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I had a couple of weeks where I didn't binge and today the bingeing is back. I also want to purge, but won't do that. Not yet. Please pray for me. 
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Hi there! I definitely know where you're coming from. I've been close to purge-free for a month now (ever since I accepted Jesus), and though I have eaten more than I wanted to a few times, instead of purging the food I ate, I decided to sit down and read my bible for guidance. God has really helped me in this regard, and I can tell that He's helping you and giving you strength. Was there a situation that triggered the binge? If you can narrow down the emotion that might have propelled you to binge, then it can be prevented once you recognize it. Next time you feel like binging, take a piece of paper and write down how you are feeling. Pray. Ask God to help you out and give you strength to conquer this. I know it isn't easy, but I've put my trust in God, and He's really helped me over the past month in ways I never could have imagined. I was purging nearly everyday, sometimes more than that. Prior to that, I starved myself. But now I know that He's there for me and wants me to be genuinely happy because He's given me so much strength.
God bless!
God bless!
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Good for you not purging, it must be so so hard. If i can help in anyway let me know
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I understand...I right now wiegh about 373 pounds...I've been binging for most of my adult life...make you a deal...I'll pray for you if you pray for me...deal?...
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Hey ya'll. Life sometimes really seems to take the worse of us, doesn't it? I'm glad you haven't purged yet. Once you start, it won't get easier... it'll just create more problems. It becomes an addiction that gets out of control. At first you feel like it's the greatest relief in the world, but it's a liar. You feel like you have complete control over your body... when everything else is a MESS. The best thing is to just not start that business of throwing up. I'm still dealing with this... and I would never want to wish it upon any person... it's been about 5 years now that I've been doing it. It's not fun anymore. God is the only way to get through any of these problems.... even when we want the "easy way out"... He is truly the only way. If we keep praying for God to take control of our lives and we will let him actually have it, he will give us that comfort. (matthew 7:7-8)I'll keep you in my prayers. I know it's difficult to be dealing with these kinds of issues. Just remember who is our only way... (God)
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I have been bingeing lately. I am so sick of this! Will this ever end?? I just cant seem to stop. I wish it would just be taken away. I hate having addictions, especially this food addiction. It drives me insane!
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Karen,
Don't have a whole lot of advice, just wanted to tell you I know how you feel. I have had a bingeing and purging problem before... it tends to rear its ugly head when I am stressed, but sometimes it is completely out of the blue, and I know it sucks.
Some things I do to get myself away from it all - I make sure I eat right. Then I don't want to purge so badly. I also watch what I buy in the first place - no chocolate cakes or big bags of chips at my house!
I also make it a point not to try and leave others when I get that urge - that way they will be there, and I couldn't possibly go do anything. If you will ride out that wave, it will pass... within 10 or 15 minutes, I'm okay again.
I've been doing really well lately, and I can't even remember the last time I binged and purged. But it is always looming in the background. Just try to be stronger than it - it will make you feel good about yourself, which will help for the next "battle".
Best of luck, sweetie.
Don't have a whole lot of advice, just wanted to tell you I know how you feel. I have had a bingeing and purging problem before... it tends to rear its ugly head when I am stressed, but sometimes it is completely out of the blue, and I know it sucks.
Some things I do to get myself away from it all - I make sure I eat right. Then I don't want to purge so badly. I also watch what I buy in the first place - no chocolate cakes or big bags of chips at my house!
I also make it a point not to try and leave others when I get that urge - that way they will be there, and I couldn't possibly go do anything. If you will ride out that wave, it will pass... within 10 or 15 minutes, I'm okay again.I've been doing really well lately, and I can't even remember the last time I binged and purged. But it is always looming in the background. Just try to be stronger than it - it will make you feel good about yourself, which will help for the next "battle".
Best of luck, sweetie.
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Since I cant binge at most OA meetings, I have found them a good place to go when I feel like binging.. Of course I remember one holiday meeting in LA where the huge and serious bingers went together to a local resturant between sessions and ate things like deepfriedcheeze. An experience in group insanity. Still, making contact with abstinent members when the urge to binge and purge hits is how to stop the dynamic.
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