[girlnextdoor]

I used to use food as a coping method. But then I noticed that my clothes started to get tighter and tighter. Then I noticed that I was starting to gain a lot of weight, to the point of being unhealthy. I recently have started to eat very few calories and exercise a lot. I don't think this is normal. I found out that these are anorexic behaviors, but i'm not skinny enough to be diagnosed. is there anyone out there like me?

[Direction]

First Welcome to PC! You will find a lot of information on the site and very supportive people in the forums.

I think your probably right when you said "I don't think this is normal"

I think a doctor may disagree with the "skinny enough to be diagnosed". It's less about the weight and more about the behaviors.

Have you talked to anyone professionally yet? I know that it is a huge step...

[DePressMe]

I am anorexic-bulimic. Sometimes, I starve myself and sometimes I binge. No its not normal, but just because you are doing these behaviors does not mean you are anorexic or bulimic. If you have just started doing this, maybe you can catch it before it gets too out of hand. Kinda like everybody gets depressed every now and then, but they don’t necessarily have major depression. By the way, I am not saying you are or are not bulimic or anorexic, I am just tossing out my thoughts. This is a great place to try to work through some of these issues—keep posting. Also, working with a therapist has really helped me overcome some of these issues.

[mariah]

hello
when i was in high school i was diagnosed with bulimia but i never believed i was because i wasnt loosing alot of weight. yea i did loose but not as much as i thought i was going to. but my docotor and therapist still diagnosed me with an eating disorder. its your habbits and actions that make you have an eating disorder. at times i dont think i have one because i dont loose alot of weight. but at the same time i believe i sometimes try to deny it. my therapist suggested to me that i needed to enroll myseld in a clinic for ed. but i refused because i didnt think i was that skinny. but infact i had a big problem it not only effected me mentally but i also became hypoglycemia, my teeth started to turn yellow. so i belive you should get help before its to late.

This is like me exactly. I get depressed I eat, then I feel guilty and eat some more. I gained a lot of weight then started binging and purging, but I am considered obese. My weight drastically goes up and down constantly.

[heretohelp]

hi! i would just like to say that i have had something similar. i ate way less than i should have and exercised too much on that. at first i wasnt losing weight and was fine...but then it wasn't and everything went horribly wrong. this isnt just to you, but everyone...please PLEASE if you know you are having eating issues get the help now before it blows out of proportion. when i was dealing with depression i hed everything until it was too late and almost died from being so unhealthy. i dont want anyone to have to go through what i did. if you have any questions about anything you can ask me. i have gone through it all and have learned so much from it. there is nothing i want more than to help those who want it!!!

[veritymoon]

i have been everything anorexic, bulimic, coe and right back to anorexia again.
it does not matter what weight you are or if you fit the criteria to be called anorxeic. we are all different weights but we all suffer and struggle and deserve help

[silver_queen]

I sound quite similar to you, swinging from a high weight to a low weight (and back again). I've gone from a BMI of 18.4 - 24 in a year, and I hate it. I find it very embarrassing. The clothes I wear for work (uniform) are two sizes too small, but I'm too ashamed to ask them to give me a larger size, lol. It's a bit annoying. Now I've got the 'thin' thoughts returning, now I've dared to weigh myself (haven't weighed myself for ages) but I'm trying to keep myself on healthy eating.

[veritymoon]

i kow the uniform feeling i have 3 all different sizes!

[Labyssum]

I starve and binge. My clothes are much tighter now too. You're not alone.