What do anerexics see?

Question

OK becuase i've been obsessing about my weight i'm 5ft 7inches 14 and i weigh about 10stone 10 (154pnds) i see myself in the mirror being adnormal to others as in the way in my school jumper i think i'm chunky and my legs look chunky too but other people say i'm not fat or anything like that but its hard to think i'm not when i see these other girls walking around and their jumper makes them look nice and slimed toned but it doesn't make me look like that , now my perents are annoyed with me all the time becuase go on about my weight and i watch everything i eat and i drink alot of water, the piont is, i just want to make sure that i'm not 'mad' or 'anerexic' as it be, i think about my wieght all the time so i'm self concious of the way i look which is disctracting me away from my gcse's i've heard other people story's about how they became anerexic and theyre ruitines where the same as mine are now

i was just wondering am i over weight becuase i see 10stone 10 as too big for my age.

Answer 1

This sounds more like Body dysmorphic disorder to me. When a person is anorexic it is more about control, feeling a loss of control in their life and wanting to (subconsciously) be able to take charge of something (their eating habits). Body dysmorphic disorder is when you see a distorted view in the mirror, like fat when you are really very thin.
Either way, messing with your weight and your nutrition can be very dangerous. They both require the help of a couselor.
If you want to be healthy and thin, the best bet is to just eat nutritious food and stay active. And stop looking in the mirror for flaws, love yourself for what is inside!

Answer 2

At your age, it's easy to obssess about things like that, but take your parent's word, you're not fat, and you don't sound fat. You're 5'7", not 4'10" so you don't have to worry about it. Stop watching the scale- your body's still developing and changes will happen. The best thing to do for yourself is love yourself for how you are. If eating well (by the pyramid guide, and not some fad) makes you feel well, then keep at it, but don't make your current weight insecurity the topic every day, you probably are driving the people around you nuts, because they just see someone they love that's healthy. Now, concentrate on your grades, because that will take you further in the future more than anything.
As for anorexics - they're people who are beyond obsessive, to the point that it's made them unhealthy, physically and mentally, but they still feel they're fat, or that they can loose a few more pounds, when really, they should gain some to get healthy again. It's a serious insecurity issue. So try to find healthy role models, people that look good and healthy, not waif-like and unhealthy. It's hard, with the influences of nowadays, (Lindsay Lohan, the Olson twins, Nicole Ritchie, etc.) but just do things to start loving yourself - yoga, pilates, or whatever it may be, just don't go down a self-destructive path.

Answer 3

I would not think you are fat but some of those jumpers only really look good on extra thin girls. Most of us are watching our weight as you seem to be. You are not anorexic but you just see that some improvement could be made. Anorexia is a disease not a normal girl looking in the mirror and not being real happy with what she sees. Eat a normal diet-in other words eat what everyone else eats-just eat less for a while. However probably what it is is that you are a curvy girl and those jumpers are not really ever gonna make your figure look good.

Answer 4

Ugh, anorexia is sooo misunderstood.

An anorexic sees FAT. HUGE. She is emaciated but still sees a huge cow in the mirror everyday. An anorexic doesn't think her school uniform makes her look chunky. She thinks she is big, period, no matter what she's wearing

Anorexics don't eat, or eat very little. They're thin and they keep getting thinner. They're terrified to eat because they think they're already fat or because they want some control in their lives.

You are not anorexic if you just think you're chubby when you compare yourself to other girls. You say you watch what you eat and drink a lot of water, that's called health, not anorexia.

Answer 5

Anorexics see a distoted image of their body. No matter how skinny they get they still see a fat person. Therin lies their problem.

Please don't worry about your weight. Speaking from personal experience it can take over your life and ruin your relationships.

There is no real ideal weight for anyone in my opinion. We are all different shapes, heights, weights and sizes. How boring would the world be if we all looked alike?

Besides bags of bones walking down a catwalk are not sexy. Being comfortable within your own skin is probably the most sexy thing about a person and is what attracts us to the opposite sex. Be happy with who you are and others will follow suit. We only get one life. there's no point wasting it worrying about what we look like! :-)

Answer 6

Anerexics shed some pounds simply by stress and the stress we positioned on our bodies. we are able to seem in the reflect and notice some thing we dont like, there first seen what to do is to shed some pounds. the stress i positioned on my physique is as a results of the human beings staring and watching me simply by fact i'm no longer prevalent. i'm a individual. I by no potential see my self grotesque i basically see little issues that computer virus me giving me the mentality to shed some pounds.

Answer 7

Personally I sugest talking to some kind of professional you clearly are worried about how your feeling it could be the start of something worse, there are only possibilitys doing this 1. You get the help you need before you go down hill or 2. you really have no problems at all andf the talking through it will have put your mind at rest.

Answer 8

you know what?? I was 16 at 5 foot 8 inches and about 150 lbs. I was a bit too big for my bone structure but I was happy and fine, at age 20 I weighed 125 and people thought I was too skinny. Now at 27 I am 133 lbs. and feel healthy and have been working out and have alot of muscle mass... youre fine dont worry about your weight you ar too young to have thouse thoughts.

Answer 9

u are in the mark of a healthy weight for your height

i would not worry

many young girls are too skinny for their size which means they will later be prone to health risks

an anorexic sees a fat body on the mirror when they look into it when in reality they are like rail thin and weigh about 80 pounds and are 5'4 (think nicole richie here)---anorexics also do exercising rituals and food stuff to keep themsleves skinny---it is a scary disease

Answer 10

Not really, you aren't overweight! it evens out over time!!! TRUST ME! I used to weight 155, but now i weight 140. i didn't even try to lose it. If you are sooo self conscious, all you see is fat. I think you are pretty much an anorexic. At least you aren't like 90 pounds. Don't be an anorexic, rehab is soooo not fun!