Confused between anorexia and bulimia...

fedup6666 wrote:Did some research on the symptoms of both of them. Thought my girlfriend at the phase she is in now, is bulimic. I think shes both. She feels shi* about eating and the thought of eating, she eats a meal, then she feels the need to punish herself by purging. It can be a low calorie meal that shes planned, which helps a little but the feeling of purging is still there. Sometimes she tries to starve herself but ultimately give in and eats a lot, she does get hungry, and she eats. Then she purges. It originates from having bad self image/esteem.

is that anorexia? or bulimia...or both?

I think its bulimia. I have one as well for 7 years and still going. It once stopped when i was on Prozac.

I HATE to eat, but i cannot control the urge to eat. I always crave for something. Im only 45kg (im 153cm tall) and people keep saying how skinnier im getting, but im so scared of the thought of "unused calories that turn into fat". Im scared to be fat. Sometimes I decide to "live good life and eat proportionally and healthy" and do not trhow up. But it doesnt work for long, because then i start craving for yummy food like chips, chocolate, or any fatty food. I end up eating it a lot, and start purging again because i feel bad after.