I have a wife with bulimia and it was getting to the point where I couldn't take it any more. She needed bulimia treatment badly, but I didn't know where to turn. Through the internet I came across your site and sent my wife for bulimia treatment at your center.
Whoever she first spoke with made her feel so comfortable, she even became excited about the possibility of not having to binge and purge any more. The change in her is amazing. I know she will always be recovering, but I am proud to say she is the most courageous person I know. Thank you for all of your help.
-- Preston V., Nashua, New Hampshire
I needed to find an eating disorder clinic so badly. I used to eat compulsively and had swung over completely to purging and laxatives. I felt so bad about myself, the shame and guilt was just killing me. I had been to an eating disorder clinic before, but they really did not address my mood swings, that I have since understood them to be a bipolar disorder.
Your staff kept telling me that my eating behavior was a symptom of other problems. Well even though I didn't believe them they turned out to be right. I don't use laxatives, I have even learned to exercise moderately. Thank you so much. By the way, it has been ten months since I last purged.
-- Bonnie S., Boston, Massachusetts
Well Shelly, I told you I would write when I had one year in recovery and here I am. Who would have guessed. I have so much gratitude for you taking your time and referring me to a great facility. I knew from the moment I walked in there that I was in the right place. The next time I come by it will be to visit, not as a patient. You are absolutely the greatest.
-- Venessa C., Raleigh, North Carolina
Bulimic
If you or someone you love has bulimic signs or symptoms, please call our nationally recognized toll-free helpline today at 1-800-941-5313. Find bulimia nervosa treatment and get on the road to recovering your health and reclaiming your life. Caring professionals are standing by 24 hours a day, seven days a week to assist you and all calls are confidential.
A bulimic is an individual who has bulimia nervosa. A bulimic will go to great lengths to control their weight. Bulimia nervosa is a psychological disorder in which body image and weight are directly correlated with how they feel about themselves. Bulimic behaviors include:
Bulimics, who binge at least three to four times a week, may spend approximately two hours of each episode binging on foods high in sugar, carbohydrates and calories. It is not unusual for the bulimic to consume upwards of ten to twenty thousand calories in one sitting, followed by a period of purging. Purging is described as a method one undertakes to rid themselves of food. Purging can include a variety of methods including laxative abuse, diuretic abuse, self induced vomiting or enemas.
After the bulimic completes the process of binging and purging, they inevitably feel ashamed, depressed, guilty and angry. To overcome these feelings, the bulimic often begins the cycle of binging and purging again as a way to comfort themselves. For this reason many believe that bulimics suffer from an addiction, as well a psychiatric disorder.
If you require confidential assistance in locating safe and effective bulimia treatment center, please call the confidential, toll-free eating disorder treatment helpline at 1-800-941-5313. Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
