Avatar Posted by kittycullen 338 days ago (Question)
Sometimes I go through periods of starving myself, or eating a piece of fruit every few days. When I do this, I feel happy and my mood's generally better. When I don't and I'm eating at what most people would consider a 'normal amount' I feel really depressed and low.
I've been told my depression might be caused by a bad diet, but when I'm eating normally I feel depressed, and when I'm ACTUALLY eating badly I feel happy.
What's wrong with me? I can't sleep either, since I started eating more again I can't sleep until about 3am. I'm 14. I hate the way I look and constantly feel fat. I'm about 5''7 and 128lbs at the moment; about a week ago I weighed 114lbs. Returning to eating normally has made me gain the weight back and I feel even more low than usual.
What's wrong and what can I do to stop feeling this way?


Answers

Written by acrawford20 336 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Answer: + -

Your probably just growing.

I am 14 too and I was having the same problems as you.

I went from 100 pounds to 112 in about 4 days.

I was so sad about gaining weight that i didnt eat anything except crackers and water. Other people told me i wasnt fat but every time i looked in the mirror i saw the fattest person in the world. Then i realized that Nobody thinks im fat except me. So see every girl begins to think their "fat" at somepoint. It's just our nature to think stuff like that. So when you eat normally your probably just thinking that everyone else thinks your fat but they don't im sure. Thats probably why your in a bad mood when you do eat. So keep eating because it's more healthier to eat than to not eat.

Written by Edahn 335 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Answer: + -

School and the media put a lot of pressure on girls your age to stay skinny. Really skinny. My guess is that when you eat normally, you feel guilty, like you're not going to be skinny, and that you're doing something wrong. It's TOTAL BS and it's not your fault at all. Society has become irresponsible with the standards they set for young people your age. Society isn't concerned with health and REAL beauty, which comes out of being happy about the person you are; society is concerned with sexuality and materialism. It's important that you recognize this difference and make a commitment to become healthy, self-loving, and beautiful, rather than skinny, sickly, and hungry.

All you have to do is snap back into a healthy eating routine. Eat good food when you're hungry. If you feel a little guilty, that's okay. That's the way society is making you feel. You have to recognize two things: (1) There's a healthy way to eat that doesn't involve starving yourself and (2) That you're doing the right thing by eating healthy, even if you feel a little guilty right now.

Maybe in a year or two you can be a role model for girls your age by showing them that you can eat healthy without feeling terrible about yourself and still be AWESOME and beautiful at the same time.

If you're still confused about what to do, you could talk to your parents or school counselor and get some advice from them.

Written by Clyde 326 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate Answer: + -

It probably does have a lot to do with your age, also it does not hurt to talk to a school counselor or school nurse about what is going on.

Best,

Clyde


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