Anorexia and Bulimia
I was addicted to both a mixture of food and starvation over the course of around 6 years. It took nearly dying due to kidney failure and starvation to knock some kind of sense into me. I still struggle with it on almost a daily basis but now I am finally at an almost healthy place.

Diets are bad m'kay kids?... Kidney failure HURTS. More than anything you can ever imagine. Now lil girls, is that really worth fitting into that size 0 skirt for? IME, no. I get every cold and flu coming at me, I have a small heart, weak muscles, and developed bipolar disorder from my eating disorders. I wish I was addicted to coke instead. At least there's decent help out there for coke addicts.

Length? 5 feet 4 inches, and 85lbs the last time I saw the scale. Currently a healthy 115lbs with my newfound addiction of mood stabilizers and antidepressants. Oh and my fantastic and almost equally as messed up boyfriend who without him, I have no idea where'd I'd be.

It ain't worth it kids.

Edit: Oh and I forgot the self injury. If you want a leg that looks like you were involved in a housefire due to the amount of scars, then go ahead and avoid seeking help. Those little emo kids sporting cat scratches down their arms have no idea what they've gotten themselves into. It's addictive. It's primitive - all animals injure themselves as a way to vent extreme emotion - and once you've found it, it's hard to stop. That's 11 years and counting on that one.
One ticket for Hull please, via the Loony Bin. It's an open return.

Apologies for lack of funny.
( Bathory, Sat 20 Dec 2008, 14:11, 2 replies)

Not sympathy, but empathy
Keep going Bathory, AD's can be a nightmare, but they do a job and keep us sane when we may otherwise be really fucked up.

It really pisses me off when opinionated shit stains argue that self harm is attention seeking and pathetic. For me it was one step away from suicide, luckily I found a way out, the love of a good soul and even a little self worth.

Take care Honey, as you no doubt already know, you are not alone.

Blessed be
Jayneflakes
xxx
( Rev. Jayneflakes Buy my book, I need the cash for drugs and hookers, Sat 20 Dec 2008, 23:33, closed)

I'm sorry you've been through this
I don't know what set you off but having been low enough to hack away at my legs and arms for 18 months straight before getting caught - I can kind of empathise with you.

ED's are horrible awful twisted diseases, and I'm really sorry you felt bad enough that there was no other way for you to cope with your life.

You are a really strong and wonderful person, I wish you all the best in your future, and I'll keep you in my thoughts.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 22 Dec 2008, 9:59, closed)