please help *TRIGGER*

[AutumnSky]

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[inHisgripkim]

Hello to you:
I am providing you a list of symptoms that might help you answer some of your questions. I am not a therapist, but it does sound like you have some serious issues that you need to resolve and counseling would be a step in the right direction. Make an appointment with your family doctor and tell him/her your concerns. Your physician can help you access behavioral health for counseling. It also sounds like you are battling depression which can be diagnosed by your family physician.

Symptoms:

Anorexia/Bulimia

1. Dramatic weight loss in a relatively short period of time.
2. Wearing big or baggy clothes or dressing in layers to hide body shape and/or weight loss.
3. Obsession with weight and complaining of weight problems (even if "average" weight or thin).
4. Obsession with calories and fat content of foods.
5. Obsession with continuous exercise.
6. Frequent trips to the bathroom immediately following meals (sometimes accompanied with water running in the bathroom for a long period of time to hide the sound of vomiting).
7. Visible food restriction and self-starvation.
8. Visible bingeing and/or purging.
9. Use or hiding use of diet pills, laxatives, ipecac syrup (can cause immediate death!) or enemas.
10. Isolation. Fear of eating around and with others.
11. Unusual Food rituals such as shifting the food around on the plate to look eaten; cutting food into tiny pieces; making sure the fork avoids contact with the lips (using teeth to scrap food off the fork or spoon); chewing food and spitting it out, but not swallowing; dropping food into napkin on lap to later throw away.
12. Hiding food in strange places (closets, cabinets, suitcases, under the bed) to avoid eating (Anorexia) or to eat at a later time (Bulimia).
13. Flushing uneaten food down the toilet (can cause sewage problems).
14. Vague or secretive eating patterns.
15. Keeping a "food diary" or lists that consists of food and/or behaviors (ie., purging, restricting, calories consumed, exercise, etc.)
16. Pre-occupied thoughts of food, weight and cooking.
17. Visiting websites that promote unhealthy ways to lose weight.
18. Reading books about weight loss and eating disorders.
19. Self-defeating statements after food consumption.
20. Hair loss. Pale or "grey" appearance to the skin.
21. Dizziness and headaches.
22. Frequent soar throats and/or swollen glands.
23. Low self-esteem. Feeling worthless. Often putting themself down and complaining of being "too stupid" or "too fat" and saying they don't matter. Need for acceptance and approval from others.
24. Complaints of often feeling cold.
25. Low blood pressure.
26. Loss of menstrual cycle.
27. Constipation or incontinence.
28. Bruised or calluses knuckles; bloodshot or bleeding in the eyes; light bruising under the eyes and on the cheeks.
29. Perfectionistic personality.
30. Loss of sexual desire or promiscuous relations.
31. Mood swings. Depression. Fatigue.
32. Insomnia. Poor sleeping habits

Compulsive Overeating/Binge Eating Disorder

1. Fear of not being able to control eating, and while eating, not being able to stop.
2. Isolation. Fear of eating around and with others.
3. Chronic dieting on a variety of popular diet plans.
4. Holding the belief that life will be better if they can lose weight.
5. hiding food in strange places (closets, cabinets, suitcases, under the bed) to eat at a later time.
6. Vague or secretive eating patterns.
7. Self-defeating statements after food consumption.
8. Blames failure in social and professional community on weight.
9. Holding the belief that food is their only friend.
10. Frequently out of breath after relatively light activities.
11. Excessive sweating and shortness of breath.
12. High blood pressure and/or cholesterol.
13. Leg and joint pain.
14. Weight gain.
15. Decreased mobility due to weight gain.
16. Loss of sexual desire or promiscuous relations.
17. Mood swings. Depression. Fatigue.
18. Insomnia. Poor Sleeping Habits.

God bless you Sunshine,
Kim

 

[AutumnSky]

Thank you so much for your help. I have 27 of the anorexia/bulimia symptoms.

 

[bumblebee62331]

Thank you so much for your help. I have 27 of the anorexia/bulimia symptoms.

You need to speak to someone whom you trust and ask them to take you to the doctor. Tests on the internet are not to be taken seriously. Sure, they can be an indicator, but they are no replacement for medical advice or diagnosis.

It's good that you are aware that you might have a disorder. You need to go and see someone who will be able to tell you exactly if you do or do not.

 

[byebyebaby]

You need to speak to someone whom you trust and ask them to take you to the doctor. Tests on the internet are not to be taken seriously. Sure, they can be an indicator, but they are no replacement for medical advice or diagnosis.

It's good that you are aware that you might have a disorder. You need to go and see someone who will be able to tell you exactly if you do or do not.

*agrees*

 

[nlccs]

I KNO HOW YOU FEEL WANTING TO CONCEAL UR PAIN BY WANTING TO LOOSE MORE WEIGHT AS A FORM OF PUNISHMENT AND YES IT CAN MAKE U FEEL BETTER. bUT HONESTLY IN THE END IF THIS CONTINUES THE PUNISHMENT WOULD BE BAD HEALTH AND MAYBE EVEN DEATH!! TRUS ME HUN ITS NOT WORTH IT.

 

[byebyebaby]

I KNO HOW YOU FEEL WANTING TO CONCEAL UR PAIN BY WANTING TO LOOSE MORE WEIGHT AS A FORM OF PUNISHMENT AND YES IT CAN MAKE U FEEL BETTER. bUT HONESTLY IN THE END IF THIS CONTINUES THE PUNISHMENT WOULD BE BAD HEALTH AND MAYBE EVEN DEATH!! TRUS ME HUN ITS NOT WORTH IT.

hello fellow newbie!