Do I have an eating disorder?!


Question: Do I have an eating disorder?
Okay this is serious. Im 13 years old, and Im not sure if I have an eating disorder. My family hasnt really noticed anything, but my friends have. They always call me anorexic, and it hurts my feelings but they dont know that. I often dont want to eat food, but Im not doing it intentionally. Im a skinny girl, and im comfortable with my body, so Im not looking for weight loss or anything like that. I dont like to eat breakfast, it just disgusts me eating to early. Then at lunch at school, I dont really get hungry, or I just dont have lunch money. Then I find myself not eating for a day or two sometimes. On other days however, I eat like crazy non stop. I dont know what is going on, can someone please help? Thank you!

Answers:

It sounds more like an unhealthy diet as opposed to an eating disorder. It would be much better for you if you began eating breakfast (I hate it too). You need to establish a regulated metabolism, in other words you need to try to eat at regular times even if its in small amounts. Not eating two days then shoving it down is probably an indication that you should've been eating the last two days. If eating even in small portions 3x a day nauseates you I would see a doctor.



It's not an eating disorder if you're comfortable with your weight, it's just an imbalance of hormones sometimes hungry sometimes not, it doesn't make you anorexic or have an eating disorder. I feel the same way, but I would seek medical attention just to make sure everything's okay.



It sounds more to me like your friends are getting to you! Ignore 'em, sweetie. Skinny is beautiful (as well as curvy) if it's natural. I'm 17 and thinner than the average girl my age (due to regular exercise, genes, fast metabolism), but perfectly healthy.

Still, let your parents or another trusted adult know what's going on just to make sure. ?

Hope this helps!



You don't have an earring disorder, unless you don't eat when you are hungry. If you ARE hungry and don't eat, then you might.



It happens to me too a lot. Sometimes I go 2 days without much of a meal. It is fine. My doc says I am too.



no,you havent.i think you like this foods.because me too.




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