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how to stop? Feeling hopeless

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Hi,
well, it's kind of complicated because I used to be bulimic but then I pretty much stopped purging, but I didn't stop binging and I gained a ton of weight, so now I need to lose weight. I was in treatment for my ED and other things and I lost some weight, but I had to leave treatment before I felt ready and since I've been home things have been really hard and I'm afraid I'm going to gain back all the weight I lost, and I've binged and purged a few times... I'm trying but it's so hard to stop... and I feel so stupid sometimes because I feel like everyone else with an ED is so thin, and then there's me...
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That is a really difficult one. I think using on here as a support group and sticking in with friends you meet on here will help you so much as the support of people going through the same is next to none i find.

Also why not write down some things that helped you in treatment while they are still fresh in your head. I think its esenttial you should get another therapist because there are obviously still underlying issues. Is it possible for you to get another therapist? xx
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Ed is not about your weight or anybody else's. It's about what feelings you are compensating for with food. I really hope you are in after treatment. It sounds like you still need a lot of support. Is there any way you could go back to IP for a little longer. Don't give up.
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I definately know how you feel. Not everyone with an ed is skeletal. I'm normal weight, and it really doesnt matter. ED starts in you're head, and can show up on your body in many different ways. We are here to support you.
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Thank you for your support! Things have been a little bit better the past few days.
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Your weight doesn't matter hun, you can be ANY weight and have an ED, as the others say its what's in your mind which is doing the damage and the dangerous behavior. Until recently i hadn't heard a lot about disordered eating i always thought it was either anorexia or bulimia and that was it, but there are many different types of eating disorders and i really hope you get the help and support to get yourself well again xx
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