Bulimia Nervosa

“I began binge-eating when I was about seventeen. I was lonely, shy, and lacking in self-esteem. Every binge made me feel worse, and mead me hate myself more. I punished myself with more and more food. Within months I was binge eating as a matter of course, and I gained weight rapidly. I loathed myself and only continued with normal life by pretending to be ‘normal’.” Bulimia Nervosa is a psychiatric disorder that is characterized …

…that recovering from bulimia was the toughest job they have ever had. Once a person is in a treatment program, it may take as long as six months to two years before he or she can stop the binge-purge cycle, but there is no specific time frame for recovery. The longer someone has had bulimia, the harder it is to break the habits. The earlier it is treated, the better the chances are for recovery.