This is what I replied to a 17-year-old Australian girl who wrote me asking for help:
Please seek help as soon as you can... get away from bulimia. It will take over your life and get worse and worse. It is called an eating "disorder" for a reason. Your body will become more and more screwed up over time - your eating and sleeping habits will become completely bizarre, and it will be hard to break this.
Please talk to your doctor or nurse or psychiatrist.... I recommend going on Prozac - it helps a LOT with the desire to binge.
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I wonder if I should start an advice column? Maybe I should write myself anonymously and maybe I'll actually take my own advice?????
3 comments:
thats a funny idea. i never thought of that.
I think the best advice is to seek advice. There are professional services out there, in real life and on the web, that people can go to if they're looking for help.
On the other hand, if you think giving advice will make you feeling better about yourself and improve your habits, go for it.
With all these stupid pro-ana and pro-mia groups out there, it can't hurt to have more information out there from real sufferers.
What I'm trying to say is do it if you feel like it, but not if it starts making you feel bad.
I wish so badly I had sought help a year ago when I first realized I had a problem. Why I don't seek help now is hard to explain. I wish I was able to.
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