Abstract:
-the story of Perth blogger has made more and more people know about bulimia
-the protagonist is 23-year-old Eloise Pascal, who found himself suffering from bulimia in 2016
-in less than a year, Pascal`s weight soared by 10 stone and plunged into extreme depression.
July 6, according to the Daily Mail, blogger Pascal reported that her mother`s death has plunged her into great grief, so she suffered from bulimia and gained 10 stone (63 kg) in a year.
Eloise Pascal from Perth had long been prone to bulimia, but it was only a complete outbreak in 2016, and by 2017, its weight had soared from 11 stone to 21 stone.
The weight gain caused her to fall into deep depression, and she did not dare to see her family and friends.
After her mother`s death, Eloise Pascal gained 126jin in less than a year (see photo).
Left of Eloise Pascal (before bulimia), during bulimia in 2016 (right)
Family members of Eloise Pascal (, also known as Ella, say Ella has loved junk food since he could walk.
At the age of six, Ella`s mother died of cancer.
Ella was young at the time, and her mother`s death made her feel abandoned, so Ella started eating too much to comfort the pain of losing her mother.
Ella`s father is not in the picture, and Ella was raised by her grandmother.
Still, Ella, a child, felt lonely, so food became her only friend and comfort. Bulimia is a mental illness and the patient cannot control his or her diet.
Overeating patients also have a strong satiety after eating too much, very uncomfortable, but will continue to eat at a rapid rate.
"during the period of bulimia, I stayed away for months and refused to see anyone," Ella said. My mother`s death seemed to me to have lost part of my soul. "
Ella before bulimia
Ella is working to raise awareness of bulimia, sharing her story with 10, 000 fans on Instagram
2016, Ella with severe bulimia
"I was either eating or buying," Ella said. "I even had no trouble eating family food. I feel like eating is my only goal in life. "
While studies have found that bulimia is more common than anorexia and bulimia, studies on bulimia are rare.
Research on the underlying causes of bulimia is ongoing, although the most common causes may be genetic, physical problems, and social discrimination, depression, abuse and traumatic experiences.
"although a lot of people don`t know about bulimia, many of them actually suffer from bulimia," she said.
"people`s understanding of bulimia is still a blank, and statistics show that bulimia is a silent epidemic, and my goal is to fill that gap."
Another reason for the lack of awareness of bulimia may be that people with bulimia are often reluctant to go out of the house out of fear of social discrimination, which is the most common symptom of bulimia, which in turn causes few patients to confess their illness.
Patients with bulimia usually eat on their own, so others will not be aware of their symptoms at all.
Over the past decade, overeating has been considered a mental illness, and knowledge of bulimia has almost stopped.
In fact, in recent years, the medical profession has only formally acknowledged that bulimia is a psychological disease. To date, there are still some doctors who refuse to admit the existence of bulimia.
"I`ve been suffering from bulimia throughout my adolescence," says Ella. "I didn`t realize it was a disease until it got out of control, and I didn`t realize."
Ella wants to help more patients understand bulimia.
The current Ella is dedicated to motivating patients with bulimia. The picture shows the current Ella playing for the women`s football team.
Ella added that if she had discovered and intervened with bulimia early, the results were likely to be different.
Now the Ella is encouraging other overeating patients not to be shy of talking about their illness and depression.
Ella, proud of more than 10, 000 Instagram fans, is publicly committed to raising awareness of bulimia, which affects about 2% of the population and has not been diagnosed.
"it took me a long time to realize how serious my illness was and my body was completely crushed. You must not keep away from it. "
"I decided to start posting because I wanted to say goodbye to myself who was overweight and battling bulimia."
"from the very beginning when I shared my story, some people responded that they had never heard of the disease, but they suspected that they might also suffer from bulimia," Ella said.
People send me messages, thank me for sharing their stories and let them know what bulimia is like.
Ella regretted not having intervened with bulimia earlier, so she decided to help more people realize that bulimia
"every time I fail in the fight against bulimia, I stand up again and never give up. It`s my only secret to defeat bulimia."
"as long as you hold on, you will succeed."
So far, Ella has lost three boulders, which she is proud of and hopes to continue to lose the remaining seven boulders.
To learn more about Ella`s fight against bulimia, visit Instagram: Active with Ella.
Ella often shares weight loss results with her fans (pictured) to motivate other bulimic patients
"as soon as I share my experience, a lot of people say they have never heard of the disease, but they suspect they are one of the patients," says Ella.
