Bingeing

[DressageGal]

Hey. As some of you may know, it was my birthday the other day (the big 21) and so I wanted to celebrate in style with my friends and have a nice night out.....so I invite people and get everything planned right down to the last detail (like I do) and then one by one people start cancelling on me, some not even giving me a proper excuse as to why so my night out didn't happen in the end.

So as you all might be able to tell, I was very upset and angry and all my mates....so what I do - the one thing that I know best and the one thing that I have 'control' over....Luckily my parents had gone away for the weekend so I had the whole place to myself so yes you all guessed it - I had a binge in my bedroom.

I just don't know what to do anymore. I don't want THIS to take over my life again and I am NOT going back to my past but I just can't stop myself from the slightest upset that happens to me.

I know some of you might think I should try talking to someone and getting some help but I wouldnt know how to go about it because I have been doing so well recently.

Anyway if anyone happens to come across my post I am sorry, just wanted to have a rant.

[piuma]

hey dressage. im a binge eater/purger more binge tho. i really hear ya. im lucky enough to live alone. well. i say lucky but in reality maybe not. um. I dont know if you purge, but if you dont. binge eating disorder in itself is still a relatively knew diagnosis and some doctors snear at it. so unless you have bullimic tendancies i wouldnt recommend a gp as your first port of call, but then again if you have a good relationship with him, then by all means seek his advice. just from experience, i would say that he would refer you to either a counsellor or a dietician. now. in my experience, most people with anytype of eating disorder all ready know what they can and cant eat and obsessing about your food could end up making you worse.

so i would say couple of things.

1. ask to see someone from community mental health team in your area, they should be able to offer a range of things depending on where you live, from group support to one on one cbt or something like that. you may have to wait a while but it would be worth it, to prevent it returning.

2. some areas offer binge eating groups outside of cmht, check it on the web.

3. look for a private therapist specialising in eating disorders, again you could use the net.

also try these websites

http://www.b-eat.co.uk/Home?gclid=CKyD_LLNvJwCFU0A4wod9k1knQ

http://www.overcome-binge-eating.com/how-to-control-binge-eating.html

http://www.eating-disorders.org.uk/?gclid=CN65npXOvJwCFc0B4wod318WnA

thats just some, there are loads

please be careful where you look though, some eating disorder sites are unhealthy, if trying to get better is what you want

hope that was ok for you

[gavin]

dressageGal

that was really sad, life is very uneven;