ok... here's the deal... I've recently started seeing a therapist cuz i have bad friends that saw me not eat lunch and told multiple times. I'm so sick of them. but that isnt my problem... i dont think that i have an ed. You c sometimes i'm just fine i mean i eat normally. but then i have those times wen i dont eat for like a day and then i'll start eating for days and then not eat for a day or i'll stop for maybe 3 days maximum. for me i dont call that an ed but my friends do. I wish i wouldnta told ne1. I feel i'm fat (5'3" and 97 lbs) my legs r huge and my waist could lose some. my friends give me so much grief bout how i'm "thin" and "perfect" but i'm not. My bf recently broke up w/ me :'( and so i'm kind of depressed. I've been just skipping lunches for a few days and it gets annoyin w/ all my buds buggin me if i only have a fruit works. Its so annoyin but that isnt the point. post here to tell me if i really have a ed. the therapist hasnt really helped i mean... it hasnt effected my eating habits at all all she does is ask ?'s and have me talk to her i mean thats wut friends r for so i'm tryin a new therapist 2morrow but do you no if i have an ed?? for real??

Hey! I am glad that you are seeking another therapist becuase the one that you have been attending sounds as if she is not really helping you....I would not say you have a diagnosable ED yet, but then I am just a Freshmen Psyc major right now! I do, however, think that you have unusual eating habits...which could lead you to develop an ED if you don't already have one. You wiegh 96lbs and think you are fat, which is a sign of a distorted body image, which is a big sign of EDs. I would suggest talking to your therapist about your eating habits, and the reasons you do or don't eat! I have been bulimic and anorexic....my friends, teachers, and family never did anything when they saw that I appeared to have an Ed becuase they didn't want me to be upset...I think that you will come to realize that your friends did you a BIG favor...If you can stop an ED before it develops you are soooooooooo much better off then living a life where food and looks NEVER leaves your mind and slowly takes over your entire life!!

Love Katie

thanx bunches... if ne1 else has any input feel free to post i'll be checking back all the time

I would definitely say you're on the borderline of having an eating disorder. getting help now is great -- and will probably keep you from developing any health problems. if you are 5'3", you're HEALTHY body weight is 110-150 pounds -- so you are definitely not large or fat. if you're feeling that way, try to talk to your therapist about why you think that is too heavy for you. they may seem like they're just sitting and asking questions your friends could ask, but they know what they're doing and can lead you in the right direction to try to help yourself. i spent nine months in intensive therapy for anorexia and NOT ONCE talked about food and only talked about my weight when i weighed in. and guess what? it works. that was almost ten years ago. be thankful for your friends. i was anorexic for 5 years before getting any kind of help -- and i made the decision myself. i really wish i had had someone strong enough to say something before i got down to 65 pounds. i really wish someone had said something before i stopped having periods for years. i wish someone had said something before i developed the ulcers in my esophagus. i wish someone had said something soon enough for me to believe that my size, my weight, my skinniness -- or desire to be "perfect" was not what made me a good friend or a good person. YOU are not your weight. YOU are not your thighs or waist or tummy. YOU are the person inside, who is obviously having some trouble. Seeing a therapist you like and trust will make all the difference. Good luck. Work towards health, both physical and mental -- and those pounds and inches you just can't tolerate now will show themselves for what they really are -- an excuse not to like yourself. hang in there. i'll be thinking about you.

thanx so much. i saw my therapist and i learned so much. I cant excersize anymore because its killin my heart :'( which totally sux. I reached 100 and its freakin me out so much i really wanna eat but i no i cant i've been skippin lunches but i jus cant do this anymore

thanx so much. i saw my therapist and i learned so much. I cant excersize anymore because its killin my heart :'( which totally sux. I reached 100 and its freakin me out so much i really wanna eat but i no i cant i've been skippin lunches but i jus cant do this anymore

thanx so much. i saw my therapist and i learned so much. I cant excersize anymore because its killin my heart :'( which totally sux. I reached 100 and its freakin me out so much i really wanna eat but i no i cant i've been skippin lunches but i jus cant do this anymore

hey i know exactly how you are feeling.. i'm 5'4' and weigh 97 lbs. i eat maybe one meal a day but i snack occasionally.. i told a few of my friends to see what their input was on it and now all they do is give me crap anytime i dont eat at lunch or when we go out. I understand that they are scared for me but it gets annoying.. i'm only 14 years old and acutally scared to let my parents know .. the onyl problem is that i have to try really hard to hide it cause instead of me just skipping meals i actually perge when i do eat. so its just getting worse.. im not really losing any weight but im not gaining any and its actually very scary. One of my friends mother's were anorexic for about 25 years and shes actually threatened tot all my mom but i dont want her too.. im just as scared and i totally understand exactly what you are going through.. i hope all this helps you to know that there are other people out there that its not just you!! so as for me and you we can just keep on smiling and praying for the best..

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thanx so much... i thought i was the only one... do you have an sn??? i really want to chat with you because it seems like ur in the same situation as me (like identical). hope to talk to you again soon bye thanx again