Do you have any mental illnesses/eating disorders?

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Do you have any disorders? Are you mentally unstable? No, this isn't judge anybody, I just want to know if anyone feels the same as I do about things at times. 😛

I have frequent anxiety, and a disorder that is called borderline personality disorder, or BPD. It it characterized by unstable relationships, intense mood swings, and the fear of abandonment. I know I have this, because I was diagnosed by a therapist a few years back. Sometimes I have anxiety when eating food, and my mom says I show signs of an eating disorder, but I need to be tested for that. It might not be serious. 

Do you have any disorders, or just plain anxiety about anything? If so, what is it? And if you need to talk about it, don't hesitate to messaged me.

kxera · Accepted Answer

I've never been diagnosed by a doctor nor have I have I actually been to a doctor or gotten tested to be diagnosed with any of these disorders but I know that I do struggle with several of these.

The biggest disorders that have effected me throughout my lifetime are eating disorders. I've had a bad relationship with food on and off for years. It started in junior high having a set of friends that constantly talked about their weight (and how fat they were despite being skinny) and having a family that's overweight and has bad binging and overeating problems. I often go from not eating to overeating. Binging and staving myself are frequent problems. I don't worry about my weight as much as I used to but thoughts to starve myself do occur as well constant food cravings. The start of the year, I focused on being healthy and going vegan but that hasn't happened bc of my mother, so now my lack of eating is usually from not trying to eat bad foods but then it usually results in binging on sweets. I'm working on my health and have an idea of where I want to go with it so just sticking out with a health plan is my main problem.

Depression is also something I've been effected by. Like eating disorders, I also have family who has and still suffers from depression and it effects me at times too, but I generally try to stay positive and distracted. Bipolar depression is a possibility.

Anxiety is also something that effects me. It's not frequent or intense bc I think I've just come to point where I need to take control over my mind but I get extreme anxiety at times.

teawrecks · Accepted Answer

Uhh I might have been classed as having an almost eating disorder in high school? I went through a brief period where I was counting calories and making myself puke.

Until one day when one of my sisters boyfriends got me a glass of water and sternly told me to never do it again. He was the first and only person to show that they even cared that I had been doing it, so I definitely took it to heart and stopped.

I was probably doing it for attention, and less of a mental thing since it only took that for me to quit.

Other than that I also went through a period of only sustaining myself on Lipton diet citrus green tea and eating very small portions for dinner. I dropped a dress size in, I believe, two? weeks. I had to safety pin my prom dress to make it small enough to fit.

Now I just show common signs of depression but I don't FEEL depressed and I haven't been clinically diagnosed, just others pointing it out to me.

Other than that I'm kosher.

Waffles731 · Accepted Answer

Multple,
Major Depressive disorder
ADHD (Severe enough that when I was young and not yet on medication, In school I would forget where I was and what I was doing. If I don't sleep a wink the night before these days sometimes it still happens to a minor extent. I. E Forgetting someone was in the room)
Minor ASD.

JustinTheGreat · Accepted Answer

I used to show signs for an eating disorder i guess. i used to spit out some food because i didn't want to actually consume it and get calories from it.. and all my friends freaked out about it and said it was going to lead to me not eating at all

Jxpxtxr · Answer

I was diagnosed with purge anorexia (and was even predicted to die from this in 2010) which is pretty disgusting because you don't eat and when you finally eat you basically throw every thing up. It turned into "just" anorexia now though as I at least decided to value my teeth.
I used to be severely addicted to laxatives and am still addicted to sports, too, but I guess that's just part of being anorexic...
There are SOOO many side effects that I'm suffering from now I really wish I could just be normal and finally recover from this for good! This is something I don't wish upon anyone so I really hope you're not getting into this! Definitely get yourself checked before it's too late and you're already too obsessed!

xobrowneyedbeauty · Answer

I currently have a diagnosis of panic disorder and it's an anxiety disorder. I'm on meds for it. I think I used to be depressed as well but I never got help for it. I might be borderline as I have at least some of the symptoms but my psychiatrist hasn't given me that diagnosis at least not yet. I've had problems forever but I think they've lately been exacerbated by school and a really bad relationship I was in.

Megmilli · Answer

I get anxiety, am a diagnosed perfectionist, and am recovering from anorexia. And you should really get the eating disorder thing checked out, because it might not seem serious, but if you do have one, most likely it's much more serious than you believe, and the longer you wait the worse it gets. Plus, it can affect your future plans like college, and the sooner you get help the sooner you can get better.

Mekkalyn · Answer

I've struggled with depression practically my whole life.

My therapist considered BPD for me at one point, but I didn't have any relationships to base it on, and we came to the conclusion that it was simply depression.

existing_not_living · Answer

I have an eating disorder - anorexia, a couple anxiety disorders - generalized/social, mood disorders - borderline personality, disorder/bipolar disorder (depression/mania)

I have a lot of problems...

PurpleT · Answer

I have a mixture of disorders… Anxiety, OCD, even BPD… It's horrible but I try to avoid/conquer it. My friends also help and that's what I'm thankful for :-)

Mustachekitteh · Answer

I have adhd and Asperger. ^^

peachblossomluck · Answer

Did you know that OCD and anxiety can also be accompanied by disordered eating patterns? Some of those things you described overlap and I wasn't sure which one to choose♡ (((Hugs)))

Oxxymoron · Answer

Walk up to the club like what up I have social anxiety and depression

CHARismatic110 · Answer

I have bad anxiety. I go through bouts of depression and I have crazy mood swings. When I was younger I went through a stage where I made myself throw up everything I ate. So yeah, there's that.

Goldie757 · Answer

I was diagonesd with bulima in my late teens. Ugh it ruined my skin and hair. I still feel guilty whenever I eat.

Ginnyweasley97 · Answer

i have anxiety and i would not really call this depression because some people have it worse but the personality type i have is prone to stress.

Pink2000 · Answer

I don't feel like a person can tell me what type of mental disorder I have. I show signs of narcissistic personality disorder. I don't believe it to be true. I'm perfectly fine.

9mfeo · Answer

GAD, Panic Disorder and Co-Morbid Depression. 😘😘😘

Betwyn · Answer

I'm sure I prolly have at least one thing.. But.. I like living the surprise

Kay211 · Answer

My mom has questioned me being bipolar and/or depressed, but I've never seen anyone about it so I won't self diagnose. 😅

Anonymous · Answer

Lots of social anxiety (getting better!), have been depressed/suicidal in the past, was anorexic for a brief stint... I do come across as normal (albeit standoffish) in person though :P

AzureGirl · Answer

I'm fine, but I have been depressed and borderline anorexic in the past.

Doffydood · Answer

I'm fine :) My brother sometimes accuses me of having OCD but I'm just a bit of a completist.

Anonymous · Answer

I have anxiety, I'm manic depressive, and I've suffered from anorexia in the past, though I'm still not a healthy weight

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