How can I make sure my weight consciousness doesn't turn into an eating disorder?
I’m 16 and I’m really conscious of my weight. I want to be slim because at the moment i’m no where near. I try to lose the weight but I cave and eat again. Then I feel even worse and annoyed at myself for it. I don’t like to weigh myself because I get upset, but I know no matter how thin I am i’ll always want to be thinner. I’m worried what this means. I’ve spoken to my friend about it but I dont think he really understands. He tried to help me through it about a month ago, but I can’t talk to him now because he said that if I didn’t stop it he’d tell someone. So I pretended I was fine. I don’t want to put this on him again. It’s not fair. What do I do? I cant talk to a parent or anything like that. I dont have a full on disorder but I’m worried it’s going to turn into one.
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Many teens struggle with body image issues. You just have to remind yourself that those people you see on tv, in movies, and in magazines look like that because they spend their entire life worrying about their looks and they get paid a whole lot of money to. But that’s not realistic. It’s okay to want to lose some weight in order to be healthier. But don’t beat yourself up over it. It’s not worth it. Accept what you are and how you look and learn to love it. Every single person I know has something that they don’t like about themselves. Example: I hate my skin. I’m not overweight but I have stretch marks on a few areas of my body already! It’s unfortunate but I don’t dwell on those flaws. Instead I find the things that I do like about myself. You should try to do the same. Eventually when you look in the mirror, you’re eyes will stop landing on the negetive things, and start looking at the positives. If this still doesn’t help, I would consider therapy. Good luck!
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