Boys & Eating Disorders

heya sorri im not a boy but thought id reply anyway

im danielle, im 15 n im a christian n i was ana til God healed me. ur not stupid or dumb cos of ur ED, boys do get it too. hav u read the bit abt boys wiv EDs on beats site? ppl shudnt treat u different cos ur a boy wiv this instead of a girl.

if u dont my askin wot ED do u hav?

i agree tht ppl tend to forget abt boys wiv EDs n its not fair n as more boys are gettin EDs more shud me done to reginise this. havin an ED doesnt mak u less of a man or stupid its jsut ur ED makin u feel bad.

i no im not a boy but im always here if u want help anytym n ill pray for u

stay strong

Danielle

no no its cool! i didn't want just boys to comment!

no i didn't know they had a section on it because i didn't really look through the site propely, i checked it out now though since you said it was on here and it did make me feel a little bit better.

my ED was mainly a mixture of the both but mainly bulimia, i wouldn't/don't eat alot at all and when i do i make myself afterwards.  I have never met another boy with an eating disorder so i feel abit alone over the whole situation.

thank you for understanding and taking time to reply to my message. your prayers will be much appreciated.

so are you fully recovered from your anorexia? i hope everything is going well for you, keep up the good work!

- Jimmy

no no its cool! i didn't want just boys to comment!

no i didn't know they had a section on it because i didn't really look through the site propely, i checked it out now though since you said it was on here and it did make me feel a little bit better.

my ED was mainly a mixture of the both but mainly bulimia, i wouldn't/don't eat alot at all and when i do i make myself afterwards.  I have never met another boy with an eating disorder so i feel abit alone over the whole situation.

thank you for understanding and taking time to reply to my message. your prayers will be much appreciated.

so are you fully recovered from your anorexia? i hope everything is going well for you, keep up the good work!

- Jimmy

heya,

i hope there info helped, there helplines r gud too so mayb u cud them a go n they mite b able u to giv u more info on boys wiv EDs.

i hav neva actually purged but i used to try after i binged or ate too much i cud jsut neva to do it. so i kinda understand how u feel. i felt alone til i joined here as a girl wiv an ED so i no it must b reali hard for u.

its ok, i no havin ppl on here to talkin to helps alot so thts y im mainly still here. its a habit now to pray for ppl on here so u welcome to b added to my list.

wen God healed me he totally took my Ed away, i was totally healed n was fine n mostly still am. i sometyms hav slip ups but i jsut let God fix it agen. im currently strugglin wiv comfort eatin a lot n then wantin to not eat tho not very successful as im wantin the comfort of food.

stay strong

Danielle xxx

hiya...im elly :)

how are you?

i started with anorexia when i was 12, im now 17 and hav been recovered for around 6 months. one of my bestest friends in the world is a boy and he had anorexia...i met him in the eating disorders unit we were in together. he found it very hard 2 bt we helped each other through. trust me u wil b fine u jst gotta keep fightin! jst thought id let u no eatin disorders can affect any1 so dnt b ashamed.

here anytime u wana chat :)

take care x

hello sorry i havn't posted back on here i went away to spain!

12? wow that is a very long time, i don't think i even fully knew what an eating disorder was when i was 12!

thank you very much, it makes me feel more 'normal' when i hear that other boy also go through what i am going through.

so are you better now from you eating disorder? or are you still fighting? its so hard. . .  some days i just want to go away or run away and never see my friends or family ago. its a strange feeling, don't know if anyone else has felt like that.

hope your all well! :) thank you for replying x

its ok...did u have a good time in spain????

how are you feelin?? im very well thaank you...yes im fully recovered from my eating disorder now and no1 believes that i ever had one now!!! in the back of my mind tho its still kinda part of me...i jst dont let it affect me anymore :)

i no exactly wat ur feeling like....sometimes i jst used to shout i want to go...but i didnt no wher i wanted to go or why, i jst felt that i needed to be away from every1 and everything. you just have to keep fighting and i promise you will get through it!

im here ANYTIME you want to chat and am reeeli happy to help you. :)

take care & keep smilin

elly x

yeah thank you :) spain was good! have you been away this summer?

im feeling a little better now.. i keep getting strokes of faintness though and sharp headaches and stomach pains but im use to them now. how are you?

yeah i understand what you mean.. its always there in the back of my mind too i don't think i will ever be able to fully forget about it but like you said the trick is being able to ignore it. I'm working on it. so when your about to eat a meal do you not add up the calories before you eat it? or can you just eat it without thinking? im curious because i can't actually remember what its like to eat a meal without panicking about the cals and fat and stuff!

speak to you soon xx

good! im glad u had a good time! no i havent been away this year just stayed in sunny england!

how are you feeling??? its not good 2 b feeling faint all the time u have 2 b careful :(

i still think about calories and fat and things...i think its just part of my way of thinking now...but i dont let it get to me, i no i have 2 eat to keep my energy up as i do alot of sport and i reeli enjoy it so i no that if i didnt eat properly i wouldnt be able to train.

i think you just have to think... everyone else can eat a normal meal without putting on heaps of weight...and so can u!!! u will get ther in the end i promise. i never thought i could do it but i did!

take care and remeber im here anytime u need anythin!

hugs n smiles...elly xxx