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Struggling with bulimia

User Profile: Crankymom
Crankymom Thursday

Struggling with bulimia, after a long time I've finally admitted to it. It's been really difficult dealing with self hatred. It's also very hard because the truth of the matter is, I am overweight and do need to loose weight because it's effecting my health. But Im struggling with doing it in any form of healthy way. I keep going back and purging because I hate myself and I hate my body. I don't know what to do.

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User Profile: KristenHR
KristenHR Thursday

@Crankymo

That sounds very distressing and difficult.  Hating yourself sounds very painful as well.  It must be difficult to do a lot for yourself with the hate.  I'm really glad you posted.

Have you ever been able to manage emotions without purging?  If so, what has helped you do that in the past.  You are worth the effort that you need to exert to feel better about yourself and to stop the purging.  What have you done that has worked to slow down or stop purging at any point that was healthy?  

In my experience, take one day at a time, or one meal at a time.  Whatever it takes to get through in a healthy manner.  I just want to encourage you that it's possible, it just requires a lot of work.