Expert: Meg - 1/6/2007

Question
i have stopped eating and im just not hungry anymore and some of my friends think im fat and i dont no if i am but i have stopped eating since the beginning of middle school and am i becoming anorxic cause my mom says i am and i dont believe her

Answer
Hi Valerie,

Thanks for your question and I hope that I can be of some help.  I'm wondering why you've stopped eating.  If you are really not hungry at all, then there is probably something medical going on and you should go to your doctor for a physical.  However, if you feel fat or feel like you need to control food/your body then you are probably heading towards an eating disorder.   

Here are some self quizzes that might help you figure out if you are getting close to an eating disorder.  

http://www.caringonline.com/eatdis/misc/edtest.htm

http://www.anred.com/slf_tst.html

www.helpguide.org/mental/anorexia_signs_symptoms_causes_treatment.htm


This should be a start.  If you can figure out why you're not eating, then you can find a way to either start (if it is something physical) or get some help (if it is indeed an eating disorder).  I understand it may not seem important, but when you are in middle school-your  body is growing so it is important that you eat and keep yourself healthy.  

Anyway, please feel free to write again if there is anything else that I can help with.

Best,
Meg