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Suggest Treatment For Eating Disorders

No one knows but I have an eating disorder. I don't even know if it exists. I love to eat, but I also love to be thin. I go into phases of binging, and than I starve myself. I can eat a lot for 2 days, than eat nothing for 2 days. It happens often that I do not eat during the whole day. But I don't feel weak from it. I actually feel sick when I eat most of the time ( except when I'm eating compulsively, in that case, I feel sick after). I don't like eating in public. Either I eat too little, or Too Much. Either way, People notice that it's not normal. I want to be healthy. But I also like when I can see my ribs. When I don't eat, it's not hard at all, I am truly not hungry. Therefore I don't think it is anorexia because I am not purposely starving myself. I do know that I have a problem, but I don't know what to do, or what my problem is called. Please help me.
Thu, 5 Jun 2014
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Hi. You are right, you do have an eating disorder because it is not normal to eat all meals for two days and not eat anything the next two days. you are not bulimic and neither are you anorexic but what you are doing is actually very unhealthy to your body as well as your mind. the reason you're doing this is usually why most girls do not eat at all, they want to look think and 'pretty'. that is not the case. if you eat healthy you would get a glow on your face. take walks outside or pick up jogging. this would help you to remain fit. Do not eat the way you are eating right now. It is not healthy at all and WILL result in problems related to your health later in life.
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Suggest Treatment For Eating Disorders

Hi. You are right, you do have an eating disorder because it is not normal to eat all meals for two days and not eat anything the next two days. you are not bulimic and neither are you anorexic but what you are doing is actually very unhealthy to your body as well as your mind. the reason you re doing this is usually why most girls do not eat at all, they want to look think and pretty . that is not the case. if you eat healthy you would get a glow on your face. take walks outside or pick up jogging. this would help you to remain fit. Do not eat the way you are eating right now. It is not healthy at all and WILL result in problems related to your health later in life.