[heysmom]

Hi,,,, I am new here. My name is Amber. I am 26, married and have a son that will be 2 in August. I was wondering if any of you guys deal with alcoholism as well as your ED. I am struggling a little with this. I was sent to a rehab b/c my husband thought I was alcoholic, but I was drinking to help keep my bulimia under control, which it did help. I think I have developed a habit for drinking, but am not dependent on alcohol. What do you think?

[wishfulmuscle]

my girlfriend used to drink to avoid eating. She was anorexic, but she tempted me to be like her because she looked so good. I haven't ever liked beer all that much, so no i haven't ever dealt with it, but ive dealt with her having it.

i think you only depend on it for weight purposes.. if you found another way to deal with that, you wouldnt need it or want it.

welcome by the way

[LivinWithED]

I personally haven't dealt with it but i am reading a book about a girl who did almost the exact same thing. She used acohol to control her binging. The book is called "Bulimia, a guide to recovery". i found it online so i'm sure you can probably find it easily online as well.

[luckyyouxx]

my friend is annorexic and she drinks more than she eats
maybe there is some sort of connection
alchohol tends to make me too full to eat, but i often binge after in the middle of the night cause i crave food later.

I had an eating d/o in college (bulimia) and when I started drinking/using heavily, I was suddenly able to get through life without b/p. Fast forward about 15 years - I decided it was time to quit drinking, went to AA, and WHAM - eating d/o came back. It was so frustrating and discouraging. Now I'm in therapy, and feel like I'm finally (fingers crossed) getting a handle on it.

For me, the alcoholism and the eating d/o were both serving the same purpose - to make sure that I don't feel anything, ever. Now I'm learning how to feel....scary, but, in the end, hopefully good.

[sugarmagnolia]

I can relate, although I have an eating disorder not otherwise specified because I throw up regular or small size meals (without binge eating). And I often drink or pop pills in addition to the vomiting. I was hospitalized when I was 17 for binge drinking on a regular basis (I was blacking out several times a week). I've gotten better over the past few years, but it's still a struggle. Hang in there!