[passionfruit3]

I didn't know quite were to post im not anorexic or bulimic ive just been recently purging because i start to feel sick from food and having it out of my body makes me feel better and quite frankly it has become addictive though until recently i havent been doing it properly. Ive been trying to conceal it from my mom which is hard cause i live in a two bedroom apartment it's still hard but tonight she didn't find out.i don't think this will become a problem i don't feel addicted to it but i was wondering if this sounds like it could turn into an eating disorder to you

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[waggiedog]

. Dear Passionfruit. Umm, I'm nor a Dr or medically trained, but what I do have is a series of severe eating disorders that now go back some 30 plus years. It wasn't known about so much back then, basically you only heard/saw the ravages of full blown anorexia. Def no mention of the psychological side of any eating disorder, not in anorexia or anything else. It's only my opinion but I think you need to be careful or you will go headlong into a full on ED. The fact you're already feeling much better once you've purged, and I DO DEF UNDERSTAND that (so do I), plus you don't want your Mum to hear or find out, Hun it's very difficult hiding it from who you live closely with. If it's at all possible could you see your family Dr, maybe for a referral to therapy?The quicker you nip this in the bud, the less of your life you'll throw away. I've basically wasted 30 plus years to eating disorders, and been in psych hospital for it. I don't want you to do the same thing. Please do come back and let us know how you're doing, good bad or indifferent.

[pinkflower17]

Originally Posted by passionfruit3

I didn't know quite were to post im not anorexic or bulimic ive just been recently purging because i start to feel sick from food and having it out of my body makes me feel better and quite frankly it has become addictive though until recently i havent been doing it properly. Ive been trying to conceal it from my mom which is hard cause i live in a two bedroom apartment it's still hard but tonight she didn't find out.i don't think this will become a problem i don't feel addicted to it but i was wondering if this sounds like it could turn into an eating disorder to you

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Honestly, depending on how often you're purging, if you're binging before purging and doing it at least once a week for at least 3 mos and are at a normal weight, you technically meet the criteria for Bulimia. If your weight is below a "minimally healthy weight for your height", you meet the criteria for anorexia, binge/purge subtype. If you don't meet these criteria, at the very least, you meet the criteria for OSFED (other specified feeding or eating disorders), which include atypical anorexia, bulimia nervosa of short duration or low frequency (binging and purging for either less than 3 mos, less than once a week or both), binge eating disorder of short duration or low frequency, purging disorder, and night eating syndrome.

It sounds like this is relatively new thing for you? See your doctor, see a therapist. Get this under control before it does become a horrible habit and "lifestyle" that you can't stop without help. It sounds like you meet criteria for purging disorder. It sounds like you already have an eating disorder and studies are pretty conclusive that the earlier you get treatment, the better chance of recovery and a lower incidence of relapse.

If I could start over my life 20 years ago, there are a couple things I would change along the way, but one of the biggest is I would have gotten help when everyone was pushing for me too when I was 15 and 16, rather than waiting until I was in my early twenties and nearly dead, already had permanent damage and the need for a long hospitalization and inpatient treatment caused me lots of problems with my career, my social life, my family life, my engagement, pretty much everything. I've lost or nearly lost almost everything that really matters to me because of this disorder and I'm fighting desperately to claw my way back. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. I've spent the last ten years in and out of medical hospitals and inpatient treatment, with a lot of the medical hospitalizations due to complications from the eating disorder. And trying to juggle a demanding career, a social life, family

Get some help before it becomes an issue.

[littlemizzsunshine]

Originally Posted by Bulimicured

Work on conrtroling your food intake you can do it. Stop now. I was bulimic for 10 years your worried about your hair? Keep it up couple years down the road you'll have 32 cavities and teeth falling out.

How did you manage to get out of it? I was bulimic 10 years ago, actively binging and purging for two years. I managed to set free from it but i am petrified it may be coming back now. Need help desperately...