Eating Disorders

Eating disorders: Signs your teen has a problem with eating, fitness or body image

Our society places a very high value on body image. Our lives all are impacted by the constant media messages saying our bodies should look a certain way, but the age group most affected by these messages is teens.

There is an interesting phenomenon taking place in the United States right now. They say Americans are fatter than ever, and diet-related health problems such as diabetes are occurring in younger and younger people all the time. At the same time, the media is sending messages to young people that they are not worth anything as a human being, nor can they be attractive, unless they are pin thin, like the models on television and in magazines.

I would be willing to wager that one could visit any high school, or even middle school, in the United States and ask the girls how they feel about their bodies, and an overwhelming majority of them would have some complaint. I would bet that most of them would say they think they are overweight, even some who clearly are not. You see, girls get the idea from the media that being severely underweight is normal and even desirable.

Not only are children getting media messages about body image, but many of them grow up observing their parents or family members who worry about their weight. Because so many Americans are overweight, diet programs are everywhere. Most kids will watch one of their parents go on a diet at some point. Parents probably don’t think about their kids observing their behavior while dieting, but their kids do notice. Watching a parent obsess about their weight can cause a child to do the same.

As a parent, there are many signs to watch for. Knowing what to look for is imperative because once your child develops a full-fledged eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, it is very hard to help them.

In the beginning, your child might just make comments about being fat, almost in passing. You might notice them skipping meals or picking at their food during meals. They may begin to obsess about diet and exercise. They may begin to seem withdrawn and depressed. They might avoid friends and family activities. None of these things may appear to be that bad at first, but things will slowly get worse.

Anorexic and bulimic people can’t see themselves the way the rest of the world does. They look in the mirror and see fat, even when they are skin and bones. It may sound impossible, but these people suffer from such severe body dysmorphia that they actually see something that is not there when they look in the mirror. If your child is developing an eating disorder, you might notice that no matter what you tell them, they will still insist that they are overweight or unattractive.

As the disease progresses, you will notice your child losing weight. They will either display very restrictive eating behaviors, or they will eat large amounts of food and then spend a lot of time in the restroom (probably purging with laxatives or throwing up). Many times, parents do not realize there is a problem until this happens, but the child has probably been struggling with their body image for quite some time before they actually start to develop a true eating disorder.

So, who is at the highest risk? Many people are often surprised to find out the group at highest risk for developing an eating disorder is composed of very intelligent young women. They are the driven, competitive, smart girls who are concerned about getting good grades, being the best in extracurricular activities and making their parents proud of them. While these girls may appear to have it all together, they often have self-esteem problems because they feel like they can never be as perfect as they want to be. This perfectionism and self-criticism manifests itself as an eating disorder.

What is a parent to do? Talk to your kids. Don’t take comments they make about their body lightly, and never, ever think your kid is “too smart” to develop something like that. If it is apparent that your child has a problem, don’t waste any time getting them professional help, and don’t be afraid to take drastic measures such as checking them into a rehabilitation center. They will be angry at you at the time, but they will thank you later.

By Jessica Carner

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anybody who needs help, or someone to talk to can e-mail me at izzyhorse@live.ca . I recently overcame anorexia and bulemia after 3 years.

Posted on 8/31/2010 7:48:00 PM by Anonymous

vasted for two days, realised i was beautiful. i wish tht on all of u

Posted on 8/20/2010 2:57:00 AM by Anonymous

whoever posted 33years old and wish I was bulimic or anorexic. I honestly think you might be at the wrong sight. I've been on here for 5 mins and know that feeling sorry for yourself is a really bad reason to make yourself sick. As far as everyone else who has posted here... Good luck with help, and I really am praying for you. my best friends sister went throug anorexia about 14 years ago and still spends months in the hospital every year. I REALLY WISH I COULD HELP! just stay positive and don't give up on yourself. YOU R BEAUTIFUL!!!

Posted on 8/12/2010 11:10:00 AM by Anonymous

i am 13 and i have bulimia i can't tell anyone and now i am losing wieht really fastand my mom is thinking about making me see a doctor

Posted on 8/4/2010 1:03:00 PM by Anonymous

my boyfriend has been anorexic, orthorexic, bulimic, and then even if he hadnt eaten anything he would throw up because he would think tht there was something in his stomach, but now his brother thinks that i am becoming anorexic what am i going to do? :'(

Posted on 7/18/2010 8:40:00 PM by Anonymous

All of this is true exept that a lot of eating disorders come from men, all the magazines and tv shows with all those beautifully muscular bodies. I am only 15 and I am anorexic. I am also male. This is so hardfor young people these days. And once you obtain an eating disorder, even if you get better, you will always have an eating disorder. Whatever it may be.

Posted on 7/14/2010 1:57:00 PM by Anonymous

Ther person who submitted the response of WAHHHH to the student in Med School from 5 17 10 is unaware of the heartlessness of the response. This forum should be to encourage and support others. If you can't do that please don't post a comment. You know better . The claim here for all is that Life is in our material sense of self. This is the commonly accepted way of viewing life. However, it isn't our real identity. When we recognize that real Life is in Spirit and none of our identity or true happiness or pleasures are in or of our senses or material circumstances- we should be able to disengage from thes habits. The person wihtin the past month that commented she lost her husband-or fiance- and her job is talking the truth. I've been there and am still dealing with gettin ghtis under wraps. This "addiction" needs to be arrested- maybe through groups like Overeaters Anonymus- using the 12 Step program, just like AA does, this should help. Never, never, never give up. But please, above all, don't look for or expect your o.k.-ness to be in material existence, you will not find it there. For those of you who are like minded, please support each other to know that this so-called addiction is not something that has to have a hold on any of us. I have worked with many althletic trainers through the years and the other element that I've found to be most succesfull is to eat 6 small meals - almost more like sancks-as described in one of the past postings, with healthy foods, and do exercize- I work out as intensely as I can - daily, whenever possible, but we need to get the right food value in and if you can get to sleep at a decent time- we need 8 hours regardless of what people say- you will keep the shape you should have as well as being strong and healthy. Best to all. Let's support everyone in thought through each day- This alone can be very powerful. Happy Summer.

Posted on 7/9/2010 12:56:00 AM by Anonymous

Im 15, Ive had an eating disorder for 3 years. Ive suffered from bulima and anorexia, Im currently struggling with bulimia. Ive been in Renfrew treatment center 3 times, well 2. The first time I only stayed for a few days. My parents are dissapointed in me. I am too, Im getting suicidal because of this. I just dont wanna live with it any long.

Posted on 7/8/2010 8:18:00 PM by Anonymous

I am 33 & I weight 175 & I'm 5'6 sometimes I think it would be so much easier if I could be bulimic. I work 50 hrs a week I have 3 kids my husband is paralyzed from chest down after a tree fell on him so I feel I have no time for exercise and healthy food is so expensive. The only thing that keeps me from doing it is if it does get to the point of hospitalization or death bed having to tell my kids being skinny was more important than being with them which is not the case they are my world just sometimes I think being fat and depressed is killing me its just doing it slowly and painfully. And I wonder how embarrassed they are when we are in public. Anybody got any ideas to help me find time and energy to exercise & where to get healthy food at a low $

Posted on 6/28/2010 4:34:00 PM by Anonymous

I am 43 and suffered anorexia for many years. It comes and goes but at stressful times it rears its' ugly head. It is not pretty and it takes all the prettiness out of you....physically, emotionally and mentally. It is really out of control this time, I have a strong support system but have lied about any progress made (haven't made). I weigh 88 lbs and I am 5' 1" and barely a size O but all I see is fat when I look into that distorted mirror that I do many times a day......pulling and hitting the "fat" areas. I feel guilty when I eat and when I don't. My eating behaviors are getting worse and I am a liar and hate myself for it. I am currently in an outpaitient program and on a waiting list for Impatient care. It is not foreign to me I've ridden this roller coaster many times......WHEN WILL IT STOP???? I am sick and tired.

Posted on 6/28/2010 4:27:00 AM by Anonymous

i have suffered from an eating disorder and cannot let go does anyone else feel this way?

Posted on 6/27/2010 7:18:00 AM by Anonymous

I am thirteen years old and I have anorexia. I'm pretty young, so I've only had it for a year, but it's so hard to live with. My dad is always mad at me for it and my mom won't talk to me. I see a therapist, but she fails to help me at all. I feel like I'm trapped. I tend to take a sudden shift in point of view for about three days, and I'll start eating about 1000 calories a day and feel good about myself. However, I always end up in a relapse. It's just so hard because nobody understands, and my parents think I'm just trying to get attention by playing with fire. I'm so sick of resisting. I feel guilty about every little thing I put in my mouth, whether it's a carrot or a chocolate bar. Most of the time I just spit out whatever's in my mouth. I do a heavy workout at least five times a week ranging anywhere from 600-1200 calories per workout. I try not to eat over 300 calories a day. I feel strong and proud of myself after a day of eating as little as possible. I always compare myself to others and think, "Why can she eat those fries and still look like that, but I blow up like a balloon if I eat half a raisin?" I really hate living with anorexia, especially since I don't really know how it all got started. No one understands. They just tell us all to get over it. Goodness, I wish it were that simple.

Posted on 6/23/2010 11:05:00 PM by Anonymous

Bulimia might not kill you, but it can certainly destroy your life. Just to warn you young girls, I am now 67 yrs. old and have been treated for Bulimia since I was 33. Over the years, this dreadful compulsion has lost me the man I loved, my sense of worth, and my job. Please don't think that if you continue, you will be able to stop when you want. It's too late for me. Get all the help necessary.

Posted on 6/2/2010 9:15:00 PM by Anonymous

i have bulimea i have only told one person. i just don't really want to make a big deal about it cause i don't honestly see the issue

Posted on 5/30/2010 11:02:00 PM by Anonymous

If you are 5'7" and weigh in the 90s, and are bulimic, you ARE slowly committing suicide. Being Bulimic does not and will not make you live longer. You are stressing your heart and other organs, you are messing with your electrolytes in your body. Your heart could stop at any time because of the stress you are putting on it. Have you ever been to a doctor about your suicidal thoughts? You may have depression which is treatable with medicine.

Posted on 5/26/2010 9:09:00 AM by Anonymous

Sometimes being bulimic can make people live longer. If I hadn't become bulimic and anorexic and lost all the weight that I've lost, I would have committed suicide a long time ago. I'm not thin enough yet, but I am 5'7" and weigh in the 90s. I'm not suicidal anymore. I'm trying to live skeletal-not die skinny. Kannapolis, NC

Posted on 5/24/2010 4:14:00 PM by Anonymous

The problem with being bulemic or anorexic is that when you stop eating or feel hungry or starved.Your body doesnt know when its going to eat again so the next time you eat you gain it all back and maybe add more because your body wants to store fat for survival for the next time you dont eat(Its like a survival thing...because we all are animals) So thats why eating 6small meals a day is good because 1.you dont feel hungry 2.your energy levels dont go up and down Also your body needs protein....because everything in your body needs protein like cells and muscles etc.If you dont get enough ,when you lose weight,your skinbecomes saggy and you look unnourished I think anorexics get into a cycle that they cant break out of. I know I would have been anorexic too becuase I was really desperate to get thin and so I went to bulemia. But please! remember our bodies need food.And instead of not eating.You could just eat some protein and then im telling you!!! youll lose weight faster .AND YOULL KEEP IT OFF!!! There is a lifestyle programme I want to share,Its something that I used when I was overweight .I went and saw a health nutritionist and its really changed my life.Its so much better than not eating Ok well 1.you do a protein day for three days (where you just eat protein 6x a day).You can eat like 2egg whites or 100g of yougurt or 1 egg or 100g of chicken or fish etc .Just dont eat too much and DONT FEEL HUNGRY.becaus ethen you dont loose 2.Then for 28days you eat 1protein, 1friut for breakfast 1protein ,two bowls of lettuce and one bowl of vegetables for lunch(bowl size a bit bigger than your hand) and the same for dinner. Inbetween meals you have a PROTEIN snack to keep your energy level balanced AND EXERCISE. is based on steps...like walking or jogging.Dont go over 20 000 steps but dont go under 10000 steps(which is like an hour and a half of walking, and an hour or jogging) After 28days you've already lost. DONT GO STRAIGHT for the burgers and chips. OTHERWISE youll gain everything-because your body has just lost weight,it has a memory or your past weight so it wants to go back to it . After the 28days take two weeks to slowly build up. add an extra protein in the morning and night, the after 2-3days add more vegetables then after the 2 weeks off adding, you can slowly build up carbs. I didnt like being in the cycle of gaining and losing.And youll be stuck in the cycle if you go to bulemia and anorexia... Im not going to tell you your beautiful on the inside and that shit. Yourenot going to believe me Al lI know is I stuck to that programme and now i have satisfaction with myself. Try it. Weight is not worth dying over.

Posted on 5/17/2010 11:07:00 PM by Anonymous

I have never felt fat or overweight until 2 years ago when one of my best friends called me a fat pig. Since then i have worried about my weight, but can't seem to control it. It feels like i am gaining more and more weight every day. Recently, I have stopped eating anything, except around my parents, and even then i'm barely eating anything. I always tell my friends and family that i am fat, but they disagree. I don't believe them. I have even tried making myself throw up once. Is this an eating disorder? I'm 12, 5' 5" and I;m over 100 lbs. I'm really fat. I don't think this is that bad because its not making me lose weight. I don't think i can stop, and i am definitely NOT telling anyone.

Posted on 5/17/2010 10:24:00 PM by Anonymous

I need help asap. I live in circleville, ohio and am 19 yrs old. I'm also type one diabetic and suffer from bulemia nervosa. I'm trying to stop my habits myself since I have no insurance and no money, but...I'm starting to realize that I'm losing the battle. What's worse,there may be signs of kidney failure. Please, someone help me. I don't want to die. I want to live to marry my boyfriend and have children w/ him, then grandchildren...if anyone can please just direct me to someone that can help in my area. For free if possible. I'm tired and scared....help me, please. My number is (740) 412-4120

Posted on 5/17/2010 4:57:00 AM by Anonymous

WAHHHHHHHHH

Posted on 5/16/2010 8:26:00 PM by Anonymous

It is so true what they say, I have always been the top in my school (I graduated at the top of my class), I now go to a top university. Even in sports I always exceeded, I was even invited to join the junior Olympic team for dressage riding. However, these accomplishments seem meaningless now. Since I was thirteen I have been worried about my weight, my brother would always tease me about being fat. In the past two years this concern about my weight has turned into bulimia, which is extremely difficult to deal with well trying to maintain high marks for med school well at the same time devoting 2-4 hrs every night to over eating followed by purging. Recently I went for help at my universities health services and still it seems so hopeless and to me it seems to have made it worse, now my eating disorder within the past few weeks has developed into solely binge eating (everyone at the eating disorder program tells me how good this is to overcome the temptation to purge but it sure does not feel that way) and this puts me as a prime candidate for gaining weight which is what I fear most This is not really a comment I do suppose, but I just wanted to say my story, besides to people who I pay to listen to me in the eating disorder program at the mental health services, since no one in my life knows about it (not even my parents)...I feel so hopeless as if this will never leave me! It brings me no joy! Even when people say I am beautiful and have the perfect body (first of all I do not believe them) and secondly my body was bought through hurt and pain. I hate it so much, everyone views me in this perfect light, but if they only knew my real struggles...that every night I induce vomiting to the point that I nearly pass out. I hope that no girl goes through what I have, I hope that they could love themselves and see how beautiful they really are, I do not believe that a girl is only her appearance, except when it comes to me!! So hurt, so alone, I feel as though all hope is gone .

Posted on 5/15/2010 1:13:00 PM by Anonymous

some one please answer me if you are there?

Posted on 5/10/2010 7:54:00 PM by Anonymous

IM BULEMIC AND I DONT THINK ANYONE LOVES ME

Posted on 5/10/2010 7:52:00 PM by Anonymous

i am suffering from depression and im young still living with dad and i am balemic and nobody knows

Posted on 5/10/2010 7:21:00 PM by Anonymous

i am 15 yrs old & i weigh 95 lbs. my boyfriend is anorexic, & when he does eat he throws up on purpose, & i am afraid tht he will die, what in the world am i supposed to do to help him? please help me! - Aimee

Posted on 5/8/2010 1:49:00 PM by Anonymous

DONT GIVE UP!!!! I'm 15, 5'7" and right now I weigh 111 pounds. My lowest weight was 104. I decided to tell someone (my mom) and now I am getting better. DON'T BE AFRAID TO TELL SOMEONE!! They will thank you for letting them help you and for admitting that you need help!! An eating disorder is NOTHING to be ashamed of!! I now have a therapist and a medical doctor along with the support of my friends and family to help me through my difficult moments. TELL SOMEONE. PLEASE. Even though it's only been a few months since I told someone, I already feel better about myself. NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR BODY EXCEPT A MEDICAL DOCTOR. NO ONE. Love yourself and TELL SOMEONE!!!

Posted on 5/6/2010 7:26:00 PM by Anonymous

why is it called an Audrey Hepburn eating disorder? She didn't have one. She grew up in Europe, (Arnhem) in WWII she was malnourished. She was not mental!

Posted on 5/3/2010 5:54:00 PM by Anonymous

I'm almost 15. I've been called fat numerous times. Comments hurt. To the point of depression and low self esteem. I'm 5'10" and about 180lbs. I'm overly self conscious about the way I look. I've resorted to anorexia a few times because exercising doesn't seem to work that well for me. I've only done it a few times though. We all want to be "perfect" in a sense, but the truth is, it's all stereotypical. The media touches up pictures on magazines of actresses and musicians so we girls can feel horrible about the way we look. If any of you have an eating disorder, try to ween yourself out of it. In the end, you'll thank yourself for it. We're beautiful the way we are:)

Posted on 5/2/2010 10:36:00 PM by Anonymous

hi,i am faith,i am 12 yrs old,ad i weigh 57 lbs. i am 5 ft. tall,and i think i am fat!! i am anorexic and bulimic,the last time i ate was bout 2 weeks ago,and it was a few chips !

Posted on 5/2/2010 10:54:00 AM by Anonymous

hi my name is bob. and i weigh 300lbs and i think i'm going to become anorexic. any suggestions ?

Posted on 4/29/2010 1:17:00 PM by Anonymous

I'm seventeen years old and I weigh about 125 pounds at a height of 5' 7". I work out regularly, but would like to lose about 15 pounds. I was always small until I started my period. Now, I don't like the way I look. I have tried to extremely restrict my caloric intake, but couldn't pull through with it. My mom and brother both drop unecessary comments which aren't reassuring about the weight I've gained. I'm curious about anorexia and bulimia and I am seriously considering it. My friend in which I spend most of my time with always talks about weight and I think it has gotten to me. I feel as if I can control myself to do it until I lose the 15 pounds. Any feedback?

Posted on 4/27/2010 9:14:00 PM by Anonymous

Please tell someone about your disorder because it can be very fatal. Dont be ashame because we all have different things in life to deal with. You can get help because there are people just like you out there and can help you, and the longer you wait, the worse it will become. You are important, you are somebody and someone cares. Please get help now!!!!! Your life matters........Believe in yourself.......

Posted on 4/27/2010 6:33:00 PM by Anonymous

Please tell someone about your disorder because it can be very fatal. Don't be ashame because we all have different things in life to deal with. You can get help because there are people just like you out there and can help you, and the longer you wait, the worse it will become. You are important, you are somebody and someone cares. Please get help now!!!!! Your life matters........Believe in yourself.......

Posted on 4/27/2010 6:28:00 PM by Anonymous

I am 20 years old and have been battling with bulimia since i was 14. Its a long scary road - it has taken over my life. I recently moved half way accross the country from where my home is and ever since then my illness has increased a great amount. I feel like i have hit rock bottom. I moved out here with my sister, and for the first time in my life i want help.. im just not sure how to go about it. I dont want to have to tell my sister but at the same time the dark thoughts i keep having are scaring the shit out of me. anyone have any suggestions?

Posted on 4/27/2010 4:32:00 AM by Anonymous

i have bulimia and im scared but i dont know what to do, i want to tell someone but i dont want it to be a big deal.

Posted on 4/25/2010 8:15:00 PM by Anonymous

why cant people just eat and be happy with themself???:)

Posted on 4/23/2010 11:08:00 AM by Anonymous

no that is not normal :(

Posted on 4/22/2010 6:21:00 PM by Anonymous

i dont think anorexia is the way to go it only breaks down your body and makes you sick!! you shouldnt care what people think everybody is beutiful in there own way and starving your self to make yourself think you look pretty is not the way to go! i know i am not skinny for my age, as a matter of fact i am about 35 pounds overweight for the avrage 14 year old and i am fine with the way i look cause i am tall so i dont look as big as i really am of course i would like to loose a couple of pounds, who doesnt? i know it is hard to go to school and work and see celeberties and models everywhere that are really skinny but trust me wanting to look like that is not the way to go its like you are really just killing yourself solwly but painfuly!;D

Posted on 4/22/2010 6:20:00 PM by Anonymous

hello..my name is eli nd i weight 80lbs nd i jst turned 14 years old iz dat normal??

Posted on 4/17/2010 11:58:00 PM by Anonymous

"PEOPLE LOVE HOW YOU LOOK NO MATER WHAT PEOPLE SAY THEY DONT KNOW YOU YOU KNOW YOURSELF" soooo true good words!!

Posted on 4/14/2010 11:08:00 AM by Anonymous

I battled the weight fight with my daughter after she had surgery. she lost nearly 10 tens pounds in just 2 weeks, I did everything to try and get her to gain someof it back, I even took her to the falmily Dr. for help, she said that she just wasnt hungry and I let it go. Her Dr. said it was common to lose some weight after surgey, but even when she seemed to recover from the surgery, I noticed that I could now see her hip bones through her jeans and it scared me as a mother. I finally sat her down after she told me of her fear of getting to fat, and explained to her she was a gorgeous young gilr and that noone can ever take that away from her if she doesn't let them. No one should have that kind of control of another, especially so called friends! She has now gained all her weight back and looks just gorgeous. So for the parents out there struggling with this with thier child keep the faith and never give u[p because they have the power to overcome, they are strong individuals and with enough love, patience and guidance you can lead your kids through this.

Posted on 4/13/2010 9:17:00 PM by Anonymous

hello! i am 13 & i weigh 210 i think i am fat when i look in the mirror but im actually skinny for me the skinny size is 0 my stomach doesn't accept food no more sooo im guessing im anorexic & i usually eat like 3 times a week my mom says that she's going to were the anorexic people go but i tell her no that im going to eat but i never do PEOPLE LOVE HOW YOU LOOK NO MATER WHAT PEOPLE SAY THEY DONT KNOW YOU YOU KNOW YOURSELF

Posted on 4/13/2010 9:02:00 PM by Anonymous

FOOD IS GOOD FOR YOUR BODY! EAT IT LIVE IT LOVE IT( ALSO LOVE YOUR SELF)! YOUR NOT FAT!!!!!! YUOR BEAUTIFUL JUST THEY WAY YOU ARE! SO EAT!

Posted on 4/12/2010 11:18:00 AM by Anonymous

Thanks!

Posted on 4/12/2010 11:16:00 AM by Anonymous

irean thats great!!!!!

Posted on 4/12/2010 11:15:00 AM by Anonymous

hello my name is irean, i weight 400lbs and i think that i am a skinny mini. is tht a bad thing?!

Posted on 4/12/2010 11:14:00 AM by Anonymous

you guys are fine just the way you are!!

Posted on 4/12/2010 11:12:00 AM by Anonymous

nomnomnomnom yummm ilove foooddd!

Posted on 4/12/2010 11:11:00 AM by Anonymous

hey im not fat!!

Posted on 4/12/2010 11:09:00 AM by Anonymous

i am not anorexic but i feel really fat and everyone else says im really skinny but i guess its just me being foolish.

Posted on 4/7/2010 11:50:00 AM by Anonymous

i just sent sumthin in and by the way i am thirteen!

Posted on 4/4/2010 3:56:00 PM by Anonymous

i have anorexia and my lowest weigth was only 94 pounds i wish it was lower, and now i am 106 becus i am in a program for it adn i feel fat still, and i dont relly know how to handle it all, its hard and no one relly undeerstadns unless theyve experienced it themselves.

Posted on 4/4/2010 3:31:00 PM by Anonymous

If you know someone who is dealing with either of these diseases, and i say diseases not disorders because thats what they are, or if you are dealing with one yourself, tell someone. Thats the bottom line. If you have one of these tell someone you trust completly, you never know they may be the one who helps you overcome it. Its happened trust me.

Posted on 3/23/2010 1:16:00 AM by Anonymous

I developed this a year ago i recovered partially for awhile and now am in a swing down again, i have lost ten pounds in around 3 months, i went slow so i wouldnt get caught. i know i need help, but what if i dont want to beat it?

Posted on 3/23/2010 1:07:00 AM by Anonymous

Please know that you are beautiful, each and every one of you. You do not need to be stick thin to be beautiful. You are making yourself sick by starving yourself. Love yourself, be healthy and please know that you are beautiful. If anyone needs to talk, I will gladly listen. There is always someone in your corner, rooting for you.

Posted on 3/10/2010 8:29:00 PM by Anonymous

I'm a new bulimic, I am well overweight. I try eery diet and exercise that I can, nothing works. My mo and brother lose weight as if its nothing. So I turned to throwing up, I feel better about myself. But just yesterday I nearly passed out. I haven't lost weight yet, but I feel lighter after I throw up. My mom is beginning to notice that I eat so much but don't get fat. I just need to lose weight to help gain some self-esteem. I do need help, but not yet.

Posted on 2/27/2010 2:26:00 AM by Anonymous

Im worried that two of my best friends are devleoping anorexia. They are twins. They always counts calories and for what they call a filling lunch eat half an apple and a whole wheat sandwhich with tofu and lettuce, no drink other than water or dessert and they call it the big meal of the day. They also call themselves fat. They are only skin and bones, if I confront them, they deney saying im a stick, when i eat three times what they do and get mad when I say they have nothing to eat.

Posted on 2/12/2010 9:43:00 PM by Anonymous

My sister has dealt with bulemia for years. I never knew exactly how serious this disease was! We lost our mom dec of 2007. I ended up moving in with her. I learned so much. I know she started because kids would tease other kids about being fat and she never wanted to go through that. Then I learned that stress would trigger her to want to do it. I dont think alot of people really understand the struggle you have to go through to stop. Not to mention the mind set you have. My sister weighed a whole 94lbs soaking wet and would still think she was fat. I would think she was just being stupid. But I just didnt understand the disease yet. Also its much harder to stop! You can be addicted to crack, meth, beer, etc and its ok, you dont need that to live. However food is needed to survive. Imagine someone addicted to crack wanting to quit but needing one small rock a day to survive. My sister helped me understand alot. Although I dont understand everything I still understand alot. If I could explain my sister I would say, loving,smart,fun, always did what she could for anybody! Most people love her. She went to college and graduated with honors. Very proud of her. She tried different things to stop and would do really good. She would relapse but I always encouraged her to try again. She would do better each time she tried. Unfortunately she lost the battle. Bulemia won, and took her life at 36years old. I am here to try and help anybody I can. I am not a doctor but I did learn alot from my sister and am willing to help anybody I can. Maybe some of the things that helped her will help you. Please feel free to email me. My name is Chris and my email is bagj4@aol.com. If you decide not to email me thats fine just please know that you are worth fighting for. Dont give up. Dont let bulemia take your life to. Know this, you may not be in pain if it takes your life but all the people you leave behind are devastated. Take it from someone who knows! I wish I could have helped her, I love her so much and miss her everyday. But if I can help you and others then it would make every day easier for me. Good Luck and you will all be in my prayers.

Posted on 2/12/2010 5:15:00 PM by Anonymous

I feel so bad, I wish I could do something to help. I dont know exactly what your going through but I have dealt with close friends that have been and are going through this. I do want to tell you that this will kill you in the end, Ive seen it. Please dont do that to yourself, you deserve so much better. Think about the people out there who love you. What is that going to do to them. Please reach out and ask for help. If you dont have anyone there for you there are many people on this site that would be willing to help Im sure.

Posted on 2/12/2010 4:09:00 PM by Anonymous

Ladies! I am 25 and have been anorexic since I was 12. You think you are controlling it, but you are not. At age 20 I got pregnant with my son. Because of what I have done and continued to do to my body, he died. It happened to me and it can happen to you too. Please get help. This does not have to be a lifetime disease! I am still struggling with it everyday. I don't have any friends. I can't have anybody close for fear they may notice and try to stop me from this thing that has destroyed my life. It's still destroying my life every day. I pass out on a regular basis, but because of my age they can't do anything to hold me in a treatment center. I spent most of my teen years in these places. It can help you. Please stop before you realize that anorexia and bulemia is all you have left. You are all beautiful. No matter what, You all have redeeming qualities that make you an amazing person. If you want to talk to an understanding person, feel free to contact me. lausue06@gmail.com.

Posted on 2/9/2010 10:03:00 PM by Anonymous

if u have a eating disorder u need to tell somebody!!!!!dont leave it alone and say o ill stop.u need help and i mean that in the nicest way i can say it and girls or guys who want tips for stopping being bulimic or anorexic just tell somebody and it will be worth it!!!!

Posted on 2/8/2010 5:29:00 PM by Anonymous

Age: 21 Height: 1,59 cm Weight: 53.1 Kg My dream is to be beautiful. I won't stop untill I make this dream come true. II've been on diets since I was 15. I suffer from chronic obstipation (laxatives have little or no effect on me) and cellulite seems to adjust too well to certain areas of my body. Once I got to my ideal weight but it was thanks to appetite suppresors. I've been bulimic since I was 17 and can't seem to stop. My mother, my biggest fan and friend has recently passed away leaving me unaccompanied most of the time. I've never gone to the extreme of being to thin and not recognizing it. Unfortunatly I've always loved good food and cooking too, but I can't go through a day without vomiting twice after devouring everything iin the kitchen. I'm always tired, my eyes are swollen and my stomach feels bloated. My father thinks bulimia is some sort of insanity so I can't rely on him to solve this. Can anyone please give me some tips on how to stop a binge when it's about to happen? I go to the gym twice a week and do a 30 min home workout everyday. I don't have much free time for anything because of my studies...I'm always studying close to the kitchen and it's driving me crazy...Please help me.

Posted on 2/7/2010 11:39:00 AM by Anonymous

I am 23, 5'10, and 143 lbs. two years ago, i was 100 lbs and fading fast from bulimia. I had to go to the doc every week, was in the hospital once, passed out when i stood up, considered suicide, cut myself, etc. This is probably bad advice but it worked for me. I hated the medicine I was on because it was not helping and i was throwing up everything i ate every day still. I dont know what did it, but one day I realized that I was going to die if i didnt stop and suddenly that seemed like a bad thing. My life was crap and i had wanted to die but one day, I was driving going through a drive thru to get food for a binge when I decided that that was going to be my last binge. I had quit 2 other times for a few months then relapsed shortly after, but this time i decided that instead of binging and purging, I was going to start smoking to control the urge when I got it. Obviously dont smoke if you are under 18 and dont smoke just to do it. Its bad and gross and will probably kill me eventually, but I havent binged or purged in over 6 months and I have also figured out that if i dont weigh myself, I don't freak out about it as much. I go by my clothes. If I fit in them, I am good for the day. I also moved into a new apartment because my old one was where I had all my OCD habits established. I avoid eating trigger foods like cookies and stuff and I drink diet soda to fill my stomach some before I eat my meals. I still count all my calories and want to lose weight but I am getting married and Ive realized that I have to choose between life and my ED. After nearly 7 years of not eating and throwing up several times a day, I am 6 months clean at a healthy weight (even though I hate it) and I did it without therapy or drugs. Its something that you have to pull yourself out of and when you do, Life turns so amazing and you realize that you are stronger then everyone because they never could have had the control to waste away to nothing and nearly die and then turn it around.

Posted on 2/5/2010 6:18:00 PM by Anonymous

bulimia has wrecked my life. I alienated all my friends from highschool and undergrad so that I could waste all my money buying food to throw up. Please Please Please get help if you even think you might have a problem. Tell a friend if you can't talk to your parents. tell a school counselor. Don't let it get you, life is better. this is a terrible post I wish I could say more, but really. don't do it!

Posted on 2/5/2010 5:59:00 PM by Anonymous

I am very active playing volleyball year round as well as track in the winter and spring. I am 5'9" weighing 158 pounds and while most of it is muscle, I cannot help but think that I am fat and shouldn't eat. I skip lunch, and I also see my mother who is very concerned about her weight as well and since she now weighs about 165 it makes me feel worse about myself.

Posted on 1/26/2010 10:27:00 PM by Anonymous

i am in rep hockey, basketball,vollyball,track+field,and tennis. i am 13 5'6 and weigh about 148 pounds. everyone says i thin considering all of the sports i play, but i just dont belive them. i have been bulimic for almost 6 moths now and anorexic. i dont know what to do.

Posted on 1/25/2010 12:58:00 PM by Anonymous

If your 5'6 and 98 pounds, you may have overcome your bulemia, but your still not eating, which is anorexia. at 5'6 you need to weigh at least 115. Look it up. Look up your BMI, 115 is the lowest weight for a healthy BMI.

Posted on 1/24/2010 3:07:00 AM by Anonymous

I think bulimia is wrong because you are fine the way you are

Posted on 1/22/2010 2:01:00 PM by Anonymous

my daughter has been bulimic now for 2-3 months. we have her seeing a counselor but it seems to be getting worse. the counselor is consulting with our pediatrician (my daughter's life long doctor) about antidepressants . ....still .....how long can this go on and what can a parent do other than stand by and let the professionals do the work. we love her and let her know there is no judgment but ........

Posted on 1/20/2010 11:46:00 AM by Anonymous

i have had an eating disorder for 3-4 years now and im scared.

Posted on 1/16/2010 6:24:00 PM by Anonymous

My name is jessie and i have went through the hardships of bulemia aswell as anorexia for the past nine years of my life. Some people look at this as a joke, but i will tell you that i came within moments of dying. You start out thinking, oh its not big deal I just really want to fit into that dress for friday, and in order to do that, just stop eating for a week. Let me tell you, you're killing yourself. My body got to the point that it was starving. If you really want to kill your body your on the right track.

Posted on 1/6/2010 9:54:00 AM by Anonymous

my name is alicia and ive struggled with both anorexia and bulimia... i believe that it's impossible to not have both. think about it, you binge and then purge and then you'll starve yourself for a day or two or even weeks and then go back to finding the next best thing in the fridge. it's definintly been a declivity that's the hardest out of all addictions. it's not like a drug addiction because it's easier to hide it, its free and you can do it at anytime. i went through much therapy and an outpatient treatment center... but trulely i felt it did more bad than good because i kept comparing myself to the other girls still and always made it my goal to be the skinniest one there the next day to make my point... it unfortunately didn't help. i realized that therapy wont do anything unless you are truely ready to committ in stoppping and at the time i really wasn't. but now i'm just sick of it and ifear my body can't take much more abuse and i'm scarred i wont live for another few years if i cant change. so i'm reaching out to people (boys and girls) for help and to connect with someone who understands as well what i'm going through. it's sad to say but i only think another can help if another has or is struggling with it because otherwise that indivdual truely has no idea in the world what it's like and it just constantly a civil war internally. so hopefully someone can help me and give me some good advice and hopefully i can reciprocate that help as well.

Posted on 12/22/2009 1:26:00 AM by Anonymous

why would anyone even go anorexic when you can just fast and eat a snack everyday then exercise a bunch. thts what i do and i have lost almost ten pounds in 4 weeks. but if u do have a eating disorder get help but instead of pushing someone into a rehab center, support them. i helped my friend overcome bulimia and begged her mom not to send her to a rehab center, because she would just get depresssed.

Posted on 12/17/2009 6:32:00 PM by Anonymous

hi i'm one of those girls thats terrified for my friends and for myself my friend just over came anorexia and i helped her but im sorta anorexic to i'll go weeks without eating and than maybe eat one meal so my parents wont notice ..... not that they would anyway ... my mom only notices me when i gain weight your getting fat shell say and than leave ........ my friend was a size 1 when she was called fat and went anorexic ...... i am a size 6 and were both 15 . i talked with her the other night about how I AM she said that now i might think that ill have it under controll and that if i did lose weight it wasnt gonna help me personally just how i look which she thought was amazzing ................yet even after talking to my friends about what i was doing i still feel is nesserary ..................i need help and i know i do but after being called fat for 8 years of my life by my own mother i cant help but think i'm doing the right thing

Posted on 12/10/2009 2:43:00 AM by Anonymous

im 5. 6" and 98 pounds, i've over come bulimia, but people still think i have it. :(

Posted on 12/9/2009 3:07:00 PM by Anonymous

my child is a young 21 year old woman now and has been suffering with bulimia since she was 17. i see her just fading away and i am feeling like i am drowning and dont know how to get her help she continues to tell me she is better but i know she is not i need help i do not know what to do anymore...

Posted on 12/4/2009 12:25:00 AM by Anonymous

Food is definitely over rated. We don't need near the food the that the "powers at be " tell us. It's a money making racket. Look up these topics to change your perspective on food: Living on Light, breatharian, Qi, Ki, Life Force Energy, just to name a few. These topics will take you on a life changing journey, I gaurantee!!

Posted on 12/1/2009 3:25:00 PM by Anonymous

Beauty is only skin deep and if you contiue to drag yourself down this hill of being small or big you will wnd up being 6 feet under. Be ahppy that you are you and noone can take that from you. You may have somthing that someone else wants. Skinny girls alot of big girls are dieing to be your size and Big girls same for you. Fix yourself up and see what you have to offer someone else. just think all the time you are wasting on fixing yourself up there is a handsom man out waiting on someone that looks just like you. You may not think so because your self-esteem is so low but there is. Pray on the sitiuation and ask for help and I promise that things will get better for you. Its so sad to see so many of our beatuiful girls feeling so bad about themselves. Womaen are the strongest peolpe in the world and we have to keep it that way. NO MATTER WHAT SOMONE SAYS ABOUT YOU , YOU BELEIVE THAT YOU ARE WONDERFUL LADIES!!!!

Posted on 11/28/2009 10:34:00 AM by Anonymous

i am 13, 5ft and 72lbs. i am anorexic and get made fun of on a regular basis. everyone notices and somehow encourages me to lose weight its scary but i love to stand on the scale day after day as the numbers get smaller and smaller. its the only thing that comforts me. :)

Posted on 11/26/2009 11:24:00 PM by Anonymous

i'm 5'4 and dont want to say my weight because it is way above the normal healthy range. it seems like i am a non purging bulimic. i will eat a lot one day than not eat anything for another day or two. i cant break this cycle and i cant talk to anyone face to face. the only reason i can do this is because no one can see me. i have always been overweight but have recently lost about 15 pounds. plz help me and can anyone tell me if i actually sound like i have an ED?

Posted on 11/24/2009 12:19:00 PM by Anonymous

Awesome

Posted on 11/22/2009 2:08:00 PM by Anonymous

i'm 14, 5'7, and weigh 180 pounds. i have been getting made fun of for being fat ever since i was in 3rd grade. back then, i didnt care, but now, i'm starting to take action. about a week and a half ago, my doctor called me obese, and now its getting to the point where my friends dont talk to me because of my weight. my family even calls me fat. i have now been in the bathroom at school after lunch every day, throwing up. i also do it at home. no matter what people say, i cant stop. if you have anything to say, or any advice, please feel free to contact me. on facebook, look up haleigh hogan. do the same for myspace. please talk to me and try to help ):

Posted on 11/20/2009 7:50:00 PM by Anonymous

im 16 and its very hard to break the habit especially for me - i suffered an eating disorder for 7 seven months continously (soon after my mother passed away) about 3.5 years ago.... then thoughout the next 3.5 yrs, my eating disorder havent gone away completely.. it has been flickering in and out of my life... then recently i have lost my father and right now my new life with my brother's family, i felt like i have lost control over everything so i turned back to not eating at all. also right now i am rejecting any suggestions of help because i feel like thats no use...they kept telling me that im starting to deteriorate again and i really did refuse to listen to my family members and other people from school. but they just dont understand... i can never be happy again now that i have been left alone like an orphan.... and other issues.. so im just trying to handle it... but it'll be much harder for me because i really dont want to let it go.

Posted on 11/19/2009 6:58:00 PM by Anonymous

It's so hard to understand an eating disorder until you have gone through it yourself. When I was 12, I was anorexic. I was about 4' 10", but I only weighed 65 pounds (on a good day). I didn't even feel like I had to be thin towards the end. It was just too hard to face the truth and tell myself that I was wrong for doing it. It was too hard to break my habits. People can tell you that you are doing the wrong thing all they want. For me, my mom would cry on my bed as I fell asleep everynight and tell me that I was killing myself. I refused to listen though. My uncle was my inspiration and change. Two and a half years later, I am only 2 inches taller, but forty-five pounds heavier. Thank you to everyone and good luck everyone out there!

Posted on 11/18/2009 6:13:00 PM by Anonymous

i'm 15, 5'1 and 94 pounds. i've been starting torwards the path of anorexia for months now. everyone around me is noticing, but i somehow feel encouraged to keep losing weight. its scary, and i hate myself for being this way, but its a hard habit to break :(

Posted on 11/17/2009 5:01:00 PM by Anonymous

im 5 ft 4 and 100 pounds and i hate wen i go to school(gr.9) and i get made fun of for being so small i have no eating disorder its just the way my body is built and i dance 5-6 nights a week 4 hours each and i dont get how girls do this to themselves 3 of my bff are smaller than me and have eating disorders but they cant eat because their bodies have learnt not to eat i hate it

Posted on 11/13/2009 8:15:00 PM by Anonymous

have a good day beautiful. :)

Posted on 11/5/2009 9:11:00 PM by Anonymous

It makes me really sad to read these comments that people my age have left.i am five foot eight and 125 pounds.people are constantly telling me that i am bulemic or anorexic.i get sick of hearing it..it makes me sad to hear them criticize me for the way i am.everyone was built the way they are for a purpose.everyone is beautiful in their own way.the wisest woman i know told me that stick skinny people are always so irritable because they never eat,and healthy people are happier because they eat.these eating disorders are really all in the head of the person who is under the impression that they are "fat."i can tell you now...you are beautiful. :).just look in the mirror.it wasnt always that you have thought this way, and you were most likely a happier person when you didnt.it is normal for you to eat..it does not mean you have to gorge yourself,just eat healthier foods.like fish, rice,fruits,vegetables,grains,meats.eating in moderation is excellent for your body, but that does not mean that you need to starve yourself.i guarantee you that you are beautiful..you can not truly love another being if you do not love yourself..depriving your body of food is a form of self hatred.you really just have to think back before you had an eating disorder and think how it all started.im sorry if i have offended anyone in any way, but i am not writing this to sugar coat anything, im writing this to tell you the truth..that you are beautiful and you shouldnt listen to anyone who tells you otherwise..they are just jealous that you are the only you and they cant compare.be strong. :)

Posted on 11/5/2009 9:10:00 PM by Anonymous

How can i tell the difference between the weight gaining from builmia an weight cycling as a teenager?

Posted on 11/2/2009 10:03:00 PM by Anonymous

It's hard for me because I don't have an eating disorder at all, but I'm very underweight. Many of my peers at school make jokes about me being anorexic, and compare me to people with eating disorders. I always tell them to stop because it makes me feel terrible inside that they so easily throw those terms around without even considering the feelings of those affected by the disorders.

Posted on 11/2/2009 8:47:00 AM by Anonymous

Remuda Ranch - in AZ and in VA - is an amazing place. They have several levels of care depending upon your need. They have. Free 1 800 # if you just need someone to talk to in confidence (those of you who are scared and need to talk or have no therapist) I was there 11 years ago. I am now 33. To the person who said, "People with eating disorders are gross and no one should have them", I feel very sad for you. Most of us feel the same way. Call Remuda. Get help. It will only get worse.

Posted on 11/1/2009 4:02:00 PM by Anonymous

I think that people with eating disorders are grose and no one skould have one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Posted on 10/26/2009 7:23:00 PM by Anonymous

yup, food is fuel. at some point, someone told you, you were'nt skinny enough. shame on them. shame on america for portreying such an unrealisic image. the girls walking around on magizines an runway shows, are girls who get paid for being the way they are....but they can't be happy. Do you think money buys happiness? maybe temporarily...like a drug...but how can you live to enjoy it if your lying in the hospital hooked up to an IV?? or worse....Im gonna tell you something different based on my own personal experiences. Curves are natural and sexy. a boy/man in his right state of mind will appriciate that body of yours, as long as you look nice an healthy. 90 lbs is not nice an healthy. its frail an Not very flattering. eat a nice thick peace of baked salmon, some steamed veggies an a nice pile of rice. mmmmm sounds yummy. then, you can take a brisk walk to get that blood flowin. try it

Posted on 10/25/2009 10:18:00 PM by Anonymous

Think of food as fuel. Your body is an incredibly efficient car. Without gas it will not run. The body will steal from the muscles and bones to make sure the heart and brain have enough food. Please eat enough to keep your heart and your brain functioning. Carolyn, mother of an adult exercise bulimic

Posted on 10/15/2009 8:30:00 PM by Anonymous

Hi I am Isabella I am 11 years old and I think. Am on the path to becoming anorexic. I skip breakfast lunch and I hate eating dinner. I lost about 6 pounds in one week but I am still fat. I weigh... Gosh this is embarrssing 119 pounds and lose about a pound or two a day. I can go for days without eating and would if my mom wouldn't scream and threaten to take away my "privileges" if I don't eat. Eating makes me feel sick and I excercise like a normal person every other day for 1 hour and 30 min. Pls help me I can tell you more email me at holaiamisabella@yahoo.com thanks I am getting kind of scared.

Posted on 10/12/2009 11:41:00 PM by Anonymous

i was just looking at this for a school project and i almost started crying! you girls with this problem need to undrstand that YOU are beautiful! in yourself! there is NO one else in the world who can be you or take your place!!! go get help... and know that tho i am a complete stranger to you, i am pushing and hoping that one day u will bet better! <3

Posted on 10/10/2009 10:01:00 AM by Anonymous

hi, my name is Jess i am 18 years old and i think i may be becoming anorexic...i have only been eatting when my family is around and sometimes with my friends but i really hate eating ( i don't wanna get fat) i just am not happy with how my body looks and i am scaring myself. Help me please!

Posted on 10/4/2009 4:42:00 PM by Anonymous

Hi, I am a 16 year old female. I live in Iowa and I think i may have bulimia. I eat alot in the morning and throw it up and at school I will eat and throw it up in the bathroom, and I exercise at least 4 hours a day then I go home and eat and I throw it all up. I started this in February of this year and I have not had my period since March of this year. I weigh about 98 pounds and when I look at myself or in the mirror I see fat. I really need help I don't want to live like this anymore.

Posted on 10/1/2009 11:45:00 PM by Anonymous

just reading this it's hard to be bulimia when no one understands where your coming from. i've had a eating disorder sense i was in 2nd grade and i would hide it from my family .It helped me get through all the things that were going on in my life .

Posted on 9/27/2009 12:03:00 PM by Anonymous

Reading this is very scary, I have been battling anorexia and bulimia since I was about 15, to everyone else I appear very skinny, Im now 20 and weigh 102 lbs. When I think about it, that does seem skinny and I know I am much underweight, however when I look in the mirror I see fat and disgusting. I have been getting help through outpatient treatment, however I don't think I will ever get over this. All I think about is how big my love handles look and how gross my stomach is. I can remember a period of time that my eating disorder completely went away for about 9 months, I gained weight and was at a normal size and felt good about myself, now again stuggling I can't figure out how to get back to that happiness. I know what it feels like to feel something that others can't see, I would wish this disorder upon no one, it is awful. I still have faith that we can all overcome this,and I hope someday if I overcome this I can help someone else overcome it.

Posted on 9/22/2009 3:24:00 PM by Anonymous

I don't think I am anorexic, but my eating habits change constantly. There are days when I don't eat and others where I eat twice that day and don't throw it up. I have really low self-esteem and think of myself as fat and disgusting even though people tell me I'm not. I don't obsess over my weight but sometimes I feel so depressed that when I look in the mirror I get the urge to exercise like crazy because I think I am too fat. I don't know what any of this means...

Posted on 9/20/2009 7:04:00 PM by Anonymous

I'm 18 years old and i have lost 26 pounds in the last few months i exercise 2 hours a day, an i don't ever stop thinking about it.. I tell myself that this is what every girl does and that a low self esteem is something we all go through.. I am now 6 pounds underweight and i am still not happy with myself... but i'm not sure what to do.. between the calorie counting and exercise i feel overwhelmed

Posted on 9/12/2009 12:37:00 AM by Anonymous

for the one that posted about her 15 year old friend and family and about going to remuda ranch have u ever watched the show intervention it is new. it deals with all kinds of disorders and drug problems. they go around and film the person that needs help than they offer them a chance to go somewhere and receive the help that they need (normally a 90 day program. they dont force you to go but they do try and make the family tell them that they cant receive anything (help, food ,shelter from them unless they want to get help) this is to just scare them but it has always worked) most of the people have succeeded only a few havent. they dont tell them why they are filming them they just say they want to doc. their story. only the family really knows whats going on. you should check the show out on line and see if they are willing to film her. or call remuda ranch and talk to them. you really should talk to her parents. also print off lists of the side effects that will happen including one stating that she will die soon if she doesnt get help.

Posted on 9/6/2009 3:56:00 AM by Anonymous

talk to remuda ranch in arizona or bulmic or anorexica help or something along that line you should get several listings for places.

Posted on 9/6/2009 3:49:00 AM by Anonymous

hello im a parent of a 15yr old girl and we live in Asheville, NC and i need to find a center for her to go to, to help her with this disorder, can anyone please help? we have medicaid too.

Posted on 9/4/2009 9:31:00 PM by Anonymous

I was bulimic from age l8 to 26. The first years, l8 - 21 or 22 were quite severe. The later years not as severe but periodic bulimic. I quit my throwing up spontaneously, with a mind decision, at age 26. I cannot explain it, except that I had a guy who loved me and I married him and I became pregnant and did not want to do anything to harm the child. I also had praying Christian parents and was Christian myself. I have not practiced bulimiafor 36 years, praise God. Was a left bulemia, I left it for good, it is a memory in my mind. I have however suffered the psychological effects through the years - a type of post trumatic condition. However, the more i talk about what kind of a person I was and am, the better I feel and I am also helping othersl

Posted on 9/4/2009 1:37:00 AM by Anonymous

Hello, My 15yr old son has stopped eating. I've taken him to doctor, psychologist and nutritionist. He's 3 pds from being listed as anorexic. He started school this week and I found his uneaten lunch in the trash last night. I'm so worried about him. I go to the grocery store to get every one of his favorite foods. I have been giving him control over the food... everything. I'm scared but I also need a parent to talk to. I am a mess. I can't sleep at night wondering what I did wrong. I feel like our familly is being scrutinized. My husband and I have tried to do everything right. Money is flying out for all the medical. I've found out that a prolonged hospital stay will not be covered by most insurance .They will only cover 4 weeks. If he needs hospitalization, we will lose the house. Parents, please tell me what happened to you. I love him dearly and need common sense advice.There's no one to talk to...even the support group. Most of them were anorexic. There was only 1 parent and she cried the entire time. The medical all feel so sorry for him and have us treating him with kitt gloves. At the same time, he has become a monster. He can be abusive and basically treats us with disgust. I'm not sure we should be allowing this to go on. Isn't it important that people take responsibility for their actions...just from the point of their own self esteem? What happened with your kid? Does anyone have ideas about boys with eating disorders?

Posted on 9/3/2009 8:55:00 AM by Anonymous

hi i have a friend that eats very little and she wont eat any thing more than a few bites im scared for her she hasent rilly eaten in a week WAT SHULD I DO

Posted on 9/1/2009 4:05:00 PM by Anonymous

go to your counselor at school.. liver damage and heart damage now may be irreversible later. there are wonderful nutritionist and exercise therapist with training in managing anorexia and can help. you've got to help your friend.. don't be afraid. sometimes parents are to scared to intervene for fear their child will revolt even more. help your friend. it is the best thing you can do

Posted on 8/31/2009 4:35:00 PM by Anonymous

to the person below you just need to tell her that it scares you the way she is treating herself

Posted on 8/26/2009 8:11:00 PM by Anonymous

Hello I need to know how to tell my freind she has an Eating disorter. How do you talk to someone about that?

Posted on 8/26/2009 5:07:00 PM by Anonymous

Hey,, I'm researching Anorexia for a health project and the things I have just read are really scary. It horrifies me that people think they are fat when they are only 110 pounds. I know I am overweight for my age but it still freaks me out. I've been learning about all these different eating disorders and it just makes me upset that people accually do this to themselves. Anyways,, this disese is just horrible. And sorry if I offended anyone because that was NOT my intention.

Posted on 8/24/2009 11:19:00 AM by Anonymous

Hi, I have a best friend who just turned 15 and she has been diagnosed with anorexia since about January of 2009. She was very skinny, like 90 pounds, and had next to no body fat on her. She fit into a size double zero jean size, when I, also 15, fit into a size three! Me and her have gone through our rough patches because of how big of a burden this is to cary on my back alone. Its scary to watch someone who you have known for 10 years, slowly fade into some stranger. This summer, she started getting better, she went to camp with some of her friends from her old school and she realized a lot of things and she got her period again. But then, she sent me a text message and saying that she was under 100 lbs and she said she was happier then ever! That crushed me! I started crying and crying! I hate to see her go through such a scary thing. It tears me apart. And also brings me down. And her parents are no help at all. They are completely clueless of how to react to this, and it just makes me so angry. Her entire family has weight problems but not nearly like my friend here. And i just cant keep going on like this. Her parents are also very stubborn and i dont know if i should talk to them or what i should do! Im just dumbfounded. Im only 15 and im already carrying such a massize load on my back! I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO! i just want things to be back to how they used to be, back to when she was a healthy young woman, who didn't care what she looked like. This summer she went for counselling. but didn't help one bit. It has hit me know that she has to go to some sort of hospital. We are from Canada and i was just searching the web when i came to a hospital for eat disorders, called Remuda Ranch in Arizona, it looks very convincing and I started talk to her about it and she got scared. But she said "Give me time. Maybe thats what i need. If i get to ninety i will leave the next day. I promise. Im still not deathly skinny". So i told her this "Its not about what weight you are, at all. It has nothing to do with that it has to do with getting better and loving your self and being healthy again" . You see she thinks that all this is, is the weight issue. but NO, that is not the case. It has to do with if you love your self, and what you see when you look in the mirror and obviously other symptoms that i dont know of yet. But i want her to get better and if she is willing then hallelujah, but what about her parents? What do I do with them! They actually scare me sometimes I dont really know them that well because they are so intimidating, should i take a stand and maybe email her mom? Or what should I do? Any other advice would be so much appreciated. I need prayer and i need support and of course advice. Please don't ignore this comment its incredibly serious and I need some advice. Thank You.

Posted on 8/19/2009 11:54:00 AM by Anonymous

i am 13 and i work out three hours a day. i eat about 12 hundred calories a day, but im not losing weight. i dont drink anything but water, and i go to sleep early. i have been doing this for months, yet i havnt dropped a pound. WHY AM I NOT SKINNY????

Posted on 8/18/2009 3:02:00 PM by Anonymous

Hi, my nephew is a 12 year old boy very smart but he always had problems making friends at school, he was overwight and lately always watching his weight. Last week he started not eating after an episode , he was eating a piece of chicken and he started shocking so his mom got scared an took him to the hospital, they send him to the sick children hospital. He is waiting for an assesment. We are worried because he is not eating at all, please help what we should do?

Posted on 8/4/2009 2:44:00 PM by Anonymous

wow... i didnt realize how seriouse this really is....i feel horrible about all the peaple that strugle with this. but there is hope!!!!! i know that there is someone who will always love u not matter what u look like or act like. even if u think u have failed everyone in any or every way theres still someone who can take u in thier loveing arms and never let u go. i have found an everlasting love, and it comes from Jesus Christ. he has given me hope and a sence of beauty and security that no one else could ever give me!!!! ugh.... my heart goes out to those who dont know this love. but its whats keeps me going every day of my life. my best friend has been strugling with her wait latley and its really shocking. but i know i dont have to just be hopless cause i know and believe with all my heart that my Jesus will not let her go. i am praying for all of u out there that are strugling with eating disorters.

Posted on 7/30/2009 11:42:00 PM by Anonymous

I just have a problem with your last statement, "...don't be afraid to take drasti c measures such as checking them into a rehabilitation center. They will be angry with you at the time, but they will thank you later." My parents took such measures and since I had no intention of changing my eating habits the rehab was completely ineffective, I relaspsed shortly after getting out of rehab. It was only when I realized I had a problem, and when I wanted to do something about it that any progress was made. I would advise parents to confront and support their children, but save the drastic measures until the child/teen wishes to make a change. Save everyone from even more heartache.

Posted on 7/29/2009 7:44:00 PM by Anonymous

Hey all, I am not sick or anything like that. I was reading the stories and it just hurts my heart that you guys are doing these things to yourselves. Look, God made you!!!! He made you the way He thought you should look like. I am not going to preach to anyone, but... I am almost 100 pounds overweight and I am very very happy with myself!! I will never hurt my body or my mind or my soul for anyone, much less trying to look like dumb cheer leaders. You are who you are and noone can be you! Please, if anyone needs to talk, please feel free to Email me at Anco2507@yahoo.com. I will be happy to chat with you and be your friend. I know everyone has been through somethings in their life that would push them to harm themselves, and so have I. I was molested multiple times when i was young. But I looked pass that. Please if anyone wants to talk, or just chat about ure feelings dont hesitate to email me!!

Posted on 7/5/2009 10:45:00 PM by Anonymous

wow.. it's so scary. All of this! I'm anorexic and I want to recover. I'm taking baby steps but it always feels as though it's not enough. yes, it's true, I'm afraid of getting fat but the truth is, I never was fat. The most I ever weighed was about 117 lbs. and now I'm about 78 lbs. or so.... I know my friends and family are just trying to help me but it gets so sofficating sometimes. I'm alot stronger than they think I am. I'm truly scared that I ruined many organs in my body and I'm going to have to pay the conscequences when I'm older. I cry because I think I'm ugly... it's so hard when it feels like I have no one to talk to. I'm so thankful for all those who hear me.

Posted on 7/4/2009 6:14:00 PM by Anonymous

OMG PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! dont starve your body....eat but do a lot of exersizing if you think youre over wait...but you are all beautiful..who cares what all these models look like? they are stick figures who are probably unhappy because they want to have a hamburger but they arent allowed to....im 14, i hate my body too but i eat like a pig..people say that im so skinny and have a beautiful body but they dont know how we feel..i do and please eat right, and join a sport or something~sammy

Posted on 7/2/2009 2:15:00 PM by Anonymous

i am 15 and apparently i am bulimic...im having a really hard time thinking that i am bulimic cus i thought that i just binged and purged to be skinny and then when i got to the weight i wanted i would stop my counsuler keeps trying to make me understand that i do have an eating disorder but i get really upset to think about that its really bothering me! i cant stop though its like my mind is making me like if i dont do it my life is terrible i get sooooo upset when i eat and then cant get in secret to purge! i would rather die than eat and not purge! but the thing is i feel like im not losing any weight whatsoever!! my body still discustes me will i ever be skinny do bulimics actually lose weight?????

Posted on 7/2/2009 1:20:00 AM by Anonymous

im 15 and im bulimic and i want to stop but i cant. im a cheerleader at an all guys high school and all the girls on the team are soo skinny and i want to be skinny like them too! i dont know how to stop..i keep telling myself that once i lose 50 pounds i'll stop but im scared i wont be able to..

Posted on 6/30/2009 3:10:00 AM by Anonymous

i am bulimic i have been for about 2 years now. well i went on a trip with my school and didnt eat the whole time and lost 15 pounds in 4 days would i be considered anorxic now too?

Posted on 6/26/2009 4:36:00 PM by Anonymous

it went unnoticed for the first five months** sorry. doesnt matter what time it is.. she always eats. please get back to me.. i want her to stop :(

Posted on 6/26/2009 3:26:00 AM by Anonymous

hello.. i have a 17 year old sister who is bulimic... she has been for 7 months now or so.. it went unnoticed for about the first five.. she would run bath water or anything to dron out the noise.. she eats like no other then she goes to the bathroom 10 minutes after.. all she cares about is her appearance.. she never has a day in sweats and he hair in a ponny taill.. she doesnt realize what its doing to her,, when she was a kid she was over weight then she ran and lost it all and she says she still see's herself as a fat kid.. i dont think so at all.. she has totally changed. we have got her help and everything but istill dont see any improvments.. i just want it to stop.. please you young girls out there.. be happy with yourself dont care what other people say! ^justin^

Posted on 6/26/2009 3:24:00 AM by Anonymous

okidoki so! ive told some of my really close friends of eatting things i do and most of them suspect anorexia. ive talked to some adults about what my friends think and they suspect it too. i have no way to talk to a professional tho so im not 100% sure if i am. i dont think i am but if you put the pieces together it seems like it. what am i supposed to do? am i really possibly anorexic or no??

Posted on 6/16/2009 10:55:00 PM by Anonymous

my heart is broken and i'm so depressed. I had bulimia for years as a teen and young adult. I beat it because i was pregnant and loved something more than myself. I know this flies in the face of current thinking and I need to feel my inner self. I was raised to be perfect-noone is perfect! I need to forgive myself so I can not be depressed and now many years later help my 15 year old daughter who was anorexic for 1 year and bulimic. Now she resricts and is severely bulimic. she has been hospitalized 6 times. this started at age 9. her dad died traumatically when she was 7. we had such a happy family and i was a decent mom mostly. im trying to get her into residential-she has friends and cheers and is a talented gymnast. the gymnastics was used by doctors as bait so she could gain weight. shes a normal weight now but is destroying herself and feels so much guilt and anger. the gymnastics at 14 triggered the bulimia again. i wont let her go. she got on the cheer squad but needs labs every week. im very confused about the double life and have guilt myself. I pray for the strength to do the right things by her and get her in a program again. eating disorders are all consuming and the y consume everyone around. her toilet is clogged,there are bags of vomit and utensils and dishes in the trash. she just wants to be done with this but denial is strong. vomit leaked on the rug now it has to be replaced. it looked like dark blood but her labs were basically ok. they will not commit her. after 6 years of this i dont know how much more we can take or what to do. she is beautiful and valuable but cant see it. triggers are everywhere-transference to parents is common.it just hurts so much. keep fighting, people are valuable and need to really know it. I'm praying for you and me and especially my awesome kid. dont give up. talk, write let it out. change your self talk. i'm not full of it cause ive been there and back. your feelings are real. let them out. dont let this kill you please.

Posted on 6/12/2009 9:57:00 PM by Anonymous

my friends think i never eat but i do but i am losing weight what is wrong with me?????

Posted on 6/10/2009 11:23:00 PM by Anonymous

some people have said i have an eating disorder. i honestly dont think i have one. i can admit that i sometimes have to symptoms, but i really dont think i have an eating disorder.

Posted on 6/9/2009 1:42:00 AM by Anonymous

I don't know if anyone reading this message board is familiar with "body dismorphic disorder" but I am very concerned that my 18 year old son may be suffering from this. He is 6'2 and weighs 182 pounds and over the past year has become very obsessed with lifting weights, drinking protein mixes and dramatically increasing his carloric intake. He keeps lists of food intake and weight daily. Also daily, he morosely mentions how thin he is or how embarrassed he is about his body. I've become more concerned over the past few months because he has isolated himself from friends, does not show up for functions/activities he is supposed to and is showing signs of some depression. Has anyone had any experience with a teen displaying these tendancies? Any insight would be appreciated.

Posted on 6/6/2009 10:45:00 PM by Anonymous

once i never ate 4 2 days

Posted on 6/4/2009 10:45:00 PM by Anonymous

I submitted the previous comment and I don't want to be anonymous. Eating disorders kill and they absolutely ruin lives. I vowed to spend my life helping others with these diseases. I am a licensed professional who battled with anorexia and bulimia and alcoholism. I survived and live without the torment one day at a time and with optimism. I can be reached by email and by phone - please don't hesitate to email or call. I am here to fight for your lives because you have no idea how beautiful and awesome your lives can be. Parents and other adults make mistakes and can't always protect us. YOU DESERVE THE BEST LIFE EVER - and I know how to help. Danielle Bauer, RD - dlbauer0502@live.com

Posted on 6/4/2009 9:48:00 PM by Anonymous

Your noise bleed is a sign your body is sending you to talk to someone about what's going on with you. The binge-purge cycle can be relentless and you may not be able to stop by yourself. THAT'S OKAY - truly, we all need help. This disorder is progressve - which means it will only get worse. You are worth SO MUCH MORE than lonely, exhausting bouts screaming into the toilet. I have been where you are at. And you can break free with help.

Posted on 6/4/2009 9:37:00 PM by Anonymous

i am bulimic and yesterday during one of my throw up sesh my nose started bleeding uncontrolsbly i am soo scared that something may be wrong with me but i CANT stop throwing up as hard as i have tried i just cant do it and i think if i dont stop something really bad may happen to me

Posted on 6/3/2009 7:26:00 PM by Anonymous

you should NEVER post heights weights or other numbers in any possible view of a person with an eating disorder. EVER

Posted on 6/3/2009 7:11:00 PM by Anonymous

i am battling anorexia nervosa right now and have had it for the six months or so. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAD ANOREXIA OR SOME OTHER EATING DISORDER, TELL SOMEONE!!! i was really really close to dying and i dont want to go through that again. eating disorders kill. people die from it if they take it too far. trust me, get help. or you will end up in a hospital with tubes coming from every hole in your body.

Posted on 6/2/2009 10:19:00 PM by Anonymous

how do you over come anorexia ? i need to no for a school paper.

Posted on 6/2/2009 3:49:00 PM by Anonymous

If you need residential help you should check out Nouveau Vie. They are taking boys and girls ages 9 and up. I called and they are giving scalarships to get kids into the program. They have horses and are near Lake Tahoe. I hear it is a great program.

Posted on 6/1/2009 5:35:00 PM by Anonymous

please please pleeeaasse!!! My name is Lisa and i am 13 yrs old. My friend Marisa was anorexic for a year and i didn't realize it untill the begining of 7th grade!(this year) i went to a counsular and he called her parents and now she's telling me she's going to start it up again. i used to be anorexic AND beliemic for about 2 months and now it's been going off and on again for now. i don't really do it because i think I'm fat, neither does my friend. we do it because BOTH her mom and mine were abusive when we were younger but she coped by always not eating(and her mom STILL calls her fat) and i started cutting myself about a month ago PPPLEEEAAASSE!!! I NEED HELP!

Posted on 5/30/2009 12:36:00 AM by Anonymous

I have a five year old granddaughter who in the last week started eating soft foods after a dental appointment. everyday after she ate less and less until today that she has maintained herself on only liquids. she says she is hungry but just can't eat. she has tried to eat and immediately spits it out and goes as far as using her finger to get out what ever was left in her mouth. she claims her tooth still hurts. there is no swelling or redness in her tooth. her doctor and dentist say she seems to be doing it for attention and to just ignore it. that when she gets hungry enough she will eat. i somehow feel it is more than that. it frightens me beyond belief that this might be signs of anorexia. i worked in a psych unit as a cna for a while and saw the damage anorexia can do to anyone at any age and the helplessness of the family. any help would be appreciated, it is day five of this behavior.

Posted on 5/24/2009 9:13:00 PM by Anonymous

im 14 years old in grade nine, going onto 15 and grade 10. i started losing weight during the summer in 2007. after a vacation i realized i had gained weight and i was upset about it. after that i started cutting down my meals, counting calories and trying to only eat foods that were low in calories. i knew what anorexia was but i never thought i would have to deal with it myself. that summer i went from 118lbs to 92lbs. it is now 2 years later and i am 5'3" weighing 80lbs. i constantly make sure that i dont gain any weight and if i do i try hard to shed it off. my friends always say im skinny, as well as my parents, but i try to avoid the subject. but in a way it seems as though i want them to realize that i know i am too skinny and i dont care. i cant approach anyone about this because i dont want to tell anyone. i usually go to the doctors for a checkup every year but i choose not to now and make up exuses because i know that the doctor will tell me i am underweight and i dont want to deal with that. i constantly feel like im fat and when i dont, i know that i am too skinny. despite this i am a student who gets a 98% average, i love my family and friends, i adore animals, and i am a happy & usually shy person. im just scared about the effect anorexia might have on my future life if i dont do something about it.

Posted on 5/21/2009 8:21:00 PM by Anonymous

i started the amorexia thing almost a week ago.. and i kinda want to stop becasue i know it will get carried away. and i knwo it will get harder to eat EVERY moment i wait.. i cant even eat a cracker without feeling like i have messed this up. so i ned help. i did this because my boyfriend broke up with em becasue we live 1 and a half hours away from each other and only see eachother on weekends... and it got harder when i went to newyork for a week. so he broke up with me... my step mom knows hima dn his family quite well and she claims he still lieks me and that it really si cause the distance.. but of course i blame it on my size. so i stoped eatign cause i will be gaing to his dads birthday party thinger in a few weeks and want to look good so he will take me back.... and i know that when we are both drunk he might ask me out again and i really know i soudn pathetic and stupid... but i know i ne4ed to eat again... i just dont want to gain all this weight back because im terrified.... i never knew it would get so drastic.. i always thought how i am a smart girl i play sports i have godo freinds and a good family i never knew it could hapen to me.... and it did.. i have been stuggling with ym image sicne i was 12 and im 15 now almost 16 and i just wish it would all jsut get better and i could be happy and thin....

Posted on 5/19/2009 10:00:00 PM by Anonymous

Hi I'm Rachel and I'm 23. I've been obsessed with my body image as long as I can remember. I'm married and had my third baby 6 mo ago. I have everything in the world to be happy about, but the voice that says "she is thinner than you, and she has bigger boobs!, you need to try harder!"will not shut up. And I don't have a lot of $ so a boob job and a tummy tuck isn't in my future any time soon. I hate that voice, she talks to me 5 times an hour, at least. So I binge after I starve, I purge after that, I get drunk to fall asleep, otherwise my voice will keep me up crying,I hate this cycle, but I'm scared to let it go, I don't know how. No one can help, not even my husband. I want a better life than this. I want to be a happy wife and mother. But I don't understand how accepting that i'm fat and not trying to change that will make me happy. Anyone else get this? I'd really like to know someone else who feels like me. Thanks . I hope all here find happiness

Posted on 5/19/2009 4:00:00 PM by Anonymous

I've been suffering from anorexia for the majority of my life starting at the age of seven. This is not something that I'm proud of. I like to think of myself as a smart girl and somewhat attractive. Anorexia has been a way for me to relieve stress by feeling thin. I lose the weight then gain it back and bam, I'm back to the not eating thing again. I know how it is not healthy and could cause lasting problems but I still do it. I see it as being no different then a smoker taking the next drag of their cig. Either way its not about knowing that its bad for you to stop. Its seeing what its doing to you. I stop when everone around me starts monitoring what I am eating and commenting on it. This usually happens several months inot my "relapse."

Posted on 5/19/2009 3:43:00 AM by Anonymous

I suffered with anorexia my last 2 yrs of high school and my Freshman year of college. Toward the end of my second college semester, I got pregnant. My anorexia and my refusal / inability to change my eating behavior caused my baby to be born 3 months early. My little girl only lived for 4 days. Her life is the price I paid to be thin. The price was too high. I learned a lot from my daughter. There are many things in this life worse than having a 'healthy' figure. I am now 28 yrs old and my BMI is right on target for my age and height. I am also the proud mother of a beautiful little 4 yr girl. I have fought hard to get to this point in my life...and the fight is still not over. But I love my family, I love my life and, most days, I love me, too. Girls, I'm still fighting...you can, too. Please don't give up.

Posted on 5/14/2009 3:50:00 PM by Anonymous

I have struggled with an eating difficulties after my brother was killed by a drunk driver at the age of sixteen. I was in the middle of my 8th grade year. I am now a senior in high school, only a few days away from graduating. Towards the end of last summer, I started dropping weight rapidly. I cheered and played lacrosse. Having been in cheerleading for so many years, there are so many girls who compare themselves to others. They're always talking about their latest diet plan or how 'fat' they are. I always felt pressured and always felt judged. Somewhere along the lines, my eating got out of wack. I would have my 'eat' and 'non-eat' days and then I became a vegetarian. No matter how many times people try to convince me, I don't believe I have a problem. I was put into treatment at an eating disorder clinic this past January. Things have just gone downhill from there. I'm to the point where they said my heart could stop at any moment and that I will have to attend a treatment facility this summer. I don't understand because I 'feel' fine and I don't mind being little. I'm scared of leaving my family and having to be in such a strict environment. I plan on attending a university this coming fall. They said that because of my health, I may not be able to go. It's either take a semester off and get help. Or attend college, keep it up, and die. I'm scared and confused. If anyone else has gone through this and have any suggestions, please let me know. thanks

Posted on 5/13/2009 9:13:00 PM by Anonymous

I just turned ten years old and I think I'm overweight. I weigh 72 pounds. I'm a little tall. All my friends though are short and skinny. I take ballet lessons too, and all the girls there are skinny. If any suggestions please write to Katerina.

Posted on 5/13/2009 9:03:00 PM by Anonymous

To all those women out there who need help, you are all in my prayers. Love yourself everyday. Do not look in the mirror and say, "I'm ugly...I'm fat." God made you the way you are and you should love that. I once told myself all those things and I lost so much. Not only did I lose weight, I lost myself. I'm am now getting healthy again. So please, don't to this to yourself. It's not worth the pain.

Posted on 5/9/2009 2:58:00 PM by Anonymous

As a parent, in Hobart Tasmania, I feel so helpless. I feel like my daughter is dying slowly before my eyes, bulimia has a strong hold on her now, and she has dropped 10kgs in less than 6mths, weighing just under 50kg, and still decreasing. I am powerless. We have an appointment and willl be seeking professional help soon, but I don't know when this disease will stop, or if it ever will..... signed so sad.....

Posted on 5/8/2009 7:31:00 AM by Anonymous

I checked out Nouveau Vie the residential treatment home in Nevada. It is pretty nice and is taking boys and girls 9 and up. They also are giving financial scholorships for the program.

Posted on 5/3/2009 4:50:00 PM by Anonymous

i became anorexic when i was 11. i went to rehab and am now over i. thank God

Posted on 5/1/2009 1:30:00 PM by Anonymous

i am 5'2 and weigh 110 pounds.....and i am only 15 years old.....am i really fat???

Posted on 4/28/2009 9:56:00 PM by Anonymous

hello my name is diana, im 19 years old and ive been bulimic for almost 5 years already. its driving me crazy i want to get help but at the same time i feel that if i do i will only gain tons of weight and i dont want that. i dont know what to do. ive been throwing up blood for a few months now and that is starting to scare me. i feel like i cant talk to anyone about this. idk

Posted on 4/24/2009 9:05:00 PM by Anonymous

The post that was posted April 16th. Thank you. All I have to say is I am so on your train of thought. You said everything so beautifully. I'm sick and tired of people saying it the way that it SHOULD be not the way that it actually is. I wish I could just meet you. I think we could actually get along. You don't seem to be full of bullshit like most people. I don't really know what else to say. If you want to know anything about me...I haven't been this way for very long. I guess I've been struggling with my weight for several years now... I've never classified myself as anything.. it all started when I was 16,.. I'm 20 now... I was a little bit over weight... I started over-exercising, then not eating much... and now binging/purging is what I have been doing for the past 4 months. It makes me feel like shit. Everything makes me feel like shit. Food does. People do. The only feel good of the moment is being able to fit into a pair of jeans without feeling like I had to squeeze into them and then you can say to everyone else you know what go fuck yourself because I worked hard to fit into these jeans. I hate feeling like fucking shit all the goddam time. You're right April 16th blogger it is disgusting. It’s fucking disgusting. but so is everything else. So is everyone else. im scared. im really fucking scared. i hate binging. i hate purging. But you know what i do it. i can't talk about this with anyone because no one fucking understands. and if they do get it. they feed you with bullshit because you know the second you aren't around they go do the exact same shit you do but feed you with so much fucking bullshit so you feel worse about what you do. so you go and do it again because what else is there to do besides sit there in your own fucking misery. may as well be more miserable. fucking phonies. anyways. april 16th writer. if you read this. you're wonderful. please write back. or maybe you can send me an email sometime. We can exchange emails im sorry i sound like i hate life. I don’t really. I mean. Whatever. I guess its just been a day. And you know. Im glad i came across this blog. For once i actually found satisfaction.

Posted on 4/20/2009 12:54:00 PM by Anonymous

I have just heard of a new residential program for children. Boys and girls ages 9-18 near Lake tahoe. It sound like a great program. It is called Nouveau Vie. I hope that it may help some of you

Posted on 4/18/2009 12:19:00 PM by Anonymous

WHere to begin. For one, I was bulimic for ten years, im 25. A program called CEA HOW helped me. I was forced to do it. Ive been clean for four months. bulimia is really disgusting. and this program really helped me. but i still am like way over weight. these women in this class say that "in gods time" the weight will come off. i think thats all bulllshit. it goes against the laws of science. increased dissorder leads to increased entropy. entropy is the deteriation of... anything. therefore in order to stop entropy, you have to create order, which involves energy. which is= eat less move more. im really trying to meet fellow practicing anorexics. because as ive learned, bulimics steal food, then binge, purge, take laxitives, then have to clean up thier throw up, shit, and then have to buy food to replace the food they ate. not only is it time consuming and expensive, but people are like really attached to food. ever eat something of someone elses and have them get mad at you? its human nature. so everyone would rather see u thin, and they can eat and be fat and happy. but what can u do thats just the way the world is. people only pretend not to be superficial to make the world appear nicer then it is. once u realize the lie that INNER BEAUTY IS WORTH MORE THAN OUTTER BEAUTY. ask a FAT, flat chested girl how far shes gotten in life being the nice girl. lol. let alone how much money does she make? then ask the skinny girl with fake boobs poolside of the belagio hotel in las vegas nv, whos rude and inconsiderate, yet GETS EVERYTHING she wants, ask her how much money she makes, and how many offers she gets to go to shows for free, clothes, bags, cars, etc.... now tell me that looks arent everything. dont get me wrong, some people like thier pretend worlds and feel comfortable there because they cant stand the heat of how the world and people actually work, but i say i'll jump in the fire and get burned all well, at least i wasnt scared to try. anyone who can possibly relate to me, id love to hear from u. not many people can handle my train of thought. but if u can, i welcome u with open arms.

Posted on 4/16/2009 6:32:00 PM by Anonymous

ummmmm i would definetely not want my parents to take "drastic measures" without wasting any time. i would want them to take the time to check me out, you know? make sure i actually have a problem before they wasate money and my time and annoying me with rehabilitation and proffesional help crap.

Posted on 4/15/2009 11:52:00 PM by Anonymous

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Posted on 4/14/2009 1:16:00 PM by Anonymous

i wish that i could meet all of u guys and hear your personal stories. when i was reading the stories that are posted, i see that a lot of young girls, like 13 year olds, are going through this. i feel bad for them because they have to go through this at a young age. and these diseases might be causing them to miss out on a lot of fun things. i dont have bulimia and im not anorexic, im actually a thick girl,lol,my mom might call me fat sometimes and i might even see my own self as fat sometimes. and when i see skinny girls i mite say oh my gosh i wish i had a body like that but in the end i know that it's good to be yourself. and some girls change thier bodies to please boys...if you have to throw up after u eat or not eat at all, girl that boy is not worth your time. you should just wait for the right person to come into your life. someone who loves u for u. and who isnt worried about your body. my boyfriend likes my body, and like i said, im thick, and he's skinnier than me! but to bring this to an end...ladies, love yourself, dont think that you have to change yourself. I LOVE YOU ALL!!

Posted on 4/14/2009 10:40:00 AM by Anonymous

this is for the girls who dont think of themselves being good enough for what a wonderful person u are. God made everybody else different...not all of us have to look like the girls on tv. My name is Tina and i am 20 years old. I am actually worried that my little sister who just started highschool this year is actually starting to not eat or starting to purge after she eats. I am worried so much for her. Every time that i see her she seems to get thinner and thinner. I tried offering food to her and she doesnt want it. I take her out to eat and she orders from the giultless menu and doesnt even eat it all. I am worried about her 24/7. I know its hard for the girls out there that have these eating disorders but it can be hard and just as painful for the people that love and care about them watch do this to themselves. I know girls might feel pressured to lose weight either by somebody telling them they are fat or just not feeling good enough. In highschool i had tried myself throwing up after i ate for about a week. but after i had done it for that short time i thought to myself " why am i doing this to myself... for who? for what? i am just hurting myself" . Thats why i started eating right and working out. ladies there are other alternatives to loosing weight and if weight has nothing to do with it...if its control... there are other alternatives to that to. Get a friend to work out with u... and if u feel scared to tell them dont be. Trust me when i say that they would love to hear how u feel and want nothing more than to help u out. They want to see u happy just as much as u would want to see the people u care about happy. The last time i saw her i started crying... i just wish she would open up with me. I'm not some stranger...I'm her big sister. So for anyone who has read this and has an eating disorder...please dont be scared to ask for help....thats why the people who care about u are there in the first place. ********peace and love******

Posted on 4/13/2009 11:12:00 PM by Anonymous

Hello I'm Mildred I have no idea why i am on here or why i am writing ... maybe its because i need to vent or just because i cant talk to anyone lse about it ... hear goes nothing .... I am 13 and 5 foot 1 and i weight about 105lbs ... i have "purged" since i was about 10 years old ... now i dont really purge unless i ate over 400 calories . I run everyday for an hour and then i come home and work out my tummy area ... i was about 130lbs t the start of the year ... my prents dont notice and my friends dont either ... i dont want anyone to know . EVER . I know i dont have a problem. anywho i plan on being at least 90lbs for my graduation in june ... i really dont feel this is a problem , like i said before i have no idea why i am here ... God Bless

Posted on 4/9/2009 8:54:00 PM by Anonymous

Hello, I'm back again. I see everyone is having a hard time and so am I. Bulimia is still my addiction. Currently, I'm on the withdrawl mode. Anxiety, stress, being irritable and the fear of weight gain is still on my mind. I still do purge, but I don't expect my illness to go away overnight, but I no longer beat myself over it. However, I have been able to keep food down. The only way I'm trying to get out of Bulimia is to not base my life on the way I look. Instead, I'm focusing on what is important to me, like school and helping others. For me to initiate my road to recovery, I had to seek professional help. Consistency was what the doctors and nurses required because it would have been pointless for them to help someone who wasn't able to comply with their rules. Whether I was in a binge or overwhelmed with fatigue, I still had to show up to my appointments a half hour early. I want the help and I know I will get the help. In the past, I was discharged from the hospital because I didn't follow the instructions, I wanted to do my own thing. I knew I was too late to ask for further help because I knew they wouldn't pick up my calls. From there I really had to work hard for them to start talking to me again. Being bulimic, I'm like a little child, if I don't follow the rules do I believe I will get rewarded? As of now, I feel the reward is happening because I'm not turning back. How did I realize Bulimia was killing me? Well to illustrate the magnitude of my disease, rotting yellow teeth, acid worn esophogas, ugly bags, constant fatigue,skipping school, going broke which turned to maxed out credit cards, stolen food, embarassment from being caught and court appearances pissed families, boyfriends and co-workers, poor time mangement, messy house and secrecy has refrain me from living a normal life.

Posted on 4/9/2009 4:49:00 AM by Anonymous

Hi, I'm Andie, I'm 18 and for the last two years i have been struggling with eating disorders. At school I was the one that everyone was jealous of. That made me feel as if i had a title to uphold, so to speak. When i thought i was putting on weight, i became consumed. It began with bulimia and binge/purging. My grades dropped and i began to ignore my family and friends. I ate because i felt empty, however after i ate the emptiness i felt inside did not go away and i'd eat more and more to disguise the emptiness. Then throw up till i broke capillaries around my eyes from straining to get everything out. I was 5'5 and 104 lbs. Recently decided that bulimia wasn't working well enough and now limit myself to 400 calories a day and work out making sure i burn AT LEAST 1000 calories a day. At the gym I can feel my body slow down and struggle to continue but i won't allow myself to give up. I'm scared. I only began this a week ago and i see the effects it has taken.. but how much till it's too much on my body.. I know how bad it is but i can't stop, i tell myself that i want to be anorexic.. it's the only way i'll ever be happy. And I truly do believe that. It's really hard to read the comments of some because unless you have struggled with an eating disorder you cannot understand the emotions that we go through. Anxiety and disgust are two feelings that never leave my mind.. always in the back of my head. I would give anything to take back the last 2 years and go back and start again and not allow myself to fall into this path, however, that is the path i choose and i regret it everyday. I have to much pride to go for help, the only person I ever told was my ex-boyfriend who promised to help me get through it. Instead he abandoned me. I'm empty.. my body, mind, soul everything, is empty. Choose the path i didn't, don't put yourself through this.

Posted on 4/6/2009 12:43:00 AM by Anonymous

hello my name is Kaylee i am 11 years old and have anorexia...to all peaople who feel like they are not thin enough...love yourself for who u are. If u choose anorexia you dont know how much pain you will have. I am in recovery and cry everyday. Sometimes it feels like no one cares. I feel like a fat pig even though im 4'5 and 56 pounds. Just please dont take this path. And all who are struggling good luck on your recovery and remeber you are not alone.

Posted on 4/5/2009 7:36:00 PM by Anonymous

I disagree with calling this disorder a disease. But on the other hand it is a big problem that people of all races, genders, and both sex's are either to obese or too skinny. As a teenager myself, but yet a legal adult, i think that this should be talked about in schools, such as PE class. Yeah, they do talk about being unhealthy, unfit, but only when it comes to being overweight or obese. They don't, however, as they too should, talk about being unhealthy and unfit by being to skinny. The PE teachers should talk about binge eating, and bulimia and anorexia too. Parents, if your child goes through this, talk with them, be there for them. Seek the proper help. The help as to were your child is comfortable with a person, if not you, but a counselor. Bring them to someone they like, they will be most likely to op[en up more. For one thing, though, don't do medication!!! Be there in support for your child or even if its a friend or family member. Be their support, help point them in the right direction. Listen to them. Really take the time to listen to them. PRAY. God Bless, Christopher F

Posted on 4/3/2009 4:46:00 PM by Anonymous

I would like to say to jessica carner that she did a great job on that, But i am afride that bulimia is so much worse than how you explaine it. but i am glad to shout oout that i no longer suffer from that. Even though somethimes i wish i did. I am glad my church and family helped me through it.

Posted on 4/1/2009 3:57:00 PM by Anonymous

PLEASE PLEASE - to all of you that think no one cares, KNOW that people DO care, there are many people that would show you care & concern but you have to let them know how you're hurting inside. If noone knows, they mind their own business not wanting to interfere. I BEG YOU TO SHARE YOUR FEELINGS, visit a pastor or teacher that you trust & let them know that you need HELP!!!!

Posted on 3/26/2009 11:24:00 AM by Anonymous

I was diagnosed with anorexia when i was 11. I thought i was so fat because one of my best friends told me i could stick out my stomach really far. I have never let that go. I was admitted to the hospital twice, one for anorexia and one for suicide, and i hated it. I am better now. I am 13 years old 4 9 and i weigh 75 pounds. I would like to weigh 65. Its so difficult to choose because i want to be anorexic again, but i don't want to say goodbye to sports. Uggggg. Its so confusing. As you can see i still have anorexia. To all the eating disorder victims out there...........your not alone. I will pray for all of you.

Posted on 3/24/2009 7:37:00 AM by Anonymous

For anyone who wants to get out of Bulima: Initially, my statement was going to be addressed as a threat, but I would be focusing on anyone who had problems when the reality is I am the one with the problems. Yes, I do have Bulima and I am trying to get over it. For those who believe you aren't able to overcome your addiction, please don't feel this way. As I continue, you will understand I went through a lot, but I know I will be a survivor! Bulimia started when I was 17, it was a way for me to convince my foster mom I did have an eating disorder and for a certain guy to like me. Because I lacked so much self-confidence and wanted attention, my experiementation with purging became a stubborn addiction, which caused me many friends, ruined future promises for employment and criminal charges. Friends are the first to go. My friend really cared about me. They wanted to know how I was doing. They were pleading for me to lean on them. I allowed myself to be consumed by my eating disorder, I ended up depending on them. The dependence wasn't reassurance, though. Dependence was taking my friends food and money to fund for my addictions. More importantly, the amount of times I tried convincing them I was getting better, my friends knew I was getting worse and pretty soon when I asked for help, they ended up never picking up the phone. I guessing lying all-the-time really never got me anywhere. Jobs were also a problem for me to keep stable, especially when it came to bookings for model and film work. When there was food, I would be infront of the table eating through out the entire day. I allowed myself to believe people wouldn't care and understood I was a thin girl with an extremely fast metabolism. People see everything. I'm gorging till my stomach bulges, it's going to disgust people. My clients will find out and the next thing I knew, my agent calls me and informs I will never be booked for that job ever again because I was deemed unmanagable. To make things worse, my agent drops me from their roster. So having bulimia did not serve me on the job because I was coming to work sick. Stealing food became a problem for me. All my paycheques go to my binges. I'm a fiend, I want my food. I've depleted my bank account, I'm going to steal just resume my destructive behaviour. When I was caught stealing, it was humilating. First, they take pictures of me, calculate the price amount of the food stolen and then contact the cops, the cops handcuffs you and drags you across the store. And as if I haven't been humilated enough, I'm issued an appearance to court where I have friend working at the courthouse and they are beyond disappointed I allowed myself to get this messed. Being in handcuffs and people watching was embarassing. Unfortunately, this is what I've allowed Bulimia to do to me. I'm currently 25 and I have been a slave to Bulima. I stayed guant, believing I would always look like a skinny girl. I didn't realize once I hit 22 age hit me very hard, especially with maintaining am eating disorder. I started getting bags, dar eyes and wrinkles. People were asking if I was 30. I was bone thin and I believed that wasting myself was going to be youthful? I had so many health concerns.who want have wanted know they're teeth were turning yellow and they can feel the back of their esophogus is being burnt away from my acid? My life sucked to know I had no control. Because I am falling asleep, I will give more info on how to find a road to recovering from eating disorders. For suggestions, I suggest always concentrating on yourself and being honest. Never allow yourself to focus on others, they don't live your life you do. Whether they are skinnier tham you, You can only be yourself. If they insult you, aren't you happy you're the bigger person to just walk away?

Posted on 3/24/2009 3:27:00 AM by Anonymous

Hey My name is Caitlin Im writting this as almost a last hope Ive spoken many times not like this though. I have been suffering with anorexia/ currently bulimia for 7 years. I am now 18 years old. I feel like I will never recover I have never been to a ED specialist but have been to a inpatient hospital and have been treated for Bulimia among other things....it worked for I think at the longest 6 months and then I relapsed. I always work my ass off and try to get better. I just recently lost my dad to cancer on Feb 8th, 2009. Its been almost impossible to deal with and I think thats one reason why I have relapsed again with my eating disorder. Ive asked for help and people have given up on me. I feel scared and alone. Ive also gone to more extreme measures this time to lose weight I ordered Ipecac offline and have started smoking ciggerates even though that causes cancer and thats how my dad just died...Id rather be thin and dead then fat and alive. Also Ive started having severe chest pains and I havent told anyone because I know its my fault. I know I need help. Furthermore the hospital that I was at that I called back for advice wont call me back because I didnt follow there discharge plans exactly(some hospital). So anyways I fear that I am going to die...and I dont want to. Im not skinny either...at least if Im going to die I want to die skinny....Im going to die alone anyways...or so it seems....

Posted on 3/22/2009 1:26:00 AM by Anonymous

people out there who dont have bulimia make me so angry cuz theyre like, o they hurt others and its not real. iv had it since i was 14 and now im 19. i have ups and downs and visited centers a few times. right now im 5'4" and 110 pounds (this is an up). my boyfriend iv been with for 2 years still doesnt understand it. but its real. its aggrivating and nerve racking, always obsessed with your image, always finding the place to puke, the stress when your out with others and theyre like hey lets get pizza!, the necessity of feeling starved to feel fulfilled and worthy and attractive. when im starving and look in the mirror to see my extremely skinny body, i put on my fave song and feel my sexiest..... its a disease. so anyone who hasnt had it and has something to say better walk in our shoes first. anyone who feels the same, write back

Posted on 3/21/2009 2:18:00 PM by Anonymous

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Posted on 3/21/2009 12:31:00 PM by Anonymous

All smart girls should know that making yourself "more desirable" in the ways of the world is only going to mess your life up more for you. You may feel that your unattractive to the opposite sex because in your point of view you're over weight, but realize this; the guy you really want and that is going to treat you like your worth something really special will not care what you look like. Today our world is so focused on image rather than your heart. If you really have a problem with thinking you are overweight, consult your doctor and find the weight thats right for you.

Posted on 3/17/2009 2:32:00 PM by Anonymous

im 13 and in 8th grade and im 5 foot and wiegh like 105-110 is that bad??? and my mom has been telling me ever since last year that i need to exersize or i should go running with my brother.and i kow that she thinks im over weight. she evan said it to my face once. evan my brothers and sisters have been saying it to me. but ever since last year i have started to like make myself puke after breakfast. and i feel discusted when i do but feel better that its gone and out of me afterward. but i havent so much lateley. does this mean im bulimic????

Posted on 3/12/2009 11:17:00 PM by Anonymous

no bulimia and anorexia is not the same anorexia is were you dont eat and bulimia is where you eat then throw up

Posted on 3/11/2009 10:08:00 PM by Anonymous

i eat twice a day usually and the second time i throw up my meal would that be considered as bulimia?

Posted on 3/10/2009 10:30:00 PM by Anonymous

i dont know if Bulimia n Anorexia is the same

Posted on 3/10/2009 3:17:00 PM by Anonymous

i was reading a couple of these comments and its very sad to hear that people are being called fat or that they consider themselves fat i am 16 years i am 5'1 and i weighed 93 pounds i have never really been through anything like these people but i have considered it a couple of times but i have seen that the results are worse than the effects. i recently started going to the gym not to long ago and i have been eating healthy i now weigh 98 pounds (part is now muscle) i have a nice body am considered healthy i am not sick and i am still how i want to look with out having to be bulimic or anorexic so this goes out to anyone who wants to stop try something new instead of eating fat food change it for fruit or vegetables drink a lot of water eat smaller meals, every two hours eat a snack never leave your stomach empty its the worst you can do to yourself it migh seem like a lot of food but it really is not if you leave your stomach empty it wont have anything to work with and thats where the bad results come. hopefully i helped if not im sorry but i try i worked for me hopefully it works for you.

Posted on 3/9/2009 7:58:00 PM by Anonymous

I'm 13 years old and I suffer from severe anorexia and bulimia ( i forgot how to spell it...) i am 5 foot 7 and i only weigh 86 pounds. I'm really scared. I get so dizzy that i barely show up to class, or even go to school at all. i hate my life and this guy at my school calls me fat. so here i am. for the last time. my last breathe is used on you people that are reading this. i dont want sympathy... i just want a nice goodbye

Posted on 3/7/2009 10:09:00 PM by Anonymous

i need help i'm doing a speech for 9th grade english my topic is anorexia and i need to know what kind of exercise do anorexics do i need help Love, emogirl15

Posted on 3/5/2009 4:09:00 PM by Anonymous

I want to get rid of my eating disorder, but I can't seem to. I've tried going to shrinks, but it doesn't help. I binge and purge at least 4-5 times a week because I think its going to make me feel better. Are there any recovered bulimicis out there that may be able to tell me the best way to seek help? My husband and my parents know about it, but they seem scared and don't know how to help, so they just ignore the problem. I can't do this anymore. If anyone has some tips, please let me know.

Posted on 3/3/2009 11:35:00 PM by Anonymous

Ugh i really hate my body! I try not too but i cant help it..I used to weight about 147 and now im about 128.. but i dont seem to be happy. Just recently i relized i am bulimic but i cant seem to stop. I guess i just want to be happy with myself, i want to like what i see in the mirror and not complain..but i think about my body constantly. I fear being around food becasue im ganna loose control and then just purge it all out. I have extreme fear of gaining weight again.

Posted on 3/2/2009 10:05:00 PM by Anonymous

gawd idk if being bulimic is bad im 125 lbs and i feel so fat... i used to be bulimic but i quit for 6 months now i had some icecream yesterday so i threw it up. today i couldnt even eat a tomato i feel nauseous too. if anyone can help me wit somethin my email is meowthlover123@yahoo.com ;___;

Posted on 3/1/2009 5:46:00 PM by Anonymous

I can't help it, no matter what I do, like I starve myself by having less than 400 calories a day, and no fat for about 4 or 5 days, then I gorge on something really unhealthy like cookies or something lame like bread, but when I'm not eating, it makes me feel better about myself, like I'm not fat , but when I do eat anything that makes me full, I feel terrible, and stand in front of a mirror and call myself fat for days and I cry sometimes because I makes me so mad, I don't know what it is, but I never would of thought of feeling like this a year ago because I was 180 pounds, now I'm 150 at the most(when I've eaten something) I don't know what to do anymore, it's taken control of my whole life and I can't stop it, I am not anorexic, in fact I'm actually still overweight,but now I think about food in a very unhealthy way, and I just can't help it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on 2/27/2009 12:22:00 AM by Anonymous

Hey i dont know what to do i am getting worse and worse everyday everyday i tell myself that i wont do the stuff that i do but then i do it i really dont want to tell anyone because my biggest fear is to be hospitilized i have heard such bad things about it so i feel like i am going to end up killing myself by doing this stuff

Posted on 2/26/2009 9:39:00 PM by Anonymous

wow really... because it has really helped me maybe its because you havent ever gone though something like this but ah i thnk you should step into the real world

Posted on 2/25/2009 4:41:00 PM by Anonymous

I use to have have this idea in my head about this kind of thing i thought it was so stupid but i become the very thing i hated becuase i had this boyfriend who was so thin but ate like everything and it made me mad. but after we broke up i learned that i was being so stupid. i'm in High School and on the swim team there and everyone always has food for me so i never go with out and i'm still only 126 but i still think i'm little fat but the team helps me a lot. so to who ever reads this make sure that you know that everyone loves you and whats you to be happy Love, Mokie

Posted on 2/23/2009 7:20:00 PM by Anonymous

Hi i recently went to the docter and found out that i had a eating disorder, i used eat only 500 calories a day or maybe even less because i thought i was fat, and then i would exorcise about 3 time a day like right after i ate food and burn calories off that wern't even in my system,i was a size 3 or 4 (118 lb) but i have gone up to a size 5 (120 lb) and in my head i still think i am fat!!! Now i eat about 1600 calories...

Posted on 2/20/2009 8:02:00 AM by Anonymous

hey i am 15 i dont think i have a eating disorder i cant tell if thats the mental part in a eating disorder...everyday i eat like yohurt and a apple or so for lunch then for dinner i eat a regular dinner and after that just throw it up i kept telling myself that people with a eating disorder would throw up more then once a day and wouldnt eat as much as i do but something inside of me tells me that i might i think a might have a problem but maybe i dont

Posted on 2/18/2009 10:02:00 PM by Anonymous

hello! i used to be both bulimic and anorexic!! :/ but i have stopped and feel very very very fat!! and i am!! no lie!! umm my mom and aunt are both very very thin!! and it bothers me how they are both thinner than me! when they are clearly older!! i am 15 and thinking of being bulimic again!! because this dieting thinking is so not working!!

Posted on 2/18/2009 6:24:00 PM by Anonymous

you need help honey. your diet is very important and so is your health. being hospitalized is a definate sigh of anorexia. you need too talk to a parent a best friend. your parents, or your guardian cares so much about you, and i can guarantee 100% they wont turn their back on you when u tell them. they just wanna help and will be there every step of the way. your 14 u have your whole life in front of you, you're young so its needs to be put to an end now.

Posted on 2/18/2009 10:08:00 AM by Anonymous

Heey I'm Mona , and i think i may have a problem . All i can tink about is my diet and whti look like and how much food I am eating . For goodness sake I am only 14 . I have meat and junk food just to perfect my body . I am 5 foot and am about 104lbs on a good day and thats just not enough that i started running evey y after school and ave lost aout 25 lbs in aout 2 months. And have hospitaized once . I dont kow if i need help but it fees lke it what do i do ?

Posted on 2/16/2009 8:24:00 PM by Anonymous

Wow! This would have helped me out a lot 2 years ago. I used to be anerexic but, now I am a binger. I'll try to loose weight because I don't like how I look now, but I'm scared people will think I am trying to be anerexic again. I have no clue what to do. Thanks for the article.

Posted on 2/16/2009 9:07:00 AM by Anonymous

wow thats all i can say you guys are soo nice to people are dont even know and you give so much hope all i can say to everyone is thanks :)

Posted on 2/15/2009 11:56:00 PM by Anonymous

to the special person who posted 02/13/2009 People who love you care about you and will not be disappointed in you if you tell them. We all need help sometimes and in order to get help you have to tell someone. If it is too hard to tell your parents what about reaching out for help from a professional - perhaps your school's guidance councillor can get you the help you need. That is what they are trained for and have dedicated their life to helping people so they want to help.

Posted on 2/14/2009 2:07:00 AM by Anonymous

i feel like a am getting worse day by day and i want to quit what i am doing but i cant i feel like this is going to kill me all i want to do is tell someone but i just cant bring myself to i think they will be to disappointed in me please cen someone help me get better

Posted on 2/13/2009 4:47:00 PM by Anonymous

This is for Kenzie and anyone else who may have fear telling their parents about what you are going through. My daughter, Karra, who is 13 just told me about her problem with anorexia and making herself throw up. I'm scared for her and was upset by what is happening, but I am so glad that she told me and didn't try to continue to hide it so that we can get her the help she needs. My husband and I are having a hard time, but I can not imagine anything being more important than the health of my child. PLEASE, PLEASE, tell your parents or tell a friend or tell your school counselor, just tell someone and get some help before it's too late.

Posted on 2/11/2009 10:10:00 AM by Anonymous

i just turned 18 and im really small and skinny i eat so much but never gain weight everyone keeps think n im anorexic or bulimic. my parents are going to take me to the doctor to get checked cause they dnt believe me its drivin me insane. im going to go crazy if i hear that again.

Posted on 2/10/2009 10:01:00 AM by Anonymous

hi i am 15 years old and i dont think i am anorxic but everyone tells me i do and everyone watches me eat it is really starting to bother me and every time i tell them i dont they dont take my seriously......but i am not anorexic if they only know i am bulimic i really want to stop making my self throw up but i just cant and i really dont want to tell anyone because i dont want them to think they were right about the whole eating disorder thing what should i do?

Posted on 2/8/2009 11:02:00 PM by Anonymous

what is the cause of anorxia nervosa?

Posted on 2/4/2009 4:10:00 PM by Anonymous

hi i'm Kenzie and i am 13 years of age . i need help but dont know if i can ask my parents they are goin through a hard time and cant bring my self to tell them . i am a bulemic. last summer i was 130lbs , i got alot of comment s about my weight and i finally cracked . i lost 30lbs . i am only 5foot and my parents havent noticed anything and either have my friends. it seems like they are all to busy for me, always obessig over their own lives never asking me about mine, only asking me for their help ... i dont know what to do.

Posted on 2/3/2009 5:31:00 PM by Anonymous

"my sister is 17" Dont let your parents just threaten her with a phychiatrist, take her to one and give her no other choice.My best friend was bulimic but her parents didnt take the proper action until she had landed her self in hospital for the 3rd time. she was 120lb and lost a load of weight. the lowest weight was the 3 rd time in hospital she was 68lb!!! 3 years later she is deffinately ok but very occasionaly will turn back to old habbits. TAKE action before it is to late hun. I t could save your sisters life.xx

Posted on 1/25/2009 5:03:00 AM by Anonymous

My sister is 17 years old, and i thimk that she is bolemic. after she eats a meal, she asks how many calories she just ate and then locks herself in the bathroom. I stood outside the door and heard her hacking, so i yelled for her to unlock the door. i heard her flush the toilet, spray air freshener, and gurgle mouthwash before she opened the door. I've heard her hacking in the bathroom 2 more times, so now i've made it a habit to follow her to the bathroom at school, the store, anytime she says she needs to go. I always stand outside the door and make sure she doesn't lock it. My parents know about it and so does her boyfriend.She used to weigh 130lb but now she weighs 114lb. my parents were going to send her to a psychiatrist if she did it again, and for a while it stopped. But recently I called her cellphone when she was at a party, and her friend answered and told me that she was in the bathroom throwing up because she ate chinese food with terriaki sauce, and claimed she was allergic. I know she's eaten terriaki before and complained about her throat swelling up, but I don't know if she's really allergic, or just making an excuse to throw up. Please help me to help my sister.

Posted on 1/25/2009 1:21:00 AM by Anonymous

Hi im Becky, im 22 and had an eating disorder since 14...im married now and my husband is getting fustrated that im always dieting and when i do eat i purge...he says he doesnt want me hurting myself but i dont know what to do...i have no insurance and i wonder how much longer this could go on..i mean am i going to be 50 years old and still have an eating disorder!

Posted on 1/22/2009 6:45:00 PM by Anonymous

I need some MYTHS & facts about compulsive eating disorder for my health fair project. I look all over the internet but nothing helps.

Posted on 1/20/2009 8:04:00 PM by Anonymous

Samantha, my friend was bulimic and you CAN help her through this. make sure she knows the risks and dont keep pestering her about it.In the end she may have to go to a clinic. if she has only done it twice she can probably sort it out with help. on the internet look up stuff like "how to help friend with eating disorders. i hope this helps....best of luck...btw my friend is okay now

Posted on 1/20/2009 4:45:00 PM by Anonymous

Hi, im Samantha. My best friend is bulimic...well i dont really know if she is because she has only done it twice. Im scared for her but i dont know what to do. Does anyone have anytips on how to help her stop with out putting her into a clinic or anything? I'm the only one she has told and im scared for her. We are both 13. And i feel as if i shoud tell someone but i know that she doesnt want me to. What should I do?

Posted on 1/19/2009 3:56:00 PM by Anonymous

My daughter would be turning 12 in two days, and shes was really self consious about her body. It was the scariest phone call, when her school secretary called my home and said she had passed out, weeks later she died. So to all your young kids out there who look in the mirror and see fat, as long as you feel happy about yourself, no should be able to take that away from you.

Posted on 1/14/2009 8:02:00 PM by Anonymous

Everyone kept telling me i had anorexia just because i ate very little.i was 13. No matter wot i said to them they wouldnt leave me alone. after 6 months my parents took me to a counseller. She told my parents they must have had somthing to do with it. i ended up in hospital for 3 months. Now i'm 15 and i've noticed i am getting fat again. help please. DONT BECOME ANOREXIC. it puts strain on your family,friends and mainly your body. btw i was in hospital because i collapsed and nearly died, this is serious if u think someone is anorexic or you think you are get help NOW!

Posted on 1/13/2009 4:38:00 PM by Anonymous

i dont think im anorexic, my mom says that i am. i use to weight 160 lbs. 5 or 6 months ago, now im 130 lbs. and im still lossing weight, but i eat, i dont know i is happen to me, i dont think im anorexic, can you help me??

Posted on 1/13/2009 9:46:00 AM by Anonymous

Hi i am Tonya and i am haveing a hand time eating and keep winat on and i cant tell no body b/c i am sicd that i have to go to the hosptal i can,t i was ther for this befor and i got sent a way for 6 yers i just dont no what to do can you halp me .

Posted on 1/5/2009 11:01:00 PM by Anonymous

i suffer from binge eating do to my anxiety and the pills i take to help the anxiety. so far i have gained around 5 pounds and im scared because im afraid of being fat. being fat as a guy is more accepted by the public but im afraid of it and i don't want to be pushed to starving myself. someone please give me advice of how to deal with my problem. remember that guys can also be insecure about their weight. PLEASE HELP!

Posted on 12/30/2008 1:46:00 AM by Anonymous

this message is in response to the one posted below. I am also anorexic. but im in treatment. and it's really helping. you should really try to see if there's a eating disorders clinic in your area, it will really help. for one, ur right. u don't choose to have this disorder. not disease. people usualyl get it because life is rough at the time, and they turn to the disorder. thats how some people will cope with life. like ur saying that weight and what u eat are the only things u can control. that IS normal for having an eating disorder. the reason that anorexics get really good grades is cuz they're trying to live up to high expectations. but if u keep on not eating ur grades will slip eventually becuz when u eat, ur also feeding ur brain. i also ended up in the hospital [a month ago actually] and the doctors told me that my brain and heart and vital organs shrunk. i had no fat on my body and so when i wouldnt eat and would exercise, i lwould lose my muscle- which is my brain and stuff. also, u'll start noticing urself to not be able to concentrate very well. so plz. eat. i know it's hard. but it's very important. and look for an eating disorders clinic in ur area, or a pscotherapist. it WILL help! i go to SUMMIT outreach program for eating disorders, and there's other girls there with ED and it really helps being able to talk to them about it. i also see a nutritionist, so i know what i NEED to eat and they give me a meal plan. i am so happy that i have this place- and my family. u need support for this. it will be alot harder to do it alone. plz take care of yourself =] dont let it get outta hand. do it for u.

Posted on 12/29/2008 12:29:00 AM by Anonymous

i have to say being fifteen years old and seeing my mother be anorexic as i grew up. i told myself i could never ever do that that it just wasnt right. now sadly 6-9 months ago i started not eating my best friend became very worried and she was always on my case because i wasnt eatining anything i would go days without food. i suffer from anorexia just like my mother and everyone keeps telling me its not a disease you choose to do it and honestly i dont think you can just choose it that it really is a meantal illness? i have a few questions? i know that a lot of it has to do do with body image cuz i definatly am not happy with my body image and i know that i one of the main reasons that im anorexic i also relized that there has been a ton going on in my life my mom is working on her fourth divorce my stepmom yells at me for everything and ive just relized when things get bad at home it causes me to want to eat less and less and thats what happens is this normal i always say its because what i eat and what i weight are the only two things that i can control in this hell hole life? IS THAT NORMAL??? i dont know and its really frustrating when you know the symptoms of anorexia well seeing my mom with it and reaserching it and all and i know that almost every single one of the syptoms fit me..... it just am afrad i guess that this diseases is gonna get way more outta hand thenn it already has i mean ive already ended up in the hopspital!! i just dont know what to do i guess im scared and with everything that goes on in m life it really is the only too thinks that i can control!! i cant tell my mom because she would even take a minute to listen she would just flip out at me and that i think would honestly make it worse!!! i just really dont know what to do? i also was wondering i have realized in reaserch that it is really common in like the intelligent teens who put themselves up to really high expections!! me being one but is there a reason for that ??? can someone please comment back to that and answer my questions please i really need help thank you so much in advance for any esponse comments

Posted on 12/27/2008 6:52:00 AM by Anonymous

********************************************************************************** It screws you up ...and never leaves you....it takes your family..friends...faith...happiness...it even THREATENS your desire to live. Is this your LIFE?...its mine. GET HELP ...Just ask. People are not as judgemental, hateful, and ignorant as you may think. Treatment does not mean FAT. It means grasping to life.

Posted on 12/9/2008 2:38:00 PM by Anonymous

according to alot of people.. im anorexic. but im not, im just really skinny. but my 150 lb. friend is anorexic, but people just call her fat. they dont know anything, noone understands. and yeaaa, its pretty harsh to be hating about shit you know nothing about.

Posted on 12/8/2008 11:31:00 PM by Anonymous

I am just about to turn 14 now and i was the one who previously wrote this..... i have no idea what to do. i am not fat yet i am not skinny, i turn 14 this year and i have no idea what to do. for some reason i feel that the best way for me to lose weight is just be not eating as much or just going blimic. this one girl went bulimic in my school and she lost a ton of weight and now she looks great but she is always counting calories. i dont want to be like her at all but i want to go under the extreme to lose weight. i hate my body...i think i need to puke my guts out. So far i have been counting all of my calories, eating less than 300 calories a day, and now at lunch all i eat is one apple and like three almonds. I say that it fills me up but the truth is that it really doesn't. My friends think that i'm going crazy because of this soon th be horrible eating disorder whichs leads me to believe that i'm going to lose them. Yesterday ate more than i wanted to(500 cals) and then when i was taking my shower i ran to my toilet and forced the food out of me. I promised myself that i wouldn't do that but i did. I wont throw up anymore but i just wont eat....I think that this is just the beginning of my life that will soon shatter. I now believe that i have an eating disorder and nothing will stop me from trying to lose weight.

Posted on 12/5/2008 3:45:00 PM by Anonymous

If you don't know what you are talking about, don't comment. There are people on here saying that if you have an ED just don't let the media rule your life, or that they've "thought about starting an ED". That is completely absurd, not to mention 100% incorrect. If you have an ED, you're not trying to look like everyone else, you are trying to have control. Also, if you have an ED, you didn't choose to start it. Eating disorders ARE NOT A CHOICE. They are a disease.

Posted on 12/4/2008 9:24:00 PM by Anonymous

people with bulimia need serious help.. they hurt people around them that love them and their selves... pray for these people:)

Posted on 12/2/2008 2:45:00 PM by Anonymous

I don't think I have an eating disorder but my friends do. I'm 11 years old, 5'5" and 87 pounds and idk what to do. if anyone has any advice or needs advice then they can email me at catinthehatlover96@hotmail.com PS: When I have cramps and my stomach hurts then my friends told me to go eat something in a rude way.

Posted on 12/1/2008 8:33:00 PM by Anonymous

Thanks to the 42 year old mother. I was anoraexic for 2 years and am now bulimic. Bulimia is so hard on my body, but I have not kept the weight off like I did when I was anorexic. I have been trying to spot, but I got so used to eating what ever and then throwing it up that I feel like I have lost my self-control. You have helped inspire me and I thank you for sharing. I am one of those girls who tries to be a people pleaser, and perfect at everything.

Posted on 12/1/2008 2:23:00 AM by Anonymous

I literally can never stop eating. My parents never notice all they have noticed is me getting bigger and bigger. Not crying and eating a pint of ice cream my myself. Or running up the stairs to blast music and eat my three musketeers. I seriously thinkk I have a problem i am an overeater. I flush out all emotion and eat. Happy i celebrate and eat sad i fix my problems with food help!!!!!

Posted on 11/30/2008 4:53:00 PM by Anonymous

Anorexia and bulimia aren't just about bad body image. It's usually something more that that, but anorexia and bulimia are ways for them to cope with the real problem.

Posted on 11/28/2008 12:32:00 PM by Anonymous

keep your head up and believe god has a purpose for your life. if you need help just give me a message back. i'm hear for you. keep up the good work

Posted on 11/25/2008 11:31:00 AM by Anonymous

My doctor says I'm unhealthily skinny. when ever i look at food i feel full and i want to be hungry, at least a little bit. i'm losing weight and i need help.

Posted on 11/20/2008 8:03:00 PM by Anonymous

my mom was bulimic and watching her throw up was horrible. i would wake up in the middle of the night and hear her...i would cry my self to sleep. i am 13 now and my mom is 40 something haa. but i know she has done it for awhile she stop..(i think) and throws up allmost never(so i think). i am very unhappy with my weight and dont want a eating disorder and the hardest thing is is that my mom calls me fat 24/7. i weight 120 and 5,1. can anyone give me advise for loosing weight safely? thanks :)

Posted on 11/19/2008 2:26:00 PM by Anonymous

Its sad that people would hurt themselves and not eat just to be skinny. So what is your not as small as Nicole Richy. God made you to be who you are and you shouldnt try to be someone else!

Posted on 11/17/2008 8:01:00 AM by Anonymous

Don't let the Media dictate what is beautiful and what is not. The media is constantly bombarding us with how we are never good enough. I know what it feels like to hate your body and just yourself. Please just know that those feelings aren't true. You are beautiful and worth a lot.

Posted on 11/16/2008 11:18:00 PM by Anonymous

How much does anyone no about westmead hospital in sydney? My dr has refered me there - I have an appointment for the 20th of this month. I'm 17 it doesn't seem fair that I'll miss out on some of year 12.

Posted on 11/8/2008 4:04:00 AM by Anonymous

hi, i, luckily, don't suffer from bulimia, but i used to be very unhappy with my body. I thought about starting an eating disorder but decided that it wasn't worth it. Reading these comments I realize I made the right choice and I hope you do too. hang in there... :]]]

Posted on 11/6/2008 10:23:00 PM by Anonymous

i have no idea what to do. i am not fat yet i am not skinny, i turn 14 this year and i have no idea what to do. for some reason i feel that the best way for me to lose weight is just be not eating as much or just going blimic. this one girl went bulimic in my school and she lost a ton of weight and now she looks great but she is always counting calories. i dont want to be like her at all but i want to go under the extreme to lose weight. i hate my body...i think i need to puke my guts out.

Posted on 11/6/2008 9:26:00 PM by Anonymous

I'm 17 too, and I can't stop starving myself . It's so hard, earlier this yr. i was diagnosed w/ bulimia an anorexia and i went 2 alot of hospitals, and now its come back. my dr. says she may send me to an eating clinic

Posted on 11/5/2008 4:53:00 PM by Anonymous

I just came across this site and I was reading some of the things that some people have written. I just came out of an eating disorder clinic and let me tell you that it has seriously changed my life! I mean don't get me wrong I still have bad days, but from being there I learned all sorts of different things to do to try to fight an urge and I keep in touch with my therapist and people from the clinic and there all great!! I can relate to so many of the post that are on here. I'm 20 years old almost 21 and I had my ed since the beginning of my freshman year of high school. I had it for about 6 years. I just want to tell all of you that there is help out there and you can get through this! It's a lot of hard work but it is possible! I went to River Centre Clinic in Sylvania, Ohio and that place seriously saved my life! I'm able to live again! Just try to get help and do this for yourself! Each and everyone of you are important in your own way and you can do so much more without your ed!! I was scared at frist, but in the end it's the best thing that I've ever done!! Just get help! YOU CAN DO THIS!! YOU CAN LIVE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE WITHOUT ED IN IT!! Getting help is SO WORTH IT IN THE END!!

Posted on 11/4/2008 12:45:00 AM by Anonymous

hello i am 42 years old and i have had bulimia for 22 years and i cant stop. i am a mother of a 6 year old and a wife for 8 years. i am to the point where my body needs a rest. i pray every day the i will find the strenght to stop. i have constant heart palpitations, irregular heart beat, nose bleeds, sore throat, bleeding throat, acid reflux, chest pain, blisters on my nuckles, loss and replaced teeth, should i go on. the reason i am writing this is to hope that whoever reads this will realize that before it gets this far please stop..... i wish i could. i want to live to see my son grow up and i want nothing more than to grow old with my husband but i dont foresee that happening. dont let bulimia ule your life.

Posted on 10/30/2008 9:32:00 PM by Anonymous

want to takl to adults on eating disorder

Posted on 10/24/2008 11:22:00 AM by Anonymous

hi i'm 14 years old and although i've been bulimic for not even 6 months now, i feel like it's destroying my life. my parents and friends don't know that i am suffering from an eating disorder. people can tell i've lost weight but they haven't made any conclusions...yet. i'm afraid that if i stop throwing up, i'll gain a ton of weight. it's very painful and i have pretty much no self-esteem left. i want to get help but i don't know how because i don't want everybody finding out. there was blood in my vomit for the first time yesterday. i feel weak & tired all the time and my chest and throat are always hurting. i don't know how to stop my binges. i don't want this to ruin my life but at the same time i don't want to be overweight. please, if you are considering starting an eating disorder, take my advice and DON'T DO IT. it hurts- on the inside and outside. i just hope that my long-term consequences aren't as bad as some of the ones i have read about.

Posted on 10/23/2008 8:22:00 PM by Anonymous

i realized that i was "developing an eating disoder", but in the end i knew it, and a lot of this stuff is true, i mean, i get really good grades,3.8 gpa, goal is to get them, do well, impress teachers, parents, friends, be a counsler for friends, mother, help raise my young brother and stay up midnight doing all this along with having all honors and ap classes, so yeah, i try hard. it seems i looked at myself in the mirror and didn't like what i saw,or see, my thighs, now arms, always my stomache, my hips, and i'd say,im so fat, and then i'd eat less, then id skip breakfast,lunch,sometimes dinner, chew gum to help me out. i noticed some effects, i was more tired, didn't feel like doing anything, dizzier, more headaches, not happy.but im trying now, if i ever truly get there i know ive failed.

Posted on 10/22/2008 12:30:00 AM by Anonymous

I have never had an eating disorder, so I know I shouldn't say anything, but (referring to the seventeen year old) you CAN beat it. I know for a fact that miracles do happen, if people come out of comas after years, you can do this. You have more internal strength than you give yourself credit for, don't ever lose hope. Once you lose hope, everything is lost. P.S. Has anyone read the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul books? They have stories on everything from anorexia to depression, they might help.

Posted on 10/21/2008 12:29:00 PM by Anonymous

Hello, I am seventeen years of age, I am in cosmetology school, and I have anorexia nervosa. I am 5'3, 84 pounds. My mother has tried to lock me in clinics, send me to therapists, get physicians' opinions, and follow every guideline. The thing is, if I could eat, I would. This is truly involuntary. I've always had a distorted visual of myself. I've hated myself since day one. People who haven't suffered through an eating disorder have no idea the amount of control it has over you. If I eat, I've failed. I strive everyday of my life to be thinner. I have people ask me if it hurts to be my size. The truth is, it does. My stomach constantly hurts. I always feel exhausted. I get migranes, which makes it difficult to work in the hair buisiness. Friends tell me they are afraid to hug me for fear of "breaking me" or hurting me. My bones protrude terribly. My ribs, my spine, my hips. My flesh sinks over it, and I'm still not satisfied. I'll die because of this. But it doesn't mean you've got to. Take control over this while you can, if you can. I've had tubes down my nose for months at a time. I pass out and collapse a lot. My college life is hectic, and I don't have the strength to keep much of it up. If you're thinking of trying to develop an eating disorder, you're truly stupid. Girls are envious of me, guys are disgusted. Don't underestimate it. Because when you're over your little drama scene about wanting to be thinner, and have already been starving yourself, you CAN'T GET BETTER. Yes, there are support groups, there are doctors, clinics, shrinks, but this is a disease. A disease that if you take it too far like I did, you won't get over. You wanted to be pretty. You wanted to be thinner. But all you'll be is dissatisfied with yourself, and dying.

Posted on 9/21/2008 9:25:00 AM by Anonymous

This site hepled me with a lot of questions I had about eating disorders... thank you so much!!!!

Posted on 9/12/2008 3:53:00 PM by Anonymous

having this sickness isnt your fault its just that you want to look like everyone else

Posted on 9/9/2008 5:48:00 PM by Anonymous

Hi, I am 18 years old and im not sure whats going on with me. I think i have an eating disorder because i rarely eat and hide food. But i like the way i look and i have no desire to lose weight...im so confused.

Posted on 9/2/2008 3:05:00 PM by Anonymous

Hey im fourteen years old and very thankful for the way i look. I am a athlete and i have a lot of muscle which makes me look larger. I've been called fat but i dont worry about it because im not. i eat all the time but dont do the things i kno others girls do like throw the food up. I simply just run it off and i think all young girls should take my path into stay healthy and looking good.

Posted on 8/29/2008 6:14:00 PM by Anonymous

Im a 16 year old dancer who is struggling with anorexia. The sport is one which empthasizes on good fitness and health. I go into my class and to dance for a whole hour and not compare yourself to the other chicks is hard but I no this disease is one that I will not allow to take anymore of me.

Posted on 8/9/2008 5:06:00 AM by Anonymous

Hi! I am 27 years old and suffered from bulimia nervosa as a teen ager. Although, I no longer binge and purge, the simple guilt of eating never entirely fades. I am in Graduate school and sometimes the stress is so overwhelming, and the urge to binge/purge is so strong, but I have learned other methods to cope with my stress. Also, life is too precious to waste. I could not see the effects of my disorder then, but through the years it has become more visible, especially paying the dentist to fix my teeth! However, my point is this- you can move past this disease! Don't let it rule your mind, your emotions, or your spirit any longer. God made you because he loves you. Now its time to love yourself! Also, to the 23 year old bulimic with the two children, I also have two children and I know the anxiety of fearing weight gain. But remember, your children love you for you, they need you, and when we are all 80, not one of us is going to look like a model! What we struggle with today, will make us stronger tomorrow. And I wish you many happy tomorrows!

Posted on 8/6/2008 9:08:00 PM by Anonymous

Im just short of my 17th birthday, I am 5'8 and weigh 140 pounds. I have allowed food, weight, dieting, exercising to steal my childhood, I have anorexia and this isn't the first time. A year and a half ago I started to stop eating and restricting the amount of fat in my diet, because it was the only thing I could be in control of but pretty soon after it began to control me. I began to see a ed counsellor and then stopped because I wasn't convinced that I had a problem although my body was that weak I could not exercise anymore or even concentrate long enough to study. I eventually told my mum and she supported me through it, and I gained weight and stopped the cycle. But then four months ago it became an issue again, I haven't told her I've relapsed, I don't want to disappoint her. I have an appointment with the ed counsellor tomorrow morning, I am that scared, am I doing the right thing by seeing her?

Posted on 7/27/2008 8:31:00 AM by Anonymous

im 15, and i used to suffer from bulimia, pretty soon i lost tons of weight. After a while my stomach got used to not excepting food. Then one day i got tired of it, I told my mom and right away she made appointments with tons of counslers, pretty soon i got on this program for eating disorders they helped me alot, but i still regret doing that to myself, cause now i cant eat certain meals or i cant even enjoy an ice cream cause it causes me really bad stomach pain....PLEASE do not do that , you may think your helping your self look better but you are only damaging your own body...........you shouldnt care what other people tell you, cause nobody's ever gonna be perfect, nobody is ever gonna be like you....your special...life is to short to try to look or be like anybody else, so just be yourself thats what makes you....UniQue!!!!

Posted on 7/27/2008 4:06:00 AM by Anonymous

im 14....this has helped me alot...cause i suffered from bulimia n anorexia......i was very jealous of girls in my school and i would see myself fat i would alwayz go home and look in da mirror and cry cause i thought i was not skinny when i weighed only 105, my mom found out bout my eating disorders shortly after one day at school i fainted cause i would starve myself for long periods of time....she immediately took me to a counsler where i got help and then went to a noutrishinist where they they showed me how to eat right since i wanted to loose weight soon i got to my ideal weight .....now i know dat if i care bout how i look i gotta do it the good and healthy way....trust me its not fun when u got no energy from not eating....

Posted on 7/27/2008 3:46:00 AM by Anonymous

This is from the Concerned Mom of the 14 year old. Thanks for responding to my message. I really appreciate it. Before her therapist even sat down and talked with us, she told her it was our fault or that we had something to do with it. Although no family is perfect, I thought we got along pretty well. One of my daughter's favorite shows is America's Next Top Model. I guess we won't be watching THAT show anymore! :) Please don't give up on yourselves.....whether you know it or not, your illness is devastating your family. If you have to start out by getting healthy for someone else before you get healthy for yourself... do it! You are a precious child of God, and there are people who you don't even realize... love you and care about you. K

Posted on 7/24/2008 4:12:00 PM by Anonymous

i agree, i think that a lot of average girls just want to lose weight and probably have never been called fat in their lives. when you see models and actresses on tv with the latest fasion and everything you notice how nice their bodies are and some girls think 'alright thats it, i want a body like that' and dieting can be hard and a very slow process but anorexia works very quicky. i mean you can start losing weight in two days and it will just increase from there. so i think rather than teens being made fun of or called fat, the media does have a ton to do with it and i think we should start thinking about that more.

Posted on 7/24/2008 9:25:00 AM by Anonymous

alot of the reason that girls are going anorexic has something to do with the media and school it is not that your daughter is being called fat it is just what others are doing. beleive me. i never really thought that i was fat until all the other girls at my school started to become anorexic. my one friend lost 44 pounds within 3 months then everyone else atarted to go anorexic and loose weight thats when i started to want to loose weight so i went anorexic and lost 14 pounds now i cant get over it i want to start it again loose 5-10 more pounds and be skinnier so if you know anyone who is anorexix get them help soon. Thank you for taking time to read this. :D

Posted on 7/23/2008 1:54:00 PM by Anonymous

I have a question for the girls who are dealing ith anorexia. My 14 year old daughter told me about it, and I got her into outpatient counseling right away. After about a month, and seveal lost pounds later, she agreed to go to Residential treatment. We go for Family Week this next week. I am plagued with guilt that I caused my daughter to have these problems. She is 5'10", started out at 128 (which is very thin) and lost much more after she told us about it. She is an amazing and beautiful girl... and I'm just so confused as to why she developed this. I thought we had a great family and everything was fine....Any comments would be appreicated

Posted on 7/23/2008 1:35:00 PM by Anonymous

I am 14 years old. My name is DJ. I am a girl. I started bullimia when i was about 12. When my mom found out i had to find a way to hide it. I ended up in a psych ward. When i got out, i figured out a way too hide it, i have a container thats not too big, not too small, i puke in it when noones home or at night. but useually when noones home i puke in the toilet. there's no help for me. i puke everytime i eat even if i don't want too. DON'T GET INTO EATING DISORDERS ! you may not be able too stop, this may sound very hypicritical but it's true they're horrible things and they're hard to deal with. be smart. Don't start.

Posted on 7/21/2008 6:07:00 PM by Anonymous

I am 23 years old and I dont think im anorexic yet. Im 5'4 and i weight 113 pounds I wear a size 2. But the bad thing about it is that I never thought i was fat untill I started hang out with new people, all they talk about is what size they where and how they weight 98 pounds and its a every day thing! They make me feel fat like im not normal or attractive because i dont were little girls pant size! But ever day i find myself not eating cause i want to weight 100 pounds and i dont know why cause i look and them and i feel sorry for them but then I just think in my mind I got to hit that number! PLEASE give me some advice so this dont happen to me!

Posted on 7/1/2008 2:34:00 AM by Anonymous

I am almost 17 years old, and have just relapsed for the second time... I used to see a eating disorder counsellor who specialised in Anorexia but I couldn't talk to her, its actually gotten that bad that I called her again. I have this mate who is a counsellor and I saw yesterday and she took one look at me and said if she had her way she would put me in hospital. I don't want this to control my life anymore. Its stolen to much of my life already.

Posted on 6/28/2008 4:29:00 AM by Anonymous

i am sixteen years old and i weigh 75 pounds (4'10") i developed this disorder since i was in fourth grade. i lost a beautiful bracelet and i didnot want my mother to know. that day came and i was fearful that she would hit me or kill me. luckily she forgave me and now that has come back to haunt me...i used to eat normally at school but then around april 2008 i would eat bad stuff in tiny portions during the day. i guess i developed a bad eating pattern that minimized everything that i ate... i lost 10 pounds and now i want to gain them back no matter what. i want to be happy, full of life, and without having to worry about eating all day long. yesterday, my dad shoved a yogurt down my throat and screamed at me!! i just want to be normal and pretty. i better do something about this disorder now before it is too late....

Posted on 6/23/2008 2:38:00 PM by Anonymous

I am 23 years old and I am Bulimic. I have two beautiful children and i fear I will eventually die from this illness. I'm so scared but at the same time I can not help it. It is an addiction. Everyone always tells me how do you stay so thin after two kids and I can not even answer that question. I had just got through eating and I was on my way to the restroom and just something inside told me to research the affects this can cause and I never knew how this could really affect you. So for this I am proud that I have over powered it and I will continue to try and help my problem. I want to b health. Take care everyone how you will overcome it.

Posted on 6/16/2008 4:36:00 PM by Anonymous

I am 22 and very smart, especially in the maths, and since i was 12 i struggled with anorexia, i was always thinner then i was supposed to be (5'4 and 90-100 lbs) but i saw myself as fat, the sad part as well is when i look at food i dont see the food itself, i see numbers, as in how many calories i would be intaking, and of course i used to set up meal plans for 200 cals a day and then times it by at least 3 and do exercise to burn off at least 600 cals. I missed so much of my life because of it, i gave up family and friends and its a really lonely problem, unfortunitly as well the more lonely you are the more fatter you think you are.

Posted on 6/15/2008 1:27:00 AM by Anonymous

about 30 years ago, I was 5'4" and 110- I made the mistake of reading TEEN and SEVENTEEN model stats- and felt that I was "too fat" I had a boyish build and believed this BS- Because I was not 5-10 and 110 and became obsessive-compulsive about my weight- to the point where I lost my period and ran excessively to the point where I ruined my knees- I also had some psychological control issues because my Dad was obsessive about overweight family members- so I had a fear of fat people. When I actualy had a crisis- I was unable to eat and became unhealthy- which makes me totally vulnerable is I do develop cancer, a familial trait. My message is.... take care of yoursels- do not succumb to model values, but skip the fries and Soda- because, in the long run, this is NO VALUE. Skip the fries, drink water, and WALK, LIFT WEIGHTS and maximize what you have. MAster power tools, do not depend on one particular guy to guide you.

Posted on 6/11/2008 8:54:00 PM by Anonymous

I agree

Posted on 6/11/2008 7:39:00 PM by Anonymous

I'm so terrified of eating because I hate to even think that I could gain the littelest bit of weight. I'm 17 and am currently babysitting my 3 year old neice but her mom is always trying to make me eat fattening foods that make me want to gag just looking at. She made me eat pizza for dinner and then I couldn't stop becasue I hadn't eaten all day and I ate three cookies too. THat may not sound liek alot for some people but for me, it's more than I usually eat in two days. I was so horrified that I went in the bathroom and just cried. I'm anorexic, and in my mind I know that I am sick but I can't help but feel like I could be so much prettier if I were thinner. I keep thinking, if I can just get down to 100 pounds. If I could just make 95 pounds, 90 pounds is my goal. I refuse to eat anything with more than a gram of fat in it. My parents, becasue my motheris in real estate, make too much to get TennCare but with six of us in the family, we don't have insurance. I can't help but feel like I fall through the cracks in a system that doesn't seem to care about us at all. Where can I get help when no one cares about my problem? I know that I will just continue to decline from here if I don't get help soon but my situation just looks so bleak. What can I do?

Posted on 6/10/2008 1:20:00 AM by Anonymous

i think that you should tell your mom the truth maybe she can relate in some way and help you through it in stead of sending you some place where you sont know anyone...maybe she will understand...i hope the best for you cause im dealing with the same thing!!! :D +lyndsey+

Posted on 6/9/2008 10:53:00 PM by Anonymous

if you just found out that your friend is bulimic try to help her tell somebody her parents your parents anyone that will help her and try not to let her throw up whenever your around her!!! :D

Posted on 6/6/2008 7:10:00 AM by Anonymous

which anonyous??? and the thing i hate the most is people saying your not fat!!!!

Posted on 6/5/2008 2:32:00 PM by Anonymous

i know that anorexia is an mentall illness but it is something that when you stop easily because it is all mental if i am 5' 4" and weigh about 110 am i overweight/underweight/normal because i want to br underweight so bad :) IF YOU CAN ANSWER MY QUESTION PLEASE DO

Posted on 6/5/2008 12:56:00 PM by Anonymous

For people who do not understand eating disorders: They are MENTAL ILLNESSES. I believe I have an eating disorder because I absolutely hate my body, have an intense fear of gaining weight and I go on pro-ana websites everyday... I can't help being this way. I was either born like this or somehow developed it as I grew older. I am only 13 years old but I am at a constant battle with my body and anorexia every single day. Its a depressing, frustrating and just painful thing to deal with. For those of you who say "I don't understand why anyone would starve/hurt themselves on purpose", we aren't doing it completely on purpose. Remember that this is a disease. Its like saying "I don't understand why a drug addict takes drugs all the time". They have no control over it and they don't necessarily WANT to be taking the drugs, but they need it. Its basically the same thing with anorexia/bulimia. I wish people would just understand... Ana has taken all control from me. She's controlling me now. My mind is screwed up and I hear her voice in my head. Its pretty freaky when I really think about it. Anyone who has an ED, GET HELP. I've seen a therapist and nutritionist and it REALLY HELPED. I was so much happier after. Unfortunately now I am relapsing... but anyways, yeah. Remember that Ana and Mia are mental illnesses. Not diets or lifestyles, they are DISEASES. Thanks. And by the way, I blame the media for a lot of it.

Posted on 6/4/2008 5:03:00 PM by Anonymous

Annorexia is such a hard disease to deal with. Many people who have it dont even realize that they do. In my case my parents were not helping at all. They kept saying "you're grossly skinny" and they were angry which made things worse. It just made ME more hurt and angry at everything.. How is that supposed to change the image you have of yourself? Especially is you already feel like you're ugly. That was about a year ago, I would say that my self esteem has hardly gotten higher but I have reached a normal weight for my age. I feel almost close to falling back in though. It's just thoughts that I cant stop. I stare at myself and I have to point out every imperfection. I hate it.

Posted on 6/4/2008 3:00:00 PM by Anonymous

ANDREA you can get better ir takes time and efort though just start to eat a little a day and i hope the best for you good luck!!! :D

Posted on 6/3/2008 8:02:00 PM by Anonymous

i think that i am overweight and i need to lose weight so bad i'm thirteen (13) and i weigh about 110 and i dont like myself i was anorexic and losed 14 pounds but then stopped cause everyone started to notice and i want to go back and lose at leased 10-15 more pounds...hope i can do it without people noticing and for all of you your not fat I AM :)

Posted on 6/3/2008 6:46:00 PM by Anonymous

I ahve been suffering from Anorexia nervosa for 3 years now. You'd think that i would stop, you'd think that i would nko wby now. But i dont. No one has ever cared. No one has ever given me a thought. So here i go, using all my strength to stay 'beautiful', when deep down inside, my cold, stiff heart yearns for love to live. Andrea, 17

Posted on 6/3/2008 12:36:00 AM by Anonymous

I am 18 years old and I have had a problem with my eating for the past six years. I am 5'2 and I weight 96lbs. My lowest weight has been 88. I was hospitalized once because it had gotten so bad that I wanted to kill myself. It was not a problem with things happening in the past and it certainly was not a problem with my mothers upbringing. It was simply a small obsession that had gotten out of hand unnoticed. The only advice that I can offer, especially to parents who have a child with an eating disorder, is to not get angry. Your child is not stupid. Your child is not too smart. Your child, especially girls, have millions of negative influences on a day to day basis that can contribute to such a thing. It is sad, but it is treatable. As someone with an eating disorder though, I know that the way that many people have reacted had only made me slip further and further. Being angry and lecturing will cause your child to further themselves from you. To back away too far will cause your child to feel as if you do not care. You have to find this medium in your relationship with your child that will let them know that you are there, and that you are concerned and that you care, but you also need to back off to such a degree that they are dealing with it on their own. You are the monitor though, if you see that things are getting so out of hand that your childs health is at an urgent risk, there are things to do to intervene. It is a sad thing, because the only way to not make things dramatically worse is to step back, but it is horrible seeing and not being able to do. Encourage eating habits, research and even try counseling. Counseling for yourself will help get you through the long process, and it will also, on a professional standpoint, will help you decide what your next move is going to be. I cannot tell you precisely what to do, and I would love to encourage a million things, but from personal experience (and I am only one person with one experience) there is only so much that you can do.

Posted on 5/31/2008 12:07:00 AM by Anonymous

Im fourteen years old im about 156lbs and im 5'11 i used to have a problem with anorexia, i used to think i was so fat and that i needed to not eat to look the way everyone wanted me to. i still have a prblem with thinking im to fat. Everyone says im so skinny but when i look in the mirror i don't see a young,tall,skinny beautiful girl i see a fat young girlt hat needs to lose weight. I have never understood why i felt the way i do but maybe one day i will look in the mirror and see just a young beautiful girl.

Posted on 5/30/2008 1:07:00 PM by Anonymous

Ive never understood why someone would want to not eat and hurt themselves.

Posted on 5/30/2008 1:02:00 PM by Anonymous

Dear Readers: I am nineteen years old 5'7 and a 105 pounds. Everyday I have to face the facts that im skinny. Im not skinny because of an eating disorder, im just naturally very thin. I eat alot of food, and people see this, and they start throwing around accusations "o she's bulimic, she's just going to go to the bathroom so she can throw up" ACTUALLY, I have a very high metabolism and I am afraid to go to the bathroom after I eat or even before I eat because Im afraid of what people are going to say. I was on a vacation with my boyfriend and his family when his uncle had pulled him away from me and started telling him that I was anorexic and that I have a horrible disease and he needs to watch out for me. I'll tell you nothing hurts more to me then hearing somebody say something like that. I was an international model modeling in Japan and for all you stereotypes, they had sent me home because I was to skinny. Modeling isn't all about being anorexic thin at all there actually going in the oppisite direction. In some countries like Milan they still like the rail thin girls, but im telling you soon you wont be seeing as many skinny models except on the runway. I also heard that they have put weight restrictions on models in quite a few countries, where they have to be of a certain weight or they can not model. I just want to say to all the boys and girls with eating disorders, DONT PUT YOURSELF THROUGH THAT!!! There's nothing I hate more in this world then hearing the people talk behind my back saying Im anorexic or bulimic, or not being able to go pee cause Im worried what people are going to say and think. I understand and realize that these eating disorders are a growing concern but you should just be happy with who you are, and how you look. CAUSE I WOULD LOVE TO GAIN 20 POUNDS OR MORE!!

Posted on 5/30/2008 12:46:00 PM by Anonymous

just eat a lot and excercise everyday.

Posted on 5/27/2008 10:09:00 AM by Anonymous

wow that's sad.... parenting should be the happiest thing in the world and when ur child is starving themselves that's bad =(

Posted on 5/16/2008 1:29:00 PM by Anonymous

I just wnted to say i'm sorry for what your all going through and this site has helped me further understand what people go through when they have these eating disorders. I hope you all can stay strong and pull through and love you for just being you!

Posted on 5/14/2008 1:44:00 PM by Anonymous

Just because someone isn't underweight doesn't mean they're fat. I'm 5'4" and weigh 135lbs. I'm healthy for my body type and I think they guys you're going for are as shallow as you are. My boyfriend is disgusted by waif-thin women. Stop going after the wrong guys and the wrong image.

Posted on 5/14/2008 11:16:00 AM by Anonymous

For those of you who are thinking about becoming anorexic: When I was 15 I lived with my father, who starved me a lot. On my 16th birthday I was 5' 9" and I weighed just over 80 pounds. My bones were sticking out all over the place and I had virtually NO BOOBS and an 18" waist. When I was being starved, I felt SO horrible, and you will feel the same if you starve yourself, only you will feel the guilt of doing it every time you decide to throw something up or decide not to eat.

Posted on 5/8/2008 6:18:00 PM by Anonymous

personally, i think models should be more like the average day person and not bulimic!!! grrrrrrrr!!

Posted on 4/18/2008 2:47:00 PM by Anonymous

I am a mother of a newly diagnosed Anorexic. My 16 year old is so special. I find it sooo difficult to deal with her disorder. I am a nurse and professionals tell me i can say or do nothing to help her. I feel so saddened by this disorder and pray all of you will seek the help you need. god bless

Posted on 4/17/2008 5:19:00 AM by Anonymous

I am 14 and 5`2" and around 100 pounds. i try to eat healthy and exersice often when i have time, but it is so hard because i know that all this fat on my belly isn`t baby fat. And the thoughts of not eating are always in my head,but we need to hang in there and be confident.

Posted on 4/16/2008 11:13:00 PM by Anonymous

WHEN I WAS IN THE 8TH GRADE I DEVELOPED AN EATING DISORDER. I FINALLY GOT HELP WHEN I WAS IN THE 11TH GRADE. BY THEN I HAD ALREADY DID SOME DAMAGE TO MY BODY. I AM 21 YEARS OLD NOW AND MARRIED. MY AND MY HUSBAND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE A BABY FOR 3 YEARS. I HAVE ALREADY HAVE HAD 4 MISCARRIAGES AND AM HAVING TO HAVE SURGERY TO TRY TO FIX WHAT MY EATING DISORDER MESSED UP. I HAVE LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, NERVE PROBLEM, HAIR LOSS, JOINT AND BONE PROBLEMS, HORMONE PROBLEM, AND SKIN PROBLEMS ALL FROM A SILLY EATING DISORDER. I WAS ONE OF THOSE POPULAR GIRLS THAT THOUGHT I HAD TO LOOK A CERTAIN WAY FOR PEOPLE TO LIKE ME. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU GIRLS IT WAS NOT WORTH IT. IF I COULD THAT WOULD BE THE ONE THING I WOULD GO BACK AND CHANGE.

Posted on 4/16/2008 12:16:00 PM by Anonymous

hi i am 13 and i have an eating disorder. a lot of people do not know that it is soooo hard to ask for help when you have an eating disorder. it does not matter how close you are to your parents or even your friends.

Posted on 4/15/2008 4:02:00 PM by Anonymous

man.. i dont even know how this all feels. i just basically wanted to tell you that EVERYONE is strong enough to overcome something. Believe me..it'll get better if u believe and truly want it to. I am sorry some of you are having such a hard time. I use to cope in the worst type of ways as my "control" but never like this..and i pray that you all will get better.. if you truly want to be better you will. there is no reason why girls especially young as 10 should be worried about weight, you are sitll growing! stay strong, and realize that you are beautiful and shouldnt worry about comparing yourself to other people. Not at all. GOD MADE YOU FOR FOR! :)

Posted on 4/11/2008 9:53:00 AM by Anonymous

I too have suffered from bulimia. It began when I became a cheerleader in Junior High. I was 13, maybe 12. It continued all the way through college, for over 7 years. It controlled and destroyed my life at the time. I learned to be healthy rather than sick and to not let this disorder control my life anymore. It consumed my thoughts and my actions. It also did major damage to my body, including a tear in my esophagus and severely damaged teeth. I firmly believe that I am a precious creation from God. He has handcrafted me just the way he wanted me to be. I do not overindulge and still give my body proper nutrients. I don't waste my calories ( I don't count them) on things with no substance. I fill my temple with fuel. I pray for those of you that are suffering from this consuming disorder. I pray that you will see how special and beautiful you are because you are a child of God. Learn to love yourself so that you may love others.

Posted on 4/7/2008 11:33:00 PM by Anonymous

Alot of ppl are skinny and okay...Just because your a ballerina or not?? How would u feel if you colapsed on stage or loss the use of your legs because you couldn hold yourself up???? its better to have meet on your bones then none at all!!!!!!! I weigh 175 and im only 5'3 but i dont care i love myself and no woman should ever have to change her body emage just to be able to do something. BE HAPPY WITH WHO YOU ARE!!!!!!!! And having some waight isn't bad your body needs some fats. More ppl will stare at a girl thats way to skiny then they will at someone who has a little extra waight. I agree Sharon C.

Posted on 4/2/2008 9:20:00 AM by Anonymous

I am sorry i have to tell you guys this but i have been anorexic for the past 2 years. I go on fasts and then i will eat after i pass out. Sometimes i feel like that is the only thing i can control in my life. I want help i do. But i dont think my parents know. And i dont want to tell them. I am not depressed or anything i just feel like i need to be this skinny. I am a ballerina. i am 5 foot 8 and a half inches and i weigh about 108 my parents think i have a fast metabolism. I wish this never would have happened. But my worst fear is getting fat. Please for parents reading this watch your kids if they start loosing weight fast take them to a nutritionist. Now that i have started this i cannot stop. Dont let your kids do this to themselves.

Posted on 3/28/2008 4:20:00 PM by Anonymous

Dear eating disorder suffers, It's ok to be self consious but it becomes a problem when these thoughts come and distort reality. I have a friend who has anorexia and I have seen firsthand how her true self has been washed away and replaced by an emancipated person. Our generation needs to help the people out there who have eating disorders. We need to stop and think before we say with the crowd your fat. I don't know how many times I've heard when someone told me I was fat I knew I needed to lose weight. When we see people who are size 00 we think wow they must have an amazing amount of self control sometimes it's just the way they were born. I've always been told I should be a model because I'm 5'7" and weigh 128 pounds. I think we should have all different sizes of models not just ones who weigh 2 pounds and are nothing but skin and bones. I think you shouldn't have to lose weight unless the doctor's orders.I will be praying for all you who are staring or binging to be a certain weight.

Posted on 3/26/2008 7:37:00 PM by Anonymous

I wish people would stop blaming the nameless ,faceless "media". Its people who are sending the message. Its not just the fashion designers or model agencies with hearts of ice, its not just the stick thin starlets, or size 00 or any of that junk. If that was all that was pushing thinness, no one would listen. Its friends("do I look, heaven forbd, FAT in these jeans?"), its parents (telling a child shes beautiful isnt going to be believed if your on a diet yourself. duh) Its coming from everydirection, not just TV and Magazines and internet. Stop blaming other people. Take responsibility.

Posted on 3/26/2008 4:59:00 PM by Anonymous

Wow, Mady, you're tall for a ten year old! I'm 5' 2" and 13! YOU ARE NOT FAT! You are in the lower half of the perfect weight, according to BMI standards! And you might also have some muscle, causing you to be even lower, maybe even below weight. But don't worry about that. You are perfect the way you are and you are dveloping. You will even out in the future. You shoould make sure your friend knows that, too. Your friend is just underweight, I'm built that way, too, but if you are suspicious she has an eating disorder, talk to a counsler or parent ASAP Good luck!

Posted on 3/14/2008 11:12:00 PM by Anonymous

My friend is 10 and she is about 4' 10'' she ways aqbout 87 pounds. She thinks she is FAT. I'm 5' 7" and 130 pound. How can I lose weight and how can I help my friend so that she doesn't think she is fat and starts throughing up after she eats? Mady- Age !0

Posted on 3/14/2008 8:46:00 PM by Anonymous

Hey i think that wether your 12 and 120 pounds or 50 and 500 pounds your prfect as long as you like your self and if you don't like your self then talk to a friend or someone that you can trust to make you feel good about yourself... god made you who you are for a reason...

Posted on 3/14/2008 1:45:00 PM by Anonymous

its really cool that you're out here trying to help others

Posted on 3/10/2008 9:29:00 AM by Anonymous

Posted on 3/2/2008 6:08:00 PM by Anonymous

This was very helpful to know about bulimia. I am doing a research project on this topic and this was very helpful to know thank-you!

Posted on 2/21/2008 8:49:00 AM by Anonymous

The information was very informative- thank you. I had to do a project on this subject and this really helped! Thanks again!

Posted on 2/19/2008 1:37:00 PM by Anonymous

To the 10 year old. Please do not listen to that person that said that about cutting off the fat. That person obviously has some issues that has nothing to do with you. Being healthy is not always being skinny just reading some of these comments. You do not want an eating disorder, it is not healthy by no means and it isn't always easy to stop it. Just if you eat healthy and exercise you will be healthy. Just enjoy being you and not trying to be some one else. Just be a kid. And for theycallmeamerz...do you feel so bad about yourself that it makes you feel good to say things like that knowing you are making someone feel bad about themselves??? I really do feel bad for you. You need help.

Posted on 2/16/2008 2:39:00 AM by Anonymous

body dismorphic disorder is a serious problem with todays society young girls starting at ages 7 and up are worrying about there looks they dont in order to be happy you have to be comfortable with ur body just becasue your over-weight it doesnt mean anything. to the person who calls themselves theyCALLmeAMERZ you need to learn that not everyone needs to lose wight. unless its a problem to your health u should be comfortable with your body saying that they should take a knife and cut it out is like killing them urselves the only reason girls feel the need to lose weight is because of the pressure people put on them like that person. if todays society wasnt all abotu skinny rib showing girls then we wouldnt have such a big problem . personally the people who tell girls they need to lose weight ur fat and things like they.. they should stop and think what if they listen and hurt themselves is it my fault? yes it is i have more to say but im in school and will finish up later.

Posted on 2/15/2008 2:02:00 PM by Anonymous

It was very intriging

Posted on 2/8/2008 10:53:00 AM by Anonymous

I think you should deal with the stress so there is no need to starve your self

Posted on 2/7/2008 2:16:00 PM by Anonymous

im writing this to all the girls and even guys that are dealing with anorexia. I understand a 100% what your going through. I have been anorexic since i was in 6th grade and i am now in 10th grade and i have been changing so much and it feels so good =) My friends and family have been with me the whole time...they have helped me so much. Even when i was at my lowest they were still there to help me and this made me feel so much better about myself because i know that i have people who love me and that love me for who i am and NOT how i look!!! so remember you are just fine the way you are and dont try to change that.... "Those that mind DONT matter, and those that matter dont mind" ^^that is my favorite quote b/c it reminds me that if someone doesnt like the way i like they dont matter to me b/c they are not worth my time to change for..... *~*Shelby*~*

Posted on 2/7/2008 1:54:00 PM by Anonymous

i have dealt with this before. It is hard for people to understand and explain why they do this. Mainly it is because they have a very low self-esteem. If you know someone who is dealing with anorexia just talk to them and help them. Dont force them to eat and NEVER get angry with them or yell at them; that will only make things worse. Just be there for them and support them to make better decisons. :) in the end your help will make a big change!!!

Posted on 2/7/2008 1:49:00 PM by Anonymous

i strongly believe it is unhealthy but at the same time it brings a lot of stress that's hard to deal with...but just know that what you see in the mirror isn't always true!....it lied to me before too....LOL! you all are beautiful thin or not...people like you for who you are on the inside not on the out!

Posted on 2/7/2008 11:02:00 AM by Anonymous

I feel compelled to write this to anyone who is going through bulimia or anorexia nervosa. I was anorexic/bulimic from the time I was about 12 until I was nearly 18. I would spend my time consumed with thoughts of food and when the next time I'd get to vomit would be. It got so bad that I would eat just to throw up. I had no control over my bulimia and, at one point, I was sure I was going to die. I was an extremely active athlete and attractive teenager--but I never felt good enough. I lost myself somewhere around 16 and spiraled downwards (my grades slipped and my life kind of fell apart in many ways. I chose the wrong boyfriend and felt I deserved the way he behaved...I cared little about my family or old friends and just felt awful abotu myself). At one point I began having panic attacks and passing out and my heart rate was through the roof. My teeth have had so much deacay that I've had four root canals and work on all my teeth--no joke. My skin never recovered and I have lines and wrinkles that I am far to young to have... It was not worth the harm I've done to my body to attemp to be thin in high school. I am now 24 and still trying to make up for the damage that I did to myself so many years ago. The effects of bulimia and anorexia still follow me ever day. I struggle with feelings and mood swings that are related to body image and food. I am slowly regaining my self respect and self image. I have held a 4.0 in college for the past three years, I recently got married and I ma putting my life back together. These are things that I never could have done if I adn't gotten help and gotten control of my eating disorder... I am so thankful that I asked for help...I wouldn't be here if I hadn't stopped when I did. Six years later I am mortified at the horrible things I put myself through and would do anythign to go back and live highschool again without the pain and struggles of eating dosorders. If you're struggling with an eating disorder please get help... you can get control and turn your life around!

Posted on 2/4/2008 5:38:00 PM by Anonymous

what a horrible thought...life is more than skinny. YOu might not able to have children, and lack of nutrition can make you moody and your hair will not be shiney, you will look not good. Obviously you are young and do not see this.

Posted on 1/31/2008 2:36:00 PM by Anonymous

i just want to say i am anorexic and i think its not a bad thing you have no idea what goes on in my mind i constantley think about my weight and thinking about my weight makes me think about how i look so if i want to be anorexic then i will and no one will help i will be anorexic until the day i die. anorexia just might be the death of me but at least i will die skinny!

Posted on 1/31/2008 2:19:00 PM by Anonymous

Hey to all of you out there going through any kind of Eating Disorder-Whatever it may be. If your Anorexic or Bolemic & your young get help from anywhere you can. I am on the other end, At 48 I have overcome most of my disorders but what it does to your body in the Long run is horrible!!! I have Neuropothy (no protective coating on my nerves) it never comes back & trust & believe it whacks out your Metabolism so you just end up getting fatter when you get older. Your body is so used to Starving that any time it gets ahold of food in holds on to the fat thinking your not going to give it any more. I don't know if there's any cure for this besides Holistic/ Alternative Supplements. And they still don't work so great so unless you want to destroy your body more by using drugs which cause a whole new setof Problems. Don't buy the Hollywood Hype. You don't have to look like a rail to be pretty!!! Beauty does come from with in and being comfortable in your own body no matter what size it is is the most Important thing in life. Surround yourself with people who love you or even like you for who you are and you'll do just fine. Self-esteem is just that-it comes from within yourself nott what others think or say about you!!!! Stay Happy-Find a Higher Power and don't beleive what other people say- it's your opinion about yourself that matters. Concentrate on the positive aspects about yourself and focus on the good-youth and Beauty are fleeting- The Quality of your life is what really matters!!!!! Valerie Bailey

Posted on 1/31/2008 2:03:00 PM by Anonymous

I am 40 years old and have faught this bulimia since I have been 13, it is an evil disease that ruins your teeth and makes you hate yourself. I have two beauliful girls that thank god do not have this disease(which somehow I have hidden from them). As a mother, if you have any thought that they have a problem, you are probebly right and please get them help because it will stay with them for life. I will probebly die from this some how, and I would love to be able to controll it, but that is what it is all about, control. You start out thinking you are under control of it...but it will control you . You can be a normal weight person and have it, so don't think it is just a skinny person. Look at your child's knuckles...they callus where they put thier fingers in thier throat. When they get good they don't have to use their fingers, so catch them before it gets to that. They will lie about it too. Drinking alot of fluid before going to the bathroom after eating is anouther sign. There are alot of signs, my parents had no clue. Please save at least one child with this letter if nothing else!!!

Posted on 1/31/2008 1:00:00 AM by Anonymous

just told my family I'm bulimic ... All ive been doing was crying all night ;'( but I feel as though no matter what, I will not change my ways.. Its so hard because my family is so disappointed " bcause I'm the only sensible one" i dont know what to do.. :,',','(

Posted on 1/30/2008 10:45:00 PM by Anonymous

i m 100 pounds and 5 3 tall and 13 is that good?

Posted on 1/30/2008 10:43:00 PM by Anonymous

hey eat lote of food

Posted on 1/30/2008 11:40:00 AM by Anonymous

my daughter is 13 and she weighs 119lbs. and is at least 5'6 shes a very beautiful girl, but she is constantly obsessing over the fact that she thinks shes fat. She asks everyone if she's fat everyday. I'm very concerned that this could become a major issue, and i'm afraid for her. We have all tried to tell her she is nowhere near being fat , but she wont listen. How did she become like this? Iam not overweight and have never obsessed over weight issues, no one in our family has ever given her any reason to think like this. I have told her everday of her life that she is beautiful and i have never been negative around my children. I'm starting to get very concerned, I thought it was a "phase" but now she is watching exercise shows, and running, this is not an everyday thing but she has never done this before. Scared in Pburg W.V.

Posted on 1/30/2008 7:45:00 AM by Anonymous

i know most girls and guys cant help their eating disorder but most people dont need to think negative they can think positive and no one should tell someone who is big like me that they need to be skinny cause it can hurt their feelings and they might listen to that person and their eating can get out of control, dont let anyone tell you how you need to look!!!!!!!! thinks for reading my comment ! my name is aundrea and im 13 and im in s.c and im 170 and proud of it aint no one that is bones gone tell me how to look or need to eat if any one tells you that and their skinny just say shut up bones!!!!!11

Posted on 1/29/2008 11:22:00 PM by Anonymous

im sort of im between i wont eat anything for weeks then for a week ill eat so much ill end up forcing myself to throw up. i know i need help and im trying

Posted on 1/29/2008 1:47:00 PM by Anonymous

im a bulimic. i cant stand feeling like im the only one in my life with the illness. i m glad to see that others also suffer from eating disorders and can see how i feel.

Posted on 1/29/2008 1:33:00 PM by Anonymous

im gonna die from anorexia, i wish i never became anorexic. my friend is typing this 4 me because i am 2 weak 2 do it myself. take my word 4 it and do not becmoe anorexic because first of all ur body gets ugly because u are just skin and bones and second of all u dont want 2 loose ur life 4 becoming thin, like i did :[

Posted on 1/29/2008 12:26:00 AM by Anonymous

i know i don't have an eating disorder because I eat heathy and never ever throw up but sometimes i think about binging then purging. what should i do

Posted on 1/28/2008 2:54:00 PM by Anonymous

This article has informed me of all of the signs of this awful disease. I fear my daughter is amongst one of the statistics now. She has always thought she was fat and always looking at her so-called rolls she does not have and now I suspect the throwing up stage has started. Not 100% but I am being very cautious. She is a smart girl and everything in this article points to YES.

Posted on 1/26/2008 2:35:00 PM by Anonymous

I need to find out what the normal body fat for a female 16, 105lbs. 5'2". Her body fat is 4.5 what should it be?

Posted on 1/23/2008 3:03:00 AM by Anonymous

i have strugggled with "anorexia" since i was 13. My BMI is 16.5 but i KNOW that i am not thin.. the BMI scale is very very off, i have been diagnosed with anorexia nervose but i dont believe the doctors. i just dont like to eat... i see myself exactly how everybody see's me. I would rather DIE then gain anymore weight then ive already had to gain.

Posted on 1/22/2008 2:22:00 AM by Anonymous

To Anonymous: It's really important that you talk about how your feeling with someone - those kinds of thoughts can overwhelm you if you try to deal with them on your own. Your parents or another adult you respect are great places to start. You can also try Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 . They will be able to put you in touch with resources that can help.

Posted on 1/18/2008 11:11:00 AM by Anonymous

im scared of myself when im alone... I wont eat bcus i feel i need 2 lose weight. Im soo confused bcus every1 else is saying im too skinny yet i feel insecure and fatt and get annoyed when ppl tell me this yet i like it.

Posted on 1/18/2008 3:58:00 AM by Anonymous

I am woried about a friend who is loosing to much weight. We talk on the phone but we live to ar for me to actually see her. She told me she recently lost more weight but that her hair was falling out too. Sould this be a sign of an eating disorder?

Posted on 1/17/2008 4:55:00 PM by Anonymous

I am wondering about the success rate you have in helping children ages 3-4 with disorders of eating. When friends keep the children that young in their tthoughts and prayers, what shall the condition be called? Is it "disordered eating" in a child so young? How can I as a nursery teacher tell the other children and their parents relay this concern to the parents? Are there professional and personal ways to explain it depending on the target group? J Henry RN, MPH

Posted on 1/14/2008 10:57:00 AM by Anonymous