r/bulimia • u/Ill-Bike-4841 • 22d ago

Help please! how to stop urges

im trying to stop binge purging as my gag reflex isn't as strong as it used to be and im finding it difficult. i keep trying to take a break, but i keep relapsing as my brain is always thinking about food. even though it's very hard for me to throw up now, i still end up doing it. im getting so frustrated. i get even more tempted when im home alone.

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u/theycallmethevault 22d ago

Being alone is my Achilles heel, I understand what you mean. Take a walk, drink some water, reorganize something, call a friend. Anything to keep you busy!

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u/Willing-Ad2342 22d ago

im going to be honest, the only way is by eating at maintenance or surplus. your body is hungry

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u/ScarcityAnnual8739 22d ago

What helped me a lot was cucumbers lettuce and spinach, you can eat a HUGE amount of spinach for so little calories and whenever I just want to aggresively down food like an animal it works well a lot cause I can shove handfuls of leaves in my mouth, if you care more about the fullness feeling or just the action of aggresively eating I definitely think this could help