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claire30
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Hi All, this is my firsy post here, only just joined.
I have had food issues for a very long time (earliest memory is about 7 years old, refusing to eat).
After my eating got much worse about 5 years ago, i realised that i had a problem with it, but felt unable to tell anyone about it.
Anyway, last year i went to my GP, who refered my to a CBT counsellor, who i saw for about 9 months, but then moved away and thought (stupidly) that i could escape my problems..silly me!
Within weeks of moving house, i had started restricting my food intake again. Not a massive amount, just cutting things out slowly, in what i thought was a sensible diet (no junk food etc).
Since September (when i started uni), i have been getting worse, cutting out more, having worse and worse feelings about food, feeling guilty for even eating etc.
I went to my uni counsellor and told her that i had a 'few issues with diet and food', so she refered me to an Eating Disorder Service..and i now see a counsellor every week, and a dietitian every week too.
The thing is, i am not sure i have an eating disorder. My counsellor thinks that i am Bulimic/Anorexic..but i dont know if thats true! I have never purposely vomited/taken laxatives..i just used to exericse a lot, to burn off the calories/fat/food.
Right now, i certainly know that i have anorexic behaviours (severe restriction of food for the last few weeks)..but that doesnt make me Anorexic does it!!?
I am so confused..not sure what type of eating disordered person i am!
Sorry for the long post, but just needed to get it all out there!
I have had food issues for a very long time (earliest memory is about 7 years old, refusing to eat).
After my eating got much worse about 5 years ago, i realised that i had a problem with it, but felt unable to tell anyone about it.
Anyway, last year i went to my GP, who refered my to a CBT counsellor, who i saw for about 9 months, but then moved away and thought (stupidly) that i could escape my problems..silly me!
Within weeks of moving house, i had started restricting my food intake again. Not a massive amount, just cutting things out slowly, in what i thought was a sensible diet (no junk food etc).
Since September (when i started uni), i have been getting worse, cutting out more, having worse and worse feelings about food, feeling guilty for even eating etc.
I went to my uni counsellor and told her that i had a 'few issues with diet and food', so she refered me to an Eating Disorder Service..and i now see a counsellor every week, and a dietitian every week too.
The thing is, i am not sure i have an eating disorder. My counsellor thinks that i am Bulimic/Anorexic..but i dont know if thats true! I have never purposely vomited/taken laxatives..i just used to exericse a lot, to burn off the calories/fat/food.
Right now, i certainly know that i have anorexic behaviours (severe restriction of food for the last few weeks)..but that doesnt make me Anorexic does it!!?
I am so confused..not sure what type of eating disordered person i am!
Sorry for the long post, but just needed to get it all out there!