Has anyone recovered without professional help?

[Malala]

I'm not in denial to myself, I know what I do is not right, but I'm a million miles from ever telling anyone out loud in any context - friend, GP, family or anyone else. I want to help myself but I'm not sure how. I don't know why I do it (binge purging) and wonder if I can figure it out myself. I figure if I know the reasons why, I can stop the horrible cycle.
Has anyone successfully helped themselves?

Yes as a teenager I suffered awfully with ed. look into books from the library, youtube, try writing down how you're feeling to gain control that way.
I still get triggered, Old habits die hard, but I know my triggers now and that helps to keep me on the right path.

I hope this helps. I never had any professional help and have never spoken about it to anyone.

I was anorexic and bulimic for a few years from about age 16 - 20. I refused to go to the Doctor and after a few years of eating less and less I hit "rock bottom", which for me was when I stood on the bathroom scale one day and saw that I weighed 4 stone. That moment was what did it for me. I knew instantly that I was not in control and that I was in danger and there and then I decided I wanted to change course. I started eating properly, joined a gym and started to and take pride in making my body as fit and strong as I could.

I have fully recovered from really intense bulimia that lasted for about 4 years in my mid twenties. At my worst I was bingeing and purging 8 times a day.

I found that it was actually a cycle - I tended to binge more when things were going badly but purging would make things go badly for me as well.

I started by writing down every single thing I was putting in my mouth, along with the calories and the money it cost - all tallied up and worked out how many other people that could actually feed. It was devastating.

I Started trying to fix the other things in my life - I started talking to friends about my fathers suicide (the ED started the day after literally) and trying hobbies and looking for another job.

It was a gradual process tbh - slowly getting less frequent until it now happens maybe once a year.

You really can achieve this but you must actively try to heal. You are welcome to private message me any time you want.