In response to your posting... I have to believe that people, that
I, can and will recover from bulimia and anorexia. we, i, have to
learn to control our thoughts and not use this tool as a way to cope
with situations. coping is NOT living... to fully live, we, i, have
to let go of these demons, and realize our worth. i guess that it is
just easier to write and to hear, than to actually believe and do.
-MEG

--- In bulimics@yahoogroups.com, "sophia_r_22" <sophiarios19@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I just wanted to say Hi to everybody!It's nice to find somewhere I
> can finally share what I'm going through as like so many other
people
> it's not something I tend to share with my family and friends!
>
> I'm Sophia, 21, from London and have been anorexic for several
years
> now. For the past year I have also gone through periods of bulimia
> aswell, which for me is alot worse than anorexia nervosa! firstly
the
> soreness of my throat after being sick is terrible! is there any
way
> to minimise the pain?! I've also been exercising a hell of alot! I
do
> between 8-11 hours of exercise a day!
>
> I also want to say to everybody in this group that believes they
> are 'in control' you're not. No one can ever be in control of this
> disease whether you think it or not. The reason anybody turns to
this
> disease in the first place is because you're 'not in control'in
one
> aspect of your life or another. Once you start its very hard to
stop,
> and you'll never stop being bulimic, you just learn to try and
cope.
>
> I'd like to recommend a book based on a true story of a woman who
was
> anorexic & bulimic from the age of 9 called 'WASTED' by Marya
> Hornbacher. I've read many books on the subject but none have ever
> touched me like this. It really is something anybody with a
serious
> eating disorder can relate to and it also makes you think just how
> bad this disease can get because at the end of the day it consumes
> you and every single aspect of your life, and in some cases as in
> this book...your actual life, literally!
>