Is it possible to be aware of slipping into an eating disorder? I've known friends with eating disorders and they've all claimed that they didn't realise they had a problem or were convinced they were to fat/thin etc.
But is it possible to conciously realise your'restarting to have a problem but are unable to stop yourself?
2007-01-22 20:26:40 · 19 answers · asked by ★♥ KillerBea ♥★ 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes it possible. If you are unable to stop yourself then you need to get someone to help you.
2007-01-22 20:32:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think so, it happened to me 2 years ago.
I am 5'5'' and I had currently gained a lot of weight after my first year of college so I was then 150 pounds.. then I suddenly realized that my weight caught up with me and realized I was fat. So I started trying to loose weight, with a simple diet of eating less and I became very strict in my dieting. The only beverage I consumed in a year was water and I only ate healthy foods and very little of them... I lost 50 ibs in a year... so I was now 100 ibs and I was underweight. I realized that my dieting must have turned into an eating disorder. I looked in the mirror and I realized "I still can't get rid of that belly" I looked like a skelitor with a little bit of a belly. So I lost 5 more pounds.... now 95 ibs... and finally realized that no matter how low I go I'm still going to have this belly and I realized I had an eating disorder and had to just accept my body the way It is. I brought my body up to 110 ibs and that is where I am staying... my goal is not to go under or over. I may still have an eating disorder, I'm not sure. but I dont think so. So yes, you can realize you have an eating disorder... thats how I stopped it before I got too thin that I would need hospitalization.
2007-01-22 20:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by Sammy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they say that people dont realise they have an eating disorder at first. to them they are just trying to lose weight, when to other's they obviously have a problem. i think for most people its a question of self-denial. when the matter becomes dangerously serious, some people do conciously realise they have a problem but phsycially/mentally are unable to stop. it takes therapy and other help to hopefully get them better. its difficult really, but i would say the majority of people are not aware of slipping into an eating disorder on the whole. hope this answers your question.
2007-01-28 23:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by emzc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's very possible. I experienced the same thing in high school. I was struggling with anorexia which turned into bulemia. I knew exactly what I was doing, knew I had a problem, but still couldn't stop myself. You need to get help immediately if you think or know you have an eating disorder. It's a serious thing that could have lasting side effects. Good luck!
2007-01-28 17:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by Happily married 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you think a bulemic thinks it's perfectly fine and normal to make themselves throw up? Usually people with eating disorders are very aware and ashamed that they have it. I knew I had a problem when I had binge eating disorder, but it wasn't something I could just overcome based on the knowledge that it wasn't normal. It took years of hard work to get over it and I still have urges and occasional slip-ups. It's like smoking. People that smoke know that it's really bad for them, but the knowledge of that alone doesn't make them all quit, and it's really really hard to quit, and even years later many of them crave cigarettes.
2007-01-29 23:04:37 · answer #5 · answered by Jayjhis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of us have this disorder problem due to work on shift and busy traveling a lot but that not and big isue. Yes it will cause bad healthy lfe to everyone. But if you can take daily good nutrition to your body once then this eating disorder not a problem at all.
I have the problem but i'm healthy and good cos i take daily nutrition for my self.
2007-01-30 19:34:27 · answer #6 · answered by ocean 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With all the attention from the media it's impossible not to notice nowadays. Most people with eating disorders realise there's something wrong with them, but can't or don't want to do anything about it.
2007-01-22 20:34:52 · answer #7 · answered by Hannah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
properly this is not anorexia maybe somewhat disordered eating. this is not healthful. it is how I even have been at present. I lost 30 some kilos considering the fact that August. i might desire to stand to lose it although although this is not the suitable way.
2016-11-01 01:49:36 · answer #8 · answered by doti 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eating disorders are an illness od addiction,and can be treated.
if you want help you can visit the overeaters anonymous meeting in the church basement on tuesday afternoons at 1.00 p.m.
it does not cost anything.
also you can phone the overeaters anonymous helpline.
something can be done for you to beat the problem but you need a desire to help yourself.
2007-01-22 20:34:58 · answer #9 · answered by meditation and mango juice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is possible to be aware of the problem but not be able to stop it.if this is the case you should seek some kind of professional help
2007-01-22 20:38:09 · answer #10 · answered by lisagene2005 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋