Have you ever suffered with an eating disorder?

[Black.Pink]

People who have and recovered what tips can you give to those seeking recovery? 

 

edit: thank you all for the kind words and support I hope I recover soon! 

[Jamoneitor]

I had bulimia when I was 10-14 years old, I remember back then my mom would help me overcome it, but it came back during high school years/1st year of college.

I did yoga and tried healthy breakfast routine! Yoga and breathing exercises helped me controlling the need to throw up. I also surrounded myself with good friends who also helped me! It not only helped me with my disorder but also with the stress of studying. 

I remember during that time I started watching mukbangs and it was helpful, watching people (especially celebrities) made me feel better about myself.  

[Besouloved]

Just be strong, relax and try not to think about it.

 

Its not gonna be easy, at all, but you can do this.

 

Also know that the more you worry about your weight, the more you gain it.

 

Try to eat when hungry and try to do another activities that keep your head out of thinking about food. You will feel so free!!!

Just be strong, relax and try not to think about it.

 

Its not gonna be easy, at all, but you can do this.

 

Also know that the more you worry about your weight, the more you gain it.

 

Try to eat when hungry and try to do another activities that keep your head out of thinking about food. You will feel so free!!!

[gore]

Yes

 

Lots of therapy and lots of rethinking and reteaching and fixing my disordered eating habits

[Black.Pink]

I had bulimia when I was 10-14 years old, I remember back then my mom would help me overcome it, but it came back during high school years/1st year of college.

I did yoga and tried healthy breakfast routine! Yoga and breathing exercises helped me controlling the need to throw up. I also surrounded myself with good friends who also helped me! It not only helped me with my disorder but also with the stress of studying. 

I remember during that time I started watching mukbangs and it was helpful, watching people (especially celebrities) made me feel better about myself.  

I'm maybe gonna try yoga thank you xx

 

 

idk and on top of it lisa is my ult and she's like 90 something pounds 

 

Just be strong, relax and try not to think about it.

 

Its not gonna be easy, at all, but you can do this.

 

Also know that the more you worry about your weight, the more you gain it.

 

Try to eat when hungry and try to do another activities that keep your head out of thinking about food. You will feel so free!!!

 

Just be strong, relax and try not to think about it.

 

Its not gonna be easy, at all, but you can do this.

 

Also know that the more you worry about your weight, the more you gain it.

 

Try to eat when hungry and try to do another activities that keep your head out of thinking about food. You will feel so free!!!

 

I just read this to myself and felt encouraged thank you!

[Black.Pink]

Yes

 

Lots of therapy and lots of rethinking and reteaching and fixing my disordered eating habits

That's amazing I hope I recover.

[Lamington]

Yep! Like Jamoneitor, I found that Yoga and breathing exercises pretty much changed my life. 

 

I also think that everyones experiences are different and you just gotta try a few things until you find what's right for you?

 

But the biggest universal thing I found is being open with your loved ones/friends/family and recognising when you feel yourself going down a spiral so you can address it and actually start making the steps to breaking the cycle. 

 

[A Hamster Named Loneliness]

 

I was emotionally and physically abused during my teenage years and well, I grew afraid of even being in the same room as my abusive mother to the point where I wouldn't even eat anything if she was downstairs, because I knew she would just start yelling and belittling me if she laid eyes on me. So I would stay in my room and go hungry on days where I didn't have school, like on weekends, or try to make and eat dinner and clean everything up before my mom got home from work on weekdays, though on days where she wasn't scheduled to come in and work I would eat breakfast and lunch at school but then skip dinner at home. It became very common for me to eat only one meal a day at school and no real meals on weekends unless she stepped out of the house for errands--if she was doing gardening stuff in the backyard, that gave me only enough time to run downstairs, grab some bread, then run back upstairs. 

 

My eating habits never really recovered since and to this day, even though I'm no longer living under my mother's roof, I still sometimes go to bed without eating a proper dinner or if I eat something, it's something very small like a salad or a few oranges. 

 

So with me, my eating disorder didn't develop because of a fear of weight gain--I'm already underweight as it is--but because of fear of my mother.

 

[No1]

Not me, but one of my cousins, who I consider a sister had anorexia and she was obsessed with exercise. She would only eat cereal with very little milk two times a day and whatever time she didn't spend at school or with her boyfriend, she would use to work out. She was scarily thin and she barely had any energy to actually live. She ended up having a total breakdown during a family get together.

 

It turns out her bf was an emotionally abusive piece of shit who ran her self esteem to the ground and was the source of her body issues. It took a very long time, therapy and patience and support from loved ones, but she is much better now, and although she is way less obsessive about exercise, she still does a lot of it, and is on a healthy diet. Bf was also dumped and she is in a relationship with an awesome guy.

[tafattsbarn]

Currently have one, although i guess it's not as bad as it used to be but still don't really want to give advice since i'm still very much struggling. 

[gore]

That's amazing I hope I recover.

You can do it bb. It takes a lot of work but it’s so worth it in the end I promise

[Seunghee's eyebrows]

I haven't but I wish you well in your recovery OP!

[JiMiJu]

No.

[junmyeonsnoodle]

 

I've had an eating disorder since I was 10 and I'm in my twenties now. I've only really started to make any progress towards recovery this past year and it's been very, very, very difficult. There are times when I feel like I'm making real progress and then I just feel. defeated. Honestly, I'm not sure if I'll ever be fully 'recovered' or have a normal relation with food or my body, but I'd like to at least have a semi-normal one.

 

[BlessMeAchoo]

I've suffered from one for as long as I can remember. I've never recovered either. I was forced to gain weight last year and I've only lost 3kg again. The only reason I gained weight was because my parents broke down into tears and were begging me to eat because they thought I'd die. I honestly wanted to just kill myself at that point but thankfully something in my head stopped me. I only eat because of my family and without them I'd probably just kill myself. No matter how thin I am or how low my BMI is all I can see is fat. I have a habit of starving myself like some form of punishment, especially when I've eaten 'too much'. Recently I've not been starving myself as much as I used to. There was a time when I wouldn't eat or drink anything other than water for 4/5 days at a time. Sometimes I'm surprised that I'm still alive, sometimes I just want to die. I guess in a sense it's like a very slow suicide. I can't see myself recovering any time soon or at all really. At the moment I'm in a better place than I was a year ago so that's something I guess.

 

The best advice I can give is to stay away from things that you know will trigger you. Try confronting any unhealthy thoughts you have, it's a lot easier said than done but it would probably help towards recovery. I hope everything goes well for you, stay safe!

[i'm not your anti]

I developed anorexia early last year, and have been suffering from it since, even to the extent of spending time in inpatient treatment for around 3 months at the beginning of this year. While I wouldn't say I'm recovered in the slightest sense, I do believe I've changed a lot (not just physically) in mainly my mindset and the way I view things. 

 

Sadly enough, there is no sure fire way to recover. It's a long, painful, and often tedious process, yet the end result is beautiful. It's the ability to live your life. 

 

I went to see medical professionals for the physical and mental aspect, which can be helpful or completely ineffective, yet I highly recommend searching out a therapist who specializes in eating disorders. In addition, opening up to your family or loved ones about your struggles and forming a support system is a large part of recovery, at least from what I've seen. I also found support on social media through recovery accounts which encouraged me to challenge my rigid beliefs (yet stay away from comparison or triggering messages the best you can love). Yoga, like others have said before, has been helping me, as well as viewing things in a more positive mindset. As well, I would distance or cut out people who in essence "trigger" you or make your eating disorder worse, even for the time being.

 

I know you can recover! Best of wishes!

 

P.S.Also, if you need anything, including support, venting, or just a place to talk, I'm always here so feel free to send me a message.

[Mrs. Morale]

Kinda? I forced myself to over eat till I was vomiting. I used to eat like 7x a day because I wanted to gain weight, it didn't work so I stopped.

[love]

have and continue to deal with disordered eating. there's hope, but it's not a quick fix. best wishes to everyone experiencing similar struggles xx