[tequila3285]

Right after the birth of my daughter (who is now 2 and 1/2) I started to purge. Not all the time, only when I had induced alot of carbs or calories (pizza, ice-cream), in one sitting. Surprising since I was 30. I don't binge and purge, and it's not constant, but when I eat alot, I sit and obsess, until I eventually do get rid of it. I think it's just a control thing, that I am afraid of gaining weight, (I was on lithium for bp and finally lost the weight when I changed meds) and liked the reaction I got.

[Miss_A]

Could try another quiz online to see, if you are still concern.

[tequila3285]

True, I guess that I should be more concerned about maintaining my moods w/ bp, you know? There are so many triggers right now in my life (school, ss who has some very peculiar behaviors, mil from hell, ect.) that I am having a hard time just keeping my head on straight.

[tequila3285]

Thank you Miss A though, it's nice to have someone giving me suggestions because I don't tell anyone about this around me.

[Miss_A]

That's ok, same here. You still go to school. I also go to school as well. A couple of more years until college. As long as you are getting enough to eat every day. Then you should be ok. I hope you are though... Take care! Sincerely, Miss_A.

[Rapunzel]

Purging will hurt you, and it will cause damage, even if you don't do it so frequently that you actually have bulimia.

I don't meet the criteria for any eating disorders, since I weigh what I ought to, and also don't purge in such a way that I could be considered bulimic, and neither do I binge, but I have self-destructive eating patterns, and my T gets after me about "eating disorder behaviors." If your T really feels that you have an eating disorder but don't meet the criteria, either because your pattern is different from the crieria or maybe your eating disorder isn't quite to that level, they can still diagnose you with "Eating Disorder NOS" for not otherwise specified. Mine continues to mention eating disorder, and I just restrict my intake a little, and exercize a lot or use diet products if I think that I ate more than I should have. For me it's just one more extension of my general self-destructiveness.

Please take care of yourself and don't purge, even just once in a while. It can still hurt you, and can also develop into something worse, especially when you have other mental health issues too, like bp.

The quizzes are just a collection of guidelines, also - they are not the final word on anything - so if you have concerns, you should go ahead and talk to your T or your doctor about them, regardless of what the quiz says.

[Miss_A]

You keep it up, just going to cause more problems.

Take care of yourself.
Need to talk just pm me.

[tequila3285]

Thank you for the advice Rapunzel. Sorry I didn't get back to you until now. Been cycling a bit more and had a rough wknd.

[Hope4me2]

I too purge but not all the time....I have for quite awhile now....I am 47 and I binge too....I only do it when I eat alot either at one meal or many meals during one day...I know I need to stop too but it is hard to do...
take care

[tequila3285]

Thank you Hope4me2, it sounds alot like what I am struggling with. I try to tell myself to just not do it, but is something I obsess about, I'm sure you understand the feeling. Take care, too.