Bulimia nervosa isn't just throwing up. Bulimia is binging and purging.
Binging - eating lots of food quickly in a short period of time
Purging - vomiting, laxative abuse, excessive exercise, or fasting
Bulimics don't binge and purge because they think they're fat or because of the media. They do it to gain a sense of control, to calm themselves. Bulimics rarely lose weight, their weight is usually up & down. 10% of bulimics will die from heart attack, malnutrition, or suicide
Eating disorders are coping mechanisms, not about vanity
Binging - eating lots of food quickly in a short period of time
Purging - vomiting, laxative abuse, excessive exercise, or fasting
Bulimics don't binge and purge because they think they're fat or because of the media. They do it to gain a sense of control, to calm themselves. Bulimics rarely lose weight, their weight is usually up & down. 10% of bulimics will die from heart attack, malnutrition, or suicide
Eating disorders are coping mechanisms, not about vanity
I've had bulimia since I was 12. A typical binge for me is a pint of ice cream and a full box of macaroni & cheese. All eaten in a half hour, and it usually ends up regurgitated in to a trash bag. I don't do this because I want to be thin, I do it because it helps me cope w/ stress
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Damn it! I can't drink without throwing up. I think I have beer bulimia. Oh well, I guess I won't have a beer gut then.
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A person who shops obsessively and then returns everything. The buying or binging brings the "high" or emotional rush, and the returning allows them to still pay the mortgage.
Stacey trips me out, she is such a shopping bulemic. She shops and shops and shops but never keeps anything. Wal Mart is so gonna ban her from the store.
by Tina Ballance April 20, 2008
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My best friend is suffering from cultural bulimia. Just look at the ridiculous thread on facebook of all her cow videos and facts about cow eating habits. This has to stop!
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Parallels to the eating disorder bulimia in which one consumes massive amounts of food and proceeds to purge through vomiting, laxatives, exercise, etc.
Parallels to the eating disorder bulimia in which one consumes massive amounts of food and proceeds to purge through vomiting, laxatives, exercise, etc.
Jon's going through a severe bout of Facebook Bulimia, he went from 1000 friends he barely knew to the 200 people he went to high school with overnight after purging everybody he didn't know faster than an overweight chick's eats her second lunch.
by MATTMastication April 12, 2011
Get the Facebook Bulimia mug.bulimia is an eating disorder kind of like anorexia but its where (mostly females) eat excessive amounts of food and make themselves vomit later. Most people think that this is a way of having self control and they can enjoy the food when they eat it, but then they throw it up later sp that they don't get fat. Bulimia is a very serious eating disorder and it is not all physical, most of it is a state of mind where girls have a fear of getting fat and in most cases(like mine)they take it waay too far.
by BulimicBeautyQueen August 30, 2004
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Jill: I love my life sooo much...I have the best boyfriend ever, my job rules and my friends are amazing!
Jack: Makes me want to gag myself. *insert bulimicon*
Jack: Happiness is a grateful spirit, an optimistic attitude, and a heart full of love.
Jill: *insert bulimicon* Think I just threw up in my mouth a little...
Jack: Makes me want to gag myself. *insert bulimicon*
Jack: Happiness is a grateful spirit, an optimistic attitude, and a heart full of love.
Jill: *insert bulimicon* Think I just threw up in my mouth a little...
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