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A victim of Rape

I'm a binge eater,
very overweight. Not obese yet but I know it'll happen.

I was raped and molested for a year when I was younger and everytime I think about it, I usually blot it out by...you guessed it, binge eating.

help
:x

Re: A victim of Rape

I'm sorry to hear that you've been through this.
Is there anyone you can talk to about how you're feeling?
A trusted family member or teacher.
If you're too afriad to tell them directly, you could always write them a letter or print this thread out.
Also, could you tell your doctor about you're eating habits?
He/She could give you Alternatives from binge eating, and the outlines of healthy eating and exercising for you're height and weight.
But if you'd just like to vent about stuff and try to map your thoughts, there is many people, including myself, more than willing to help you.
Take care; I hope you feel better soon.
If you'd like, update me on this thread or PM me anytime.
[:
-Mikey.

Re: A victim of Rape

Hey,

I am sorry that you have gone through all this. I read your post in the abuse section so I know that your parents are not extremely supportive.

You know what you could try doing for this? Using the alternatives in the self-harm forum. I know that you don't self-harm or I don't think you've mentioned self-harm but binge eating is a coping mechanism and so is self harm.

Anyway, go into the alternatives thread and find some alternatives that you feel might work for you and go from there. :smile One thing I want to say is that it takes a while(usually) for the alternatives to kick in so for a while you might think 'hey these aren't working' but don't give up; keep using them and hopefully your body will say 'I like this instead of the eating.'

Some suggestions when picking out alternatives that might work best is choose the ones that interest you; drawing, writing, reading, walking, etc.

I hope this helped and if you need someone to talk to please feel free to pm me. :smile

Re: A victim of Rape

Thanks guys.
I really didn't think the people on this site would be so supportive!
Thanks Jenna, I'll look at the alternative section.