Quitting bulimia cold turkey?

[babyqurllll]

I've been bulimic for the past (almost) 4 months. I've gone from puking once a day once in awhile to puking after every meal and binging, eating extremely unhealthy. It's became a cycle and once I finish I feel hungry then eat then purge again. I'm sick of it and my mom caught me and told me if I do it again I'm getting sent away to a mental hospital. (Idk if this is possible but I don't want this to happen) so if anyone is a former bulimic or has sufficient knowledge on the subject can you please help me in quitting? I plan on today being my last day ever purging then tomorrow I will quit cold turkey.

When I don't purge I bloat badly and my stomach gets huge. So I need advice to get through that without purging (which will be hard for me). And I want to start losing weight healthily. So yeah.. if someone could help me out I would appreciate it:)

by the way I don't want any negative comments. I want to do this on my own but I need help getting started. And yes I'm aware it's stupid but telling me how stupid I am/this is, isn't going to change the fact that I did it.

[skinnylovexbirdy]

Hey dear. I just wanna say how proud I am if you for wanting to stop. I don't have bulimia but I have ednos. And other issues. Also my best friend in a mental hospital had bulimia so I watched how they treated her.
For me I was forced to quit self harm cold turkey and it sucked. So maybe stagger? Unless you are 100% wanting this. Im sure you already know the dangers in purging. But remind yourself of them. Look at pictures of people with no teeth. Throw away your gag tool. If you use your fingers put hand Sanitizer on after a meal.
If your meals are too large chew and spit instead of purge. And also eat half. Then work your way up to a full meal. Recovery is possible. My role model is demi lovato. Find a hero a read recovery quotes. For bloating dont eat salt. And drink lemonade. Also remind yourself everyone bloats on their period. For healthy ways to lose weight eat around 1200 calories. That may seem like a lot but eat fruits and vegetables. Soups. You don't need dessert but dont forget you are allowed to.
Exercise. Its important. Not 1000 jumping jacks but 30 min cardio. And a walk around the block.
If you need anything kik me: talorsuxxx
I believe that you can do this. Good luck sweetheart.

[babyqurllll]

Thank you very much. It's so hard to stop, I know. Whenever I try I would give up and just go purge again. :/ Thank you so much for supporting me!<3 I really appreciate it and if you need anything I'm here for you too Hun!

[skinnylovexbirdy]

It can be extremely difficult to stop. But I really hope you're able to. Eating disorders are no fun.

[Venessa2234]

I was purging up after meals and I also hates the fact that I would get bloated if I stopped but I tried my best not to think of it. I reminded myself that if I don't stop I will die in my future and try to occupy yourself with something else other then food. Now I only do it about once every 2 weeks and I'm still fully trying to stop but it gets hard. Nobody knows I do this but my friend and she has helped me through it and whenever I felt the urge to purge (lol that rhymes) I would text or call her for help and talk to me to keep me busy.

[kittykatg]

I suggest seeing a therapist. I work in the mental health field and you can't quit these things cold turkey or with any special tips and tricks. They won't hospitalize you unless you're severely underweight. There is nothing to be ashamed of, you're seeking help and thousands of people go to counseling, even I do. Best of luck.

[babyqurllll]

I see one currently but for anxiety problems so she doesn't know much about eating disorders, or so she told me. She kind of suggested I quit cold turkey but she didn't understand that it's kind of hard to just stop at this point. I might look into that though, it might be kinda helpful. Thank you very much for supporting me.

[kittykatg]

While quitting cold turkey is the best option, you can't do it without proper coping techniques or having the right support system. I'd recommend seeing someone that treats eating disorders, and since they usually have a high comorbidity rate with anxiety disorders, they'll help you treat both.

[7heDubz]

Proportional meals. Bingeing will be your downfall here because you will always feel crappy and want to purge afterwards.
Whenever you get the urge to binge look at the box, have you already gone over the meal size (1 cup 2 ounces ect).
Whenever you want to purge go for a jog/run. You have to preoccupy yourself with things in order to get out of the loop with purging and bingeing.

This is a mental disorder, you won't go to an asylum or anything but you can get sent to a hospital.

[babyqurllll]

Yeah I'm gonna start doing that tomorrow. Thank you very much for supporting me.

[skinnylovexbirdy]

You won't get seng to a regular hospital. you'll get sent to Rogers memorial or something aka a mental hospital or mental asylum. "Asylum" as shown in movies don't exist anymore but... trust me.

[babyqurllll]

Yeah there's a mental hospital in my city that I would most likely be sent to if anything and I know what you mean. Definitely not about to go through that..

[7heDubz]

What I meant was nothing asylum level like you see in movies. Sorry I wasn't very clear. Also I refereed to normal hospitals that have an entire part devoted to mental problems. You'll be sent to a mental hospital, that part may just be a piece of the hospital as a whole.

[aamy811]

You can't quit cold turkey that's not healthy. If you began to eat like crazy again your body would reflect it because it's not sure how to process things. You need to gradually start to eat again. Not whole meals but maybe half meals, and increase the amount of food maybe weekly. Remember recovery is a gradual process

[bubble_tea]

she's bulimic, not anorexic

[aamy811]

@bubble_tea and your piont is. She's still been reflecting food meaning her body needs to gradually be reintroduced to eating real sizable portions. If your bulimic your still not digesting any food

[babyqurllll]

I know what you mean. I have to get used to eating without purging again and that will be a gradual process. thank you :)

[bubble_tea]

I never had bulimia, so I can't really help you with that, but a close friend is bulimic/anorexic.. it usually is to cope with someone/something else that bothers you but you have no control over. her worst relapse was when she had a controlling boyfriend. maybe out-patient therapy will help you find ways to cope with that other problem you have, so you don't feel the need to purge anymore.

[babyqurllll]

Thank you very much, I appreciate you for supporting me

[Anonymous]

I recommend either
A) try to see a counselor or psychologist. Eating disorders shouldn't be taken lightly
or
B) try to find a self help book if option A isn't attainable.

Beating an eating disorder doesn't happen fast, and its not easy
Good luck

[babyqurllll]

:/ true. thank you