Hi I have been dealing with body issues my whole life but I had no idea I was having abnormal thoughts and I have been looking up things to try and figure out what's wrong with me and although I don't think I fit in to this disorder I wanted an opinion other then mine.... When I look at myself in the mirror I see nothing but dark circles and scars on my face when I look down at my body i see someone who weighs over 200 lbs I look at my clothes before I put them on and its huge but the size of my pants is between a one and a three I know there is something wrong I am just not sure what I am not anerexic I eat I am only 120 lbs and my target weight is 130 I just need to get this under control before I start to acquire bad habits.... I know I have bad self-esteem but I think that this is different and at the risk of sounding needy I am scared I have other mental issues but I am beginning to worrie that I can't trust my own eyes
Do not give yourself extra worries, you know how much is your weight, and try to keep that in mind, and do not put additional stress on yourself. Say a prayer when you can. Take care of yourself and God bless you.
hello, i currently suffer with Bdd in wich i believe have an eating disorder on top of it.. i was diagnosed last summer.. i see myself disfigured in mirrors and huge.. i weight 126 and 5 foot 8..its terrible to feel this way and no one understands.. how do u see urself in pictures??
I do the same thing I look in the mirror and see fat.I got to the point where I had to stop myself from looking in the mirror.The more weight I lost the fatter I felt.I am a size 1-3.I just tell myself (while fighting myself not to look in the mirror)."You wear a size 1-3 if I was fat I wouldn't be this size."It's mind over matter.You have to train your mind and keep telling yourself that over and over.Tell yourself your a strong women or man and you can do this.We only have one body and as we get older the effects of not eating right are felt and there is nothing we can do to fix it.Your not alone..remember mind over matter!! stay strong.
I know exactly how you feel! I've had body image problems for the longest time! I hate looking in the mirror because it makes me feel even worse about myself. The thunder thighs and the extremely bloated belly. I'm not over weight (clinically). I think that I am too under my target weight. But I hate feeling this way. My mom found out about my problem when she saw the diet pilla and other products hidden in my closet along with the on again off again fad diets I tried to get her to accept. She removed all of the scales and that really helped. Therapy also really helped. She gave me all of those tricks to help me over come the urges to diet and feel negative about myself. For instance she told me to always focus on the positive about myself such as " I really like my eye color" or "my hair is really soft". It may sound stupid now but it really helped. I know it's hard. I hated living like that. From time to time I still think about it but it does not occupy my thoughts as much as it used to. It will get better I promise. I know you can do it!
You guys are strong to think of positive things bout yourselves! Congratulations! :) I wish I could do that. No matter what, I can't see or think of any good thing bout myself.
most of you really know what I am taking about and I thank you for reaching out to me