What Am I?

[megan1994]

Well, I eat as little as I can without people notciing that I'm not eating.
I only eat If I'm like being forced to:
Family meals, etc
I trick people in to thinking I've eaten by making dirty dishes, and lying etc.
Whenever I do eat, which isn't very often, I purge.
I don't binge.
I don't really know what I am, I just know it's not normal?
And I'm not sure what EDNOS even stands for?

Any replies would be nice :) Thanks, x

[Jacklinger]

EDNOS = Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (aka Eating disorder not diagnosed, or unknown) Overeaters usually take this label because saying that you're an overeater sounds emberrasing and people assume you weigh 600 pounds.

But people who aren't sure they're anorexic or bulimic might say they're EDNOS too.

[megan1994]

Thanks :) I figure I'm EDNOS then? x

[bumblebee]

do you *need* to have a label?
if you're struggling with food, you're struggling with food regardless of whether or not you fit a specified criteria.