Should I be worried about an eating disorder?

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I am self conscious about my weight, first of all. I'm about 5'5-5'6. For a while now I have been going to bed hungry and not eating much during the day. Sometimes I just don't want to eat or I don't like eating. Sometimes if I do eat, I don't eat too much because I don't want to or I feel sick from eating. I can kind of feel sick to my stomach, feel a little dizzy or have a headache. This has been going on for a few months now, maybe a little longer. I don't count calories or keep track of what I eat or when I eat though. I am not sure if it's a start of an eating disorder or whatever but I do know that it's at least a bit odd.

[gymnastxxLeah]

Hey !

Your weight numbers will soon be removed, but since i've already seen them I'll go ahead and tell you that That's a perfectly healthy weight for someone of your height and age.

I'd also like to welcome you to TeenHelp!(:

It's AWESOME that you've recognized this as unusual behavior, and realized it could be a problem.

This does sound like the begginings of disordered behavior... and i encourage you to tell someone now before it spirals further out of your control. I think the best way to handle it at this point is to get professional help...

I hope you have someone to reach out to!


Stay strong!

-Leah <3

[Coffee.]

Hi Stephanie,

Welcome to TeenHelp! I apologize to the OP and the mods (Lynds, and meeee) for bumping this thread, but I wanted to offer you a bit more support. At the time this thread was published, I was traveling, so I can finally give it the attention you deserve.

Here on TeenHelp, we are not medical professionals, so we cannot diagnose these habits of yours into an eating disorder. However, these habits can easily be or become disordered, so it's good that you are addressing this now before they come out of hand. Often, these habits can also fall under an eating disorder call an "EDNOS" (Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) so don't think because you don't meet the stiff criteria for anorexia that there's nothing wrong with you. But you cannot use wikipedia, or TeenHelp, to diagnose.

Do you have somebody in your life who you trust, such as an adult you trust (family friend, neighbor, counselor, teacher, or especially a parent) or a friend from school that you feel you can confide in? Even if you don't have an eating disorder, quitting these habits can be hard, and having a support system is one of the best ways to be able to quit. It can also lead you to getting the help you need if you do in fact have an eating disorder.

Last, identify the difference between healthy weight loss and wanting improvement to your body, and unhealthy habits and self esteem. If you have been told by a doctor that you are overweight and wish to lose some weight for your health using a well-balanced diet and exercise, that's wonderful! But if you are wanting to lose weight although you have not been told you are overweight, you are doing it by starving and skipping meals, and are idolizing those underweight and unhealthy for weight loss, this is a problem. What to do? Talk about it. Acknowledge its a problem. Get yourself help.

Hope this helps, good luck!