We've got to stick together

Okay so i'm bulimic and it doesn't ever seem to get better. The only time i feel okay is when i'm out with friends so i tend to stay out all night and it's getting me into trouble... but thats another story. Anyway... i feel like i've tried everything. I think it would be beneficial to more than just me if we could start a thread on simple tips that we've used to try and cope with the disorder. Even though it's a good idea, try to refrain from saying.... see a counselor or get admitted to a hospital. I want this thread to be more of what we can do to help ourself.

This sounds an awful lot like research? You post indicated you were looking for ways to cope with the eating disorders.

The questions you posted could also be very triggering.

My post may have been a bit out of line. You are looking for ways to cope with Eating Disorders.

One of the best ways is to seek professional help...Have you talked to to a therapist?

And bye the way welcome to PC! forgive me on the first post...

I don't have an eating disorder, although my therapist sometimes accuses me of having one because I do have some of the behaviors. They are just part of my overall self-destructiveness though. I am not sure what tips are considered helpful by people who have this, and I understand that having someone tell you what to do might not help much. I found some tips though, so you can look and see if any of this helps you:

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Ten Tips Which May Help You to Help Yourself
Buy a self-help book. Research has proved that self-help books can be enormously effective.
Begin to keep a diary - write down feelings. Make your diary personal to you - be your own confidante and friend in whom you confide your thoughts. Scribble, stick in photos, draw pictures - there are no rules about how you have to use the space.
Begin to be in touch with the feelings and thoughts around the binges. Begin to understand your underlying emotional issues.
Ask yourself what is it that you really want instead of food - is it a response to the worry of work? Do you really want a hug, a chat with a friend?
Start nurturing and pampering yourself. Set aside time in the day for your own relaxation and leisure periods. Prioritise your needs.
Dare to say yes to yourself instead of no. Learn to accept the way you are and begin to appreciate and love yourself.
Do not overly criticize or judge yourself harshly. Over zealous self-criticism will drive the compulsion of the eating disorder.
Draw a family tree to include all friends and all those living or dead. Write down your family history noting dramatic or eventful periods of change.
See if there are emerging patterns of behaviour. Look at the way you relate to others. Do you have equal give-and-take in relationships? If not look at books on assertiveness or join an assertion group.
Be gentle on yourself. Accept the way you are. Your eating disorder has enabled you to cope with difficult circumstances. See if you can come up with other coping strategies which are less harmful.



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from http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/aa/stud...ems/eating.htm

I thought that some of these make a lot of sense.

TC,
Rap