They think i have an eating disorder...

I didnt know were to post this...general chit chat or serious discussion.
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I've always been skinny (on the verge of skeletal) im very bony. It all started at the beginning of September when my friends started to notice that i didn't really eat ...(to me is a skill i can eat a little and still have more energy then most) they noticed that when they gave me a hug i was very skinny...and at home i wouldn't eat...much...i would eat but i would have a little and i would finish first and then go upstairs to my room. They also started noticing i was becoming depressed...(Well duh being 14 hormones and no one understanding) I thought they was over it when i started eating more but now they knock (bang!) on the bathroom door if im in there for more than 10 minutes. They ask me what i had for lunch at school and if i say im not hungry they say i have to eat...I dont have an eating disorder at least i dont think so..I did used to have i didnt eat and would lock myself away but i got through that on my own..I dont have an eating disorder or at least i dont think i do!

Well, if you think you have an eating disorder, get help. See a doctor, or something. Talk to your parents.

Oh, and you're not the only person to ever be 14. Plenty of people understand.

Originally Posted by Jodd

Oh, and you're not the only person to ever be 14. Plenty of people understand.

I wasnt saying that i was saying my family doesnt understand they were all 14 at different time periods. Also there aren't plenty of people undertand.

Sounds like an eating disorder to me. Really, it doesn't matter if you can eat little and have a lot of energy compared to others. The fact remains that when you are being overly skinny, that is a sign you are malnutritous. Your body needs a certain amount of nutrients to be healthy. Sure, being skinny is fine as long as you are healthy. But from what I've read, you are being overly skinny and that's not a good sign.

Your family and friends asked you these questions because they care about you. I don't know. Personally, I can't give anymore opinions or advices other than the above because this is Internet after all. I would suggest you seek some assistances or advices from credible professionals.

Whether you can go without eating is rather irrelevant.
Healthy persons don't go without eating. Basically a fact of life.

I don't think you have an eating disorder. If you did, you wouldn't have started this thread, and you wouldn't say that you are skinny. You would instead be saying that you are hidiously fat and that you need to get down to 50 pounds before the school dance. I would know, as I have a family member who is bulimic. Fortunatly, she is recovering.

However, it does seem strange that you have to eat so little. I'm no doctor, but I would say that you may have an extreamly low metabolisim. And the fact that "[you] did used to have [a disorder where you] didnt eat and would lock [yourself] away but [you] got through that on [your] own" is a cause for concern.

My advice is to not listen to what people say on the internet and go visit a doctor.

Thanks for the advice but the thing is that i know for a fact social services will get involved and i really don't want that to happen because i love were im living now!

Heyhey

First of all, oizy's brings up a few very good points (that was a good post, good sir) - namely, we're missing an important bit of the puzzle regarding the eating problem you once-had-but-got-over - it might relate to your or others' concerns at this point in time.

From *just* reading what you have said, though, I am inclined to say that you don't have a *disorder* as such since you don't go out of your way to either stuff yourself or drain yourself of food you'd consumed forcefully. You eat when you feel hungry and stop when you feel full. Which sounds normal.

Also, another thing I would keep in mind is that you're 14 and that is a time where growth happens in all sorts of un co-ordinated ways. Some people have a growth-in-height spurt that leaves them looking skinny even though they eat healthily and so on and so forth.

Wjhy are you concerned about social services? unless your parents have been intentionally starving you, you have nothing to worry about xD (and neither do they have a right to butt in ;p )

But you know, Life, be grateful that you have a band of people who are concerned for your well-being and just *care*. However, I, too, advise you to nip down to your GP and put their (and your?) fears to rest *smiles*

How could social services get involved? The doctor isn't allowed to tell anyone what you tell them once the door of there office is shut. He would call them if you said "my family dosn't feed me", but otherwise, he's not permited to talk to social services, or anyone else for that matter.

And if social services did get involved, they would just make sure that you get proper medical treatment. This is assuming that something is wrong with you anyways.

Yeah go eat some god damn chicken you fool.

I jest.

I have a low metabolism myself. Although I eat like a boar, I don't seem to get much fat at all. This is kind of worrying, as it may be going around my heart instead. ;_;

All I will say is - if you're not hungry there isn't any need to eat.

just eat .

Do you exercise and eat healthy food?
Because that's more or less why you are skinny.

Personally I have a faster metabolism than most, for which I'm very glad, so I can eat quite a lot and retain my slim figure. Perhaps you have a fast metabolism as well and you just aren't eating enough, even if you aren't 'hungry'.

Originally Posted by Life

I didnt know were to post this...general chit chat or serious discussion.
you can move it if you want!

I've always been skinny (on the verge of skeletal) im very bony. It all started at the beginning of September when my friends started to notice that i didn't really eat ...(to me is a skill i can eat a little and still have more energy then most) they noticed that when they gave me a hug i was very skinny...and at home i wouldn't eat...much...i would eat but i would have a little and i would finish first and then go upstairs to my room. They also started noticing i was becoming depressed...(Well duh being 14 hormones and no one understanding) I thought they was over it when i started eating more but now they knock (bang!) on the bathroom door if im in there for more than 10 minutes. They ask me what i had for lunch at school and if i say im not hungry they say i have to eat...I dont have an eating disorder at least i dont think so..I did used to have i didnt eat and would lock myself away but i got through that on my own..I dont have an eating disorder or at least i dont think i do!

Same thing happened to me two years ago. Only I wasn't so skinny. >.>

You first need to think about yourself. If you really DO have an eating disorder. Then, you need to accept it.

Then you need to get help, or help yourself.

But please, don't go too far...