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writes:hey..so i hve a problem a couple of months my friend started being bulimic and she lost about a stone and a half but she started couffing up blood now shes stopped but i think im starting to be - when i eat food it always makes me feel sick and if i am sick i feel good about myself i know this is wrong but what should i do Reply to this Question
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reader, bexherbs +, writes (9 January 2007):
 babe,well done seeking help is the first thing you needed to do,seeing you may have a problem is the first step.
but seriously you need to seek help because anorexia or bulima are both serious!!
i myself suffered for 18 years and have been in full recovery for 5 years so whatever you do talk to someone fast or im here to help!!!
help can be found on internet under caraline any problems i can give you there fone no its a free service and they are truely great at listening and pointing you in the right direction ...
best of luck and look within and fight hard x
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reader, LISAG +, writes (9 January 2007):
 Get help fast ! This is a mental disease and it sounds very very serious and real to me ! Money shouldn't matter when it's your life at stake - which often can end up being with anorexics and bulimics! Talk to your family, anyone who will listen and get the help you need before this gets out of hand. You said it yourself you know it's wrong and it can seriously kill you ! You have had to ask strangers here for advice which is fine, and thank god you realise something is seriously wrong. Please don't be scared to ask for help from the adults and people who surround you. Keep asking for help if for any reason you're not taken seriously - someone will help. Let us know how you get on ! Life's too short as it is without ending it early !
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reader, XxdepthxX +, writes (7 January 2007):
XxdepthxX is verified as being by the original poster of the question thanks guys i know its wrong and my cousins having a majour go at me but its so hard to stop and things are so hard at home it would just be another thing to go to the GP and they (the docs) would probs tell me to see a therapist or somin and we just cnt afford it. They would also probs tell me to talk to my parents about it but i dont know if i could - my dads just got out of hospital cos of his heart thing and my mums depressed again - shes a manic depressant. Im really stuck on this one because i do feel really ill whenever i eat and if i do i feel so fat and just chuck it back up again.
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reader, TasteofIndia  +, writes (6 January 2007):
 Sweetie, I think you very much need to see a therapist, or maybe your guidance counseler or just an adult who you really trust. I think that you need to nip these feelings in the bud.
It sounds like you're well on the road to bulimia, and if you continue on that road it can lead to some SERIOUS, SERIOUS health risks. Bulimia isn't a joke, it can be FATAL, sweetness, and you don't want to put your life in danger, do you?
I found a pretty good website explaining some of the risks and signs of bulimia. I thought I'd put this little statistic right here.
10% of individuals suffering from bulimia will die from either starvation, cardiac arrest, other medical complications, or suicide.
That's a pretty scary statistic, sweetness. If you go to this webpage, you can see all the medical compliactions that bulimia causes, and that, doll, is a VERY, VERY scary list.
Put yourself into a different frame of mind. This is a dangerous game to be playing, and you don't want to harm yourself or the people you love like this. Your friend also needs help. Do her parents know about her past problems? If they don't, they should know. If your friend starts doing it again, they might be able to help her stop.
Don't play with your life like this.
xxIndia
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reader, willywombat +, writes (6 January 2007):
 This is something that need professional help. You are feeling sick --is this a feeling you are then acting upon to make yourself sick or jsut an excuse for your behaviour when you act upon it.
Go see your GP.
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reader, thered1 +, writes (6 January 2007):
 I have a very close female friend who's been bulimic for a while. It pains me to know that she has such an off-center self image. Eating disorders like that hurt not only the diseased individual, but people around them, too. My friend was always a pretty girl, but she thinks she has to do more to look good to other people when she really doesn't. Obviously you have some idea of the dangers and health risks that bulimia presents. Right now, just thinking about my friend is breaking me up; I wouldn't wish my situation or hers on my worst enemy. Don't do this to yourself or those you care about.
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