“I starve and then I eat a lot, but I never really lose weight – do I have an eating disorder?”
As someone who suffered from an eating disorder, I’ll tell you that eating disorders have more to do with your mindset about food rather than your weight. In the end, messing with your idea of food will affect your physical health.
To begin, starving yourself is horrible for your body. Your brain functions are impaired, your body begins losing necessary fats and essential muscle mass, and you’re more likely to die from a heart attack. Though a heart attack doesn’t seem likely at your age, your chances are raised. Seeing as your heart, bones, and digestive systems are wrecked, you begin to coincide with symptoms of heart attack.
It is probable that you are exhibiting symptoms of an eating disorder. Please tell a trusted adult and seek help from a professional doctor as soon as you can. Eating disorders are psychological issues that can lead to death, severe injuries, and a slew of other mental disorders.
It sounds like this particular person may have binge-eating disorder. If you have binge-eating disorder, you engage in dieting or starving tactics, followed by eating until you are “uncomfortably full”.
One coping method is writing down your feelings in a journal. Eating disorders often begin with your perception of yourself. Start writing when you feel unusual mood swings. Reread your journal to pick up how you reference yourself and how you generally feel about yourself.
Talk to your person. Whether it be your guardian, a teacher, or a friend, you have to find someone to express your emotions to and someone who can detect when you aren’t your best. First and foremost, talk to your doctor or counselor. Let it be someone you see on a daily basis.
Set food reminders. Personally, I get too stressed out with work and forget I’m even hungry. Whether you set reminders on your phone or write them on your hand every day, write our every meal you have and put a designated time for it.
Eat small meals. Always have a snack on you. Not only is this great for your metabolism, but it personally feels better to constantly be eating little snacks instead of waiting long hours for big meals.
Here are more tips here and I hope that things look up for you. Most importantly, please immediately seek professional help.
