Your Body Issues

[ThatGirlInLove]

So it goes a little something like this.. I skip meals, but when I actually do eat I binge like crazy and then practically overdose on laxitives to try and get rid of what I've eaten.  I've asked so many people if they think I'm fat and everyone says I'm not but I still feel like I am.  When I look in the mirror I see so much extra weight but i can't decide if it's really there.   I am 5'2 but am too afraid to weigh myself because I am too afraid of seeing I've gained weight.   I have a few questions: 1. do I have an eating disorder? 2. if I do, what kind is it? 3. when people have body dismorphic disorder do they see their body as a different shape than others do, or do they see their normal shape and think it's just gross? 4. what do i do?   PLEASE HELP ME!

[mandakim]

1. yes, it definitely seems like you might have an eating disorder.

2. sounds like bulimia. i think that's where someone binges and then purges or takes laxatives to get rid of what they ate.

3. i think bdm makes you see your body (in your mind) as something totally different to what it really is. some really beautiful girls who are like perfect in every respect see themselves as gross and repulsive. it's really sad

4. you should tell your mum and get professional help asap......like yesterday! please do it before it gets worse.