I wanted to make a quick introduction. I'm a 31 year old mother of two. I've battled binging with and without purging on and off for 4 years. I've actually probably suffered from the binging part all my life but didn't see it as a problem until I became super conscious about my body. To be honest, I don't think that I knew that it was truly a problem until recently. And I definitely thought I was alone and just lacked self control I acknowledged it as a disorder in the last year but have only recently accepted that I am out of control and cannot kick this on my own. I've confessed to my husband (who is clueless as to how to help). I do it in private and otherwise am very restrictive in my diet and workout 6 days a week - so it goes unnoticed by friends and family. I just found this group, have just started reading online about it and have broken down and set up a counseling appointment for next week. I am relieved to start reading some of your stories a pray that having someone to talk to that understands will help me get through this. Thanks, in advance, for reading.