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"If I'm honest, I don't think I'll ever be totally free from [bulimia]." --Sharon Osbourne

The reality TV star, who says that "not being beautiful was an eduction" in her youth, admits "food for me will never be easy."

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Stellag

What is an 'eduction'?

October 11 2009 at 7:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kay

Ahhhh, so that's why she's so bitchy...she's hungry!!

August 23 2009 at 10:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kathy

I think Sharon is a beautful woman. I think this disease is horrible, as all diseases are. It would be wonderful if someone could find some sort of help that would work for people with this.

August 17 2009 at 5:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
diana

I too suffer from bulimia. Yes, its self-destructive. Yes, it very harmful. But, its not that cut and dry. I never know what will trigger me. I have good days, but I also have an occasional bad day. It's a hard cycle to break. People think we're weak because we can't just stop. Its ingrained in our psyche. It's always lingering like a little bubble, waiting to pop up to the surface and explode. Everyone has their demons, for some of us, its food.

August 17 2009 at 3:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lily

My bulimia has spanned 27 years. I am 48 years old now. As a child and as a teenager I was always 10 to 15 pounds over weight. Just enough to not be able to fit into the "hip" clothes, or have popular girls or boys be interested in me. At 21 I started running, and got into weight lifting. I got my degree and I began a successful career in nursing. I met a girl at the gym who taught me how to throw up. Finally, for once I could be thin and in control. I felt comfortable in my clothes and other women envied my "self control" when it came to food. Little did they know how I was really a frightened person who felt totally out of control on the inside and had to vomit her emotions out everynight in order to get thru the stress of the day.
Today, at 48 years old...I have lost most of my teeth. As I sit here I have 9 temporary caps in waiting for permanents. $20,000 dollars in all of dental work, for this time... All my upper teeth have all ready gone. Capped. Bulimia also causes heart arrythmia "spelling??"" and sudden death syndrome. Vomiting causes an electrolyte imbalance in your heart muscle. I have not had a problem with my heart yet.. but I know the danger.
Yet, Still I throw up everynight. Now, at 48 it is because of parents that are 85 and 84..that have alzheimers. Caring for them,along with the stress at work...Bulimia is now how I shut the world out at the end of the day after I have taken care of all my responsibilities. It is not about being thin and fitting in cool clothes anymore. That ended many years ago. Bulimia is very addictive and very distructive. It is so ingrained in me as a coping mechanism after all these years, I don't know any other way to live. Please don't become like me.

August 17 2009 at 2:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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crystal

Lily,
I am a member of overeaters anonymous.I am 48 years old also. I don't know where you live, but overeaters anonymous has bulimic/anorexic meeting all over the country. I have been in recovery from bulimia for ten years. There are many woman our age that are struggling with the demands of career and aging parents and teenage children that use an eating disorder as a way of coping with stress when we feel out of control. You are not alone. Don't isolate yourself. Please find a meeting in your area. there is hope!!!

August 17 2009 at 5:47 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Queenbee\'s Foyer

Having an eating disorder is nothing to sneeze at I had one from 12 until I was 26 and it was hard. The fact that people torment you to the degree that you use food as a means to comfort and when you want to punish you overeat or purge. This becomes an addictive habit until you suffer the complications as a result of overeating or purging. Those who have battled eating disorders have to deal with the elements of today and pushing not to fall back into old habits which can be hard to break because of the temptation to continue a self-destructive road. It's a sad reality for women who eating disorders effect everyday.

August 17 2009 at 2:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JOHN

I know diseases don't pick who they affect, but I'm surprised to see its Sharon. She has the strength to keep that family together, speaks well and eduated and always makes a nice appearance. I like her.

August 17 2009 at 12:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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ltlmstrblmkr15

John, Sharon has always been upfront & that's one thing I admire about her.She clearly admits to having many plastic surgeries as well as she admits pretty much everything about herself & her family.She's not fake by any means & those who wanna say crap about most likely should shake the skeletons outta their own closets.Oh there've been times I haven't liked things about it but as an adult,for me it comes down to how real a person is & as far as I can tell,she's about the most real celebrity there is.Then again, being married to Ozzy she'd hafta be. ;-) Gotta love awoman who stands by her man ( & family) no matter what,huh?

August 17 2009 at 1:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dean

Sharon Osbourne, just trash with money.

August 17 2009 at 12:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
katy

Sharon is beautiful, & I wish her good luck!

August 16 2009 at 11:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
boobish

Sharon looks alright to me!!!! I'd...well I would!!

August 16 2009 at 11:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply