Characteristics Common to Bulimics Bulimia generally includes
any of the following: - Tend to hide and bottle up feelings -
especially anger - Hypersensitive to criticism, though have a
critical spirit themselves - Shame to control self and others -
Impulsive in thought and action - Has great difficulty with
intimacy, both sexual and emotional - Obsession with weight,
though tend not to be extremely overweight - Addicted to the
scale - Tend to have very strong need for other's approval, but
feels as though they never get it - Very secretive, deal with
very high amounts of guilt - Obsessive in thought about physical
body - Believes that God disapproves of them - Tremendous
physical exhaustion - PMS tendency, irregular periods -
Dizziness, headaches, constant thirst - Digestive disturbances,
extreme, bloated - Electrolyte imbalance resulting in muscular
weakness - Dental problems - A life of extremes in
relationships, spirituality, and emotions - Chronic low self-
esteem - Disturbed metabolism. What works in tre