34M, I’ve been living with an eating disorder for over a decade – mostly binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, and orthorexia.
Eating disorders in men are underdiagnosed and often overlooked, and I want to help break the stigma by talking about it openly.
Ask me anything – recovery, stigma, social pressure, mental health, whatever’s on your mind.
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WHat’s the most and least you’ve weighed?
How are you doing today?
Are you currently overweight? Have you tried the new weightloss shots?
Just wanted to tell you you aren’t alone. 35m here as well with a history of bulimia.
Not a question but I’m a man and years back I had bulimia, mostly after binge eating, but it devolved into a daily thing and I really fucked my stomach and esophagus up. I’d brought it up, with terrible embarrassment, to more than one doctor and not a single one acknowledged it or asked if I needed help. The MOST I got was a nurse telling me “that’s probably why you vomited blood, you shouldn’t do that anymore.”
I’ve “recovered” from it now since the blood was a huge red flag and terrified me, but I still don’t have a great relationship with food. I admire your honesty and thanks for posting here.
If you have/had a child with an eating disorder, what would you do to help them? Are there certain warning signs you would pick up on that would be harder for the average person to notice?
How many disorders have you eaten?
Did you find the supports in place were sufficient for treatment?
I found it really difficult myself. A lot of women in the programs I was in with would ask if I’m gay or would think I was faking. I would get teased and mocked a lot. I also found the material in therapy to be far too female-centric.
Take care from a former ED patient myself. You deserve to eat.
What was your lowest weight? How hard was it to function?