EDNOS

About a year ago, I was diagnosed with Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified and severe depression. If you don’t know exactly what EDNOS is, it means you have an eating disorder that doesn’t fall into any of the main categories (Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder, etc.). Basically I’ve only ever thrown up food on purpose a couple of times, I binge maybe twice a month, but mostly I starve myself (or severely restrict my calorie intake). I’m not anorexic because I am not severely underweight (one of the characteristics of Anorexia Nervosa). Also, I don’t starve/restrict calories all of the time. Some days, I feel pretty normal and eat just like a normal person. Usually though, food is my worst enemy.

So there’s some more details on my eating disorder. Some other time I’ll go into detail about my self harm and depression.