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Can I still have an eating disorder if I am considered as obese or overweight?

Profile: calmZebra60
calmZebra60 on Feb 15, 2017
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Yes. There's so many facets; atypical anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating.
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Profile: Connover
Connover on Apr 18, 2017
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Of course. It depends on the disorder though. General people who are obese cannot simultaneously suffer from anorexia- as that requires someone to barely eat at all. And if you barely eat at all, you tend to be overly and unhealthily thin. Anorexia is not the only eating disorder. There are an unfortunate amount of afflictions. The important part is how you deal with them and if you try to take good care of yourself!
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 8, 2017
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yes lovely person, eating disorders are about how you feel. it must be hard for you, and I understand. Im so sorry you had to experience something as terrible as an eating disorder. This made me tear up because I just feel so bad for you. just please remember how beautiful you are, no matter what the scales says. if you are healthy and safe there is really no reason to change your weight
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jul 3, 2017
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Yes, eating disorder effect all shapes and sized, there are disorders like binge eating, but there is something that falls under the other specified eating and feeding disorder called atypical anorexia, which is someone who is normal or or overweight but still has all the symptoms of anorexia
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Anonymous on Nov 7, 2017
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Yes, in fact if you are not eating it may cause you to gain weight due your body storing up all of your energy.
Profile: Zoethepuglover
Zoethepuglover on Nov 20, 2017
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Of course! Eating disorders come in all forms, shapes, sizes, colors, and severities. It can be different for everyone.
Profile: LennieF
LennieF on Nov 20, 2017
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Of course, eating disorders are not defined by your weight. They are defined by unhealthy eating habits, which doesn't have to focus on losing weight.
Profile: Eruleanc
Eruleanc on Nov 29, 2017
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Yes absolutely, I was a patient in a clinic for eating disorder and we had overweight/obese patients with binge eating disorders, bulimia or EDNOS. And all kinds of disorders were treated equally serious!
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jan 15, 2018
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Yes, you may binge eat or eat loads and then throw up (bulimia) so yes, anyone can have a eating disorder.
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