accepting something doesnt mean you have to publisise it. it means you are working to sort it out and IF you can tell people they will be able to support you and help but its not essential to tell people - well i dont think so. You cant really get help b4 you accept it but by what you have said it sounds like you already know you have a problem or at least the way you are behaving with your attitudes isnt quite right. at the end of the day its only you that can get help for yourself and only you can make that decision.

ok, umm well, I think i may also have an ed. However, never asked anyone about it before here on this website. Yet, I felt the need to reply to you on the issue of accepting you may have a problem. For me its not the ed i cant accept its the stupid mental things the dr. tells me I have and need pills for. I feel everyone comes in all shapes and sizes and brains! I really dont think I have all the crud they say I do but after sorting through my life history its kinda hard not to believe I have issues. Maybe you could make a list or journal entry with your whole life history of the ed problem. Remember all the past weights and stresses of your life that may have caused it. This may help you decided if its really true or no maybe you are just normal. I hope that my evaluating yourself you can find the acceptance you need. Great Luck!

sometimes it's how you look at it. do you want to accept that you have an ed? or accept that you have the power to change it?

It takes a lot of time to accept you have a problem. No one wants to believe they do. Some of the people on this site will tell you straight out that while they know they have an ED, they refuse to call themselves Anorexic or Bulimic.

It's important for you to get support as you struggle with this... even if you arent ready to accept it. As hard as it might be, is there a trustworthy adult you can talk to about it? a parent perhaps? a therapist? school counselor?

i can understand i feel the same way. i talk to friends about my ED they told me to talk to my mental health thearpist about it so i could get help, and she didn't see what problem i really hadd with it.

Firstly, your therapist is a little off, to be honest. Ask yourself: when EXACTLY are you going to be "ready"? Point being, you need treatment if you're hurting, and the fact that you're going to a therapist means you're ready of sorts.

Do YOU want help? Take your own life in your hands, and nurture yourself. You don't have to struggle alone, and you don't have to accept everything your therapist says to you.