Well your weight is nearly at anorexic levels but that doesn't necessarily mean you're anorexic.
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I think for me, anorexia is more about using it has a way of self harming rather than being afraid to gain weight. I know I am not fat,
(although I must admit, I am started to think more and more about that) I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't wanna be HUGE,
but no one does. I guess what I am trying to say is I don't think I have warped mentality that other people with eating disorders normally have.
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Anorexia (nervosa) isn't entirely about weight loss. The obsession with food and calories and weight etc is often to disguise or distract from a background issue. You say that you use it as a way of self harm. I've seen it described in that way before and indeed do also starve myself as a 'punishment' sometimes...
Do you think you might look even a bit overweight? If not, it doesn't matter. Not everyone who has anorexia does have that warped vision of the size of the body, although I do know that the DSM-IV requests it to be present.
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sometimes when I haven't eaten
in a while and I start to feel light headed or dizzy or whatever... I think in a way I actually like feeling that way.
Does that make sense? Why is that? I am crazy?
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No you're not crazy. I, at least, enjoy the feeling as well. I like the feeling of being empty and knowing that it is benefiting me because I will be losing weight from it. I know that because I am feeling dizzy/ light-headed/ whatever, the lack of eating is having an effect, it means my body is suffering (perhaps also tied in with the self-harm aspect).
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sometimes when I don't eat for a while I am really really hungry... like my stomach hurts I am so hungry,
but then eventually, if I wait long enough, (instead of becoming more hungry... like most people would)
I actually get to a point where I don't feel hungry anymore. Why is that?
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Yeah, I don't remember experiencing this, but I have read about this happening to ppl. Quite frankly, it is a good thing to experience. Better than the crazy hunger that can hit starving ppl. There must be some biological reason for the body stopping feeling hungry but I can't work out what it is.
I hope this helps you in some ways ... and let me know if I can be of any further help.