Help please

[truth4all]

I am a little nervous to start this, but I know I need serious help. I am a compulsive overeater and sometimes I purge afterward. I know I do this because I am unhappy, but I don't know how to CHANGE. It gets so bad that I take down mirrors in the house sometimes. I stopped hanging out with all my friends and I don't even like to go out anymore. At work I wear jackets, even in the summertime and all I think about is how fat I am. I am only 20 years old and already I sometimes feel like I want to die. I have a boyfriend of 5 years and I even hide it from him, which kills me. I love him so much and this is seriously ruining us. He doesn't know the truth, but he is very hurt because I never want to dress nice or let him 'cuddle' with me or anything like that. Please help, I really don't know what to do or where to turn to.

[D.C.]

Hey,

Sorry it took me a while to post, I hope you still are going to check this forum.

Congrats on having the motivation to look for help here.

First of all, I'd like to say, I'm here to support you as much as I can, I may not be a diatition, or a psycologist, but I am a good listener.

Tell me how it all started? How old where you, was it before you started going out with your boyfriend?
Do YOU think it might be a good idea to tell your boyfriend? Usualy it is, but every relationship is different. Tell me about that.

Do you go in periods of starving, then overeating? Do you obsess with wanting to be thin? Tell me what goes on in your head, and what you think brought it on.

Everyone has the power to change, when I get your reply, we'll talk about some steps to take next K?

I'm listening,

D.C.

[molzbalz]

I am 24 and just recently married. I have been battling bulimia for the last 6 years. My husband knows of my illness. I too hid it from him forever! I know the guilt you must feel not telling him the truth. The first sign of recovery would be to tell him. He is your number one support and will do anything for you if he really loves you. It is so hard to start trying to recieve help if no one knows what you are fighting.

I have relapsed soooooooo many times and still today am battling this illness. It is horrible, I know. Lets help eachother...