couple of tools that I can use to
help with the ED. I use a healthy diet (I
follow NutriSystem's guide and eat
1200-1500 calories a day). That coupled
with keeping myself busy (including
exercise) really helps keep the monster at
bay.
I'm beginning a ED therapy group tomorrow
evening.
I'm very open with those around me about
my eating disorder. I've told close
friends, family members, and even written
papers for school about my personal
experience with bulimia. The funny and
ironic thing is that people don't try to
help you as much (so it may seem) when you
openly admit you have a problem. Perhaps
that is because all another person can do
to help a sufferer is to confront them
with their disease. Well I've already done
that for them. So it would appear I'm free
to do as I wish. My husband, who is a
loving and supportive man, says very
little about me purging an entire pizza
immediately after eating it. That just
seems so strange to me. Maybe he doesn't
know what the right thing to do is. I
don't know what the right thing for him to
do is.
Tonight I told him (once again, it happens
each episode) that I will be seeking help
for this disorder. He suggested I try
Weight Watchers meetings. I thought it was
sweet that he was trying. I told him that
"No, I think I'll go to an Eating Disorder
group. I already know how to eat... I just
don't know how to control myself."
I'm actually relatively educated on what I
should be eating to have a lean and well
functioning body. It's just I get kind of
crazy and binge on anything in sight
sometimes. I doubt if Weight Watchers will
come to my home and baby-sit me. (hahaha)
Anyways thanks for reading this.
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Sunkist_Jewell
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 6
Posted: 01-22-08 02:33am
My name is Hailey and I am nineteen years
old. Ive had bulimia for about four years.
I went to treatment once and actually got
worse when I got out. Currently I am in
recovery though and havent relapsed for
about four months. Even though I'm not
purging I have begun to not eat much and
abuse diet pills.
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blueyesmile
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Location: Lee's Summit, Mo USA
Posted: 03-13-08 19:55pm
I'm kinda like Dez. I'm 16 and have had an
ED for amost 4 years. and I have told my
close friends and family about it. My
parents still don't know, because in a
way, they're the reason I keep purging. I
usually don't do it because I ate too
much, i've gotten better at that for the
most part. but its just the only way i
know how to deal with stress and whatever
my parents throw at me.
I have read up on stuff about ED and
realize that i do some of those things
that i had no idea it was linked in any
way. i used to hide food in the closet,
and i love making food for everyone else
but me.
I want to be normal so much! But I really
think that won't come until i graduate and
go to college, away from my parents. The
only time my ED went away was when i had a
bf, and once they leave, i'm back at it
again. it's not because i'm depressed, the
whole reason why we broke up is because my
parents didn't trust him for being 3 years
older. i was good for 3 months, the
longest i had ever gone, and i was
happiest i have ever been in my life. then
my parents basicaly tore us apart and i
crumbled. it's been almost 2 months since
all this has happened and i'm worse than
i've ever been. i cry every time. my
cousins and my sister want to help so
much, but they never know how, and I'm not
gonna always call them when things get
bad. so to me it seems like they don't
care unless something really drastically
happens or they catch me in the act. i
just don't know what to do..and it scares
me cuz i know what can happen if i keep
doing this to myself.
i know i seem to ramble on sometimes, but
it just always feels good to talk about
this, especially to someone who knows what
i'm going through.
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, doesnt have to be
related to your struggles. just alil to
get to know ya . Feel free to add anything
about yourself you want. 
