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I Don't Know If I'm Okay.. Do I Have An Eatting Disorder???

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This may seem like a really stupid question.. But I really don't know if I have an eatting disorder. I"m not overweight, but i'm not nearly as skinny as i'd like to be.. I look like a normal healthy weight.. But inside my mind all I think about is food, and how I don't want to eat it.. Just how I want to lose weight. I started purging, and I go days without eatting.. .But then I feel like i'm not out of control because I feel like I can stop the purging but I can't make my mind stop thinking about being skinny. I've been going through this cycle for about a year or 2, but I haven't lost any weight. So I just don't know.. Should I be worried about it.. Or is this just something all women struggle with.. ??? But yeah.. I also watched a movie about a girl w/ anorexia and in some sick kind of way it kinda fueled my fire to not eat...
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replied October 23rd, 2004
It's not a stupid question, I totally understand how you feel. I had weight issues my entire life. With help from my parents,i was convinced over the years that I need to lose weight. But according to the bmi chart I am at healthy weight. Your eating habits sound a lot like mine. I've been trying out diets, starving, vomiting and other purging ways. At some points I lost weight, at some points I gained a pound. My mom said I look like I put on a little weight yesterday, which I didnt (i know because I weigh myself every 15 minutes of the day) so I purged thru omitting my insulin (im diabetic) and felt sick in the morning and threw up, and lost about 5 pounds in one night. Dont get the wrong idea, I felt so gross and my throat stung so much. But to answer ur question, I think it's called ednos - eating disorder not other specified. U can find out more about it on the web or google.Com or something. Hope that helps.
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