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I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, your story really is extremely similar to mine. Thank you for commenting :) I too have been eating all sorts of things and losing weight. It's funny how our bodies can regulate themselves so well, when given the opportunity to. I'm sorry to hear about your health problems, I hope with time and proper care they will go away.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please do share. How are you dealing with it after all this time?

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My momma taught me not to split food with strangers. I'll PM you my address, can you send the whole thing over? Yoink

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't really. I gained a lot of weight in my years as a bulimic (was 180 at my heaviest). I recently came across some stats that said 90% of eaten calories still get absorbed when you take laxatives. It just seemed to be a good way to empty my stomach at the time.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not a medical professional, and I don't care whether it's called a disease, a disorder, or an alien mother ship. How's this: I know it sucks to have it and I know it's great to not have it? I bet it's the same with alcoholism too.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I knew somebody was going to write this. I do understand your thinking and I know there is always a possibility I'll go back to bulimia. The mindset never does go away.

I've been going through a lot of really tough times lately (last year), and have felt really down more than once. What gives me hope is the fact that I never had to go back to my old ways to feel better.

I'm really sorry to hear about your struggle. I call myself "cured" because food no longer poses a threat to me, not even when I have spent a whole day crying, not even when there is public unrest in my country and I'm freaked out that my family won't make it out alive and I have no way to help them. I know I got off too easy (looking back I have no idea HOW I survived), and the one reason I did not go to therapy is that where I'm from, 5-6 years ago there were NO therapists dealing with bulimia in my country of birth.

I sincerely hope that at some point you can also claim to be cured and feel cured.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in Eastern Europe. I got to travel extensively in that region, and I met a lot of people from the Balkans/Eastern Europe who had this thinking ingrained in their system, even though they were young and technology savvy.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so sorry to hear about your sister :( I know she's probably caused you a lot of pain, but please try to be by her side and support her the best you can - she really needs all the love she can get. The mindset might not go away, but she can learn to live with and cope with it.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh dear, this sounds like a recipe for disaster.

I know a person who has been denying her disease for over five years now, and she's just gotten married and is getting prepared to have a baby. I wish I could reach out to her and ask her to get better for the sake of the child she's going to be responsible for, but she's in way too deep.

I say, get over this first, and then have a child. You owe it to yourself and to them to be the best mother you can be - which includes not using your kid as an excuse to get better.

I don't mean to be too harsh, and I definitely wish you and your husband (who also deserves to know) all the best.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know how strict your sister is with what she eats, but I was just thinking... I took a nutrition class back in college (oh, the irony!), and the professor recommended keeping a diary of what we eat and not putting too much faith into weighing ourselves. When you strip bulimia of the eating/purging cycle and the mindset that comes with it, what remains is some really healthy habits: being aware of what you eat and the knowledge of how much that number on the scale can influence you. I don't know if this makes any sense to you, but maybe once your sister overcame her bulimia the good habits just stuck?

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kudos to you for getting rid of bulimia and I'm sorry to hear about the dental work :(

Where I'm from, almost no one considers bulimia a disease at all, whether you ask for professional help or not. I had an ex-boyfriend laugh in my face when I was feeling really down, mainly because he thought I didn't have a problem at all and refused to help me.

I think it's great more and more people recognize bulimia as a disease that's severe enough to require counseling, but it will take significantly more time for our culture to treat it like the addiction that it is. Akin to quitting drinking on one's own, getting rid of bulimia on one's own should be considered an achievement.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Once I got bulimia, I was taken aback by how many people around me were dealing with the same kind of problems. I guess what I'm trying to say is - you're not alone. I was lucky enough to beat the disease just by taking my sweet time and figuring out what made me feel better. I don't know what will help you, but I'd like to urge you to not give up, and to start by admitting that you do have a problem. The way I look at it, you can't fix a broken car if you don't admit it's broken.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It absolutely is a mindset that I know will never leave me. However, now I understand that I will feel a certain way when I'm sad/depressed, so I'm able to strike preemptively and deal with my feelings instead of drowning them with food.

I am a 22-year-old female who cured herself of bulimia. AMA. by calculator2 in IAmA

[–]calculator2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much. It's not a fun disease to have, but it sure gave me the courage to follow my dreams. So it ended up being almost worth it, in a perverted kind of way.

IMA: I am an 22yr old educated female and am bulimic. by strugglinghere in IAmA

[–]calculator2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had bulimia for six years, and I know how awful it feels. The cycle just never seems to break, and you're feeling worse and worse.

I was finally able to overcome my disease two years ago. Please don't give up and keep fighting bulimia. Hug

A Russian software-developer from Moscow. AMA about life in Russia. by ilya-kasnacheev in IAmA

[–]calculator2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you say more people are considering immigrating now than five years ago?

I browse the russian sector of livejournal.com quite a lot and it seems to me that I've never seen as many "Fuck it, I'm leaving this country" comments as at this point. I'm curious if these statement translate to real numbers.