The Bulimia Recovery Process
by Thomas Morva
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Support groups for Bulimia have become a crucial step in bulimia
recovery. Local support groups can be found online, in the phonebook, or
through a mental health professional, such as a school counselor or
psychiatrist.
People with bulimia often feel like they are keeping a secret. No one
knows how terrified they are about how they look and how fat they feel. No
one knows they are so afraid of gaining weight that after eating they will
quietly go the bathroom and throw up their food. No one knows how hungry
get and how they sneak out at night to binge eat, only to purge soon
afterwards.
Without treatment, about 10 percent of people with bulimia will die
from dehydration. Malnourishment and constant vomiting wrecks havoc on the
body and can cause serious, lasting complications.
Many people with bulimia will not admit that they have an eating
disorder, but this understanding is crucial to their bulimia recovery.
People with bulimia are not alone. Up to four percent of the population
may be suffering from bulimia. That’s four in one hundred people. That’s
another person at school or work who is bulimic too. Most cases of bulimia
start when people are in their late teens, and, though every case is
different, bulimics share many symptoms.
Support groups have become a crucial step in bulimia recovery. Local
support groups can be found online, in the phonebook, or through a mental
health professional, such as a school counselor or psychiatrist.
Support groups online provide the comfort of anonymity. Many women and
men post their feelings and fears. Others with bulimia, or those who have
recovered from it, post encouragement, sympathy, and advice on how to
recover from bulimia.
People with bulimia should also consider looking in a library or
bookstore to find stories of other people’s recovery from bulimia. Knowing
that other people recovered from bulimia may give hope to someone
attempting his or her own recovery.
Finally, any bulimia recovery requires the help of a psychiatrist who
can recognize why a person is bulimic and how they can break their
binge-and-purge cycle. Bulimia recovery is possible, with work and
support.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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effects of bulimia; bulimia treatment and recovery; the relationship
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