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View Poll Results: What kind of Eating Disorder do YOU have?
Anorexia Nervousa 8 29.63%
Bulimia Nervousa (purging) 7 25.93%
Bulimia Nervousa (non-purging) 1 3.70%
Binge Eating Disorder 5 18.52%
EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified) 14 51.85%
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Question What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 16th 2012, 03:49 PM

So, I'm just curious how common certain eating disorders are, because I have non-purging bulimia nervousa. Please vote!
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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 16th 2012, 04:29 PM

I'm mainly anorexic but I do purge and rarely I'll binge. So I guess that's close enough to be classified as bulimia as well.


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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 16th 2012, 04:50 PM

To clarify, do you mean what people have been diagnosed with, what they think they have, what their pattern of behavior best matches, ect? Just curious

& I believe EDNOS is the most common, according to the professionals. It's what around 50% of eating disorder patients suffer with. I THINK. I read it in a leaflet, so may not be an entirely credible source



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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 16th 2012, 05:23 PM

I put EDNOS because my eating disorder is actually a secondary disorder (primary being depression and PTSD). Or like a reaction. I restrict food when I have memories/flashbacks because of my PTSD.


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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 16th 2012, 05:34 PM

EDNOS - I have tendencies of anorexia, bulimia, and binge.

For me, it's another form of SH. Depression is also a factor because I never feel good enough and all that.

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June 16th 2012, 11:37 PM

It's cool! I was just curious, and thought I would put a poll out there! Thanks for voting

Oh and Laura,
I don't really know, either one I guess, haha.


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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 17th 2012, 12:29 AM

With your clarification, I'll vote EDNOS, I've suffered with habits of purging and restricting, but don't meet the criteria of most eating disorders.

I am not diagnosed, and sadly with my fun health insurance, doesn't look like I'll ever get traditional treatment, but I'm trying.


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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 17th 2012, 07:42 AM

I voted EDNOS, even though I've not been diagnosed. I could be overreacting, whatever, I don't normally talk about it here.

I think EDNOS probably would be the most common, because anorexia nervosa/bulimia nervosa/binge eating disorder all have very specific criteria, whereas EDNOS is just kind of... everyone else who has disordered eating but doesn't fit the criteria for a 'proper' eating disorder. That's just how I've always understood it, correct me if I'm wrong
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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 17th 2012, 09:26 AM

Forgot I didn't actually vote Anorexia. I was diagnosed with it in January, been in recovery since



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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 17th 2012, 10:30 AM

I have EDNOS.
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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 19th 2012, 07:22 AM

I ticked both Bulimia Nervousa (purging) and EDNOS, because I have been diagnosed with both, different times. Because my actions from the eating disorder vary. It started out diagnosed as EDNOS, because I didn't purge, and didn't fit the criteria for Bulimia, but then later on in the progression, I fell into the criteria and eventually did begin to purge, and was then diagnosed as Bulimic. So sorta glad you could tick more than one, since I wasn't sure exactly what to put down, seeing as it's bounced back and forth before.


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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 19th 2012, 08:11 AM

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I ticked both Bulimia Nervousa (purging) and EDNOS, because I have been diagnosed with both, different times. Because my actions from the eating disorder vary. It started out diagnosed as EDNOS, because I didn't purge, and didn't fit the criteria for Bulimia, but then later on in the progression, I fell into the criteria and eventually did begin to purge, and was then diagnosed as Bulimic. So sorta glad you could tick more than one, since I wasn't sure exactly what to put down, seeing as it's bounced back and forth before.
This is very common. My mother was diagnosed with bulimia before I was born, and during my lifetime, she mostly has had the symptoms of binge-eating disorder, but with some periods of restricting. Oh eating disorders in families...


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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 19th 2012, 09:39 AM

I actually have purge eating disorder, so I went and selected the 'purging' bulimic option.
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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 19th 2012, 10:56 AM

I voted EDNOS as I don't fit the diagnostic criteria specifically for any of them, but I do have an eating disorder, although undiagnosed.
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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 19th 2012, 09:31 PM

Am I the only one with non-purging bulimia?! ewww..I mean I have purged, but when I'm "actively" bulimic, I mainly binge and starve. /:


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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 19th 2012, 09:34 PM

EDNOS.
I go through periods where I'll restrict like crazy, but I don't keep it up long enough to have my weight be low enough for anorexia.


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Re: What kind of eating disorder do YOU have? - June 21st 2012, 01:45 PM

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This is very common. My mother was diagnosed with bulimia before I was born, and during my lifetime, she mostly has had the symptoms of binge-eating disorder, but with some periods of restricting. Oh eating disorders in families...
I didn't know that was common, I feel sorta better about myself now, sorry that it's at your mother's expense though Traci, and yeah, but I feel sorta alone seeing as the only other person in my family who had an eating disorder was my aunt.

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Am I the only one with non-purging bulimia?! ewww..I mean I have purged, but when I'm "actively" bulimic, I mainly binge and starve. /:
I wouldn't say you're alone, I basically did what you do when I was diagnosed with an EDNOS, that was before I started purging, I would only binge eat and starve to counteract, and that's actually how mine started out and it stayed that way for I'd say around 5 years, but after that, I picked up purging via laxatives, then 2 years later, I began purging the other way, and became classified as Bulimic (purging type). So in other words, no you are not alone, mine just developed further because of times when I let my ED run over my sense of control and what I found gross and not, I still think it's disgusting honestly, I wish I had never started.


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