Can someone fix an eating disorder by themselves?

Eating disorders are serious and probably only a handful of unusual people can handle getting over it by themselves because they are such life consuming illnesses. I would say if you are bulimic you may have a greater chance of being able to pull out of it yourself than if you are truly anorexic.

ive had an eating disorder for over 3 yrs now and im still struggling with it. the number one reason people recover from eating disorders is because they WANT to recover. if you are not willing to try and help yourself get over it, then you wont recover. go see a therapist, spend time with people who are positive, and just relax and realize no one is perfect. if you ever need to talk just email me at uscio@citlink.net :)

I dunno. I would say yes - get some self-help books. However, if eating too much is an issue - it is an addiction. You may need meds. You may need more tx.