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.
I hate that people dont understand this problem :( Today at school in lesson we were talking about enimia. One of my best friends, shes dippy but lovly!, said 'i always get confused with enimic and bulimic' another of my friends told her the definitions of each one, enimia being somthing you cant help havinng and apparently bulimia being somthing you can help and avoid having,people volentarity choosing to have bulimia. Its really quiet upsetting to think that i do this to myself, are they right? Do i choose to feel this way?
Juice
No, it's an illness, but with all mental illness, people have trouble understanding it if they haven't experienced it. You don't choose to feel like you do. Your friend is completely wrong in her definition of bulimia, and shows she has no idea about what it actually means.Don't be hard on yourself. If you had a broken leg your fiend wouldn't say you chose to break it, would she?!
Juice
Freudian slip!!! Friend, not fiend!!
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I guess not, allthough right now a broken leg sounds mcuh more appealing than having to live with this horrible feeling, thank you for your post juice x
deleted_user
No, you didn't choose to be bulimic. It's a mental illness.The only thing you can choose is wether or not to get help. Explain that to your friends.
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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