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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simpleandlovely
simpleandlovely

Hello,


I've never been a part of a support group for this but heard great testimonials so I figured it couldn't hurt. I'm 19 and weigh 114 pounds and have a binge eating disorder and anorexia. Weird, right? Basically I'll binge eat one day and then starve myseld the next three days. Because I've suffered from anorexia for a while, whenever I eat anything my stomach just expands like crazy. I'll look 6 months pregnant after a cheeseburger. So after I eat, I feel the need to not eat so I can get my stomach small again. In reality, I'm sure it's not that bad, but I have self image problems and am recovering from body dysmorphia. I just want to look perfect. But I wake up feeling so weak and I shake all day long. I feel disgusting. So yeah, that's me. Looking for people who understand, I guess. Ready to heal.

red47640
red47640
Not weird at all, actually a former therapist of mine told me it's more common than you think to suffer from multiple EDs simultaneously. In my worst times, I would starve myself during the day, binge at night, then make myself purge it all. Nice, right? It's very hard living like that and very painful, and doctors are no help whatsoever, I've found. All they say to me is, "Well, you look fine to me." Yeah, thanks docs. Anyway, feel free to talk if you ever need, and welcome :-D
LuckyEmpath
LuckyEmpath
Hello and welcome to the group. I understand completely as I followed a 2 week binge/starve cycle for most of my adult life. I would binge for about 2 weeks and then starve for 2 weeks.

Does anyone in your family know that you have an ED? Does your doctor? My suggestion is for you to find a therapist who specializes in ED's who can help you heal. It is possible to heal the ED and you deserve to heal. Hopefully you are able to go to therapy but if you are not able to at this time then please keep coming here and talking with us. Lots of caring understanding people here - all at different places in their healing so you will get a well rounded view of the healing process and how it's done.

((Hugs))
Dancinggirl
Dancinggirl
Hi and welcome. I am sorry you are having a hard time with this. Thank you for telling us about yourself. Keep posting when you are feeling like this and you need help and we will help you. This is a nice group. Hugs Laya