[alysaurus]

I have a question about an eating disorder, if it should be called that. I had it at one point, and sometimes because I'm a depressive person it'll happen again for one or a few days, maybe as long as a week depending on what's going on.

I always look at my body realistically, in my opinion. I am not overweight. I am not 'skinny'. I am content with my weight and I really always have been. But when things weren't going well and I hated myself for one reason or another, I would stop eating. It wasn't to make myself beautiful or anything. It was a kind of... Punishment I guess. I always gained back the few pounds I would lose for doing this - as far as I know, there was no permanent damage, and it never lasted very long. (as I said, rarely any longer than a week).

I've never heard of this before, and wondered if anyone else had or if research had been done, or if it's just seen as a type of self harm, not an eating disorder. Don't worry, I'm not having any trouble right now. It was just on my mind while I was thinking about something, and I got curious.