I feel trapped in my body. I hate it. It's a prison.?!


Question: I feel trapped in my body!. I hate it!. It's a prison!.!?
So basically I'm 16 and i absolutely HATE my body!. Yea, my face isn't ugly, but that's not my concern!.

My concern is my weight, my clumsiness, just!.!.!.EVERYTHING!. I just want to be free, but I feel like I'm trapped inside my body!. It's like I'm one person, and my body is my enemy!. Sometimes when I look in the mirror, I just decide to not eat anymore, it disgusts me so much (but of course, I can't do that because my body demands the food!.) and a while ago I quit cutting, but now I feel like I'm going to start again because i want to punish myself!.

what should I do!?! I really, really don't want to talk to anyone about this though!.!. I doubt it's normal and I doubt people would understand!.

please!.!.what do I do!? is this a disorder or something!? (yea i doubt that!.!.but no harm in asking!!) 10 pts guaranteed to someone!! thanks guys!Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
It's a common disorder - it's called being 16!.

Seriously!.

Look at it this way - up until you reached puberty, you knew what your body was about, you had it figured out, you knew the instruction manual cold!.

Puberty - WHAM!

Instruction manual - out the window!. Nothing works the way it used to!.

Hormones running wild, hair in strange places, menstruation, boys, dating, fashion, growth spurts!.

You need to write a new instruction manual for a body that hasn't stopped changing yet!.

You WILL manage it - almost everybody does!. But it takes time!.

The teenage years are probably the worst time of your life - you just have to tough it through until things make sense again!.

Then life will rip up your instruction manual again when you get married, when you get pregnant, when you hit 30, when you hit menopause, etc!.

But this is the worst time!. And the next time you'll understand in your gut that there IS an end to it!.

Welcome to life, kiddo!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well, it seems you do not have a healthy body image!. It could be from the media, or just off-the-cuff comments that family and friends make that has you thinking your body is not good enough!. You say you're 16, which puts you SMACK DAB in the middle of puberty and your awkward stage!. Regardless of what the media shows you, you cannot punish your body for not looking like a 20-year-old model!. You are still growing and and your body is still changing!.!.!.give yourself time to grow into your adult self!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

ur not the only one who feels this way
i also feel the same but i havent taken it to the extreme and cut myself
i hate my body especially when i see beautiful skinny girls at the mall and other places
u just have to watch what u eat more often
if ur hungry dont eat junk
eat an apple it makes u real full
it helps =]Www@Answer-Health@Com

its your spirit lingering for more
dont abses over things
your are a beuty, in the inside and out

your eyes and mind are just clouded
by misjudgement
we are all our own enemies

you know from right and wrong
do whats right and stop fightng yourself
dont punish yourselfWww@Answer-Health@Com

It's quite possible that you have an eating disorder!. A girl I know did a presentation today on them, and she has an eating disorder herself!. Eating disorders are NOT about food!. They generally are caused by poor self-image!. I am guessing this because you said things like, "i want to punish myself" and, "I'm trapped inside my body, and "my body is my enemy!." I know many girls who have an eating disorder!. 3 or 4 at least!. In fact, 4 out of 10 girls have an eating disorder of some kind!. And it's not just girls: 10 percent of men have one as well!. Remember that if you feel this way, IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT!. Please tell someone!. It is dangerous to "punish your body!." It may be embarassing, but remember that you are NOT alone!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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