Introduce yourself to the 7 Cups Eating Disorder Community!
Hi.. It is Carla.. I am happy to join 7 cups and to meet all those nice people here
@braveBlueberry84
Hello Carla! Welcome to ED Sub-community 
I am really glad that you joined 7Cups and it is a pleasure to meet you :D
Remember that you are not alone and that we are all here for you <3
Hi.
I do not have body image issues, that is not my main problem.
I eat less food because I can't control my self hate.
I have negative feelings about myself, and I get anxiety as well as depression.
I don't want to overshare here, but I wanted to start somewhere, as a gesture to myself. My feelings seem tangled, and I struggle to accept them.
@sunnyYard5519
Hello! Welcome to ED Sub-community 
I understand how difficult it is for you and I appreciate your dedication toward accepting your feelings. Do not hesitate to seek for any listener's help!
You are not alone! We are all here for you <3
hi. i struggle between going back and forth from anorexia to binge eating and would like to have some support, as well as read about others struggling with similar issues
@watchscream
hey, welcome to the ed sub community! we're glad to have you here (: i'm sorry to hear you've been struggling but i hope 7cups is able to offer you the support and help you need. you can read about others who face similar issues here, get support for anorexia here and binge eating here. this may also be helpful to you. let me know if the links show up (because i know sometimes they don't and if so i'd be more than happy to pm them to you). have a great day ahead!
Yo! I'm Jules, and I am a newbie in the community! 😊
It hasn't been very long, (about since late May) that I developed an addiction to counting calories and an obsession with eating healthy even though I was at a healthy weight before. I am pretty petite, 4'11" (though I think I'm 5'0" on a good day! haha) and I am at [edited by Anomalia to remove weight specifics] pounds. I would prefer if I was at [edited], but I am just afraid of getting fat (even though I workout, [even though I shouldnt with how little i eat])
I hope this hasn't been going on long enough to where my metabolism is EXTREMELY damaged, but Im afraid of eating like I used to. I am also currently enlisted (I am really stuck, oh boy) in the military, and I want to be strong! I am not immensely underweight, but I am quite scrawny and thin/sickly looking.. I'm really scared, but I have hope. I would be eternally grateful for any tips, bits of advice and support! I don't have a label for myself, but Id say Im under Orthorexia or EDNOS..
@quirkysocks
hey jules, welcome to the ed sub community! i'm glad you found us (: i'm sorry that you've been having some issues lately, but thank you for reaching out here on 7cups! i don't personally deal with what you are going through, but i'd be happy to try and help you out. my pms are always open if you want to talk (: i'm sure you're brave and strong enough to overcome this, hang in there!
Hi, im Sierra.
I have experience with anorexia in my past, and it seems to be coming back. I sometimes binge eat when Im stressed, and then I starve for about 48 hours at a time. Sometimes I cant stop myself from eating, and other times I am disgusted by food. It is a really unhealthy cycle. I go back and forth from gaining and losing weight which causes me to starve or binge eat more. It is very stressful. I have calorie counted, trying to eat less than [edited by Anomalia to remove calorie specifics] calories a day. Now I usually eat one meal a day that is pretty unhealthy. This is awful for my body, which I recognize. But, I have an insanely strong desire to be stick skinny. And I do not see myself stopping, but I want to stop binging. I also do other forms of self harm but this is the main one right now. Thank you for reading.
Next year I also have a plan with not eating at all. maybe once every couple days. My sister will be in college and I dont have lunch with any of my friends so it will be easy to just drink water. And Im walking about two miles everyday. so I can lose weight and im excited to be skinny. Hopefully my mom doesnt notice im losing weight. We arent close anyways.
@volatile9872 - Hi there, I'm sorry to hear that you've been struggling a lot lately, and I'm glad you reached out here. It sounds like you can recognize that it's an issue but you're not quite ready to stop - is that right? I can definitely understand that desire to be skinny and feeling like anything is worth it, but can I ask if losing weight has actually made you happier? Or does it feel like it's never enough? What would it be like to not feel obsessed with food and weight?
Hi I really need someone to reply to this and help, I'm very confused, I don't think I have an eating disorder because I do not match any of them, but I always have a voice in my head that tells me i fat and gross and it is always there and I have always wanted to be [edited by Anomalia to remove weight specifics/triggers] lbs and I have fasted some and some days eat very little but I'm not underweight but this voice in my head is always there and I'm not sure what to do because it doesn't seem to fit any certain condition or whatever, sometimes I wonder if I don't have a problem at all but the voice is almost always there and i also get really sad sometimes and sometimes I lose interest in hanging out with friends and family and I also sometimes get very stressed out about my life and about my weight and my body, I feel as if I'm constantly thinking about my body andIi pretty much always feel gross with my body
@faithfulOak5662 - Hi there, I'm sorry that you didn't receive a response before, and I'm really glad you're reaching out here. It can b tough when you feel like there's definitely something wrong, but don't fit the official diagnosis for something. There is another eating disorder called OSFED (used to be called EDNOS) that basically means an eating disorder that doesn't fit the full definition for another one - that's what I had and what is pretty common among lots of people.
Regardless of whether or not you 'officially' have an eating disorder, I can hear from your post that you are struggling a lot and feel like something is wrong, and that means that it's worth addressing. You deserve to feel happy and healthy! If it would help to talk to someone about all this, you are always welcome to message me. Take care, lovely!
I haven't been diagnosed due it my fear if telling anyone but I think I might be becoming anorexic. I have been asked that questions for years- are you anorexic?- and my friends are concerned about my eating. I have to go to dinner soon and I just don't want to eat. I'm counting the calories in everything that I eat and I'm eating less and less. Could someone tell me if this sounds like I'm anorexic/on my way to being anorexic? Thanks I just wanted to get that off of my chest ❤
@Frostfire - I'm not a professional, so I can't formally diagnose anything, but if you're feeling obsessed with counting calories and keep restricting more and more, that's definitely a scary path to be on that could be anorexia or headed in that direction. It sounds like you're at a state where you're worrying your friends and maybe starting to scare yourself a little, too, and that tells me it's probably time to get some help. Do you think you might be ready to reach out to someone about it?
Confused??????!!!!!!!!!
My brother just accused me of having a food addiction, addictions to laziness and hording trash. The second one I reject completely, he does this when I try to talk to him about his alcoholism. Classic deflection. The trash horde is hard to hide, my car is a mobile trash bin for fast food. It is also the only place I don't feel judged for what I eat. My brother thinks calling me fat should motivate me to lose my excess weight. When it just makes me feel worse. I don't binge regularly, and most times can talk myself out of buying that ice cream or bag of chips. Don't buy candy, I buy food a meal at a time. I have tried purging, physical can't make myself. I have tried calorie restriction didn't take. So do I have a non specific ED or is he just being defensive and hurtful
@sodapupp - I'm not a professional, so I can't say if you have an eating disorder or not. What I would ask you is how you feel about it? Does it feel like you're out of control and could use support in that? Does it feel like you're thinking about food more than is healthy for you? Does it feel like things would be better if you addressed it? Those questions are to me more telling about if it's time to get some extra support. And if you decide that it is, we're here for you. Be well, lovely
Hi! I'm Stacy. I binge eat. Have all my life. I am trying to keep my weight under [edited by Anomalia to remove weight specifics/triggers] lbs. It is hard now that I have health issues and make it hard to get around sometimes. Looking for others to talk to when I am binging...
@stacy46
Welcome Stacy! I look forward to seeing you around :)
-Sar
@stacy46
i also wanted to add that also have an ED. It's complicated, but I will binge/purge when I'm not restricting/fasting and it gets so hard sometimes. Especially when I need someone to talk to. Perhaps we can virtually link up in times of need?
Hello,
My name is Jasmin. I'm 21 years old, married and have recently (2 weeks ago) given birth. I was diagnosed with Anorexia at the age of 13. I have since been in and out of treatment centers, the last one being Center for Change in Provo, Utah. I guess i joined this site because after having my daughter, i fear relapse more than ever. Losing weight is a totally normal thing to go through after having a child, i just need to make sure that i stay Healthy. Thank you for having me:)
@Jazzyfair welcome glad you are here and congratulations on your baby. Recovery is a life time process and we are here to support you in any way we can.
@Jazzyfair - I'm really proud of you for proactively seeking out support when you know that you could end up down a dangerous path. That's not always easy to do and I think it really shows a commitment to your recovery! If you ever need some extra support, a place to vent, or just a hug through the internet, don't hesitate to reach out to me or the rest of this community! Take care