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October 22, 2008, 4:00 pm PDT
 Quote From: bailey_xox Hi everyone I'm Bailey and I'm new to this board
I think I may have an ED but I hate talking about it cuz I don't think it's serious and I know people are much worse off than me
I'm almost 5'6 and 21 and since school ended before the summer I wanted to get in shape. I was never overweight (I weighed just over 120 pounds at the time) but for some reason I really wanted to lose weight.
Now I weigh around 92 pounds on average and people have been telling me I look really thin but I just don't see it.
I know I don't eat well at all and it's getting so hard to hide it from my parents and I always have to make up excuses for why I don't eat dinner or lunch or anything. Sometimes I just lose it and binge on food and then for the next few days I feel awful because I gain like 3 pounds in one night!
I don't know what to do anymore because University is so stressful and exams are starting soon and I always seem to eat when I study but I'm so scared to gain weight it puts me in a bad mood thinking about it.
What should I do? hey chica
i'm no doctor but i am a recovered anorexic. i know what it feels like to think you have a problem but think it isn't important enough for ppl to care. but you said yourself, ppl do care, they notice how thin you are. even in todays world, its a hard thing for people to address. you know, your friends dont know much about it, they dont want to offend you, they dont want to make it worse, they dont want to be wrong, and so on. but even when they dont say something they do care. and it is typical to not want to talk about it with someone. its a fear of being forced to change. last thing an anorexic wants is to do something against their will, hense they say its a control issue. but sweetie, when it comes to your health, sometimes you need help. it isn't a sign of weakness to ask for help or talk about it. i thought that too and i fought and fought to keep going alone. but in reality it shows strength and courage to take back the control that the disorder has over you, and to get over it and move on with your life. i hope that helps a lil... <3 christy |
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