I am a mother of a 30 year old daughter who has conquered bulimia ........ there is hope. Once she made a conscience decision to overcome (she said that the urge to purge never fully goes away) her condition we worked out a couple of tricks. For instance, if we were in a restaurant or gathering and she had the urge she would excuse herself to go to the powder room and ask me if I wanted to join her. We would then go together and talk her down. If she didn't ask me, then I knew she was okay. There was definiitely a trust issue involved (I didn't harp at her or hover) and she knew she could trust me when she really needed help. Also, she took many classes on healthy eating and nutrition. She found that if she read labels and was putting healthy food in her system she had control. She is now a Healthy Eating Specialist for Whole Foods and made the decision to "embrace" rather than "reject" good food. This also helped with security and self esteem issues. As her mom, I am both relieved and extremely proud of her! I hope this helps .....

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