Not sure if I have an ED or not
Hi everyone! I have a love hate relationship with food and for a few years now I have been counting my calories or restricting what I eat in a day. I will tell myself if I eat something I see as bad like a full sandwich to only eat half and then I end up overeating and eating again that night then making myself throw up. However I’m not sure it’s an ED because I don’t purge everyday. I normally just monitor what I eat because I’m concerned about my body image. I don’t know what to do because my friends keep telling me it’s not healthy but I hate myself when I eat too much or don’t obey the restrictions so I feel like I have to throw up to compensate. Is this an ED or just disordered eating? I don’t know what to do…
@lightLand121 Hey there! Sounds like you're dealing with a lot and worry about it a lot, too. Not a doctor or a psychologist to be able to diagnose, of course, but you don't have to look a certain way or engage in certain behaviours for a certain amount of times a day/week to receive support or help. Diagnosis is another story because when it comes to Eating Disorders it is still very boxed and has to meet different check marks but I can definitely see where it becomes worrying to you. I wonder how would you feel about talking to someone about it, maybe raising your concern to your doctor perhaps?
