how can one tell if they have an ED
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how can one tell if they have an ED
| Wed, 09-08-2004 - 11:03am |
My therapist asked me to think about going into an out patient program for people with an eating disorder she says that I will never geyt over this on my own..the thing is I do not feel that I have an eating disorder, I have thught about it and yes I have body image issues I see myself differently than others do but isnt that the case with everyone, yes I could loose a few pounds at least by my own standards..I work out I diet at the moment I eat broth or slim fast and yes I have uissues with food at times I feel bad if i eat wheat thins but I do not think I have a problem..my therapist used to have an eating disorder so she says she can spot one a mile away..
I am a healthy weight about 110 so how can i have an eatingd disorder I dont understand it how can someone say that I have a problem I do not vomit anymore I do not take laxatives any more I am not too thin at all so what is the deal why are people telling me I have aprobelm when I dont...
Can anyone help me understand this a little better I am so confused..
Thank you
Erin

A counseler told me a while ago that I can be a normal weight, but if I am not happy with my body image and if I do not consume 3 meals a day with healthy snacks in between due to fear of weight gain, then I have an eating disorder. Binging/purging and/or laxatives are common with bulemia; self starvation (not eating enough) and occasional binging are common with anorexia; if you still menstruate and do not b/p, EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified) is commonly diagnosed.
I think it's great that your therapist is really trying to help you.
Please come here anytime to vent or anything. I am sure some of the other ladies will offer you some great advice.
Hugs, Michelle
My body image is so distorted I know that I have always felt larger than I am like if I weigh 100 pounds I look in the mirror and see someone who is 500 pounds
I am not as thin Ias I used to be at least 20 pounds heavier last year this tim eI was around 90 pounds or so
I have to confess I ate lunch today veggies and some zucchini(sp) and I vomited it up i felt so full so gross I used to vomit alot well not alot at least once a day I used laxatives I would starve myslef I cried last night cause Ihad a handful of wheat thins..
maybe I am just not ready to do something I am afraid of the weight gain that you have to do when in treatment I am afraid to be bigger I am afraid of what will happen to me I am so used to not liking ME that anything else is too much for me to handel
Thanks
For the support
Erin
Hi Erin,
What Michelle said about your weight is so right on. Often times we think in order to have an ED we have to look emaciated. That is not the case at all. I am perfectly normal weight
Love & hugs, Kristina