Deadly Thin
She's.. wow. She purged 40 times that day already... and she only weighs like, 60 some pounds. This is SO hard to watch...
i was shocked and in tears :(
I found it disturbing and slightly triggering. It reminded me of where I could be (literally--I was down the same path) if I did not say enough is enough to my ed. I have more in life to live and strive for than that.
I watched the show yesterday and my heart broke. She was such a gorgeous girl with long thick hair and the most amazing smile before. It was hard to see anyone have the suffer from something like that. It was really hard to watch, but it was definitely an eye opener.
Okay...I know I am gonna catch crap for this but I am going to say it anyway...
That %!#@& is crazy! How can you throw up 150 times a day? She needs serious help. It is so hard to feel sorry for someone who is that far gone.
Let's do the math...there are 24 hours in a day. Assuming she sleeps for 8 (and how could you not with NO calories in your body), we are left with 16 hours. 60 minutes each that's [adding maching tabulating] 960 minutes that she is awake. Divide that by 150...we get 6.4. So you expect me to believe that every 6 and 1/2 minutes, this girl is barfing? Her real issue is not her e.d. it's time management. GET A LIFE. STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF. GET REAL HELP, NOT PUBLICITY.
Copied from the website-a quote from Crazy Aimee-"I'll just keep throwing up,” Aimee says. “It can reach up to 150, maybe more, a day. That's a hard one for me. I'll have breakfast around 6:00, I guess, in the morning. I binge, and throw up and keep going back to throw up. And then I'll wait an hour. And then it goes into the next binge, and I eat and I'll throw up." Sobbing, she continues, "And the binging starts again in the middle of the night."
I just saw Bodyworlds at the Science Center here...just amazing. Those dead plastinated people were healthier than her!
Okay...i'm done. She doesn't deserve anymore of my time in my life. I'm going to eat an ice cream sandwich now....
Original Post by mesmilin4u:
It's a mental disease karen.
I am aware of that. So is the manic depression I once suffered from. Did I go spill my guts on nat'l tv to Dr. Phil? No I saw a legitmate doctor because I needed help before I killed myself. (Dr. Phill is not licensed to practice anymore so he can't continue treating her).
She is a drama queen starving for attention (no pun intended) and I think she is full of &#!*. She has to be because she isn't full of FOOD! Pun intended.
Actually, I think it was very brave of her for going on Dr. Phil because she was allowing viewers to witness what an eating disorder can do to you. I disagree that she is a drama queen starving for attention...most people with eating disorders will do anything to keep attention away from themselves & would rather be alone than knowing people are aware of their problem. Also, I thought Aimee was on the show because she had seen a previous guest last year or so who was also had an eating disorder & it inspired Aimee to write in. (I could be wrong though, but I thought that's what I heard on the show). Millions of women and men suffer from an eating disorder in this country, so perhaps seeing Aimee on the Dr. Phil show will open their eyes to what they are doing to themselves. It inspired Aimee to write in after viewing the previous show about eating disorders, so perhaps it will help someone else out as well.
P.S. Yes, I found it disturbing that she would barf up to 150 times a day as well. Don't know how the heck she can function after doing all that--obviously she can't hold a job or have a life like a normal person. Hopefully she'll be able to recover, but it's going to take a very very long time.
Original Post by karen20061979:Original Post by mesmilin4u:
It's a mental disease karen.
I am aware of that. So is the manic depression I once suffered from. Did I go spill my guts on nat'l tv to Dr. Phil? No I saw a legitmate doctor because I needed help before I killed myself. (Dr. Phill is not licensed to practice anymore so he can't continue treating her).
She is a drama queen starving for attention (no pun intended) and I think she is full of &#!*. She has to be because she isn't full of FOOD! Pun intended.
She knows she needs help hence why she is reaching out for support. Its not like she intentionally starved herself to get on Dr Phil!! She is a very unwell person and its people like you that need to open your eyes a little and stop being so insensitive & ignorant.
I watched the show on you tube. I am in recovery from anorexia and I found it extremely sad but also made me think how glad I am to be in recovery and not putting my body through complete hell. I just hope they can help her before its too late :/
Original Post by little_butterfly:Original Post by karen20061979:Original Post by mesmilin4u:
It's a mental disease karen.
I am aware of that. So is the manic depression I once suffered from. Did I go spill my guts on nat'l tv to Dr. Phil? No I saw a legitmate doctor because I needed help before I killed myself. (Dr. Phill is not licensed to practice anymore so he can't continue treating her).
She is a drama queen starving for attention (no pun intended) and I think she is full of &#!*. She has to be because she isn't full of FOOD! Pun intended.
She knows she needs help hence why she is reaching out for support. Its not like she intentionally starved herself to get on Dr Phil!! She is a very unwell person and its people like you that need to open your eyes a little and stop being so insensitive & ignorant.
I watched the show on you tube. I am in recovery from anorexia and I found it extremely sad but also made me think how glad I am to be in recovery and not putting my body through complete hell. I just hope they can help her before its too late :/
I'm sorry u have an ED. Hell i'm sorry anyone has any mental health problems. Did i expect pity for my issue? No, I got off my a$$ and got a REAL doctor. I didn't think that going on a talk show would help my case. I'm smarter than that.
BTW-I am far from ignorant my dear. You do the math. Who can vomit 150+ times/per day? It's virtually impossible.
At some point-her mom (aka-enabler) has to stop sugar coating things and make her snap out of it. how could u sit and watch your offspring go thru that? My parents didn't. They called a REAL DOCTOR, checked my crazy butt n2 the psych ward and viola! - I am healed and have a real grip on reality now.
I'm not insensitive...I am a realist. I have been in her shoes and so much more. Girlfriend needs to get a grip on something besides the toilet seat.
Littlebutterfly- just looked at YOUR stats. Don't u have better things to do besides count calories on here? Try eating? 75 pounds?!?! WTF. I am the same height, same petite frame, and am almost 2xs your weight. I LOVE my curves (most days!) and cannot fathom how people let food and body image control their lives to the point of 75 pounds.
Call a Dr. asap. Where r your parents in your life? Who is your support? How and why did you allow yourself to get like that?
Stop playing the victim. You r smart enough 2 know you are sick or your wouldn't be advertising it on here. Get yourself some help and stop waiting for a handout.
I am soooo tired of sick people playing the victim. Unless you take action, your life will never change. Be a success story. Stop counting calories and start living. I am a few years older than you and can assure you I have been thru more crap in my life than a few things but am so grateful that I not only survived, but am thriving. It was my parent's tough love, my faith, and my desire to see what else was out there that made me snap out of it. It took 10 years but hey, thank God for the life lessons.
Good luck...go get eat until you have a booty!
its a really touchy subject, i guess. i really don't enjoy seeing people in this condition, and what's worse is she's definitely not the only one in the world who does this. i know these programs are meant to help and encourage people with eating disorders to identify their illness and get help to recover, but for some reason they always seem to have the opposite effect on me. has anyone else experienced this?
Karen, please stop being offensive. There are a lot of people here who have issues: mental, physical, emotional, psychological, whatever. I don't think ANY of them (yourself probably included) would appreciate being attacked the way you're attacking. So please stop.
Second of all, throwing up over 150 times a day is entirely possible. Your math is off. You're assuming purging takes some time. It doesn't. I'm going to get graphic here for a sec (warning to all this might trigger: stop reading this paragraph now!) When I was at my lowest, I was fully able to purge at least 50 times a day, and I wasn't counting. Everyone considers something different a purge session, but I assume aimee was counting the actual times she was vomitting, not the number of trips to the bathroom. You could easily do ten to twenty per trip, and that adds up fast, especially if you're purging after every single time you put a morsel in your mouth and you spend all day b&p-ing. It's extreme. it's sick. It's sad beyond belief. But it's also possible.
And another thing: not everyone is on this site counting calories. Some of us, myself included, come here for the support network. For help to STOP counting calories, to relearn how to lead a life outside the calculators. Of COURSE we have better things to do than count calories. That's why we're here: to figure out how to extricate ourselves. If you're on this board, you know how addicting the lifestyle can be. For those of us with EDs, it's not just eating. It's a struggle. A battle between the will to survive and the allure of being thin. It's as much a sickness as manic depressive disorder, or any other psychological condition, and just as treatable with doctors and professional help. Many of us have those resources and are also utilizing them. Don't assume otherwise.
I understand that you don't see how hard it is. In fact, I'm glad you don't. That's one fewer person who has fallen victim. But we don't tell you to "just snap out of" your depression. Just eating a sandwich is just as hard for a person with an ED as being happy-go-lucky is for someone with m-d. (trust me, I've been through both.) With all due respect, it's not your place to preach, or insult, or send out "life lessons." If you want to help, great. But please do it in a more supportive manner. We all want to thrive, to be success stories. Too bad it's not that easy.
Original Post by karen20061979:I'm sorry u have an ED. Hell i'm sorry anyone has any mental health problems. Did i expect pity for my issue? No, I got off my a$$ and got a REAL doctor. I didn't think that going on a talk show would help my case. I'm smarter than that.
I'm not insensitive...I am a realist. I have been in her shoes and so much more. Girlfriend needs to get a grip on something besides the toilet seat.
"We ordered our bridesmaids dresses last week and I am HUGE. I am to the point of intentionally being anorexic/bulemic. ANYTHING to lose this weight. I am about to lose my awful breakfast just thinking about where all the fat is going to end up.
To make matters worse-the doctor is rude! Clearly I will be using a new orthopedic dr. if I need one in the future cause his one is FIRED!"
Perhaps you shouldn't of started this rant your a hypocrite and you dont seem happy about your curves at all you need to see your psychiatrist some more to work out these issues you have before you continue,
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Original Post by karen20061979:Littlebutterfly- just looked at YOUR stats. Don't u have better things to do besides count calories on here? Try eating? 75 pounds?!?! WTF. I am the same height, same petite frame, and am almost 2xs your weight. I LOVE my curves (most days!) and cannot fathom how people let food and body image control their lives to the point of 75 pounds.
Call a Dr. asap. Where r your parents in your life? Who is your support? How and why did you allow yourself to get like that?
Stop playing the victim. You r smart enough 2 know you are sick or your wouldn't be advertising it on here. Get yourself some help and stop waiting for a handout.
I am soooo tired of sick people playing the victim. Unless you take action, your life will never change. Be a success story. Stop counting calories and start living. I am a few years older than you and can assure you I have been thru more crap in my life than a few things but am so grateful that I not only survived, but am thriving. It was my parent's tough love, my faith, and my desire to see what else was out there that made me snap out of it. It took 10 years but hey, thank God for the life lessons.
Good luck...go get eat until you have a booty!
I didn't ask you to start criticizing MY body. I could enter into dialogue about all this but I don't need to justify myself to the likes of you.
The episode is now up on Youtube (in 5 parts). The first one is here and the others are listed under "related videos."
This was a sad situation, but I will have to agree with Karen a bit. Purging 150 times a day seems near impossible, but that is almost beside the point. I believe her name was Aimee. As Dr. Phil and the other doctors spoke to her she didn't seem very responsive, was resistant, and appeared as though she didn't want to change. Does she want attention? Nobody knows. It's sad, but unless she makes an effort to help herself, nobody else can either.
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