I don’t really like talking about my personal life on here, but given how rare it is for people to be open about this (let alone men) I think it’s important.

I have bulimia. I’ve struggled with this disorder for about 4 or 5 years now. I never wanted to tell anyone because the last time I did, I got laughed at and told I was “too overweight” to have an eating disorder. But this is exactly why I think it’s important for me to come out on this one. Eating disorders aren’t strictly a “women’s issue” nor does having an eating disorder mean you’re deathly thin.

This year I finally sought help for my bulimia after four years and I hope that anyone who is struggling will do the same. I’m not posting this for sympathy, I’m posting it because these disorders are miserable to have and if I can push even one person to seeking help it’s worth it.

  • stink@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    7·
    22 days ago

    Hey friend, I hope all is well. I also had / have an ED as a man, so does my brother, hah!

    I also struggled with the same issues you had, I never told anyone because I never “looked” the part. I would skip meals for multiple days then binge in the middle of the night after breaking, there’s always that feeling of food guilt in the back of my head still.

    Please look into the effects of bulimia if you haven’t already. Excessive vomiting causes throat cancer. I wish you the best in your recovery!

  • durruticore [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    22 days ago

    I hope you recover, and you get to live your best life.

    I haven’t had an ED so I can’t understand your suffering, but I hope you (and everyone else reading this) understand that you deserve the best life possible, with the best people possible.

  • MemesAreTheory [he/him, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    22 days ago

    Thanks for sharing and recognizing the value in doing so. I’ve adopted a “One meal a day” eating pattern, and while my weight and relationship to what I eat is much healthier now, part of my motivations were very problematic and had to do with binging and then feeling shame around how much I wanted to eat. It became a way to have my cake and eat it too, to make a bad pun. Now I’m so used to it it’s hard for me to get off of it, and that’s fine honestly, but it’s sad how I pushed myself into it for problematic reasons to begin with.

    Also, I would suggest being explicit about what ED stands for, if that wouldn’t defeat the point at least. I opened this post thinking it was going to be about erectile dysfunction 🙃.