Do I have an eating disorder? If so, what is it?
I'm not sure if I have an eating disorder, but I'm highly concerned about my weight. I spend a long time in front of my mirror scrutinizing my body, especially my thighs. I take pictures of my body every night to make sure it doesn't change the next day for the worse and hopefully for the better, but it never does. People tell me I'm thin, but I don't believe it. I'm 16, a girl, 5 feet exactly and 86 pounds. I want to be at least 82 pounds in two weeks and I've been restricting my caloric intake to about 700 calories at most per day, but typically I usually eat around 500-600. I usually start feeling guilty after the 500 mark. However, after about a week or so of restricting, I end up binging and eating nearly everything in my kitchen. i've tried purging, but my gag reflex is unresponsive and it never comes up. Then I usually take a laxative, but I never feel the intense urge to exercise even when I feel extremely guilty. I'm not sure what's wrong with me, because I clearly don't have anorexia or bulimia. Do I have an eating disorder at all?
I'm not sure if I have an eating disorder, but I'm highly concerned about my weight. I spend a long time in front of my mirror scrutinizing my body, especially my thighs. I take pictures of my body every night to make sure it doesn't change the next day for the worse and hopefully for the better, but it never does. People tell me I'm thin, but I don't believe it. I'm 16, a girl, 5 feet exactly and 86 pounds. I want to be at least 82 pounds in two weeks and I've been restricting my caloric intake to about 700 calories at most per day, but typically I usually eat around 500-600. I usually start feeling guilty after the 500 mark. However, after about a week or so of restricting, I end up binging and eating nearly everything in my kitchen. i've tried purging, but my gag reflex is unresponsive and it never comes up. Then I usually take a laxative, but I never feel the intense urge to exercise even when I feel extremely guilty. I'm not sure what's wrong with me, because I clearly don't have anorexia or bulimia. Do I have an eating disorder at all?