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Feeling Invalid |
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By: ThinWishes3 Date: July 19, 2017, 8:36 pm |
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I believe this is the category I fall under myself. |
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My question is, who else falls here? And who feels invalid |
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because of it? |
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Whether a doctor, therapist, family member, friend etc. has made |
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you feel like your struggle isn't real because you aren't what |
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people picture when they think ED I want you to know they're |
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wrong. |
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We have a very real and valid disorder. I have read stats on how |
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people who fall under this category have the highest mortality |
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rate- mostly due to suicide unfortunately. |
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I just want you to know, I will never judge anyone based on |
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weight or criteria. |
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Who is anyone to say you don't have an issue because you're not |
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emaciated or B/Ping regularly? |
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What have been some things that have been said to you to make |
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you feel invalid? |
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Please feel free to share.... |
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They're not true, until someone lives this type of life they |
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will NEVER understand. |
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I want you to know- YOU ARE VALID and YOU DESERVE HELP AND LIFE. |
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We are here for you. |
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Some things that I've heard; |
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"You eat regularly though?" |
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"Unless you look too thin I won't weigh you." |
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"I mean you're skinny but you're not like scary thin." |
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"Are you sure this isn't just a diet?" |
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"Everyone has weight issues, I diet regularly too." |
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"You're not fat, shut up, you have no idea what it's like to |
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have a real issue." |
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"You look SO HEALTHY." |
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"You look GREAT!" |
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Re: Feeling Invalid |
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By: relapsequietly Date: July 19, 2017, 9:44 pm |
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Hi🙋🏻 I've been overweight my entire life. |
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Started with binge eating disorder, then bulimia and now I'm |
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diagnosed OSFED/atypical anorexic. I've been told there's no way |
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I'm anorexic because I'm not thin. I've also heard "anorexia is |
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for underweight people." Also been told I can't be malnourished |
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because I'm too fat. |
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Re: Feeling Invalid |
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By: waterismyfood Date: July 20, 2017, 10:00 am |
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The thing is I don't know what i have.... and it's frustrating |
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and embarrassing not knowing. |
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I have weeks where I eat all the sugary and junk food I see and |
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then I have other weeks where I restrict (under 300 cals) and |
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fast. And this cycle just makes me gain 10 pound and lose 10 |
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pound so at the end I'm back to the same weight. :-[ Plus I am |
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no where near underweight, I'm at the "normal" weight and it |
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makes me feel so invalid. I just don't know what I have and I |
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really don't want to talk to a doctor about this. |
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Re: Feeling Invalid |
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By: malloryy9752 Date: August 7, 2017, 2:07 am |
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I feel as though I belong in this category, although I do not |
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have a diagnosis. I feel like I have a binge eating disorder and |
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cannot control it. It all started after my breakup with my |
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boyfriend of 3 years. Things got bad. I've never been a small |
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girl, but I've gained about 50 pounds within the last 2 years. |
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And I have no control over myself. |
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