Today, I was together with a few of my friends when I got up the courage to confess I have an eating disorder. One of my friends then said "... but you're not skinny." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a colleague found out that I struggled with anorexia when young. After ranting about how it's a silly 'Women's disease', he renamed me 'Miss Piggy' and made oinking noises every time I ate something. FML
Today, I was feeling terrible and posted on Facebook about how I was stressed out and feeling really lonely. My sister replied saying "#fatfuckproblems". 13 people liked it and some so-called friends posted stuff like "rekt" and "SLAYED, bitch!", all in less than a minute. FML
Today, I decided to be friendly and say hi to the weird kid at school, who was sitting by himself eating lunch. After I said hello, he stared up at me intensely and said, "I don't have many friends. Yeah. Mainly 'cause I've eaten most of them." FML
Today, my extremely in-shape boyfriend told me he hasn't had a chance to work out lately. I jokingly poked him in the belly saying he's getting chunky and winked. He burst into tears. FML
Today, I told my grandma my boyfriend had cheated on me. She told me that it was my fault for not straightening my hair, and for gaining a few pounds. FML
Today, I showed by ID to get into a bar and the bouncer kept it because he said it wasn't me. It was. Apparently I've gained so much weight I am unrecognizable. FML
Today, I want to share my weightloss success but I have no one to celebrate with. My husband says, "It's because you have so much to lose" and my friends all have too much going on to take notice. Celebrating in silence that I'm in the 150's. Healthy feels isolating and lonely. FML
Today, my friends and I went out drinking, and luckily enough, the guy I have had a crush on for four years now was there. I tried to get drunk so that I can make a move and blame it on the alcohol. I went in to whisper my confession in his ear... only to puke on him. FML
Today, a guy who I hate commented on my Facebook profile picture that I "look like I've fallen off the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down." Sixty people liked this, including my boyfriend and my best friend. FML
Today, we had a sprint race in gym class that I wasn't looking forward to because I'm a little chubby. The race started and I shot off as fast as I could, somehow in the lead. Everyone was cheering. When I was nearing the finish line I turned around, only to see the race hadn't started yet. FML
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laughing_zebra 0
That's when you say to her, "and you're not intelligent."
applespice 0
...your friend sounds like a lovely person.
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Psychs7 11
Her friends an idiot, everyone knows obesitys the biggest eating disorder
mj2123 0
"Obesity" is not an eating disorder in and of itself. Binge eating is an eating disorder that may or may not cause someone to be considered medically obese.
Psychs7 11
Erm no pun intended there btw, just kinda realised that. And im not suggesting the OP's obese, just that her friends an ignorant bitch
ruth4 0
You should have looked at her and said.. "Well I may be fat but you're ugly, at least I CAN diet" Eating disorders are not fun or healthy, I hope you get the help you need.
feminist19 0
why did you tell you decide to just randomly blurt it out to your friends, what were you expecting them to do for you, force feed you? deal with it privately, its your problem not theirs, dont burden them with it?
Psychs7 11
You obviously don't know what friends are
feminist19 0
what are they people who will force feed her? or prevent her from getting sick after eating, no she has to do it herself with professional help
meepmeep_fml 0
whoa, whoa, whoa. HOW THE **** can you call yourself a FEMINIST if your advice is to deal with an EATING DISORDER PRIVATELY. you stupid ****! you give feminists a bad name.
greenfairy_fml 0
wtf? deal with it yourself? If you believe that, you're neither a feminist nor a good human being.
CK1_fml 0
Dear OP, Please seek out immediate professional help for your disorder. I have extensive experience dealing with this issue through a former girlfriend of mine, whom I helped get into rehab for her disorder. Please know, this is very serious. Eating disorders are often fatal, but are normally not reported as such because they create causes of death such as renal failure and heart failure. This is especially true in the case of bulimia, where frequent vomiting may destroy electrolyte imbalance, which acts as a "spark plug" of sorts to keep your heart regulated. If you are in college, there are generally programs available on campuses that can help. Please also see a counselor who is SPECIFICALLY TRAINED in this issue. These people tend to also deal with addiction issues, as eating discorders, sex addiction and alcohol and drug addiction and abuse tend to be related in causation and sometimes are comorbid. Here is a link to one of the premiere treatment facilities in the country- http://www.rosewoodranch.com/ They are a very good inpatient and outpatient resource, and someone there could probably help you if you gave them a call. You did a very brave thing telling your friends. Please do not be discouraged; people rarely understand the addictive tendencies of these disorders. Please know, that is not your fault, there is a chemical and social mechanism at work in you that does not exist in most people. I guarantee, however, the same thoughts and reactiosn taht trigger your disorder are shared by other people with the same disorder. They are universal among the disease. You can take charge of your recovery through seeking the advice a medical and psychological professional to alter those influences. It does work; I've seen it. Best of luck to you.
TheHeroOfTime 0
You spelled "that" wrong.
Harry_Poochi 0
Don't forget "reactions."
Psychs7 11
So then your saying that friends arn't allowed to know because they can't help? Maybe she just, wanted them to know? She didn't say she was fishing for sympathy
feminist19 0
so then what is the benefit of her friends knowing?
BLNovelist 0
Support, maybe? Everything I've ever heard and/or read about eating disorders has said that a good support system is a must if the person wants to recover.
meaganliz 0
I think that this is a recycled FML, but whatever. Good luck with your ED.
Psychs7 11
Whats the downside of them knowing?
feminist19 0
they now have the burden of having to worry about her without being able to do anything about it, she needs proffesional help, they cant do anything, your arguement is so weak you can only answer my questions with a question back
Jadian 4
So if you have friends and you're not supportive of one another, what the heck is that like? Friends would be there to offer helpful suggestions, encouragement, and resources. If it's a group of friends, one's bound to know where good help is located. One might have an eating disorder herself (they're really common). Friends are there so when the person needs help, she can call and say, "Hey, I've got a lot on my mind and was just wondering if I could talk to you for a bit." The friends might not need to say or do anything; just listening itself works wonders. Keeping it inside is the worst thing to do, especially with eating disorders. Without an adequate support system, chances of recovery are very slim.
Psychs7 11
My arguments weak when your so insicure about your own you have to attack mine to justify it? Maybe her friends can support her, or cheer her up, or at the very least now they know she's going to see her doctor and not blowing them off when she says she can't come to the mall. Your friends are suposed to be there for you in anyway they can be, whether they can really help or not, knowing they have your back makes a huge differance. If one of my friends had a problem half as serious as the OPs im damn sure i would want to know even if all i could do was worry about them, it's called caring about somebody. Do you even have any friends?
feminist19 0
i didnt attack yours you commented on my post first? if she cared about them she wouldnt want them needlessly worrying about her? yes i have friends, well done.
Harry_Poochi 0
My *argument's* weak when *you're* so *insecure* about your own you have to attack mine to justify it? Maybe her friends can support her, or cheer her up, or at the very least now they know she's going to see her doctor and not blowing them off when she says she can't come to the mall. Your friends are *supposed* to be there for you in anyway they can be, whether they can really help or not, knowing they have your back makes a huge *difference.* If one of my friends had a problem half as serious as the OPs *I'm* damn sure *I* would want to know even if all * could do was worry about them, it's called caring about somebody. Do you even have any friends? Love, GrammerNazey
krnmafia92 0
LOL... You fail. Not only do you go around not posting anything relevant to the topic at hand, but you're sole purpose was to attack someone else's grammar. Besides the fact that you missed many grammatical errors in the post you attempted to correct (like run-ons), you're an idiot for not knowing how to spell. It's GrammarNazi, not GrammerNazey. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for the Nazey part (maybe you were trying to be cute and ended up failing), but only a person who doesn't know better says "grammer." Is that someone who weighs things in grams? @OP Their honesty doesn't mean that they don't support you. Clearly, you fail at having an eating disorder, so you should try not having one and see how that works out for you again. And obviously, we are not talking about something along the lines of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge-eating rather than "I can't even purple foods."
Harry_Poochi 0
You see, there is this thing called irony. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=irony There you go. And I was just fixing spelling/grammar. Correcting run-ons and what-not is too much effort. Oh, and by the way, it's "but *your* sole purpose." Love, GrammerNazey
Jadian 4
"Clearly, you fail at having an eating disorder, so you should try not having one and see how that works out for you again." Psychology FAIL. Geez, those of you thinking that an eating disorder is something you can turn on and off: if that's how it worked, people wouldn't have eating disorders. They're miserable, damaging, sometimes fatal... no one would choose a life like that. You're talking about a serious illness like it's a sport or something. Go educate yourself.
13929jje 0
OP, I know it was the last thing you wanted to hear from your friends but many people think you have to be skinny to have an eating disorder; its what your friend may only know about eating disorders. Explain to her what is happening to you, and no doubt she will support you. She will learn and you will gain valuable support. If she doesn't support you, or refuse to learn and help there is plenty more support out there. Get to a doctor/counsellor/help group. You're not alone in this although you may feel that you are. I wish you the very best, good luck OP.