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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I need advice and don't know where to go.

omgMuffins
omgMuffins
I'm gaining weight again. I've slipped from "recovered" back to "compulsive overeater" and I'm on my way back to either anorexia or bulimia. I've stressed and eaten and gained weight. I'm so unsure of where to go now. I follow a "meal plan" only to restrict and end up binging before the day is through. I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm back to wanting to be skinny no matter the cost. And my actions are slowly catching up to my brain. Someone help me..
deleted_user
deleted_user
i can't 'help' as i am battling ana and mia simultaneously at the moment, but i can say i understand and am here for you....
deleted_user
deleted_user
its a horrible circle i no can you talk to a GP Friend some one you live with for help
deleted_user
deleted_user
Have you thought about going into treatment?
deleted_user
deleted_user
What's making you feel like you need to go back to your eating disorder? If you restrict, you're so much more likely to binge, and you know that. If you want to stop the bingeing, try to stop the restricting. If you actually were recovered, as you say you were, then following your meal plan should not be a very difficult thing because in recovery one learns so many strategies and ways to combat the voice of ED.

What's going on in your life that's making you feel this way? Like being thin is the only thing that matters? You can stop this cycle right now, just for one day, follow your meal plan - keep yourself distracted so you don't think about the amount your eating; etc. The only way to stop the behavior is to find out what's driving it, and you'll never find that out if you keep hiding behind your ED>