Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.
Okay, so I am about to graduate from high school and I am going to a college for art therapists. I am trying to get into one of there internship programs, but I have to write papers on psychological disorders to let them know that I know what I am talking about. So since I am bulimic I am obvioulsy going to write one on Bulimia Nervosa but I just need more research. I tried to get people to do it at an ABA meeting but they were all on campus and they were'nt sure if it would stay anonymous. If I ask people on DS though than it will definately be anonymous.
So I just want to ask some questions. But, PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE ANSWERING ONE OF THEM OR IF IT MIGHT BE TRIGGERING THAN JUST SKIP THAT QUESTION!! some of them are a little intense and I don't want to cross anyones line.
thanks for your help :) you guys rock!
1. what is you gender and how long have you been bulimic (age it started-to age stopped or current age if still bulmic)
2. how do you purge? ((laxatives, ipecac, vomiting (put how you do it, like, with a toothbrush or fork or fingers...), etc.))
3. what do you usually binge on and why do you choose that food?
4. How often do you binge and purge?
5. Did you tell your family about your eating disorder or did they figure it out themselves? and if they did what clued them in??
6. do you steal the food you plan to binge on or do you pay for it?
7. How has Bulimia positively affected you?
8. How has Bulmia negatively affected you?
If you answered them than THANKYOU! YOUR BADASS!!
PEACE&LOVE
So I just want to ask some questions. But, PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE ANSWERING ONE OF THEM OR IF IT MIGHT BE TRIGGERING THAN JUST SKIP THAT QUESTION!! some of them are a little intense and I don't want to cross anyones line.
thanks for your help :) you guys rock!
1. what is you gender and how long have you been bulimic (age it started-to age stopped or current age if still bulmic)
2. how do you purge? ((laxatives, ipecac, vomiting (put how you do it, like, with a toothbrush or fork or fingers...), etc.))
3. what do you usually binge on and why do you choose that food?
4. How often do you binge and purge?
5. Did you tell your family about your eating disorder or did they figure it out themselves? and if they did what clued them in??
6. do you steal the food you plan to binge on or do you pay for it?
7. How has Bulimia positively affected you?
8. How has Bulmia negatively affected you?
If you answered them than THANKYOU! YOUR BADASS!!
PEACE&LOVE
2. I use my finger (although I started using a toothbrush)
3. I usually binge on chocolate/peanut butter, and because i like it.
4. when it was really bad I did it every day, now I only do it every so often
5. I told my student assistance counselor and she told my family, but my mom said she had an idea because she noticed a pattern of me using the bathroom after dinner
6. my mom pays for it...
7. It is a way that i relieve stress...when im angry or sad I usually did it to make myself feel a little better
8. its caused a lot of drama in my family and friends, and i have to get blood taken a lot, and i hate needles and blood.
hope i could be of help :}
I am female, been bulimic for 3 years and I'm 15
2. how do you purge? ((laxatives, ipecac, vomiting (put how you do it, like, with a toothbrush or fork or fingers...), etc.))
with my fingers, laxatives, diet pills, exercise and vomiting
3. what do you usually binge on and why do you choose that food?
anything fattening or high in calories...because i know i cant normally eat it. because they taste so good.
4. How often do you binge and purge?
depends on the week, anything from twice a week to 9 times a week
5. Did you tell your family about your eating disorder or did they figure it out themselves? and if they did what clued them in??
my parents found out from the hospital but noticed my random food preferences and weight loss.
6. do you steal the food you plan to binge on or do you pay for it?
i pay for it most the time but sometimes is teal food from my dads cupboard, but never from a place.
7. How has Bulimia positively affected you?
lost weight, gained control of something, gained more love and care
8. How has Bulmia negatively affected you?
yes, with everything. school work, friends, family, mood, health