Featured Blog Post: Body Image and Bulimia
Alright...so I'm not trying to trick myself into thinking I'm totally happy with my body image and am fine with any amount of weight gain, and so on.
I'm still struggling with my ED thoughts and my idea of the "perfect body" and desires to achieve it (although those thoughts and compulsions have lessened over the past few weeks, which is an amazing feeling in itself).
But I feel like I'm having little breakthroughs and it's making me really happy and helping me to believe in my own recovery more and more.
Yesterday I was alone in the apartment and was having a pretty good day - went shopping earlier and visited my sister and her dog, and was just hanging around until my boyfriend came back from out of town. Since I was bored, I thought
I'd go through my closet and play dress-up a little, just for fun. I was worried that it might make me feel depressed, because I've gained weight and bigger than even before my ED, since my body is at a high point of fluctuation as it re-balances itself, and I don't feel entirely comfortable with it. But I felt like I was strong enough, as I've done pretty well this week.
So I was trying on some dresses and heels and stuff and just playing around, and dresses that were once loose on me fit perfectly, which would've thrown me into a depression had this been a month ago.
When I tried them on at first, I had a little pang of "OMG...they FIT - OH NO!" but I managed to successfully ignore those thoughts and they went away pretty quickly - it felt good! Anyways, I have this one dress that's basically a "weight gain barometer" for me.
I bought it last year when I was probably 5 lbs thinner - I wasn't fully engaged in ED behaviour at that time though, it was during an "off" period (although I was semi-ana and weight obsessed, as was usual during those periods, just no b/p-ing).
Audio interview part 2: Amanda shares tips for recovery with bulimia
Click here to download part 2 of the Amanda Bulimia Recovery Interview.
Here is the second part of Amanda’s audio interview. Again she shares some great info, offers great tips and shares her insight into the recovery process. It’s well worth listening to.
If you like what you hear please leave a comment on the blog to let me know.
If you haven’t listen to the first part yet you can listen to it here:
How Amanda made a full recovery from bulimia
Click here to download part 1 of the audio
I know you all love stories that inspire and Amanda's story does just that. Amanda's bulimia began when she was just 12 years old and she suffered for over 10 years and now I am pleased to say she is fully recovered.
Amanda used a combination of therapy and structured eating for her bulimia recovery. In this audio she shares some great tips and advice with us, such as
• How to deal with relapses.
• How to deal with bloating.
• How to love yourself.
Her story is definitely worth listening to, she is an amazing inspiration for us and more proof that recovery is possible. She is also a member of bulimiahelp.org and you can view her profile here.
Download the audio and listen to the full story of how Amanda made a full recovery from bulimia.
P.S. Its a bit long so I decided it divide it into two parts. I'll post the second part shortly. Also if you like what you hear please leave a comment below.
The Truth about BulimiaHelp.org
When Ali told me she had bulimia, I was in shock and totally confused. My mind raced with questions. The first and most stupid one was "Well why dont you just stop?"
That was about 4 years ago and it was the start of our journey that would lead us to create BulimiaHelp.org.
We had been a couple for around three years before she told me and we were very much in love and obviously it pained me to realise she was in hurting inside. And the truth was I had absolutely no idea, she seemed so happy and confident and we spent most of our days together. I honestly thought I know everything about her.
But we were a team, she turned to me for help and that was exactly what I was going to do.
And this is where the frustration kicked in. Everywhere we searched for help we would come up against a brick wall. The same generic and frankly useless information seemed to posted everywhere.
“Its a mental illness brought on by repressed emotions”.
“You have a troubled mind”
“You cannot be cured from Bulimia”
Our Doctor just asked if she wanted Anti-Depressants. Thanks but no thanks.
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Richy's Recovery Tips
Try to break things up into a manageable size and proceed in steps concentrating on your achievements rather than what you have been unable to do.
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Miss H » lara_87 that's not the first time i've heard of people allowing themselves one b/p day a week. but it's good that you've decided to make it two weeks. but then what if you are okay and you don't want to, or do you think that part of it is because there are still certain aspects you like about the disorder? don't feel ashamed if it's true- I think it is for me. and just isn't it the worst when thin people call themselves fat. i do this ALL the time. so there is probably a secret bulimic friend who i know and who hates me for it... 17 min ago |
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Miss H » firestorm but you should definitely talk to your doctor. otherwise if you stay on them, you could end up going through the same again. or maybe they gave you too high a dose, so maybe they need to reduce it. oh i don't know what to suggest, but i'm slightly worried... i hope things work out. keep me updated, okay? 19 min ago |
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Featured Blog Post: Body Image and Bulimia
Alright...so I'm not trying to trick myself into thinking I'm totally happy with my body image and am fine with any amount of weight gain, and so on.
I'm still struggling with my ED thoughts and my idea of the "perfect body" and desires to achieve it (although those thoughts and compulsions have lessened over the past few weeks, which is an amazing feeling in itself).
But I feel like I'm having little breakthroughs and it's making me really happy and helping me to believe in my own recovery more and more.
Yesterday I was alone in the apartment and was having a pretty good day - went shopping earlier and visited my sister and her dog, and was just hanging around until my boyfriend came back from out of town. Since I was bored, I thought
I'd go through my closet and play dress-up a little, just for fun. I was worried that it might make me feel depressed, because I've gained weight and bigger than even before my ED, since my body is at a high point of fluctuation as it re-balances itself, and I don't feel entirely comfortable with it. But I felt like I was strong enough, as I've done pretty well this week.
So I was trying on some dresses and heels and stuff and just playing around, and dresses that were once loose on me fit perfectly, which would've thrown me into a depression had this been a month ago.
When I tried them on at first, I had a little pang of "OMG...they FIT - OH NO!" but I managed to successfully ignore those thoughts and they went away pretty quickly - it felt good! Anyways, I have this one dress that's basically a "weight gain barometer" for me.
I bought it last year when I was probably 5 lbs thinner - I wasn't fully engaged in ED behaviour at that time though, it was during an "off" period (although I was semi-ana and weight obsessed, as was usual during those periods, just no b/p-ing).
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