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Do you actually like purging? Or do you hate it?

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#1 ·
I swear I'm addicted to the rush and the release I feel, when I make myself vomit.

I dont know how to explain it, it's just a feeling I love and when I'm trying to recover, I miss the feeling of an empty stomach.

I mean my ED used to be primarily restriction, but damn. I went from binge purging once every few months, to once a week to daily and sometimes even multiple times a day.

I do hate the splash back and physical symptoms and the act of binging (or even eating in general) before hand, but man do I love the release.

I dont think im explaining well...does anyone know what I mean or do y'all mainly hate purging?

 
#4 ·
idk it kinda gives me a weird high and im feeling really clean after purging. i mean purging itself is absolutely disgusting but still nice. cant really explain it lol
I was having trouble explaining too! But I think I know what you mean. It's like a cleanse...
 
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#5 ·
Its funny because when I first started, I hated it and almost dreaded doing it but loved getting rid of the cals. Now I'm a bit too hooked lol. I love the feeling of going from so full to empty. And obviously the rush of the binge, and the rush after you purge. I also find it helps to relax me so sometime if I purge in the evening it helps me sleep better lmao!
 
#6 ·
It's a love hate relationship like purging itself isn't my favorite and I feel like death warmed over when I'm done, but physically so much more comfortable cuz I'm in so much pain and feel like my stomach legit feels like it's abt to explode when I'm done binging but purging releives it, plus the anxiety of keeping down much food goes away
Can't live with it, can't live without it rip
 
#13 ·
It's actually not uncommon for people to get so addicted to purging they'll purge water just to get that feeling. You're definitely not alone.

Personally, I don't enjoy it nor hate it. It's a chore sometimes, and exhausting. The actual act never got me hooked, except *maybe* in the sense of scratching an itch that's been bothering you. So I guess the most it gives me is relief
 
#17 ·
I love going from uncomfortably full to mostly empty. Usually when I finish purging I grin at myself in the mirror and think “man, I love this”.
 
#19 ·
ohhhh yes i know what you mean. like you hate it but it feels soooo good. i would almost liken it to the feeling of exercising in that it's painful and exhausting but there's a huge endorphin rush right after. except not quite because it is very much worse

i think there's also something satisfyingly violent about it. cause when you're restricting you are self harming but there's not really an ACT, it's the lack of action, it's Not Eating. you just sit around miserably thinking about the thing you're Not doing. it's just waiting. just like resisting doing the thing you desperately wanna do, and waiting for the number on the scale to go down. it's kinda my favourite thing in the world but it's also MADDENING

when you binge and purge, it's an actual ACTION that gets your adrenaline up and gets you moving around and experiencing intense highs and lows. and the feeling of EXPELLING all this food you fucking hate but are also in love/obsessed with is like so good and sharp.

it's like cutting actually, not exercising. it's kinda like cutting
 
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#20 ·
I used to love it bc I was able to eat whatever and still lose weight but now I dread it. It's exhausting and I feel awful but I can't really stop.
 
#22 ·
It's a relief once everything's out obviously, but the actual process fucking sucks and stresses me out to no end, especially if it's taking longer than usual or if I've had to wait for people to leave, go to sleep, etc to purge. I also hate having to blow my nose 5 billion times if I'm not purging hands free.
 
#24 ·
Yes I like it. I'd like not to like it. I actually hate liking it.

It is exhausting bc it puts so much strain to my intestines but it gives me the relief I crave not just from the food I binged but in some other way (which is the main reason I binge anyway I'm actually kinda bored to the foods I just need the purge lmao)
 
#26 ·
Tbh I hate it and love it so much. I used to always dream about eating all I want and never gaining weight. I guess you can say I'm living the dream but not exactly…

I love the feeling of losing weight and my stomach shrinking! The dread I have before I do it is scary though.