Eating disorders?

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Have you ever had an eating disorder? How did you recognize that you did, and how have you been taking steps to get to a better place?

Any stories welcome

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I am a 4 year sober exercise bulimic (I used to work out until I was vomiting, unable to walk, etc.) I didn't accept my diagnosis until I snapped my fibula is 8 places while at a trampoline park with some girls from my cheer squad (I was a national champion all star cheerleader for 8 years) but my injury forced me to finally see the damage I was putting my body through. I spent 2 weeks in an in-patient recovery center after I had my leg surgically fixed to heal my mind and body, then 2 years in therapy after to deal with the fact that there was no possible way to make my body do what it couldn't. I'm now a more conscious person and know my triggers. I can workout freely now without the compulsions to keep pushing myself but

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I suffered for years of bulimia and anorexia... I was on diet pills, drank red bulls to be able to make it through the day, I'd work out till about passing out, and if I ever gave in to eating I would puke. I went through a stage where I had lost 20+ lbs within 2 weeks.. I would check my weight at least 10xs a day I would go pee strip down check my weight, put loads upon loads of clothes on and go run outside come back in go pee check my weight so on and so forth just to see a lb had been dropped... I knew what I was doing was wrong and bad but I didn't care I loved the results eventually I gained weight again but went through the same thing and started to lose it again... I struggle for years because I am not a small person by any means but just these last 2 years which I am now 23 done this since 15 so when I was about 21 I finally quit because I found happiness my husband loves me no matter my size and having someone who loves you with their whole heart and learning to accept your flaws and know you may not be perfect that it's ok and if there is something about yourself you don't like you can change it don't be hard on yourself and do it the right way...

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Yes i had bulimic nervosa 6 years back. Did not see a doctor; managed to get out of this rut myself with my will power. It took me 4 years it was so tough but i am glad i am out of it! 
One day i just decided that i will vomit out the "extras" after every meal. It let to binging because i love love love to eat good food! I just kept stuffing myself with more and more food; simply vomit out everything until "left a little" in my stomach. Nobody knew about it then, they were just saying Wow you can eat a lot yet stay so slim! I felt awesome then! Soon my weight went from 58kg to 42kg in 6 mths. The people around me started to feedback that i am overly skinny. (I am 1.63m by the way). I started to lose so much hair, suffered from bad breath, lethergic all the time, and i became really boney. 
How i got out of it? Went to the library and a book titled "Eating Disorder" was right in front of me! Picked it up unwillingly. Saw that horror sentence: ".......... affects fertility..."
I love children and can't afford to damage my body like this anymore. I made the decision to stop but then it took me 4 yrs to fully get out of it. (In between the 4 yrs i was still eatig and puking but frequency got much lesser and lesser until i stopped fully)

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Emotional bindge eater. Know what's really funny? I hate sugar. I avoid anything sweet, yet people keep telling me to lay off the twinkies and crap. Real helpful.

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Anorexic still stuggle

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When I met my husband I knew he was the perfect guy for me and that I wanted to be with him as long as possible. I struggled with anorexia and drug issues. I knew now hubby wouldn't stand for that so I got clean immediately cold turkey off everything and started eating. Slowly but surely about a year later I went from 70 lbs to 90. An eating disorder will never go away, Ana is always on my mind, but my husband and growing baby keep her at bay.

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Was bulimic for 3 years and was hospitalized

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I was bulimic, not anymore.

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I was diagnosed with EDNOS two years ago, I was well aware of what I was doing to myself but it gave me at least some feeling of control and I absolutely loved when my waistline would shrink. I spent my days chugging monster absolute zeros and popping adderal when I got hungry to wake up at 1am with hunger pains and go searching through my dorm room cabinets for anything I could get my hands on, im still not in recovery but im not actively trying to lose weight anymore either

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I  had one and had to educate everyone who helps me about it it's only just getting reconized in the UK and isn't over in new zealand

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