Bulimia was only diagnosed as its own eating disorder in the 1980s.

People with bulimia can look perfectly normal. Most of them are of normal weight, and some may be overweight. Women with bulimia tend to be high achievers.

It is often difficult to determine whether a person is

But the next morning I had a bowl of ice cream, and as I sat there feeling stupid for eating ice cream in the morning, I remembered what had happened the night before so I went and got rid of it. And the next day it was the same thing, and the day after. Until I was doing it every day several times a day. And I thought it was wonderful. I had found a way to erase my mistakes. I could "get rid" of that which I didn't want once I was through with it.

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