If you are starving yourself or binging and throwing up, that is still considered an eating disorder. Having anorexia and being anorexic are two separate things.

For example, and obese person could be starving themselves for weeks without being considered anorexic because they still are not underweight. However, they do have anorexia because they are starving themselves. Do you understand what I mean?

Okay anyway, it's good you don't have any real urges right now. You are allowed to post here even if you don't want to cut or anything.

I feel like you do right now. I feel like just giving up on life and I don't want to go to work or do anything. But, I know if I go to work later it will help me feel better than if I just give in and stay home. Maybe going to work and getting your mind into something else will help lift your depression a little.

I wonder sometimes if I am self harming "right". Or if I am not doing it enough. Or to much. Or crap I can convince myself of a million things. Urges are telling you something. You don't have to be worse off than the next person to have an issue. Most of us here realize this. You DO have a right to complain, feel like crap, watch TV all daywhatever it is you need to do. Don't be too afraid of being judged on here. We really don't know who you are. (name, job, address kind of way.) and if someone does, screw them. Maybe they are to tangled up in their own mess to step back and be helpful. Ignore those. Good luck..and if it makes you feel slightly better I am having the same kind of thing. I started using bulimia as a way to "self harm" when cutting wasn't a easy option. Now I am curled up on the couch watching Adam Sandler movies because that is all I have in me right now.

Of course, you can post whatever you want here. More than anything else people are here to listen, support one another, and share feelings. So don't feel bad about posting even if it's not quite on topic. At the very worst, people can direct you to other boards where you might receive more support.

I think what you're feeling is normal - not screwed up. I am also terrified of being judged. It impairs my ability to seek help sometimes, but it also keeps me from hurting myself sometimes too.

I'm sorry that you're scared and sad, and I hope you're feeling better since you posted this. ((hugs))

First off there is nothing wrong with calling in sick when you feel like that. Some of us have to... Its better then going to work with the mindset your in and cause other people to feel down or feel that your upset with them and take it too heart. I have done this a few times just called it a day curled up watched a sad movie cried it all out then found some happy movies to laugh and move on. Sometimes that helps.

Now eating disorders if you are starving yourself in order to lose weight you have anorexia, if a doctor has to get involved meaning you have gone a long time and someone is noticing or your seeking help... they will label you. its just a label and nothing more. same goes for bulimia... Now getting sick once does not really put you in the eating disorder group... but say you will eat large amounts of food then get sick and do this every time you eat, think your too fat or not thin enough, use diet pills to stop weight gain and or lose weight, truly think your fat when really your normal or underweight... If you are obsessed with food how many calories are in what and how many you took in, and that makes you feel gross or fat or that your going to gain weight, if you if you use fasting a lot and then will eat do to pain then feel guilty or fat and go get sick... or if your exercising way too much just to lose weight (cardio lots of it) running when your starving to get your mind off it..
This does give you a title of an eating disorder, you dont have to become so sick that you are checked into a hospital to be forced to eat... if you follow the chart doctors have of labeling they will ask you to see a counselor to help you get better and change your thinking before you get to the point where you are dead or in hospital.

Now if its a way of punishment on yourself then its self harm... same with binge eating
So if you went into your doctor and told them your not eating they will ask you a list of questions to rule out some stuff or get a label of eating disorder to help you become healthy... You do not have to go to the point of the extreme of being so sick that your in hospital before its called an eating disorder.

I never got that sick I was in hospital however I was told I had Bulimia Nervosa as I would eat one meal a day and go puke then when my school started saying I was not eating and caused issues I started eating there but would right after would go puke until my teachers stopped me from going to the washroom as they know about eating disorders and then I had to go to a doctor and was put into a group for people with eating disorders and learned a lot and learned healthy eating and working out is better then what I was doing. I was never underweight, I was overweight to normal but I thought I was so fat and saw myself as just such and was bullied at my school even though really I was far thinner then the dumb kids making fun of me.

So if you want to join that group go for it hun, if you dont or are not ready that is fine you have this group. :)

Your in the right place, a lot of us have other issues and we vent here for support it links together.. You might want to also check out the depression group, but your more then welcome to use this group for venting and support :) Thats why the group is here!