Anorexia & Boulimia Options

[heyyfrankie]

I was just browsing through random xangas and came across some anorexia and boulimia pages. people had posted about their disorder/s and were giving tips on how to get the most out of them. they had their blogring module filled up with "Ana & Mia" blogrings. There were so many! it kinda disturbed. what do you guys think about this?

[electrobot]

Errr... I'm bulimic. I'm trying to quit but it's hard. Growing up, I was a fat kid so my Freshman year I got sick of it (I was 75 lbs over-weight) and lost weight (Down to 130) the healthy way, diet and exercise. But I had problems keeping it off (95% of people who go on diets end up gaining it back) and I wasn't about to lose something I worked so hard for. The only way I could think of maintaining my new weight was puking up what I had eaten. Then, you might say: just cut down on what you eat and you won't have to puke up your food. Some people, eating is how they deal with boredom or anxiety and I happen to be one of them so I just put food in my mouth without even realizing it... Eating is a way of comfort for me. So yeah, puking it up is what I found the best way to keep it off. It's much easier than running it off.
I'd rather stay a size seven/eight then go back to a size sixteen. Wouldn't you?

I'm fully aware of what can happen to me. Esophagus damage/cancer, eroded teeth, irregular heart beats, etc. But it's pretty difficult to break a three-year habbit. Many people think you lose weight with bulimia, no, it's just a way to prevent weight gain.

And yeah, they are mental diseases. It's usually (but not all cases) because the person has low self-esteem and think if they get thinner people will like them more. Which, I've found, is true because the world is pretty shallow. Eh, anyway... I strongly advise people to not get into eating disorders. Honestly, yes, they do get the job done (weight loss, weight managing) but in exchange you become weak and have plenty of health risks. Eventually, the disorder ends up ruling your life.

EDIT:
Oh yeah, some people say if it's a mental disease why not seek help/therapy for it? The problem is, it's a shameful disease (obviously, most of the posts on this thread were saying "it's gross") and people who have it are very secretive. I don't care to tell you people because I don't know you and I don't want anyone getting into it. But, none of my friends or family know. If they knew they'd be very ashamed of me... Not to mention, I don't want them worrying about me.