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Eris

Eris

SUICIDEGIRL

Oregon, USA

JUN 11, 2002 05:31 PM

i'm just curious as to how many people on this site have suffered from one eating disorder or another. i have battled anorexia for years and have been able to maintain a healthy weight/lifestyle for about 2 years now. but i'm always surprised to see how many people deal with ed's.

Toreena

Toreena

SUICIDEGIRL

Canada

NOV 28, 2002 01:58 PM

I had symptoms of Bulemia for awhile. What it basically was, though, was the result of a tramautic experience that made it impossible for me to keep down food. I was trying to cleanse and "purge" myself of the experince, supposedly.

It went on for two months, and the I started to slowly eat more and more until I learned to control it.

Edea

Edea

SUICIDEGIRL

New Hampshire, USA

NOV 28, 2002 02:03 PM

people sometimes think i'm anorexic.
its not my fault, no matter how much i eat i cant gain any weight. don't no why.

NYHCx516

NYHCx516

Madison, WI
September 2002

NOV 28, 2002 02:33 PM

actually, sometimes i htink im anorexic. for no reason, ill get get sick of food, and stop eating for like, a week, then come back slowly. im like, 105 pounds at best

mtlqueen

mtlqueen

Toronto, ON
September 2002

NOV 28, 2002 02:58 PM

hi eris,
it's nice to know others on this board aren't "too smart" to have eating disorders...i hated it when people would say that if they found out i used to have an eating disorder.
i was bulimic and an extreme control freak about intake that wasn't going to be hurled back up for almost ten years. i have not purged for about three years, and i've really relaxed the old sgt.'no food for you' as well. i've always had a love/hate relationship with food, and my personality makes it very easy for me to get consumed by certain causes/behaviours, whether it's food or drugs or a general lack of zing for life. i guess i will always have an unnatural preoccupation with food, but it's like narcanon, once a user always a user. i make a concerted effort to enjoy living, and eating has become a really wonderful part of the journey. keep on doing whatever it is you're doing to win the battle against anorexia, you deserve to live well.

neon

neon

Brooklyn, NY
November 2002

NOV 28, 2002 08:03 PM

when i was 14 i was anorexic. ever since then i've had issues with food. issues that i can't even explain. like eating when i'm not hungry and not being able to controll myself. i always always always gain weight when i'm depressed [like right now]. i just gorge myself. it's awful. i don't know if this is a dissorder or not but i know it's deffenitely something that takes me sooooo much willpower to controll.

Rosalyn

Rosalyn

SUICIDEGIRL

Ontario, Canada

NOV 28, 2002 08:12 PM

I think I showed some signs of anorexia when I was 11 or 12ish.. it had nothing to do with body image, it was just that what I ate was one thing in my life I could control.
My body and mind were changing (which scared the hell out of me), my friends were all changing too, and my mother was dating someone I didn't get along with.
Luckily, once I got used to all the sudden changes I was ok. I feel for those with ed's though.. I know how addictive that sense of control is.

DemiGauge

DemiGauge

Gresham, OR
November 2002

NOV 28, 2002 09:57 PM

i go between binging and starving myself..cuas ei gain weight veyr easily

Prudence

prudence

I'm lost
October 2002

NOV 28, 2002 10:40 PM

i've had bulemia

Snow

Snow

SUICIDEGIRL

Oregon, USA

NOV 28, 2002 11:30 PM

i have never personally had an eating disorder. i am skinny enough as it is. people always ask me if i eat, if i am anorexic, bulimic, etc. this can be just as hurtful as saying someone is fat.
i used to work in hospitals and there was one girl that i took care of who sticks out in my head. she was a super messed up kid. she suffered from anorexia nervosa, among other problems. it was so sad to watch her stare in the mirror and say how fat she was. i had a hard time taking care of her, being so damn thin myself, i thought i was a bad example for her. but with her it really didn't have anything to do with weight. i mean she took it out on herself, but really food was not the problem to begin with. abuse. it was so sad. i think of her almost everyday. frown

mycophile

mycophile

Canada
October 2002

NOV 28, 2002 11:34 PM

Interesting how there's a sudden flood of new responses to Eris's original post..

My girlfriend has been dealing with anorexia (with bulemic tendencies) for ten years or so.. She's made a commitment to recovery, and now she's in a treatment program and doing well. I've come to learn a lot about eating disorders along the way, for better or for worse, and I don't know if I can think of any other sort of disease that's as terrible as anorexia. I think anyone here who has suffered from it will concur that it's not just about food and looking thin. It's like a long, painful form of suicide that hurts everyone who comes into contact with it. Horrible, horrible stuff.

mycophile

mycophile

Canada
October 2002

NOV 28, 2002 11:54 PM

massagegirl said:
i have never personally had an eating disorder. i am skinny enough as it is. people always ask me if i eat, if i am anorexic, bulimic, etc. this can be just as hurtful as saying someone is fat.



I can definitely see why that would be hurtful, but I imagine that people might sometimes have good intentions. I mean, blatantly asking if you have an eating disorder is just plain insensitive. But speaking personally, I've sometimes looked at pics here and recognized physical features that remind me of my girlfriend's anorexic state. Then I get concerned that someone or other doesn't realize that she has a legitimate problem (which is fairly common), and I'd like to make sure everything is ok, but how should one go about doing that without sounding insensitive or criticizing?

I don't want to be the ED police, but if one of you more medically-inclined folks noticed that one of the girls had something on her skin that looked like melanoma, would you not be concerned? Would you hesitate to make a discrete inquiry just to make sure that it wasn't something unnoticed and life-threatening?

Just some food for thought, and absolutely no pun intended. confused

Prudence

prudence

I'm lost
October 2002

NOV 29, 2002 12:30 AM

there are more signs of eating disorders than just 'looking' skinny, though, and for most of those you have to actually KNOW the person before you can suggest that they have an eating disorder. there are people who, technically, can be considered 'anorexic' due to their height, weight, bodyfat, but don't have any of the psychological characteristics that come with having an eating disorder. to suggest to someone that they have an eating disorder, especially if you don't know them, is extremely insulting if they don't really have them.

besides, even if they do, the more you accuse them of having one, the more they'll deny it, and the more they'll resist treatment.

Dia

Dia

SUICIDEGIRL

Monaco

NOV 29, 2002 12:46 PM

I've had some people insist I don't eat. I can easily drop below 95 lbs... but I look healthy enough.

My thyroid is a little high, top end only, not through the roof or anything. That explains the +6000 posts too, right?

I'd have to eat all the time to maintain a reasonable body weight, so fuck it, I am too busy and very picky, really. 93 lbs is good enough for my grandma, it's good enough for me. Edea, you should have your thyroid checked. I can't gain weight to save my life. At most 3 or 4 lbs. A few times I've had a lower thyroid level and I've gone up like 20 lbs very quickly.

Charlie_Stars

Charlie_Stars

USA
OLD SKOOL

NOV 29, 2002 01:09 PM

eating disorder? if i eat once or twice a week i'm good i just forget to eat alot of the time but appearantly my body is able to handle it since i have never had any major weight problems since highschool

mycophile

mycophile

Canada
October 2002

NOV 29, 2002 01:34 PM

Prudence said:
there are more signs of eating disorders than just 'looking' skinny, though, and for most of those you have to actually KNOW the person before you can suggest that they have an eating disorder.



True, true, but you must admit there's a difference between looking skinny and looking malnourished.. But you're absolutely right about needing to know the person. It's no use being a hypochondriac about other people, especially if you don't know them personally. But sometimes it's hard not to feel some iota of concern.

Eris

Eris

SUICIDEGIRL

Oregon, USA

NOV 29, 2002 11:11 PM

Prudence said:
there are more signs of eating disorders than just 'looking' skinny, though, and for most of those you have to actually KNOW the person before you can suggest that they have an eating disorder. there are people who, technically, can be considered 'anorexic' due to their height, weight, bodyfat, but don't have any of the psychological characteristics that come with having an eating disorder. to suggest to someone that they have an eating disorder, especially if you don't know them, is extremely insulting if they don't really have them.

besides, even if they do, the more you accuse them of having one, the more they'll deny it, and the more they'll resist treatment.



the problem i had was more that i knew i was fucked up but i kept hearing how good i looked.

the difference between being "hot" and being "sick" is really only like 5 pounds.

which is dangerous. and awful.

and i'm ever so glad that sites like sg exist where that just doesn't have to be true.

i was so sad 5 months ago when no one replied. sg is a strange place....


miao!!

mycophile

mycophile

Canada
October 2002

NOV 30, 2002 12:12 AM

Eris said:
i was so sad 5 months ago when no one replied. sg is a strange place....miao:



You'd better believe it. I was surprised too, 'cause when I was poking around to see if anyone was discussing EDs, I only found your post (and one or two more), with no replies! It seemed strange, considering the demographics of victims of EDs and how a good number of people here probably fit into that slice of society.

As an all-seeing, all-knowing SG, do you have any words of wisdom I can pass on to my g/f (an anorexic in treatment)?

Eris

Eris

SUICIDEGIRL

Oregon, USA

NOV 30, 2002 12:14 AM

mycophile said:

Eris said:
i was so sad 5 months ago when no one replied. sg is a strange place....miao:



You'd better believe it. I was surprised too, 'cause when I was poking around to see if anyone was discussing EDs, I only found your post (and one or two more), with no replies! It seemed strange, considering the demographics of victims of EDs and how a good number of people here probably fit into that slice of society.

As an all-seeing, all-knowing SG, do you have any words of wisdom I can pass on to my g/f (an anorexic in treatment)?



that it gets better once your stomache gets used to food. because candy is yummy.

she can email me if she wants to.


[Edited on Aug 08, 2003 by Eris]

Toreena

Toreena

SUICIDEGIRL

Canada

NOV 30, 2002 12:18 AM

Good thing I brought it back to life!


My problem now is eating eating eating.
All the time.

I jumped from 125 to 155 in a year. Le sigh.

And I'm such an extremist so I either overeat, or don't eat at all. It's vicious.

mycophile

mycophile

Canada
October 2002

NOV 30, 2002 12:27 AM

Yes, all hail Toreena, reviver of the dead thread! whatever BTW, are you interested in being the official SG on our Bowling for Columbine outing.

Eris: Thanks for the advice and the offer. I'll pass it on!