Bulimic, any advice?

So basically I'm bulimic and have been for the past four months. When I started it wasn't that big of a deal to me but lately it's been getting worse and worse to the point where I throw up anywhere from 1 to 3 times a day. Sometimes (like now) I really...

want to stop but don't seem to know how. Other times I could care less and enjoy binging and purging my food. It's getting out of hand and I know I need to stop but don't even know how to begin. I could never talk to my mom about this sort of thing because we don't have the best relationship. I just don't know who to talk to or even what to do. Help anyone...

remember that bulimia often goes deeper than just wanting to be thin. I'm not a doctor or anything, but you probably of possibly have some issues that you need to deal with that are hard for you. so this may be your way of coping. you really should go and talk to some sort of counselor.

if you absolutely cannot do that (which, we all wish you would for your health), then tell your friends your problem and ask for their support. talk to them about everything and ask them to help pull you out of this.

I've been bulimic for about 3 years, since I was 13 I've been dealing with eating disorders. I throw up more than 7 times every day, its a living nightmare. tell someone before it gets to the point where you do yourself irreversable damage. im 17 now. I have stomach ulcers, I strugle with bad depression, I never have my periods, I've lost all my friends, my whole life has been completly put on hold just for my bulmia and im totaly lost. talk to your doctor. the longer you dont say anything the harder recovery is. you dont have to tell your mom at first if you dont want to, but you need to talk to your doctor, they can tell you all sorts of ways to help you get through this.

U know what HUN... I USED TO BE BULIMIC TOO... FOR WAY OVER A YEAR... I WAS THROWING UP EVERY FKN DAY ...I WENT FROM 140 LBS TO 100 LBS... I WENT FROM 31% BODY FAT DOWN TO 14%... I HAD A FEW PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS and IT CAME FROM that... and I WENT ON MEDICINE and CRAP BUT NOTHING REALLY HELPED ...U know what HUN... TALKIN TO SOMEONE MIGHT HELP BUT IT DIDNT HELP ME. NO SHRINK COULD HELP ME EITHER. and I REALIZED ITS ONLY ME MYSELF WHO CAN HELP NOT NOBODY ELSE. I HAD ENOUGH WILL POWER TO GET BETTER... and DANG IM SO FKN HAPPY I DID... because I WAS SERIOUSLY GETTING DISGUSTINGLY SKINNY and I STILL THOUGHT I WAS FAT... OO YA ON TOP OF that IM 50... SO SERIOUSLY ITS NOT WORTH IT... ITS SO BAD FOR you 2... IT FKS EVERYTHING UP IN your BODY... GO ONLINE and ACTUALLY READ UP ON IT I'M SURE U'LL FIND WAY MORE RESOURCES ONLINE... BUT MY ADVICE IS... FIND IT IN you TO STOP... you STARTED IT... SO you GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP IT... I HAD IT WORSE HUNNY.. I WAS RAPED BY MY EX WHO TOOK MY VIRGINITY AND THEN CHEATED ON ME W/ MY SIS... SO WHATEVER your BULIMIA STARTED FROM IM SURE ISNT AS BAD AS MINE... and IF I COULD DO IT?? SO COULD U!! you GOTTA BE STRONGER DEN that and PUT your FOOT DWN and SAY NA A... IMA STAY HEALTHY and LOSE WEIGHT THE HEALTHY WAY... FK that BULLSH*T... SERIOUS... you know your EVENTUALLY GNA HAVE TO STOP because you WONT EVEN GO ON LIVING IF you GO ON LIKE that ANYWAY SO BETTER TO JUST STOP LIKE COLD TURKEY KEEP URSELF VERY OCCUPIED KEEP URSELF STRESS FREE and LEARN HOW TO ENJOY LIFE... FOCUS IN ON THINGS THAT INTEREST OR RELAX U... HOPEFULLY your STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME IT!!

hey.l
so I basically have the same problem.
I've been bulimic for more then a year now, it wasnt as bad as first, I stopeedd for a bit, then it came back. I see what you mean by like enjoying to bing then urge, sometimes I relly enjoyed it, and others I totally hated it. I talked to my friends just this year, because I was getting a lot worse, like it affected my body badly. try talking to a relly good friend, but prepare for the worst, some friends may leave because they dont understand. just b carefull on who you tell. and its okay I've still havent told my dad about me being bulimic, but I've told newer freinds, ther are probably tons of people who care for you and will try to help you even if you dont feel ther is.and to help to stop, just excersice a lot more, it kinda helps me.
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Please speak to someone like a parent, friend, doctor, or counselor. I still can't control mine and it has been atleast 2-3 years. IT IS TORTURE.