Is it possible to have an eating disorder but still be fat( obese ) ?!


Question: Is it possible to have an eating disorder but still be fat( obese ) ?
I can't bring myself to eat over 400 calories for fear of gaining weight overnight. I weigh myself more than 3 times a day and if the numbers increase I get really upset. Even if I know it's water weight or food weight. If I eat something that I shouldn't or go over my limit of 400 I will purge to get rid of it. I hate it inside me , I can feel it turning to fat on me and clogging my arteries. I can't keep it in , I can't help calling myself horrible names untill I get rid of it.

Since I left college I have very little social contact and the isolation has caused me to become even more depressed. I've started cutting myself everytime I over eat to remind myself that it hurts mentally and physically. I've been contemplating suicide almost every day for a good few months. The only reason I haven't acted on these thoughts is because of my little sister and the guilt I feel about leaving a wave of destruction behind me even though I feel that nobody cares for me.

I don't know what I'm trying to say really but do I have a serious problem and how can I help myself?

Answers:

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Yes, it is possible. You have bulimia.

You have three therapy goals:
1. Work on forming a social circle. Join a club or a book group or take a class or volunteer.
2. Reduce the negative self-talk. Calling yourself nasty names will not help.
3. Find another outlet for your anger and frustration. Pound a punching bag. Go for a run. Take up kickboxing. Collect stamps. Whatever works for you.

And talk to your doctor. Your doctor can help you.

Good luck. It will be two steps forward and one step back. Congratulate yourself on the steps forward (such as calling your adult education center to get a brochure about classes) and forgive yourself for the steps back.



Yes, you can have both.



Only in America.



This is not healthy. You have a distorted way of viewing yourself. I can't imagine what that is like because i've always been pretty comfortable with how i look. This is a problem and it's like you dwell on it. There's a lot more to do in life than obsess about how your body looks, and you say now your isolated because of it? Heres something to try. When you look at yourself in the mirror, dont look for long. dont tell yourself you look bad. if all you can do is not judge yourself at all, thats better than criticizing yourself. you wouldnt criticize another human that harshly would you?? so dont do it to yourself, it isnt nice!!




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