[Uhh_Breanna]

Hi,
My name is Breanna. I created an account on this site because, I have had a pretty ‘harsh’ childhood and I wanted to share my story and hear the stories of others. I’m sure I haven’t had exactly the worst life ever nor would I claim that I have. However, I haven’t been able to cope with the stress and pain very well. I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder about a year and a half ago and since have talked with various therapists and been prescribed medication. I haven’t talked to a therapist in a couple of months and my family and friends have expressed a concern about how much I’ve been eating. For a while I didn’t think there was a problem. I would often skip breakfast and I never seemed to have an appetite for lunch. I would occasionally eat dinner but, would only eat small portions before getting full. For me this was a regular thing and I didn’t see much of a problem with eating only once or twice every two days. This had been my eating routine for quite sometime and no one pointed it out until recently. I would only eat when was hungry and it seemed like I just never was. Lately my mom has tried to make me eat a little bit more and my stomach isn't quite agreeing with this new change. When I eat more than normal I feel nauseous and I’ve thrown up food before, I didn’t forcefully make myself throw up. Since my mom has been on top of how much I eat I’ve lost almost 10 pounds which is when I decided that I might not have the most healthy eating pattern. My mom thinks I have some sort of eating disorder but admittedly I’m still not sure. I’m not weight conscious and I don't have self imaging issues when it comes to my weight. I'm not purposely starving myself but, I think there might be a problem. I really just want advice or any help before talking to anyone else about it. So if you have advice or anything, everything helps.
Thanks.

[Skeezyks]

Hello Breanna: Since this is your first post here on PC... welcome to PsychCentral! I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.

There's probably not a lot I can offer with regard to this. My only thought would be that, if you haven't already done so, perhaps it would make sense to have yourself checked out medically to make certain there's not something physiological going on here. Hopefully there will be other members, here on PC, who will be able to offer some insight. In the meantime, however, here are links to some screening tests & articles, from PsychCentral's archives, with regard to eating disorders. Perhaps they may be of some help:

https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/eating-attitudes-test/

https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/eating-disorder-quiz/

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/eating-disorders/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/q-a-wit...pphird-part-2/

May I suggest you introduce yourself over on PC's New Member Introductions forum? Here's a link:

https://forums.psychcentral.com/new-...introductions/

There's a lot of support that can be available here on PC. The more you post, & reply to other members' posts, the more a part of the community you will become. Plus there are the chat rooms where you'll be able to interact with other PC members in real time (once your first 5 posts have been reviewed & approved.) So please keep posting!

[Kayraymultipleme]

I’m going through the same thing right now. You’re not alone. Luckily I have a psychologist to about. I’ve been struggling with my ED for 17 years.