My older brother found a bag of rotten dinners in my closet- as my family was eating, I would put food in my sleeve or pocket and then store it in my closet so I wouldn’t have to eat. He told my parents and now everyone in my family thinks that I’m anorexic.
I told everyone that I’m fine and that I’m NOT anorexic but they don’t believe me- I explained that it’s not called anorexia when you’re fat, it’s called a diet. But she made me go to the doctor anyway and the doctor diagnosed me as anorexic, calling my eating patterns "disturbing" and my weight a "cause for concern." I told her I was fine and she just wouldn’t listen to what I had to say. I went to outpatient treatment and lost more weight (because I could stand to lose a few, not because I have issues) the doctor and basically told my parents I was being admitted to a treatment facility.
Do I have any rights? Can I be re-evaluated by a different physician? I’m 17 years old, it’s my senior year of high school, and I don’t want anyone thinking I’m anorexic or insane. I don’t know what my friends would think, my boyfriend, my teachers, etc. How do I avoid treatment?!
Also, I went from 128 pounds to 110 pounds (at 5’6"). It was only 18 pounds, and I’m only four pounds underweight. Isn’t this ridiculous?
I’m sorry dear, I know this isn’t what you want to hear but you sound very sick, if not anorexic than at least eating disordered. There is a fine line between dieting healthily and having an eating disorder, and in terms of this I think you are on the side worse off. Hiding food is not a means normal people use to lose weight; by doing so, you are intentionally hiding something, and secrecy is the defining characteristic of an eating disorder. I understand how you feel; there are very little anorexics who want to receive help, as the disease is rarely about vanity and used more as a destructive coping mechanism for other troubling psychological problems. Another thing indicating why I think you’re quite sick; your perception of yourself is awfully skewed, as most anorexics suffer from body dysmorphia. You were neither fat at 128lb nor are now at 110lb, and just because you are not severely underweight doesn’t mean you are not eating disordered; after all, it is a mental illness in which the body primarily serves as an indicator of symptoms. Your body may not be extremely damaged now, but at the rate you’re going, within a few months you are very likely to spiral out of control and bring about your own death by starvation.
Anyway, I’m very sorry about your situation. I do believe you are in denial, just as I was when diagnosed with anorexia. As long as you are a minor (under eighteen years old), you are unfortunately under the control of your parents. Even when you’re older than eighteen, the state can still force you into inpatient treatment if your life is in danger. But in the end, it is up to you. The hardest part is admitting that you have a problem…after that, things get easier, and it is completely your choice if you want to recover or not. No one can force you, and ultimately only you can save your self. Good luck!
YOU ARE ANOREXIC EAT SOME FOOD AND STOP BEING BLINDED BY IGNORANCE
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You’re in denial. You’re not insane, but if you purposely lose weight by skipping meals, you are fundamentally anorexic. Proper dieting means eating as much as you should, just making healthier choices of what to eat. Skipping meals is never, ever healthy under any circumstances.
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First off, 110 pounds is way underweight for someone 5’6". And the mere fact that you put food in your sleeve or pocket and store it in your closet would be a great concern to anyone. The closet thing definitely indicates you have some sort of problem because that act alone is way abnormal. When you turn 18, you are a legal adult and can do anything you please as long as you aren’t living under your parent’s roof. So move out on your own, become an independent adult without any monetary help from anyone and then you can tell them all to leave you alone. As long as you are a minor and living under someones roof other than your own, your rights are limited. Sorry.
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Sneaking your food away with your sleeves & pockets is anorexic behavior as far as I see it. I’m not labeling you "anorexic" but you may be developing an eating disorder. Don’t be mad at your brother because I’m sure he ratted you out because he cared about you. You’re not severely underweight but you should definately stop dieting at this point. As far as avoiding treatment goes, I do not think you have any real say in the matter until you are 18. For now, if I were you, I would try my best to appease everyone by going through whatever treatment I had to do. I bet it will suck but it’s better than fighting about it and alientating your friends and family.
Best of luck
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No, it’s not anorexia when you’re fat; but that’s not the situation here. You aren’t fat. You’re underweight and are engaging in some very bizarre behaviors to keep from having to eat. You can be re-evaluated–in fact, I think you should be–but the reality is that you do have an eating disorder, and the problem with eating disorders is that if they are allowed to go on for too long, they become intractable and recovery becomes nearly impossible. I recovered from an ED years ago, when I was in my 20′s (yeah, I thought I was fine, too….) and sometimes I run across people my age who never did get better. In their 50s and miserable, already with bone fractures from osteoporosis and dentures because they lost their teeth from puking.
Listen to your family and your doctors and accept the help they are offering.
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Sorry sweetie sounds like you’re sick to me. You do have certain rights to be better informed of your condition and etc. I’m not sure about your right to be re-evaluated by a different physician, but if you ask they legally have to tell you your rights. Beware though you may not have many (if any) because you are a minor. You’re 17 I suggest that you stay and treatment now and embrass it, if this becomes a problem when you are older it will become harder to acess adequate and affordable treatment.
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I’m sorry dear, I know this isn’t what you want to hear but you sound very sick, if not anorexic than at least eating disordered. There is a fine line between dieting healthily and having an eating disorder, and in terms of this I think you are on the side worse off. Hiding food is not a means normal people use to lose weight; by doing so, you are intentionally hiding something, and secrecy is the defining characteristic of an eating disorder. I understand how you feel; there are very little anorexics who want to receive help, as the disease is rarely about vanity and used more as a destructive coping mechanism for other troubling psychological problems. Another thing indicating why I think you’re quite sick; your perception of yourself is awfully skewed, as most anorexics suffer from body dysmorphia. You were neither fat at 128lb nor are now at 110lb, and just because you are not severely underweight doesn’t mean you are not eating disordered; after all, it is a mental illness in which the body primarily serves as an indicator of symptoms. Your body may not be extremely damaged now, but at the rate you’re going, within a few months you are very likely to spiral out of control and bring about your own death by starvation.
Anyway, I’m very sorry about your situation. I do believe you are in denial, just as I was when diagnosed with anorexia. As long as you are a minor (under eighteen years old), you are unfortunately under the control of your parents. Even when you’re older than eighteen, the state can still force you into inpatient treatment if your life is in danger. But in the end, it is up to you. The hardest part is admitting that you have a problem…after that, things get easier, and it is completely your choice if you want to recover or not. No one can force you, and ultimately only you can save your self. Good luck!
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