What kind of eating disorder do YOU have?

[escape♥]

So, I'm just curious how common certain eating disorders are, because I have non-purging bulimia nervousa. Please vote!
Thanks!

[RiseFromTheAshes]

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.

[Kindred]

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

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.

[Stargazed.]

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.

So. Yeah. That's my story.

[escape♥]

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.

[Coffee.]

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.

[blumemusik♫]

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

[Kindred]

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

[Magical Forest.]

I have EDNOS.

[Tigerlily.]

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.

[Coffee.]

Originally Posted by Tigerlily.

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...

[LANIKA]

I actually have purge eating disorder, so I went and selected the 'purging' bulimic option.

[Toxic Roses]

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.

[escape♥]

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. /:

[Eternal]

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.

[Tigerlily.]

Originally Posted by Revolution

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.

Originally Posted by xDarkMagicx

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.