Do i have a eating disorder?

Question

-I don't like to eat - i skip a lot of meals

-I weigh 100 and i'm 5'4"

-I get cold a lot

-I feel bad after eating

-I binge eat when I do eat sometimes

-I want to be skinnier

?

Answer 1

woah woah girl. i suggest you eat. you might become anorexic. just eat light meals, dont skip meals. not good for your health. you can become a vegeterian. maybe you should go see a doctor about that.  

Answer 2

I am not a doctor, however this is the criteria that a person has to meet in order to be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa

DSM-IV Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa

   1. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height (eg, weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that expected or failure to make expected weight gain during period of growth, leading to body weight less than 85% of that expected).

   2. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.

   3. Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight.

   4. In postmenarchal females, amenorrhea ie, the absence of at least three consecutive cycles. (A woman is considered to have amenorrhea if her periods occur only following hormone, eg, estrogen administration.)

Specify type:

    * Restricting Type: During the current episode of anorexia nervosa, the person has not regularly engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior (ie, self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas).

    * Binge-Eating/Purging Type: During the current episode of anorexia nervosa, the person has regularly engaged in binge-eating or purging behavior (ie, self-induced vomiting or the misuse of laxatives, diuretics, or enemas).

I would suggest getting a proper diagnosis from a psychiatrist. It does sound like you may be heading in the direction of an eating disorder, if you do not have one already.