Has anyone been to group therapy for bulimia or compulsive eating?

[Treeleaf]

Only recently admitted to myself (not to anyone else in real world of course) that i have been bulimic for years and years.

I can see that talking about it to others is probably very useful, but it all sounds very scary and contradicts all my instincts to hide hide hide.

It would be great to hear about anyone's experiences of this kind of thing (or any other treatment for that matter).

Thanks.

(Should i be posting this here or under Health?)

Feel for you - it must be hard to admit. I do understand a bit how you must feel as been in a similar situation although not for as longer a period of time. I have HUGE issues over my weight and these have led to a very difficult relationship with food.

I don't know anywhere to suggest for you except perhaps to get in touch with your doctor - hopefully they would be sympathetic to your situation and put you in touch with the right organisations.

Take care x

Thanks so much Colliegirl. Means a lot to be heard.
I guess most groups of the sort i'm interested in are probably NHS-led and would need a referral, but for now I don't think i can face going through my GP. -Too close to home somehow.

I hope you are ok. (Are you getting any help?)

x

Treeleaf you have no idea how happy i am to find this thread!

I was bulimic through my teenage years and then managed to somehow snap out of it.. I had a 'healthy' (didnt make myself sick) relationship with food up untill having my second son. after that it came back with avengance, i have never sort help at all thinking that it disapeared on its own last time?? i dont know what to do, my body is now showing the signs suffering/punishing me blah blah blah my skin is awful and my hair is like straw at the moment.

Totally agree about the going to the GP, i cant at all, the thought terrifys me! My fiance knows and wants me to go to the gp but i really really cant!

Phew! this is the first time i have ever joined one of these forums and its the first time i have ever talked about my ridiculous relatioship with food.

sorry my first post is a bit of an essay!!