I think I have an eating disorder???

Question

I binge/purge at least once a week, usually more, and the rest of the week I skip meals, or eat very little. No body knows this information, but everybody assumes Im okay because im smarter than that, etc. Do I have a problem?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I once had that, when I was 14 to 16, I hardly ever purged though, I just stopped eating and would sometimes eat one carrot in two days, but it took one of my friends to tell me I had an eating disorder before I knew. (I called it dieting).
When somebody asks you about weight do you break out in a sweat? Do you feel guilty after you've eaten? Do you get constant headaches and dizziness? Wear baggy clothes to hide your body? Do you think you're ugly? Are you very good at schoolwork?
If your answer is yes to most of these then yes you have a problem, but it's ok. Honestly, I still get all worried after I eat something but I've come to realise that it's a body, not the be-all and end-all of everything. What made me stop was, well first of all to realise that I had a problem, and then I mised a period and noticed that it was getting serious, so I joined a karate club and started exercising and pushing my body, then I met a bloke and he found out about my eating thing and, I don't know what he did, made me feel pretty I guess.
I never saw a doctor and I think I should've, like now it's only three years on but I'm constantly hungry and it must have screwed me up. If you have a doctor you can trust then see them ok?

Answer 3

Most eating disorders start small and end up big. Go to a doctor before you get to the point that you end up killing yourself. If you purge by vomitting, it will wear the enamel off of your teeth leaving them grey and hideous. If you purge by diuretics, you could end up with a bowel problem, bloody and hard stools. If you purge by exercise, you could put yourself at risk for a heart attack. People usually do that for the control, not the weight loss. You get a rush when you obtain that control and that's what you're addicted to. If you understand the disease itself, you'll understand how you fit into it. After that it will be easier to get treatment. Intelligent people are still people and can have problems like everyone else.

Answer 4

yeah you have a problem and you are doing well by admitting to it. Have you thought about why you do it? I think it's a physcological illness and you need to see a therapist or a doctor to work out the root of the problem. You can be smart and have an illness, it doesn't make you a bad person. Don't feel shame because of it, tell your family about it, once it's out in the open they can help you deal with it. Nobody will look down on you for something you cannot help. Being sick will do alot of damage to your body.

Answer 5

I must admit I do that. I've read that it is a disorder of sorts. Not like bulimia or anorexia though. See your doctor may be he can help you start an eating plan so you will eat more regularly. I found if I made myself have actimel in the morning with a piece of fruit this helped. However when I say made myself I mean that! It was really hard to do.

Answer 6

No you dont have a problem, the world only has the problem becouse there are already two models from Brazil & Uruguay reported who died from anorexia/bulemia. The problem is they reported only two or few & I believe there many more out there so your helping to solve, to be one of the two models sooner or later. He he. The ones who will survive are those persons like me only, Who eat whatever we want or even drink gallons of fat but still remain skinny & didnt gain even an inch.This girls answer below me (it_girl_gem22's) says ITS JUST SOME KIND OF DISODER. NOT LIKE ANOREXIA BULEMIA. Then what do you call that disorder then. Maybe what your trying to say is Its just some kind of LEVEL 1 2 3 or 4... disroder of anorexia or bulemia. You Anorexics Bulemics are really finding a way to scape it & hide from the real definitions of what you all are doing. LOVE YOURSELF, WHAT YOUR PARENTS GAVE YOU, WHAT GOD MADE OF YOU. A LOT OF GUYS OUT THERE WANTS FAT WOMEN TOO, NOT JUST SEXY

Answer 7

Well, you are committing slow and gory suicide, keep it up and before long your internal organs will shut down / malfunction and you will probably be hospitalized with lots of gross testing and other procedures (at least our neighbor is in & has been for 3 weeks now). You might survive but, it is going to get funky & your teeth / gums will start getting gnarly abcesses too. But, hey, for a little while, you will be thin and just look like a junkie or one of those 3rd world people with wasting diseases. I hear that's "in" with teens now.

Answer 8

Well you have accepted the fact that you may have a problem so now you go the next step and go and speak to your gp for help to change things around before you do your body anymore damage. Good luck and well done for realising before things got too far to reverse the situation.

Answer 9

I think you already know the answer is yes. You just wanted confirmation. You say that you are smart and I don't disbelieve you, but if you are smart then I suggest you seek some professional help. You could take the first step and seek help from your doctor. Best of luck, hope things work out for you.

Answer 10

Yes, you do have a problem. Talk with your doctor, and ask for a referral to someone who specialises with these disorders.

You need treatment, so don't delay. This does not just go away by itself. It's not just about eating, but is about other issues you have not been able to deal with.

Please get the help you need.

kiwi