Food Addiction Support Group

If they're really really good friends, I think you could tell them, especially if you ask them to help you out. Getting our secrets out in the open definitely opens up avenues for dealing with our addictions.

when i started telling people about my eating disorder, i remember vividly, the sense of relief i felt. the weight of that secret, the shame and isolation lessened. AND secondly, i remember the calm acceptance. while not all of them could relate to the bingeing, they all could relate to the reasons - the pain and struggle. like woman on the verge says, if they are really good friend s who love and care about you? they will welcome this - not your bingeing - but your honesty and your courage. it will strengthen your relationship. intimacy always does.

good luck with whatever you decide to do.

I think it would be a good idea to tell a couple people you are really close to.

So if I do tell them how should I do it? I can't really think of a situation where that would be appropriate to blurt out...

I think that you shouldn't tell all your friends. It depends on what you mean when you say 'friends'. There are acquaintances who you may enjoy spending time with but would not confide in, and there are real close friends who you really trust. I think if you feel a need to tell someone you should choose 1 or 2 really close friends and find a quiet place and tell them. Maybe print out something from the internet to help you explain better.

I personally hadn't told anyone about my food addiction and bulimia for over twenty years.......I kept that secret for so long and one day I just came right out and told my doctor who then directed me towards a therapist. After I left my doctor that day I felt so relieved in a sense; my shameful secret was out in the open so I got on the phone and called my best friends sharing it with them and it felt so good to get love and support from my close friends. I now am seeing a therapist and am discovering that this whole food addiction/bulimia thing is actually a symptom of other problems that I failed to see. I took someone else to actually see it so I really feel that from my personal experience that talking about it was the very best thing I could have ever done. I hope this helps and I hope you make the decision that will be right for you:)

I mentioned to a so called friend about my pro em who is slim and she looked at me as though I had 2 heads!!. there again, another friend who is a recovering alcoholic understands as I compare it to being an addiction the same as what she has been through. I think its hard to judge and that some people may act funny because they have problems themselves but don't want to admit it