How can you tell if you're anorexic or not?

Question

I'm about 5 foot 3 and i weigh 108, i find myself not eating unless i have to, i have no interest in eating at all but i love food, i love to cook and i love the smell of alot of it, i just don't eat it that often, is it bad am i anorexic, because i have searched online and i have alot of the symptoms. I get tired quickly, i excersize like crazy, i get dry heaves alot and i am always cold, i have some others too. let me know what you think i guess, and i'm not doing this for attention i just want to know if i should seek help or not, because if its nothing then there is no use in getting help thanks!

Answer 1

Hun, if you have a lot of the symptoms, which sounds like you do, you need to seek help. The fact that you are asking tells me you should seek help..better safe than..well you know.

Answer 2

Do you worry about being too fat and too thin at the same time. Do you ritualize your eating - like counting bites or lining each item up on the plate and eating it in order? Do you look in the mirror and see a fat person. Do you hate yourself?

I know, you've read about it. Frankly, you're weight doesn't tell me. If you are anorexic, then you will end up weighing less than that.

One way or another, I don't like that you are getting dry heaves and are cold all the time. Not good. Please, see a doctor and be honest with her/him. Because really, none of us can tell you if you are anorexic or not, or if it's something else.

I know you're not doing this for attention. You do need to find out what's going on and do it right away. You don't have to tell your parents about it, if that's a problem. Just go to an ER or a medical clinic if you can't go to your usual doctor.

Answer 3

I dont think you're anorexic because I'm 5'6 almost 5'7 and I weigh 110 and sometimes it even drops to 100, my weight constantly changes and I only eat when I have to as well (and I love food, I just eat when I want to but its not as much as you would think it would be), not to mention I train like crazy. I thought I had an eating problem but then I realized that it was just my metabolism and you probably have a fast metabolism as well. My doctor then asked me during my check ups if I watch my weight.

Just ask your doctor if you're really concerned, they would know the right answer and tell you if you are anorexic (which I don't think you are unless you're skin and bones now) or if you are just underweight and probably help you with your diet.

Answer 4

You sound exactly like me... I have been trying to figure out if i am anorexic since last summer. When i saw a therapist for it she told me the 4 symptoms of anorexia and i had all 4 even though i do eat at times, but just like you i only eat when i have too and i have alot of the symptoms found on the internet. It is possible to be anorexic even if you do eat at times. I always thought that since i did eat a little that i wasn't anorexic but my therapist assured me that i was.

Answer 5

Im 5ft5in and totally know where youre coming from because Im so slender and my family and friends are always asking me if I have an eating disorder. I started to believe it myself! I too enjoy cooking but they are worried because I cook for them and not me. Ask yourself this...do you force yourself not to eat when you feel hungry? Do you have certain food "rituals" if you will?.. Like for example you cut up a carrot a certain way everytime and stack it in rows of three. These are typical symptoms of anorexia. It does not sound like you have this disorder-it is usually associated with attention, self-hate, or obsession so I dont think you are at risk, but I am not a doctor-just a girl with a thing for anatomy...if you still have questions or concerns, seek professional help.

Answer 6

Well, sometimes you have to ask the opinion of someone who knows you best, because you can be in denial. Do you think about food all the time? Does it take a half hour of searching your kitchen just to decide what to eat for dinner? Are you afraid of weight gain or something else in your personal life? Sometimes people develop anorexia as a way of "handling" stress, or misplaced anger. Emotional support through friends and family is a great healer.

Answer 7

I think you need to see a doctor. If you aren't anorexic then you probably still have something wrong with you. Although somewhat hard to say you are anorexic for the simple reason that most of those people don't realize that they are/could be. Also keep in mind most people who are anorexic insist they weight too much. I'm really seeing signs that something is wrong with you but not sure what it is.

Answer 8

Just b/c your not deadly thin yet does NOT mean you are not anorexic. Sounds like maybe you are- I can't really say for sure if you are or not but you certainly have something going on that needs immediate attention. The longer this goes the harder it will be to stop this cycle. Please get help asap. If you are not eating a well balanced diet every day-there is a big problem and it will start hurting your organs! Your heart, lungs, liver, kidneys.... etc.. could all be in danger. please get help, sweetie!

Answer 9

you're no longer fat. you're 13. maximum 13 year olds experience this sort. do no longer concentration on the extensive sort on the size (although at your age, height, and weight you seem a-ok). those following few years you will pass with the aid of a ton of adjustments bodily and emotionally. inspite of the reality that I dont' have faith you're anorexic (yet) you will be able to desire to be companies to it. refer to somebody you are able to have faith approximately this (relatives scientific professional, relative, depended on instructor) and in regards to the way you experience. attempt to be preventative approximately it. do no longer pass down the ingesting disease highway, however. it isn't any longer relaxing and could hang-out you continuously.

Answer 10

One of the psychological symptoms of anorexia is an obsession with food. As you are denying yourself, you want others to eat it, so you cook. I even bought myself a cat so I could feed it. Get help quickly, your local doctor or a counsellor, because if you get it in the early stages, your chances of overcoming it are better. Good luck!!