If there's anyone out there thinking bulimia may be an option...

[Marialise]

Please stop RIGHT now!!

Please... log out, turn your computer off, and go hug you bf, bff, or family member...

Because you won't have them if you continue... And relationships are just one of the many things you'll lose if you continue binging and purging... You may lose weight (I did at first, then gained, and am now losing again) but I have NO idea what the cost will be... I literally purge until I see blood AND taste stomach acid... So yeah... I'm losing weight but Lord knows wtf I'm doing to myself...

Here are a some of my symptoms/effects mia has had on my life:

* Severe Headache
* Insomnia
* Mood disturbance (I'm usually the sweetest girl but add in b/ping and I'm one hell of a bitch!!)
* Stupidity (Literally... I'm a very intelligent girl normally but now I have difficulty comprehending what people are saying... I'm constantly saying "What?", "Huh?"... And I have NO brain recall... I have no memory and I often forget what I'm saying midsentence...) I "lovingly" call it fuzzy brain but stupidity is the reality of this
* Bruised, swollen, scarred, dry, bleeding purge hand
* Inability to concentrate on anything other my next b/p
* Swollen, chipmunk cheeks
* Sore, dry, bleeding throat
* Loss of voice
* Diuretic and diet pill abuse
* Inability to eat ANYTHING without the desire to turn eating into a b/p
* Sore teeth... all the time... literally my teeth just hurt...
* Fear of eating in front of others bc I wont be able to purge
* The awful smell of vomit... literally... my bathroom reeks of vomit and the day after a b/p so do I... hands, hair, face...
* Inability to hold a conversation with other bc all I can think about is eds...

So, yeah... I'm sure there's more but please... this is not a diet option... this is playing with fire... you may "get over it" or you might just spend the next 30 years binging and then puking... So please, if at all possible... run... run far, far away and be happy!

[stargAzerkitty]

Wow, very powerful and true.
I hope this opens peoples eyes.

[Roses]

ye like WOW ^_^ i can agree with EVERYTHING u said,
let me add a few more tho..

*serious depression and guilt, and it's the worst
*heart palpitations, sometimes it just feels so wrong :/
*GAD, anxeity disorder u can develop from bulimia
*DPD, a disorder that makes u nuts that u can develop from GAD..
*a totally messy room xP
*paranoia cuz it's not easy b/ping with other ppl at home :/
*no money cuz it's always gone on food ):
*become very secretive, and talk to nobody..

that's not all either :/ i just can't think (*stupidity)

marialise, i think this should be a sticky thread btw,
what do u guys think??

Edit* i made it sticky anyway xP

[hazel]

also (i dont think these were mentioned yet)
*broken relationships (from all your focus on the b/p / all the lying / not wanting to go out cause you feel like shit or want to b/p)
*poor performance in general whether it be marks dropping at school or problems at work or just having a regular conversation cause ur minds on ur ed
* im late for everything cause im busy b/ping
* chest pains, heart palpitations, weak and tired, soreness, headaches etc.

[Roses]

lol hazel, i think all of those were mentioned (: except late for everything..which also includes PERIOD..i don't know how many times it's messed up my period, i've been late so many times and sometimes i've completely skipped a month, or i've been really early :/
sorry about that information but it's true

[shadowgirl]

I totally agree with everyone else above!
hope it's helping some!

[I-Hate-You-Mia]

wow yes makes me sad i have prob 75% of those symptoms and i defs thought id stop as soon as things got bad HA what a joke. Bulimia is awful. i hate it. and iv acth gained from it because my binges just got bigger and more frequent . I lost what i had wanted to do all my life , years of training and i just gave up so i could sit at home and bp all day . ITS NOT WORTH IT!!! xxx

[miserable_me]

I love you for posting this Mar!! everything you, and everyone else on this thread is soo true! I would never wish it on my worst enemy. <3 twinnie

[Adore]

Great post. I kind of think that there should be a post like this on AN in that forum. It seems like there are sooo many people that post who just want to lose weight and either don't seem to have an ED at all let alone a diagnosis of AN. And AN is a nasty, soul killing, body devastating, illness in the same way that BN is. And there is so much crossover too - my diagnosis has always been AN purging type - technically anorexic, I b/p more than most bulimics I've met.

[9_Reasons]

i hope it stops some :L
great post.