I think I am developing an eating disorder?
Hi I am a 15 yr old girl and I am getting concerned about my health because my eating habits are taking over me. I am always concerned on what I am eating and how many calories are in it. I will spit out my food when I realize how bad it is to my body. All I think about is my weight and my need to lose weight. I only eat around 800 calories per day, I have a coffee for breakfast like around 9am and I don t eat anything until 5pm. This started 2 years ago when I didn t eat for weeks and burned the calories of everything I ate. Months later I started eating normal but felt guilty every time I ate. My world literally revolves around what I eat and what type of diet I will be doing next. I started to get really dizzy and yesterday I blacked out and found myself on the floor ((nobody was home thankfully)). Also I tend to get nauseous whenever I am near heat (cooking, straitening my hair). I tend to look at myself in the mirror every 10 minutes and that keeps me away from eating anything. My own sister called me anorexic. I have a BMI 20.3 so I am in the normal range. I don t wanna get to a point that I have to be taken to the hospital. I can t even tell my dad about and since I am home schooled I am home alone most of the time so I have no trouble people telling me what to eat. I do have very close friends but I cant let them know I am getting bad again they will get over protective and force me to eat because a year ago they made sure I ate everything. Any advice ?
I think my sister may be developing an eating disorder?
Confront her immediately ("confront" is a bad word to use since it implies negativity...). Talk to her, ask what's been going on, if she's trying to lose weight, negative body image, etc. If this is recent/new behavior, then there's a good chance that you can get her the help she needs and successfully and quickly recover. Don't try to skirt around the issue and just "hint" at it to bring up the conversation (I've seen people on here talk about "hinting" to other people to talk to them about their issues...) directly talk to her about it. Support her, love her, and don't make her feel ashamed. (Although as her older brother/sister
How long can an eating disorder take to develop?
Don't worry, this isn't one of those "i want an eating disorder" questions at all. But my main question is, can it take a length of time for an eating disorder to develop? For instance, is it sometimes the case that somebody over a year or more displays many eating-disordered behaviours over amounts of time but never loses more than about half a stone, and ends up going back to almost normal eating even though the thoughts are still there? If this person gains weight overall but after suicide attempts starts these behaviours in more force, is it likely that they'll develop an eating disorder or more likely that they won't and they'll just go back to normal again? Overall, how does an eating disorder often start and how long can it take to really become an eating disorder? Thank you for any answers.
How long does it take to develop an eating disorder and be diagnosed?
To be diagnosed, according to the DSM5, the patient has to fit the diagnostic criteria for about 3 months. Depending on the type of eating disorder. For example bulimia - one diagnostic criteria says “The binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors both occur, on average, at least once a week for 3 months.” (Page# 345)It seems with most of the diagnostic criteria behaviours at least need to happen once a week for about 3 months.As for development of an eating disorder, it’s hard to say as each individual person is different. Do I think someone could develop an eating disorder in a day, probably not, but for reference the 3 month timeframe seems like an acceptable amount of time to develop at least disordered eating, if not a full blown eating disorder. Again, everyone is different.Depending on how well you fit the criteria and how open you are, you can be diagnosed in one psychological/psychiatric session (though this may not be an actual diagnoses, just a professional opinion) or later on after many sessions.Hope this helps.
I can feel myself developing a binge eating disorder, what do I do?
You gotta really think is this really worth it? I had an eating disorder and in my mimed I thought ending up on a hospital bed was worth it but then I cane to the conclusion that if I die from this disorder what am I leaving behind? Do u have any people who would hate to see u suffer?Or if that’s not enough here’s a lift of cons to binging(at least what I experienced)U bruise easyNails start snapingHair starts to splitUr through starts to hurt after all that bingingU feel very weekIt’s very addicting so if u haven’t started yet plz dont(Ex.but these were the most noticeable)
I think my student has an eating disorder?
Hi, I'm an maths teacher and I'm really concerned about one of my pupils and think that she may be developing an eating disorder. She never eats lunch or anything at school and is always talking about how fat she is when i would say she was already verging on being underweight. I've talked to her and she refuses to stop. She's like a daughter to me and i'm so worried about her. She's been very pale for the last 2 or 3 weeks and is losing weight. I'm just scared she goes to far with the media pressure and everything. She is about 14 and a normally very cheery girl but has gradually become very sad. What should i do? Thanks :)
I think my daughter has a eating disorder?
My daughter is 15 and sense this summer I thought she is anorexic. She lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time. She used to be tanned and healthy and now she is really pale and looks ill. I have had people ask me(even her principle) if she is anorexic and I really don't know what to say. Always when there is food around she says that she has eaten, doesn't feel well etc. She has also been going to the bathroom sometimes after eating and I hear the water running it sound like she is vomiting or at least trying to. I have been trying to make her eat but she just gets mad and says that she is fat and need to lose weight. She gained some weight over the winter because my husband made her eat. I have a sister that was bulimic for 30 years and it was horrible to see her do that to herself every day. Her doctor thinks she is anorexic also but she won't admit to it. What should I do? Does she even had a eating disorder? During the summer she was 5'5 and 96 pounds and now she is 5'7 and 108 pounds. What eating disorder does she have? Please I need help I am really worried for her.