Eating Disorder...

Hello,

My name is Ariel but please call me Bear all my friends do. I have some pretty bad eating habits (I starve myself...then when I can't take the hunger anymore I pig out and I feel so bad for it that I starve myself again and so that cycle goes) A lot of people have tried unsuccessfully to show me that I am not what my mind tells me I am when I look in the mirror. But my problem is that i don't care that they don't think I'm fat or whatever...because I really don't...I'm the one who believes I'm too fat or too skiny...and seeing as it's my oppion that really matters you can see how it's hard to break this cycle that I'm in...I guess my main question is what can i do? Are there some sort somethings out there I could join...and if your thinking therapy...don't. I already tried.

I think maybe you should check out the Weight Gain forum. There are a lot of people in there that are going through the same thing you are. Maybe you think others don't understand, but maybe if you talk to and befriend some people who are like you, you will start to understand that you have a problem and believe it for yourself. After all, admittance is half the battle. I wish you all the best of luck, my friend.

~*~Gela~*~

i had the same problem  most eating problems occur wen the person is most likely to be a high acheiver and a perfectionist that has way too much pressure on them and they feel as if the only thing they can control is what goes in their mouth i kno i was like that . i think im chunky cuz im 224 and im 5'9 but if uu see my picx its like shes kinda not and kinda is lol i use to pig out and in 2 minutes my head wudd be all in the toilet bowl . everytime i did tht i felt disgusted wit myself . the thing tht i do to keep myself from doing tht and motivate myself is i kinda bribe myself lol it sounds crazsi but it works . like for every pound i loose i buy something new or go out some place nice and i make a list of reasons why im doing it and everytime i have the erge to pig out i tell myself doing this is not going to get me to a size 9 or im not going to look good in a bathing suit if i do this. if you wanna talk more about it feel free to hit me up, i told my best friend and she helped me alot. the mostimportant thing is support if sometimes you cant believe in yourself yu have friends that will . they'll keep yu motivated no matter wat . good luck

-TiARAMARiE *

Original Post by neferia:

I guess my main question is what can i do? Are there some sort somethings out there I could join...and if your thinking therapy...don't. I already tried.

You should go back to your doctor.  You can't just say 'already tried therapy, didn't work... ' and give up on the whole thing as a bad job.   If you had cancer would you keep looking for cures or would you just go home and die?...   There are different doctors, different therapists, expert nutritionists/dieticians ... you have to persevere when it comes to something as precious as your health and not quit just because it's a bit difficult first time around.    It is possible to break the cycle solo, of course.... but it's more likely to happen when you have practical/medical/expert support and help 'in real life'.

the only thing yu can do is take it day by day . remind yourself the things tht happen if yu dnt get better and tell yurself positive things tht'll qet yu threw yur day dnt try to accomplish sumthing big as tht in one day .