Is it normal to feel i can't have an eating disorder because....

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I'm at a "healthy weight" right now.

I apparently have "high risk" behavior and an "extremely unhealthy" opinion of food. They called it ednos (eating disorder not otherwise specified) because it's not full on anorexia, but I have "anorexic tendencies".

If I had an eating disorder, I would be sickly and underweight. I wouldn't have such a flabby stomach and jiggly legs, my BMI wouldn't be 19. My hip bones would protrude. My ribs would show individually. I don't have any of that.

Plus BMI doesn't mean anything. Having a BMI of 19 now, if you look at me it's obvious that I'm fat.

I don't know. My doctor and family call it an eating disorder. I just don't think I can have one.

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  • thr
    10 years ago

    I can't look at you, and a BMI of 19 does not make it obvious that you are fat.

    Do you worry much about how much you eat, and do you have a hard dealing with it if you don't stay in control of how much you eat? If yes, then maybe you should listen to your doctor and family.

    Ideally, you should eat until you're full, and not have to worry or be anxious about how much you eat.

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    • Purple_Monkey
      8 years ago

      "I can't look at you, and a BMI of 19 does not make it obvious that you are fat."
      It makes it obvious, that she is not fat.

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  • Purple_Monkey
    8 years ago

    Eating Disorder is not about your weight, it is about your feelings and behavior. It is almost impossible to be fat, having BMI of 19, you have an unhealthy way of thinking about yourself.

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago

    A person can be at a "healthy weight" or even fat and be consider at high risk for an ED. I think the categorisation has to do with behaviours,etc.

    Look up "Eating disorder misconceptions".

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  • imadragon
    10 years ago

    Just because you say you are "fat" doesn't mean that it is not a eating disorder. And denial is one of the first steps after being diagnosed with various things. You said that you are "fat", which you might not even be and it is may be one thing that has started it.

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  • noid
    10 years ago

    Not enough info. You didn't tell us you eating choices or patterns.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Well you people obviously can't diagnose me online. My point was I feel like I can't have an eating disorder even though I was diagnosed with one. I feel like since I'm at a healthy weight I'm just not sick enough to have an actual disorder. They want me to recover but I feel like I shouldn't have to because I'm not sick yet. I'm not hurting enough to need to recover.

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