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Bulimia stories

25 May 2018

Not Sick Enough

My name is Carly. I have had bulimia for eight years, and I have never been treated for it.

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It's common for people suffering with bulimia to slip under the radar. A lot of the time those suffering don't tend to look that differently physically, so how would anyone know what is going on?

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Natalie shares her recovery from bulimia and says there is hope. With the right support and education, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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My head was constantly filled with self-loathing thoughts. I couldn't concentrate on anything other than hating the skin I was in.

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I'm now pregnant and suffering from Hypermeresis Gravidarum (HG), which is an extreme form of morning sickness.

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I don’t have an eating disorder. If you have an eating disorder you are skinny, you are a young girl, you have self-control.

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