Kelly Clarkson struggled with Bulimia
Kelly Clarkson reveals to Cosmo Girl magazine how she developed bulimia after missing out on a part in a high school musical. “I thought…. If I come back and I’m cuter and thinner… then, I’ll get the role. I became bulimic for the next six months. One of my guy friends caught on to it, and I just felt so ashamed and embarrassed.” From that point, she says “I literally went cold turkey and snapped out of it.”
Kelly’s story is not uncommon. Typical bulimia starts in the late teenage years and early adulthood. It is characterized by periods of binging followed by attempts to prevent weight gain. Although many of us are aware of purging, where suffers engage in regular episodes of self-induced vomiting, bulimia can also be characterized by excessive exercise, fasting or laxative use. While media messages and social pressures, accompanied by feelings of low self-esteem and lack of control, contribute to the disease there may also be a genetic predisposition for developing bulimia. With proper medical, nutritional and psychiatric treatment most recover from bulimia, although for some it can be life-long battle. Electrolyte disturbances, heart arrhythmias, and esophageal rupture are some of the life-threatening complications of bulimia.
After recovering from bulimia, Kelly sounds like she’s got a good head on her shoulders and a sense of humor adding, “I’ve got a butt, I’m Greek – I can’t help that. And I think it’s good for people to see normal.”
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Well. I’m bulimic and I’m not even 15 my birthday is in 3 days. And Idk what to do. I started off b/c I was upset and it made me feel better. Its hard to stop. I dont want bad breath or rotten teeth, I dont want anything associated w/it. …Idk what to do. I wish I could go cold turkey…
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I know what you mean; I barely accepted I had bulimia; I was anorexic for 3 years and then started binging… and gaining back all that weight. Within a year, I gained about 25 pounds. I started thowing up… and you’re right, it did make me feel better, but I can’t do it often. I don’t know how there’s people out there that can throw up more than three times a week. My body doesn’t allow it to happen. And again, like you, I wish I would go cold turkey on it because it’s addictive; sometimes I just binge relying on the fact that I could thow it up, but I know not all of the junk comes out. (Sigh)
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You probabaly can’t throw up anymore because you arent taking small enough bites, or drinking enough as you eat. After purging, drink more water, and continue…it get’s all that extra crap out.
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everyday I am telling myself that this is the last day. i told my parents about it, we decided to solve my problem ourselves and if we cant, we will see help outside. I haven’t throw up for 4 days and I don’t know how long this is gonna last…
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Wow Addy thanks for telling us how to properly throw up our food. You guys need to talk to your parents and seek professional help before its to late.
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i am 16 and am bulimic. only a certain number of my friends know. i throw up every day, how many times depends on how much i eat. i think its a mixture between anorexia and bulimia b/c i never eat ALOT, just little bits but it makes me feel guilty. and yes i rely on the fact that if i do eat i can throw it back up. . i was larger in my younger days and now its my ultimate fear to become that way again. i weigh 115 but am never satisfied. help
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I’ve been bulimic for just over 3 years now, and I’m 18. I wish I could snap out of it, but honest to God, I’ve not had a week that doesn’t fall into the diagnostics of bulimia in as long as that despite 2 1/2 of those years being tainted with hours and hour of counciling. Yeah, I’m improved having gone from puking everythign I ate, to every day to couple times a week but it’s seriously addictive. I think perhaps, she wasn’t too far gone and that perhaps, it was more like mild ED-NOS, or not real bulimia if she could snap out of it; I’ve honestly tried eating healthily and recovery but it just isn’t happenning for me no matter how hard I try. I’ve even resorted to veganism in order to get just an ounce of control. Argh! Jealous of her!
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I have been diagnosed wiith bulimia and anorexia its controlling my life dont do it to yourself its not worth loosing your teeth over.
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