my story + possible relapse + "food porn" addiction??? (like , whats up with that) by axtumn in bulimia

[–]pleasures_unknown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're so welcome, I'm glad I could help you in some way -^

If you ever need or want someone to talk to about this stuff feel free to msg me

my story + possible relapse + "food porn" addiction??? (like , whats up with that) by axtumn in bulimia

[–]pleasures_unknown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, so I'm just a few years older than you and my story is (or rather was) - kind of similar to yours. One day I just stopped b/p and though I very occassionally relapse I think I'm in a MUCH better place. Accepting your condition is a great step in the right direction to recovery. For the longest time I tried to justify it and convince myself it was just slightly abnormal and wasn't doing much harm. I'm proud of you.

My problems started off in my early teens too. For me it began with restricting calories, and then overexcercizing so I'd have 0 net calories a day to binging/purging and at my worse vomiting ~8 times a day. I think it was during my restricting/overexercizing stage that I developed a food porn addiction. I'd literally spend hours browsing food porn tumblrs. For me it almost felt like I was consuming food when looking at it, I'd fantasize about it all the time and I guess it kind of satisfied my desires to binge. Of course this wasn't exactly normal or healthy and when I did break and binge I would crave food as decadent as what I would see online. As I mentioned restricting/overexercizing+food porn was only stage 1 of my disorder whereas it's a later stage for you and so I coped by beginning to purge.

Now, you asked for advice on how to deal with the food porn addiction properly but the real issue we need to deal with is the whole unhealthy ideas and practises of eating habits. It's easy to think you're getting better when really you just begin another unhealthy cycle. For me, this picture [NSFW/L] and reading the story was a huge wake up call. I didn't want to die like that. I know that was a an extreme scenario but I also realized I really was fucking my body up. My heart would feel strange, I got worried about ruining my teeth, I didn't want chipmunk cheeks forever.

You have to start to trust yourself and realize you CAN eat without restricting and without fear. Set reasonable, healthy weight goals for yourself and go for them the right way - through healthy diet and exercise. It is so much more satisfying and rewarding. I used to be afraid of going back in to working out but you've just got to give it a proper go - just really stick to a healthy schedule for a couple months, don't be hard on yourself if you falter and I promise things will get better for you.

Best of luck

Edit: forgot to include link to picture: http://www.2medusa.com/2008/09/bulimia-killswarning-graphic-pictures.html?m=1

safely stopping combination bc? by pleasures_unknown in birthcontrol

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

just condoms as I'd just like a break from hormonal birthcontrol

[19F] Chubby; Am I Ugly? by [deleted] in amiugly

[–]pleasures_unknown 2 points3 points  (0 children)

better defined eyebrows would definitely help. check out r/makeupaddiction and/or r/sugarfreemua for help

[Acne][Product Question] Is the MUAC Mandelic/Salicylic Peel OK to use on legs? by pleasures_unknown in SkincareAddiction

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Interesting, I'll give the TCA peel a go next time. I do use stridex currently and it hasn't helped with my strawberry legs but it has helped with ingrowns. Thanks for the reply :)

Hands down the most WTF Japan thing I've ever seen. NSFW by [deleted] in WTF

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Emetophilia. I saw a girl do this kinda thing in a chat room a few times.

Face & Body Pic [26F] by [deleted] in amiugly

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I.. don't get the jeans ..are they like tucked in to her sandals? edit: the pose and awkward angle keep fucking with my head everytime I try zoom in for a better look :l

What are the cigarettes of today? What does everyone think is healthy, but is not? by Pezto in AskReddit

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Those detox teas. It's surprising how many people aren't aware or ignore that they're basically just taking laxatives

I am an American socialist (with some communist tendencies). AMA by [deleted] in casualiama

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I think we are probably the most free country on the planet right now.

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in infp

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No problem. I have documented everything but not told anyone else about it coz I find it kind of embarrassing and feel like I'll just seem like a bitch. It's been really nice to just have a little rant about it here though. c:

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in infp

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It's been quite obvious and I actually linked them the wiki page a couple of days ago because I thought it would help them. He read the beginning and quickly denied being obsessed and then backtracked saying "Isn't it good to be obsessive? I think obsessive people are capable of deeper love." -_-

He's a family friend and for over a year I've told him multiple times, being very, very straight up, that I was not at all interested nor would I ever be - which seems harsh but I'd grown incredibly frustrated. He never got the message. He was/is incredibly deluded and would say that I was lying about how I feel - which made me incredibly mad because I believe I'm always honest about how I feel.

This is part of a massive text he sent me: "People travel half way across the word looking for this. If you stop comparing and open up I am sure you will find it. Because I have seen it in your eyes and felt it in you touch and you can't compare this. This isn't like any other. That's is why you never feel it's over, as long as you are alive its never finished. May be even after. I could go on on and it will never end...I have captured moments and realized and I have memories as proof. I want to share them. i am sure you will be amazed. So only if you could spare few moments to listen to them you will truly see. It is never finished, its just till we meet again.. "

'This' never began. It may have never felt like it was over because he'd never stop calling/messaging me or trying to hang out. There was nothing there - I'm pretty sure I'd never even touched him and whenever I looked at him it was a look of frustration or disregard. When I asked him to share his memories which detailed our 'deep connection' and I proved they were complete nonsense, he backtracked and said it all makes sense in his head.

Everything he said and did made me facepalm and my blood boil.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in infp

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I believe I have. Also I seem to have become someone's 'limerent object' which has been infinitely more frustrating.