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Do I have an eating disorder?

For about 4 years now I have had little to no appetite most of the time. I’m just not hungry. I have diagnoses for anxiety and depression which I know can change your eating habits but I am never hungry. I lost a lot of weight. I have always been small but I am currently 85 lbs as a 15 y/o AFAB person. Sometimes I’m just not hungry and sometimes food just straight up grosses me out. Like just the thought of eating. I end up starving myself almost every day with no intention of doing so. I get shaky and weak but I still don’t feel hungry. All my doctors tell me I need yo gain weight and I agree. I eat high calorie foods but I don’t eat often. My mom suspects I have an eating disorder. She knows I don’t do it on purpose. I’m going to see my doctor but in the mean time I’m left wondering, is it possible to have an eating disorder without purposefully trying not to eat/trying to be skinny or without having body dysmorphia? 


(Sorry this is lengthy and has a ton of grammar errors btw)


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Reply by september

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there are different kinds of eating disorders and not all of them are related to body image so i think you can have one unintentionally (there was this one video i watched about someone who had an eating disorder related to only eating very specific foods out of anxiety), but i don't know you personaly and i am in no way a doctor so i can't really offer any advice but i hope what i did have to say helped. good luck figuring this out!!


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Reply by MAD SCIENCE

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Low Ghrelin hormone probably. Maybe there is an artificial hormone?

Or maybe you could just eat when you are not hungry. :P Maybe you just need some really tasty food.


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