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Oct 05, 2011, 11:12 AM
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Hello,
I think I am nearing becoming anorexic. I think this because I am obsessed about my weight and I think about my weight all the time. I am desperate to lose weight. I noticed that I tend to weight myself 5 times a day. First time: When I wake up in the morning Second time: when I get home from school Third time: Before I exercise Fourth Time: After I exercise Fifth Time: After I eat dinner. On numerous occasions I have attempted to force myself to throw up (never succeeded...) Do you have any advice as too how to reduce my obsessive weight thoughts? Thanks |
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Oct 06, 2011, 01:15 PM
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Hey Sameer, I am sorry you are going through thoughts like this, sometimes this happens when we feel uncomfortable with who we are, that is at times the start of having a Eating Disorder, well that is the way many eating disorders start, and it's scary because you stop yourself from doing things you enjoy and you lose a lot of energy, it's difficult to lose thoughts like this.
Sometimes losing thoughts like this are difficult, not all of us succeed the first time around, but we keep going and trying, until we get rid of these thoughts, but you won't be able to do it alone, you would need to reach out for help and support from people around. Sometimes doing that, requires a lot of time and is scary. You can reach out for support by going to your local GP and force yourself not to get weighed, for starters, this is a difficult thing to do, so try distracting yourself when you know it's time to weight yourself, as it looks like you really want to stop, but are really struggling to. |
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Oct 06, 2011, 01:18 PM
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It is advisable to get help NOW rather than wait until its a classic case of Anorexia! It's much easier to deal with when it is not as severe!
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Oct 09, 2011, 03:10 PM
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Not sure what advice to give other than talk to people, make sure you're around people a lot, cause this gives you a support network. one of my friends was anorexic, think she's got over it now but it is definitely best to sort these thing out before they get too big.
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Nov 08, 2011, 11:47 PM
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First I would like to say that I think it is great that you can identify that there is an eating disorder beginning (will admit a little jealous because I wish I would have had this insight 20 years ago)...
My advice would be to find someone that you can confide in and trust to speak with... the best thing you could do is seek out some help now because from my experience the longer you wait the harder it is... When my eating disorder first began I was in denial as were my family members and other people who I wish I would have leaned on more early on and then I was not ready to accept help even when it was forced on me at times... if I could go back to the first night I was lying in bed and thought to myself "Oh my gosh... could I possibly have an eating disorder" I would and do it all differently... I would have reached out to someone (probably not family at that point but a friends parent or someone I could have trusted) and tried to head it off and accepted help/support before it caused me to lose much of what I have worked for... All in all... my advice would be to get some help somewhere soon as eating disorders tend to snowball out of control faster than we realize sometimes... Hang in there and I hope that you are doing well! |
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Nov 10, 2011, 01:25 AM
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Get help now before you are in a full blown ed. It is hard, but worth it in the long run to reach out and get help. I am in the middle of doing the same thing, trying to stop it before it gets more out of control. Best wishes to you.
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Nov 13, 2011, 07:33 PM
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Nov 13, 2011, 07:40 PM
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Nov 14, 2011, 04:00 PM
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get rid of the scale! its gonna b hard without it youll feel anxiety from not being able to weight urself but if will help u not being so obsessive about checking if u gained weight
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Jan 10, 2012, 07:24 PM
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You are very intuitive to recognize a pattern of behavior that is unhealthy and obsessive when it comes to your relationship with food, weight and your body. Most anorexics I put myself in that most struggle with that ability. I would recommend assembling a treatment team immediately. Find a good therapist, nutritionist and doctor that can monitor your weight on a regular basis. If you can get ahead if this now you will be in a great position to regain control if your fears.
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Feb 09, 2012, 08:31 PM
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I understand the weighing thing. I own multiple scales and use each one multiple times a day. I'm obsessed with numbers, it's part of my OCD. Not to mention I've gone a bit off the deepend with my relapse. I've become very strict with the scales and everything else. I have told my treatment team and they want me to get more help but I can't go quite yet do to impending surgery. I may consider it after, haven't decided yet. I know not weighing yourself is so hard. It's like not scratching an itch, the urge can be overwhelming. I think the only way for me to break it. Is for someone to remove them. Maybe you can try that too. I know it's what I'm going to have to do to break the cycle.
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