I am just starting to get help for an eating disorder that I have had since I was 5, 32 years old now so I guess it's time.

Do any of you also suffer from an eating disorder? I am wondering about the relationship between the two. I have suffered from anorexia since I was 5 and started showing symptoms of bipolar and psychosis from near the same age. My dad also had Bipolar and seemed to suffer from anorexic behaviors on and off. At 5 I wasn't concerned with body image but maybe a means of control since I had very little control in any thing else. Just wondering if anyone else is dealing with both. I feel really alone in that, and saying I have anorexia is much harder for me than saying I have bipolar ( and I have a hard time with that as well ).

I can't help think there is a correlation between the two. I have read that anorexia as one of the comorbid illness of bipolar ( sorry if worded wrong ) I'm just tring to gain some insight. Also I don't really care what form the eating disorder comes in. To me they seem kinda the same, just coming out in different behaviors, but maybe I'm wrong.

Thanks, Anika