Eating Disorder Help!?!
Question: Eating Disorder Help!!?
I have had bulimia for the past 12 years!. I have been to one treatment center about 10 yrs ago!. It did not really help and just put us in more debt!. My family and husband know that I have had an eating disorder in the past!.!.!.they think I am over it!. They do not know I struggle with it every minute of everyday!. I binge and purge over 30 times a day!. I know it is horrible and I know all of the medical problems that go with it!. I want to get help, but we have no insurance!. We cannot afford to send me to another treatment facility!. We can 't even afford to see a therapist!. Unless you have had a severe eating disorder, you do not understand how it can trap you, so please don't preach to me about the harm I am doing to myself!.!.!.it is not that simple!.!.!.I wish it were! I wish I could just stop, but it is like I go crazy if I can't do my eating disorder behaviors!.!.!.it is really like I start shaking and going through withdrawl!. I am afraid I will have this problem forever!. I want help but we cannot afford it!. We had to file for bankruptcy last year because of this whole mortgage mess and I had an accident the left me unable to work for 8 mos, so we could not pay the bills!. Does anyone have any stories of recovery!.!.!.other than praying!? I don't believe in God, Jesus or prayer!.!.!.I have been let down far too many times and have lost faith in religion, so don't tell me to pray!. I need real advice from people who have suffered or are suffering from an eating disorder!. ThanksWww@Answer-Health@Com
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Hi!. I have suffered from eating disorders (or as I like to say, disordered-eating) for most of my life!. I started the bulimia-recovery group at Yahoo Groups back in 2003 and it really helped me to end my bulimic behaviors by forcing myself to realize, by talking with others, why I was doing what I was doing!.
While the bulimia becomes a disorder in itself, the root of it goes much deeper and the behaviors are really a symptom of that deeper problem!. You CAN recognize the patterns in your behavior and teach yourself to change them!. It CAN be done!. I have not been bulimic now for over 4 years!.!.!.although I know that unless I continue to work on the issues underneath it all, I could easily relapse!. Just like an alcoholic or a drug addict, I still consider myself a bulimic!.!.!.just "in recovery"!.
Please feel welcome to join my group at www!.bulimia-recovery@yahoogroups!.comWww@Answer-Health@Com
While the bulimia becomes a disorder in itself, the root of it goes much deeper and the behaviors are really a symptom of that deeper problem!. You CAN recognize the patterns in your behavior and teach yourself to change them!. It CAN be done!. I have not been bulimic now for over 4 years!.!.!.although I know that unless I continue to work on the issues underneath it all, I could easily relapse!. Just like an alcoholic or a drug addict, I still consider myself a bulimic!.!.!.just "in recovery"!.
Please feel welcome to join my group at www!.bulimia-recovery@yahoogroups!.comWww@Answer-Health@Com
I am sorry you have had such a struggle!. No preaching, but here are a couple of neutral and informative websites I have come across!. I hope you get some useful replies from others who have won the battle and are open and honest enough to share with you!.
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if you go on to the daily plate!.com, that helps track what you eat and theres also other people on there who have suffered from eating disorders and everyone supports each other!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I suggest you work through your county!.
I saw a nurse practioner through there as a therapist,
and she directed me and helped me with a treatment program!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I saw a nurse practioner through there as a therapist,
and she directed me and helped me with a treatment program!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Where I live, psychiatrists are free!.
Do you not have centres with councillors who you can see without paying!?
It's a bit of a difficult situation!. I think you should really tell your family though, or at least your husband!. They care about you and have the right to know, and I'm sure they'd want to support you while you're going through such a tough time!.
I hope things work out for you; it's hard but you will get through it!. xWww@Answer-Health@Com
Do you not have centres with councillors who you can see without paying!?
It's a bit of a difficult situation!. I think you should really tell your family though, or at least your husband!. They care about you and have the right to know, and I'm sure they'd want to support you while you're going through such a tough time!.
I hope things work out for you; it's hard but you will get through it!. xWww@Answer-Health@Com
i totally understand how tight money is right now for lots of people and i cant give you any actual names of treatment facilities, but i do know that there are some small, free centers scattered around and the best advice i can give you is to try to find those places and let your family (or atleast your husband) whats going on!. having an eating disorder sucks, but its way easier when there are others there to help you and keep your chin up!. sorry i know that sounded totally!.!.!. cliche!? i cant really lecture you on eating disorder because i know how it must feel and i know how bad it sucks!.
good luck!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
good luck!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
well i have never had an eating disorder and i dont know much about this, but ill try to give you my best advice!. tell your husband about it, and maybe he can help you get through it!. just be strong!. i think it will help a lot if you have your family to support you!. again, i dont really know much about this, but this is the best i could come up with!.
good luck with everything ! and i really hope you get betterWww@Answer-Health@Com
good luck with everything ! and i really hope you get betterWww@Answer-Health@Com
my best friend was anorexic to the point where she couldn'tt even walk she was so weak!.
she got taken into hospital and was there for months just lying in a bed, them forcing food down her throat, it was a complete waste of time, and totally the wrong way to go about it!
The hospital gave up on her! Which i was furious about! Everyone seemed to give up on her, which again, just made her worse!
Everything seemed to be going wrong in her life which is why i think it started in the first place, she was really depressed!
She finally recovered when she finally found hapiness!.
It sounds so cheesy that all she needed was happiness!.
But its so true!
The only thing that made her better was reversing what got her into that situation in the first place, which i know is a lot harder than it sounds!.
I dont know about everyone else, but thats what got my friend through it!.
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she got taken into hospital and was there for months just lying in a bed, them forcing food down her throat, it was a complete waste of time, and totally the wrong way to go about it!
The hospital gave up on her! Which i was furious about! Everyone seemed to give up on her, which again, just made her worse!
Everything seemed to be going wrong in her life which is why i think it started in the first place, she was really depressed!
She finally recovered when she finally found hapiness!.
It sounds so cheesy that all she needed was happiness!.
But its so true!
The only thing that made her better was reversing what got her into that situation in the first place, which i know is a lot harder than it sounds!.
I dont know about everyone else, but thats what got my friend through it!.
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