Post by sapi on May 12, 2005 9:32:51 GMT -5
Hello- I am new. And I wanted to respond because this was my first question. I have been bulimic since 1992 and I am 27 years old. I really don't know how i am still alive. I purge sometime more than 3 x a day. I just started to pick at my skin- only on my face for about a year and a half. It is starting to get worse and I want to stop. I told my husband about it last night because he wants me to go to a dermatologist and I told him that it's me. Now I want to get counseling - and I'm thinking of going back to my counselor that use to treat me for my bulimia. Should I go to a specific counselor for the skin picking. Also i have access to meds what is the best ssri for this type of disorder?
I am also curious about the fact that my sister pulls her hair - she has a bald spot on the back of her head from doing this and now that i have been doing some research i see that they may be related. Is this somehow genetic? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I feel so a lone sometime and think that I am the only person that can be going through something like this. I feel like no one would understand and think that this is a very bizarre behavior. Please help.
Thank you
I am also curious about the fact that my sister pulls her hair - she has a bald spot on the back of her head from doing this and now that i have been doing some research i see that they may be related. Is this somehow genetic? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I feel so a lone sometime and think that I am the only person that can be going through something like this. I feel like no one would understand and think that this is a very bizarre behavior. Please help.
Thank you