went the wrong way

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Registered: 01-21-2004
went the wrong way
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Wed, 01-28-2004 - 7:05pm
i went from throwing up everyday to where i didnt throw anything up all day yesterday.

now i wont even look at food. it makes me sick to even think about it. i dont understand why everyone is wanting me to eat and keep it down so when i dont eat they all just want me to eat it is like i can never please anyone with this. so i feel much better not eating and just taking water and ginsing

april
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Registered: 10-08-2003
Thu, 01-29-2004 - 6:18am
cant claim to know what its like to have people trying to force you to eat and keep it down too, but i can, and do, imagine it. they probably just care about you and want you to be ok (if it were me, i would prob get very pissed off by my reply as it really isnt helpful, but im trying...) i dont know how long you've had an eating problem, or how much weight you've lost, but if people are worried about you, it has probably been going on for a while...they just dont want you to starve yourself to death.....

sorry if this is a completely useless reply, but i think the people around you are just trying to help, but going about it the wrong way...bit like me prob.

btw, which country do you live? most people on this board seem to be american...makes sense as this is an american websit i think...

ill shutup now.

hope i helped, though i find it doubtful...

good luck with whatever it is your doing

lauren x x x
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Registered: 12-12-2003
Thu, 01-29-2004 - 11:59am
You may feel better just drinking water but what does your baby need? As difficult as it may seem you must think of your baby first. She needs the energy to grow and you are the only one who can give that to her. Your baby is depending on you to survive. You may get angry that people want you to eat but I think they want you to because you need to. Going to each extreme is not healthy, keeping food in your body is. I dont mean to be harsh but I think you really should focus on your baby and try as hard as you can to eat.

Good luck, take care
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Thu, 01-29-2004 - 3:38pm

Sweetie, it's not that people are hard to please, people are worried about you. We need to eat and we need to keep it down. Imagine driving a car and one day you decide to stop putting fuel in it. Once your car runs out of fuel, it will stop running because it has no energy to run on. The same happens with our bodies. If you stop eating food, the fuel our body uses for energy, you will die. Not only that, in your case your baby will die as well.


I know this is hard, but please try to eat AND keep it down. You can do this for yourself and for your baby. Get a good therapist or go to some group meetings, what ever it will take to get over this eating disorder. Recovery IS possible. I can say this because there was a time in my life when I thought it wasn't, but I stopped bingeing, purging, and starving myself. I deal with body image issues and counting calories, but that's a lot better than throwing up every day. And I know recovery isn't easy, but believe me, once you make it to 'the other side' you will never want to go back.


I am praying for you and your baby.

Love & hugs, Kristina


The opinions I have expressed here are from my own experience and are not intended as medical advice or to take the place of your own physician's advice.

Love & hugs, Kristina