Comments for Graham Menzies Foundation Weblog http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 14 May 2008 15:36:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Reality of Bulimia….. by Megan http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/the-reality-of-bulimia/#comment-196 Megan Wed, 14 May 2008 15:36:35 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-196 Hey To the few ladies who made some posts after me especially the unknown post from May 11th -Hunni I KNOW WHAT YOUR GOING THROUGH 100% you just pretty much summed up my life for the 3 years that i struggled with this disorder before my parents and I (MUTUALLY AGREED) to go to treatment and i say mutually because I up until then I was just not ready to let go of Bulimia. After my parents found out "caught me" that i was throwing up my food (about 8 months later) I was sent straight to a nutritionist and a psychritrist who my partents thought they were going to "fix me" but im sure everyone who has this disorder can agree with me in saying we can minipulate anyone into thinking we were fine and didn't need help, because we are to embarassed to tell the truth, and also in the begining its kinda not bad to live with. Like stated earlier, you can eat what you want, throw it all up, and not really gain weight or even at my bad times drop dramatically.. But then the bad shit starts kicking in all you can thisnk about is food, it consumes your mind and thought processes that everything comes second to you binging and purging episodes (I was throwing up in the bathroom at my only sisters wedding where I was the maid of honor), The bloating kicks in and you think you look fat all the time when really you are retaining so much water.. you are like a puppet where the strings are controlled by this monster called bulimia ect My point being LADIES I went to Treatment when I was finally ready , Terified to death, it was the hardest obstical i ever had to go through but i went to Milestones Rehabilitation in Florida for 30 Days and it saved my life. And I know this is the question you are all wondering, for me I didn't gain a pound!!! Thats the crazy thing about the human body it can digest food but we are too convinced that either we did too much damage at this point, or we are going to blow up 40 pounds and this does not happen at all, especially if you are young i am 23 and i went to treatment last August. (2 days after my sisters wedding) I know its hard to ask for help, i was forst into a treatment center the first time a year and a half into my disorder but it was bull shit, (I wasn't ready to let go) but you will realize one day, you'll be ready, and don't worry about money, parents, all other excuses.. Your LIFE comes first!!! Hey To the few ladies who made some posts after me especially the unknown post from May 11th

-Hunni I KNOW WHAT YOUR GOING THROUGH 100% you just pretty much summed up my life for the 3 years that i struggled with this disorder before my parents and I (MUTUALLY AGREED) to go to treatment and i say mutually because I up until then I was just not ready to let go of Bulimia. After my parents found out “caught me” that i was throwing up my food (about 8 months later) I was sent straight to a nutritionist and a psychritrist who my partents thought they were going to “fix me” but im sure everyone who has this disorder can agree with me in saying we can minipulate anyone into thinking we were fine and didn’t need help, because we are to embarassed to tell the truth, and also in the begining its kinda not bad to live with. Like stated earlier, you can eat what you want, throw it all up, and not really gain weight or even at my bad times drop dramatically..

But then the bad shit starts kicking in all you can thisnk about is food, it consumes your mind and thought processes that everything comes second to you binging and purging episodes (I was throwing up in the bathroom at my only sisters wedding where I was the maid of honor), The bloating kicks in and you think you look fat all the time when really you are retaining so much water.. you are like a puppet where the strings are controlled by this monster called bulimia ect

My point being LADIES I went to Treatment when I was finally ready , Terified to death, it was the hardest obstical i ever had to go through but i went to Milestones Rehabilitation in Florida for 30 Days and it saved my life. And I know this is the question you are all wondering, for me I didn’t gain a pound!!! Thats the crazy thing about the human body it can digest food but we are too convinced that either we did too much damage at this point, or we are going to blow up 40 pounds and this does not happen at all, especially if you are young i am 23 and i went to treatment last August. (2 days after my sisters wedding)

I know its hard to ask for help, i was forst into a treatment center the first time a year and a half into my disorder but it was bull shit, (I wasn’t ready to let go)

but you will realize one day, you’ll be ready, and don’t worry about money, parents, all other excuses.. Your LIFE comes first!!!

]]> Comment on The Reality of Bulimia….. by Sophii http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/the-reality-of-bulimia/#comment-195 Sophii Mon, 12 May 2008 15:58:57 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-195 I Think That The People Leaveing Stupid Comments About It Being A "Lazy" Way To Lose Weight Should Really Get A Grip... It Is A Serious Situation... I Tell Myself Everyday That Im Not Gunna Be Sick But I Am... I Also Exercise Feriously Each Day... Im Addicted To It... I Can Honestly Say...I Need Help...But I Cant Get Any Because If I Let People Know I Will Automatically "Be Attention Seeking" So The People Who Think That We (Being People With Eating Disorders) Are Taking The Easy Way Out, We Are Not ! Im Only 16 And My Life Is Consumed By This Desease! I Think That The People Leaveing Stupid Comments About It Being A “Lazy” Way To Lose Weight Should Really Get A Grip…

It Is A Serious Situation…
I Tell Myself Everyday That Im Not Gunna Be Sick But I Am…
I Also Exercise Feriously Each Day…

Im Addicted To It…

I Can Honestly Say…I Need Help…But I Cant Get Any Because If I Let People Know I Will Automatically “Be Attention Seeking”

So The People Who Think That We (Being People With Eating Disorders) Are Taking The Easy Way Out, We Are Not !

Im Only 16 And My Life Is Consumed By This Desease!

]]> Comment on Dual diagnosis (evidence and statistics) by david http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/dual-diagnosis-eating-disorders-evidence-and-statistics/#comment-194 david Mon, 12 May 2008 02:41:11 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/dual-diagnosis-eating-disorders-evidence-and-statistics/#comment-194 john levitt? did you ever work in toledo ohio at the csi? john levitt? did you ever work in toledo ohio at the csi?

]]> Comment on The Reality of Bulimia….. by unknown http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/the-reality-of-bulimia/#comment-193 unknown Sun, 11 May 2008 21:37:35 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-193 i am 17, and never considered myself to be bulimic. saying the word scares me. "i am bulimic" or "i have bulimia" is so difficult to say. i just made myself throw up for the second time today, and finally decided to look up bulimia to find out some info. my boyfriend is the only person who knows that i make myself throw up, but i told him i stopped and hide it from him. im pretty sure that my family is wise to what i have been doing, but noone has said anything to me, and i dread the say they do. i mean its embaressing. i was on the heavy side growing up, but now that i am older and more active, and have been watching what i eat everyone is always telling me how beautiful i am, and saying "wow you have lost weight, you look awesome!" and to tell the thruth its comments like these that make me want to continue doing it. its been about 8 months since i started throwing up after i eat.... but its not after EVERYTIME i eat or anything.. just when i think ive eaten too much of something, or ate something i shouldnt have (like today i ate some cheesies). i hate it though, i really do. eating is ALWAYS on my mind. what im going to eat that day, how much im going to eat, and considering how much phycial activity i am going to get that day. i wake up thinking about it, and continue to think about it for the rest of the day. i never really knew effects of bulimia on my body before, and after looking at this site so many things make sense. i am so tired all day long, i always feel like my stomach is bloated (not so good becuase it makes me think i look fat->i dont eat much->if i do eat i throw it up.) its a cycle. i know im a pretty girl, i know im not "Fat", i have a loving family and an amazing, good looking, understanding boyfriend. i have nothing to complain about. but thinking about eating, and the way my body looks absolutly consumes me. i am considering talking to my doctor... but if i do, she will make me stop. and as much as i do want to... and dont want to. i mean, its kind of the perfect deal. you get to eat what you want, and afterwards you throw it up so its like you never even ate it. i know its a horrible way to think, but im sure any person with bulimia will agree with me. i am 17, and never considered myself to be bulimic. saying the word scares me. “i am bulimic” or “i have bulimia” is so difficult to say. i just made myself throw up for the second time today, and finally decided to look up bulimia to find out some info. my boyfriend is the only person who knows that i make myself throw up, but i told him i stopped and hide it from him. im pretty sure that my family is wise to what i have been doing, but noone has said anything to me, and i dread the say they do. i mean its embaressing.
i was on the heavy side growing up, but now that i am older and more active, and have been watching what i eat everyone is always telling me how beautiful i am, and saying “wow you have lost weight, you look awesome!” and to tell the thruth its comments like these that make me want to continue doing it. its been about 8 months since i started throwing up after i eat…. but its not after EVERYTIME i eat or anything.. just when i think ive eaten too much of something, or ate something i shouldnt have (like today i ate some cheesies).
i hate it though, i really do. eating is ALWAYS on my mind. what im going to eat that day, how much im going to eat, and considering how much phycial activity i am going to get that day. i wake up thinking about it, and continue to think about it for the rest of the day. i never really knew effects of bulimia on my body before, and after looking at this site so many things make sense. i am so tired all day long, i always feel like my stomach is bloated (not so good becuase it makes me think i look fat->i dont eat much->if i do eat i throw it up.) its a cycle. i know im a pretty girl, i know im not “Fat”, i have a loving family and an amazing, good looking, understanding boyfriend. i have nothing to complain about. but thinking about eating, and the way my body looks absolutly consumes me. i am considering talking to my doctor… but if i do, she will make me stop. and as much as i do want to… and dont want to. i mean, its kind of the perfect deal. you get to eat what you want, and afterwards you throw it up so its like you never even ate it. i know its a horrible way to think, but im sure any person with bulimia will agree with me.

]]> Comment on The Reality of Bulimia….. by sam http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/the-reality-of-bulimia/#comment-192 sam Thu, 08 May 2008 06:54:01 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-192 I am a student studying to be a registered nurse… so it is absolutely obvious that I am well aware of the risk factors associated with Bulimia, and the significance of maintaining and promoting a healthy lifestyle. But this disease (like most) takes control of your body and mind. I only have an episode approximately twice a month…. Mostly when I am depressed. It would generally start when my husband is sleeping .I would eat a large meal to comfort myself, then 1hr after my meal I feel even worst…I feel so uncomfortable distended(swollen) and disgust, and the only way I can relieve myself is by making myself throw up. The Ironic aspect of the situation is that I have always been a slender person ever since I was a child I have always struggled to gain weight. I only weigh 105 ponds and have maintained that weight for the past 10 years, even before I started to make myself throw up. Therefore I am confident that Bulimia is not just about losing weight. I strongly agree with Megan, Noreen(and others) if you want to say negative remarks about individuals suffering from Bulimia then you should start a web page designated for individuals that are against people that suffer from Bulimia… that would be the appropriate place for you to post negative remarks. This web page is designed to uplift individuals that are suffering from the disease and give them the confidence to try and get help. When you post negative comments or act delinquent towards the condition it only makes us feel as though we have no hope. If you feel the need to post any comments that are not uplifting and encouraging you should play the video until you understand the depth of the situation. “Who feels it knows it” you will never completely understand what a person is going thru until you have been thru that situation yourself. I am a student studying to be a registered nurse… so it is absolutely obvious that I am well aware of the risk factors associated with Bulimia, and the significance of maintaining and promoting a healthy lifestyle. But this disease (like most) takes control of your body and mind. I only have an episode approximately twice a month…. Mostly when I am depressed. It would generally start when my husband is sleeping .I would eat a large meal to comfort myself, then 1hr after my meal I feel even worst…I feel so uncomfortable distended(swollen) and disgust, and the only way I can relieve myself is by making myself throw up. The Ironic aspect of the situation is that I have always been a slender person ever since I was a child I have always struggled to gain weight. I only weigh 105 ponds and have maintained that weight for the past 10 years, even before I started to make myself throw up. Therefore I am confident that Bulimia is not just about losing weight.

I strongly agree with Megan, Noreen(and others) if you want to say negative remarks about individuals suffering from Bulimia then you should start a web page designated for individuals that are against people that suffer from Bulimia… that would be the appropriate place for you to post negative remarks. This web page is designed to uplift individuals that are suffering from the disease and give them the confidence to try and get help. When you post negative comments or act delinquent towards the condition it only makes us feel as though we have no hope.
If you feel the need to post any comments that are not uplifting and encouraging you should play the video until you understand the depth of the situation.

“Who feels it knows it” you will never completely understand what a person is going thru until you have been thru that situation yourself.

]]> Comment on The Reality of Bulimia….. by JESSICA VIRIDIANA http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/the-reality-of-bulimia/#comment-191 JESSICA VIRIDIANA Wed, 07 May 2008 21:10:59 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-191 HOLA YO SUFRO DE BULIMIA NERVOSA Y MI PROBLEMA ES DEBIDO A UNA DEPRESION, ESTOY LLENDO A TRATAMIENTO, PERO ES MUY DIFICIL SALIR, PARECE UN POZO SIN FONDO, PERO QUIERO VER CRECER A MI HIJO Y PODER ESTAR CON EL. HOLA YO SUFRO DE BULIMIA NERVOSA Y MI PROBLEMA ES DEBIDO A UNA DEPRESION, ESTOY LLENDO A TRATAMIENTO, PERO ES MUY DIFICIL SALIR, PARECE UN POZO SIN FONDO, PERO QUIERO VER CRECER A MI HIJO Y PODER ESTAR CON EL.

]]> Comment on Eating disorders – resources by mia jenkins http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/eating-disorders-resources/#comment-190 mia jenkins Wed, 07 May 2008 18:31:09 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/eating-disorders-resources/#comment-190 this disease is a horrible disease it takes over your mind, body and health people who suffer from this eating disorder go through a lot of pain, i understand wanting to be think wanting to be excepted. But not realizing what your body is going through. ps the only way out is help visit me at miajenkins009myspace this disease is a horrible disease it takes over your mind, body and health people who suffer from this eating disorder go through a lot of pain, i understand wanting to be think wanting to be excepted. But not realizing what your body is going through.

ps the only way out is help
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]]> Comment on Eating disorders – resources by Ashrael http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/eating-disorders-resources/#comment-189 Ashrael Tue, 06 May 2008 19:04:13 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/eating-disorders-resources/#comment-189 i wish some of you guys would be more sensative.... a eating disoder start out with the person thinking it makes them look good... but after a while it turns into a mental thing, more like a habit, to where the cant help not wanting to eat, or wanting to throw up their food.... it becomes to a certainpoint to where there body gets used to it and accepts it... after a while the people dont really understand whats going on with their body, to where they cant control it... so for the ones thats making fun of them and laughing or just out right being nasty about it, your not helping the situation at all.... you're actually making it alot worse for the person than it already is... so back the fuck off.... i wish some of you guys would be more sensative….
a eating disoder start out with the person thinking it makes them look good…
but after a while it turns into a mental thing, more like a habit, to where the cant help not wanting to eat, or wanting to throw up their food….
it becomes to a certainpoint to where there body gets used to it and accepts it…
after a while the people dont really understand whats going on with their body,
to where they cant control it…
so for the ones thats making fun of them and laughing or just out right being nasty about it, your not helping the situation at all….
you’re actually making it alot worse for the person than it already is…
so back the fuck off….

]]> Comment on The Reality of Bulimia….. by Megan http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/the-reality-of-bulimia/#comment-188 Megan Tue, 06 May 2008 16:25:25 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-188 Noreen, Unless you yourself, or your daughter or your son whomever have struggled with this disease first hand, I would spend the time that you take looking up websites like this and posting "inappropriate" comments, and spend that time researching a bit more about this disease. Although everyone is entitled to their opinion, you clearly do not know a thing about me to pass judgment about my "life's plan". People who are struggling come to these sites for guidance and hope so what was you ultimate goal of you post? Just to kick a person while their down. I got so angry because it people like YOU who don't know a thing about the reasoning why a person will develop this disorder that may be out of their control :the biological predispositions, the sexual/physical/verbal abuse, the depression ect... I cant disagree in saying someone may restrict for a week to lose 5 pounds for a prom (90 % girls do this) but this doesn't necessarily mean they have an eating disorder.. (this is where you are confused) so Noreen, like you mother should have taught you, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. I will admit when i am wrong and maybe my reaction to getting so angry at comments like yours was inappropriate but I just cant help to get angry at you ignorance Noreen,

Unless you yourself, or your daughter or your son whomever have struggled with this disease first hand, I would spend the time that you take looking up websites like this and posting “inappropriate” comments, and spend that time researching a bit more about this disease.

Although everyone is entitled to their opinion, you clearly do not know a thing about me to pass judgment about my “life’s plan”.

People who are struggling come to these sites for guidance and hope so what was you ultimate goal of you post? Just to kick a person while their down.

I got so angry because it people like YOU who don’t know a thing about the reasoning why a person will develop this disorder that may be out of their control :the biological predispositions, the sexual/physical/verbal abuse, the depression ect…

I cant disagree in saying someone may restrict for a week to lose 5 pounds for a prom (90 % girls do this) but this doesn’t necessarily mean they have an eating disorder.. (this is where you are confused)

so Noreen, like you mother should have taught you, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all. I will admit when i am wrong and maybe my reaction to getting so angry at comments like yours was inappropriate but I just cant help to get angry at you ignorance

]]> Comment on Recovering from Anorexia – real life experience by Aimee Hynes http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/recovering-from-anorexia-real-life-experience/#comment-187 Aimee Hynes Tue, 06 May 2008 08:50:23 +0000 http://grahammenziesfoundation.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-187 I am so sorry for your pain i'm batteling with my weight at the moment I am finding things very hard i'm just drinking water and coffee and occasionally a piece of fruit. All my friends have started talking when they see my because of my sudden weight loss. I don't know what to do but the beginning of your story is very similar to mine . Love and light Aimee xx I am so sorry for your pain i’m batteling with my weight at the moment I am finding things very hard i’m just drinking water and coffee and occasionally a piece of fruit. All my friends have started talking when they see my because of my sudden weight loss. I don’t know what to do but the beginning of your story is very similar to mine .

Love and light

Aimee xx

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