| elleelise
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I'm trying to figure out what issue I am going through and how I should go about finding help.
Basically, here are my symptoms:
-Extreme low self-image in relation to body paired with times of high self-confidence and feelings of sexiness
-Obsession with food/ nutrition/ diets/ weight
-Complete inability to control food intake paired with excessive control.
-Depression caused by weight
-The feeling that my life would be perfect if I lost weight
Symptoms have been going on since 4th grade [right now I'm in college]
I'm not anorexic, because I don't starve myself because I'm too afraid of causing damage to my body. But basically, if you took away the health problems associated with not eating, I'd be anorexic. I just feel like an emotional wreck when it comes to food.
So what is wrong with me? I want to stop thinking about weight and food every 5 minutes of the day [and it's really that frequently].
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:19 am |
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| Lady Moonlight
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A big hug to you. What you describe as symptoms is exactly how I feel. I alternate all the time b/w feeling fat and feeling sexy. And obsessing about food all day and/or starving myself (in control) all day and then eating cookies and chips at night (out of control). I always thought that it had to do w/ my depression. I lost 25 lbs or so before I joined SB, but the weight never caused my depression, it only ever added to it. I still have depression now. Have you thought about seeing a doctor and talking it over? Maybe your weight difficulties really stem from something else. I would definitely think about seeing someone.
Just my opinion. (((((hugs)))))
LM |
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Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:33 pm |
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| lorka150
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| you have an eating disorder - you should seek professional help immediately. it need not be classified as a specific genre to be one. |
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Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:03 am |
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| toese
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lorka is right ... get help whether it's a doctor or a nutrionist or even a counselor. You need to start by asking yourself why you even have a low self esteem about yourself. You should never feel that way. It's such a waste of life being depressed and unhappy about yourself. You really should talk to a professional, guidance , or if you do have some sort of faith whatever it may be go seek.
Look for the good and positive side in yourself ..... |
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:13 am |
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