Bulimia Help

hello....
first of all yes bulimia messes up your periods. it has an affect on your hormones and especially if you are over stressed or underweight then it's quite common to miss a period. don't worry if it's just the odd one, although make sure you're not pregnant! but if you keep missing periods then that's not healthy so you should go to your doctor
secondly, your doctor should most definitely NOT tell your family. what you tell him is in confidentiality, so he is not allowed to tell them anything you have told him. i don't know how old you are, but even if you are younger than 16, he should not tell them. so you would probably benefit from telling your doctor. if you have difficulty telling him, then it might help to write what you want to say down before you see him.
good luck!

I have struggled with an eating disorder for 10 years now. The first two years in anorexia and the last 8 years with bulimia. I didn't have my period for 4 years in the beginning. Then I had them after 4 years but only for about 4 months. Then I didn't have them again for another 5 years. I am currently having them and this has been going on for a little less than a year. I would say that everyone is probably different. I know of some girls who are severely anorexic and they still have their periods. This is just how my periods have been for me.

ive had an ed for four years now, the first half anorexia and the second bulimia and i had my period for a year give or take out of those 4. obviously with ed's we tend to think about things upside down but for those 3 years i was estatic to not have a period! it was so easy! it came back mid transition to bulimia which only made things worse because my body was even agreeing that i was gaining weight.
but about the doctor i TOTALLY feel for you! when i was anorexic i wore super heavy clothes and drank so much water to weigh me down my bladder nearly burst! my mom was at the appointment with me so when the dr started questioning me about my motives and such for weight loss i just lied. it would be helpful to get help from a doctor, and a psychologist even more im sure, but im so afraid to tell my parents. im 18 and full time in college so im still on my parents insurance so they would have to pay for any other treatments or things i needed and i dont think that could be done without telling.
and about the people telling you that youre so perfect, i can totally relate! not that everyone thinks im perfect but my family is the 'perfect little family' and to crush that image and my image is scary. but you cant keep it to yourself - even if they wont understand - just that someone tangible on the face of this planet knows your smile isnt backed with happiness all the time. i started by telling 'safe' people. ones who i was fairly close to, levelheaded, are trustworthy, but have ZERO ties to your family or whoever else your deathly afraid of finding out, just to be sure.

sorry that was a really long post, but i could relate to alot of that!
and by the way, did i mention that you are FREAKING GORGEOUS?!?!?!!
and i mean it, i dont compliment unless its true