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.

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CutieKathy
CutieKathy
I am very triggered to binge and purge right now. I feel like a complete failure and i feel like a nobody. My mom would compare me with my 7 year old niece. How my attitude and ways are like hers. I am very ashamed of myself and i feel the need to binge and purge. i feel like i want to throw up blood but I've never done that before. I'm up to the point where i feel like i don't care anymore. She'd say things like "you're stupid", "you're useless", "you won't get anywhere in life", "you're brainless", "you are worthless", you're empty", "something;s wrong with you", "you're not right", "you're a loser who can't do anything right" and those words HURT. i mean, how do you deal with that?? and when people say i'm beautiful or pretty, i don't believe them.
valgal18
valgal18
recently i went to an access center at my school to get accomodations for my fall classes b/c my anxiety is so bad...i'm in college...the MANAGER at acess told me that i'd never succeed in my classes and that i'd fail in the fall and i should just abandon all hope.....i wanted to restrict and ended up doing so...but NOW i'm getting an A- in a class that i originally wanted to get acoomodations for and i have zero......stuff like that motivates me to show these people....i WILL succeed and i CAN succeed.....those words always hurt and we can't change people or the way people think, but we CAN change what we do....i know that you wanna binge and purge and it's okay to feel that way, but we wanna be healthy to prove these people wrong....maybe set a times for 60 minutes and occupy your time and see if the urge goes away....watch a funny movie.....occupy your mind and your hands with something that's healthy.....hope this helped...if you wanna talk, i'm here
jonroland
jonroland
This is much easier said than done, but you cant let what other people think and say affect you and your health. If everybody listened to the negative things people said about them, nobody would ever be happy...

I have a gut feeling that you're being told these things from jealousy. I think you probably are pretty and beautiful, but some people resent you for it and try everything to stop you feeling good about it.

I know you;re not useless, or brainless. What you have to do is take hold of the situation, and really, truly think hard about what you think about yourself. All the things you;re good at, all the features you think are pretty, how nice you are, how well you treat people, all the things that make up a positive human being. Think about them, and remind yourself of them. When people do their best to discourage you, remind yourself then of why they are, and remind yourself of what you really are.

In time you'll see yourself the way you are.