you do not have anorexia nervosa....but that doesn't mean you don't have an ed.

 

Maybe atypical anorexia

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Maybe not anorexia, like the above said but you still struggle with food.EDNOS perhaps? I suspect I have ednos because-I am underweight-but I do eat but not normally and I don't look skeletal.Just normal thin.I starve then binge or eat very little and purge sometimes.

Don't let your weight get in the way of you asking for help though, get it while you still want it , if you need to talk go ahead before it gets really bad.

 

Technically you need to be underweight to be clinically diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. I hate these stereotypes because anyone can have anorexic thoughts and behaviours regardless of their weight. If you starve yourself, if eating is difficult, if eating too much makes you so guilty that you wish to be dead, if you have a purgative way to live, if you hate yourself enough, you are struggling with anorexia in my opinion. WEIGHT DOESNT MATTER

 

Atypical AN or EDNOS.​

 

I mean, weight matters a lot to us anorexics I'm underweight but it's still not enough but it shouldn't be a criteria for anorexia imo. I could be at a normal bmi right now and still feel the same way about myself. I don't think it's right. Don't ever let your weight stop you from getting help. If you clinically do not have anorexia, you definitely have another eating disorder

Stay safe, dear, you look beautiful <3

 

The weight criteria's deliberately vague for atypical, I think. Something like "a significant amount" and having that left up to doctors' discretion as far as I know. I like that they did that, but I could also be misinformed.

How long have you felt this way?

 

I hate the weight criteria for AN. I mean, it's a mental illness but it requires physical manifestations. Yeah ok whatever. But like everyone said, according to the High Lords of the DSM criteria you do not have anorexia. That doesn't mean you don't have the thoughts. I hope you can get help for those before you get sucked in deep

 

It is possible to have anorexia and be overweight. It's how I started out.

 

Medically, no you can't have anorexia whilst a healthy or higher weight. But you can have an ED at any weight. Chances are you could be struggling with EDNOS.

 

It is possible to have anorexia and be overweight. It's how I started out.

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Absolutely. I was diagnosed with a BMI of 20. Every Dr is different but I think my diagnosis was due to how rapidly I lost weight when I was younger. I never made it to the stereotypical anorexic that you see all over the internet. (My lowest bmi was 18.5 which is technically healthy. I went into "recovery" (a shit ton of therapy) and was successful for the most part but of course i gained weight. Then I got pregnant and gained even more weight. I was at 250lbs at my highest. After I gave birth I went back and forth between 220 and 240. Once I tried to just work out and eat normal my ED showed up again. Since January I've lost 46lbs but I know that what I have is anorexia. That being said you still may not have Anorexia it may be an EDNOS. Since you're still at a healthy weight I would absolutely talk to a dr or therapist. That the only way you will be able to get a legit diagnosis. It seems like right now you are self aware and that's great. Most people don't realize how badly they have fucked themselves up until it's too late. Be safe. <3

 

You can have an eating disorder, they're all valid and serious and need attention and help no matter what your weight is
Eating disorders are serious mental issues

 

You could have OSFED/atypical AN

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With the described eating pattern it's only a matter of time until you will be underweight. Therfield this could be AN, maybe you're just in the beginning or it AN untypical type. Whatever, you struggle with food! Go get professional help. When you're just in the beginning it will be even more easy to overcome this and live a happy and healthy life!

 

You've totally avoided the concept of time in your OP.

Like....

Have you lost any weight/how much/how fast.

That's more of an indicator of an ED than CW and picking at food.

But I subscribe to the medical/literal definition of anorexia. Meaning I wouldn't consider you anorexic at your weight but anorexia is not the only eating disorder

 

It doesn't matter which Ed you have. All are welcome on mpa for support.

 

You don't have anorexia, as you don't fit the criteria. That is NOT the same thing as not having a problem. Nobody here can diagnose you - speak to a psychologist about the troubles you are having, because regardless of whether you have a clinical ED (possibly OSFED) or not you deserve help!

 

I was diagnosed with Anorexia years ago, but because my weights sky-rocketed,

and I still have the same thoughts, (and in the last week the same behaviours)

I'm classified as Atypical Anorexia, until my BMI is below 20 (which is where my Dr has his cut-off although

I was diagnosed at 16.1)

So OP maybe its Atypical Anorexia?

Are you seeing a professional about it?

 

No, you don't meet the criteria.

 

Do you meet every cryteria in Anorexia Nervosa besides the weight?

If yes, you may have OSFED (Subtype Atypical Anorexia Nervosa). It's basically for people who are anorexic but it hasn't affected your weight enough yet to cause you to be underweight. NOTE: it can still screw up your body (heart, kidneys, bones and brain). You just can physically see it's effects on your weight yet BUT YOUR BODY IS DYING!

Everyone who develops this disorder (unless they were naturally thin when it started like I was) or who relapses (since they start at a normal bmi like I did) starts with Atypical Anorexia Nervosa.

It is still serious. Unfortunately some professionals won't understand it. (My ex nutritionist who had no training in EDs thought i had Bulimia Nervosa and i was horrified that she assumed I was binge eating because of my weight! Although I am a purger so I understand why she was slightly confused. That triggered me to eat even less. Anyway, now it's actually AN again and my ED specialist team is talking about sending me to a higher level of care because OP isn't working out for me.) BUT the good news is if you talk to someone who understand/has training in eating disorders then they will know what OSFED is. They will understand what you are experiencing and help you. More than half of people with EDs are at a normal or overweight BMI. (AN is the only disorder with a weight cryteria and it's the rarest one.) So you are not alone. ED teams will understand. Other ED sufferers (even us anorexicis) understand. We all want to support you. My advice is to treat it early. The longer you wait the more damage your body experiences. (If you are restricting - especially if you vomit on top of that - you can have a heart attack AT ANY WEIGHT!) The longer you weigh the less effective treatment will be. Please seek help early. (That might prevent you from having to go to a Day or Residential program later.)

 

Definitely disordered eating of some kind

 

definitely disordered thoughts and habits, obviously i can't diagnose but i'd say atypical anorexia would seem most applicable. be careful, stay as safe as you can

 

Technically you are not anorexic. However, anorexia is not the only eating disorder that exists. You may also just have body image issues and some disordered eating issues,,

Try to balance your meals and eat healthfully. Get excercise, even if just walking. Sleep earlier.

It will get better; whatever it is that you need to get better from.

 

To me, you look perfectly fine.

Anyways, clinically speaking, you can't be overweight and have anorexia. Anorexia is a disease, and just like any other disease, it comes up in stages, not all at once. Getting underweight is a stage of anorexia, which takes a little bit of time and shows up after a while, not immediately.

Please take care.