thea

the semi-secret life of thea
2003-03-29 01:12:50 (UTC)

hmmmm

Flipping through stuff on the web about anorexia. I don't
think that i am, but dammit, everytime i look at "the
signs" they say i am. They're wrong dammit. i'm not
anorexic, i just have a food issue. But serously, ugh.

Extreme weight loss
Refusal to eat enough to maintain a healthy body weight
Persistent negative comments about body shape and size
Distorted body image and self-perception
Inability to recognize true body size/thinness
Excessive exercise
Continuing to diet although thin
Obsessive calorie and fat gram counting
Constant weighing
Refusing to eat in public/avoidance of eating situations
Denial of the problem
Claiming lack of hunger
Attributing life successes or failures to weight
Dressing in layers to hide weight loss
Thinning hair
Dry, yellow skin
Dry, brittle hair and nails
Complaints of being cold all the time
Refusal to eat solid food
Disguising lack of eating or reduced food intake by playing
with food, picking at food, rearranging food on the plate,
hiding food
Fine, downy hair that develops on face or body
Lack of menstrual period; loss of menses
Personality changes
Inability to accept compliments; frequent self-belittling
comments
High expectations of perfection

Ok, i said yes to all but 2 of these. That's not good, is
it? But i seriously don't think i'm anorexic. I just have a
freaking food issue. Granted, i was a little worried about
the whole trying to make myself throw up thing, but i
didn't actually do it. But ugh, everytime i look at one of
these "anorexia tests", i fucking ace it. They're trying to
freaking make me believe that i DO have an eating disorder,
and that doesn't do shit for my self esteem. I just want to
take a test on anorexia, suicide, depression, and fail the
fucker. Say no to most of the questions. Wouldn't that be
great? *sigh*




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