Okay, so a few months ago, I opened up to my mom about some of the things I've been struggling with, one of them being weight and restrictive eating.

We figured some things out however I'm not sure what to do. I'm only 16 so I'm still stuck at home with this stuff.

I feel like my life is being dominated by this problem and while I don't want to let it go, I'm so scared to move forward into my life and possibly be in a relationship or have kids without getting help. My mom has specifically said to me that we will "handle this together" which means no outside help.

I don't have time to deal with a therapist or inpatient/outpatient treatment or anything right now, and I'm not mentally ready. However, I do want to get diagnosed because I'm very tired of having questions in my life about what exactly I'm struggling with and I also feel that people discredit me since I'm not diagnosed (even though I know that shouldn't matter).

I'm not sure what my question is but I'm just extremely confused about what I want in my life right now. Can someone please help me sort this out?

Thank for reading