... the other Black experience
Eating Disorders
Anyone suffered through over eating or under eating at some point in their life? How did you overcome it?
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Permalink Reply by conspicuious green on -
Well some africans over here do. it's mostly a completely different diet, it's true but obvious.
Darkness Unlimited* said:I thought this was something only crazy White people suffered from.
Now i'm reminded ov the old Chris Rock line about noone in Africa being lactose-intolerant, which is totally true.
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Permalink Reply by isawstars on -
I developed an eating disorder when I was in 7th grade and it got out of control by the time I was in 12th grade. I was anorexic and occasionally binged... and I envied bulimics... sick I know. It was on and off... mostly occurred when I was depressed. It still happens at times but I see a psychologist occasionally and now I can catch myself. When I eat to when I am beyond full I still get the urge to vomit but I've learned to control it.
I used to find ana or mia empowering... but now the most powerful feeling is that I am 5'6, curvy... maybe a couple pounds overweight and I feel beautiful for once in my life. It only took 10 years.....
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Permalink Reply by DRAGONEYESEVEN on -
yup
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Permalink Reply by Lady of War on -
I had my eating disorder phase. My mom got me councelling and stuff. It's crazy because I used to think I was fat when I really wasn't. I was always very curvy and vouluptuous as a teen. The other girls didn't have a lot of hips and breasts. That made me stand out the most. I'd get all kinds of negative comments and it made me hate my body.
I could just smack myself upside the head about it now. I let other people get to me too much back then. I'm glad I was able to stop that. I'll never do something like that again!
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Permalink Reply by psycho_ninja on -
i suffered from anorexia with bulimic tendencies, i have never fully recovered although i am alot healthier than i was then, i still have alot of issues with eating. :'( these days i either over eat or under-eat, the cycle is just gettin stupid now, i just wish food didnt control my life, it gets so demeaning.
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Permalink Reply by conspicuious green on
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Binge cycles are killer. helps if you find out or know what your triggers are.
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Permalink Reply by Madamoiselle De Sade on -
Mine are all the emotions I repress (I tend to tell everyone something is fine when it's really not and "doing things because they have to be done") and none of my needs being met.
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Permalink Reply by MissE on -
Wow...I'm kind of on the total opposite of you most of you guys as I'm a compulsive overeater. I've gotten better as I've gotten older (middle school was the worst) but I do relapse and hard sometimes. The worst is when I have total shut down days and I don't feel anything and I don't leave the house or pull myself together and it's just hand to mouth all day and before I know it I've eaten all the snack foods in the house and a sandwich or three and maybe nibbled off of my sister's take out from work. Then there's the hoarding/binge/hide thing.
I have a friend (also black) who was ana and she's tiny to begin (like 4' 11'' and maybe 100lbs wet) so when things were the worst and she was like down in the 80s I couldn't even deal with her. Like who am I to tell her to stop? Me who has been known to eat to the point where I gain 30lbs in the course of 2 months because I can't deal?
Also, question, for those of you who are in recovery or recovered or even when you are having periods where you are in more control, do you find yourself lapsing into other destructive (either to yourself or other things/people) behavior? I used to cut, bite myself, pull my hair and headbang (as in bang my head against walls and stuff) when I felt really overwhelmed and lately I'm finding myself drinking more and wanting to self-medicate with alcohol.
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Permalink Reply by Fashionfreak on -
well i can say it's one of the reasons why i picked up a smoking habit.
i wouldn't say i have gotten over it though everyday is a struggle. one day i'm too big the next day i'm too small and i want to fill out. i am making a conscious effort to find peace...easier said than done but action is better than none.
MissE said:Wow...I'm kind of on the total opposite of you most of you guys as I'm a compulsive overeater. I've gotten better as I've gotten older (middle school was the worst) but I do relapse and hard sometimes. The worst is when I have total shut down days and I don't feel anything and I don't leave the house or pull myself together and it's just hand to mouth all day and before I know it I've eaten all the snack foods in the house and a sandwich or three and maybe nibbled off of my sister's take out from work. Then there's the hoarding/binge/hide thing.
I have a friend (also black) who was ana and she's tiny to begin (like 4' 11'' and maybe 100lbs wet) so when things were the worst and she was like down in the 80s I couldn't even deal with her. Like who am I to tell her to stop? Me who has been known to eat to the point where I gain 30lbs in the course of 2 months because I can't deal? Also, question, for those of you who are in recovery or recovered or even when you are having periods where you are in more control, do you find yourself lapsing into other destructive (either to yourself or other things/people) behavior? I used to cut, bite myself, pull my hair and headbang (as in bang my head against walls and stuff) when I felt really overwhelmed and lately I'm finding myself drinking more and wanting to self-medicate with alcohol.
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Permalink Reply by Rosenda on -
Darkness, I wonder if that is true? I wonder if it's possibly due to us in the US having been exposed to so much more chemicals fed to the cows we get the milk from now compared to other countries like Africa and India?
Darkness Unlimited* said:I thought this was something only crazy White people suffered from.
Now i'm reminded ov the old Chris Rock line about noone in Africa being lactose-intolerant, which is totally true.
Fashionfreak, even though you are not yet at peace or where you feel you've overcome your own problem with eating disorder, I am glad you are TRYING and not giving up on finding what works for you to heal yourself.
That PBS documentary of the subject almost 10 years ago really really was enlightening about the long term effects of anorexia/bulimia on young women and it was scary, they followed in part of the lives of a few professional ballerinas and what had happened to them years later.
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Permalink Reply by WITCH BLADE on -
IDK...BUT A FRIEND OF MINE RECENTLY DIED A MONTH AGO FROM COMPLICATIONS.....R.I.P REANNA
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Permalink Reply by K on -
If you have an eating disorder you can look for support groups that are very helpful if you do not want to see a therapist.
There is:
Bulimics Anonymous
Over Eaters Anonymous
Eating Disorders Anonymous
Here is a link that will give you information on finding groups that meet anonymously. I have attended an over eaters anonymous. It was very helpful for it's members. These meetings helped a lot of the members get the support they need. Sometimes it helps just to listen and talk to others who are going through the same thing you are. And the great thing is that it is a safe place where you don't have to worry about being exposed or embarrassed and it is not religious and welcomes all. All the best.
http://www.anorexicsandbulimicsanonymousaba.com/
www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org
www.aba12steps.org
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