Hmm what can I say...? I have been bulimic for 6 years now. I'm 18 and it has f***ed my life up big time! My face is swollen, and I haven't lost any weight — I'm a size 12 and it has controlled my life for so long now that I can't go on dates or even go out because I automatically look at girls and start crying.

I'm also at uni and my parents no longer want me to go home because I just stink the house out. My mum always makes sure I don't go to the toilet after I eat (which is another thing — you will find it hard to eat with people, let alone your own family). All I can say is don't do it because it gains you nothing apart from a stomach ulcer and absolute insecurity, which you may feel you have now, but trust me, it will get worse.

I hope you all the best, and I bet you're absolutely gorgeous and SLIM. Please, please don't get into it, it will ruin your life!

Love ya,
the girl from london xxxx