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How to deal with people that think I have an eating disorder?


Although I'm normal weight and naturally slim,
I'm not on a diet or anything similar, I don't even exercise ..I just have an extra amount of stress in my daily life...
people around me ,even a teacher yesterday that hardly knows me insisted that I'm too thin and she's sure I don't eat anything! and she was giving me hints like "I know you have anorexia.."
I got so annoyed and I felt really awkward because I'm not a teenager and I know I'm not starving myself at all!
thank you for reading :)

Hmmm...

I think see a doctor and get them to check out your BMI and ask for their advcie as to whether your lifestyle is appropriate etc. and if you feel satisfied then just learn to ignore them.

However, if you do actually want to stop the stress in your life making you seem underweight, try something like a weekly massage or yoga classes. I know it seems really stupid but I did yoga and it really helped. Or something like kickboxing if you have some anger.

I hope that's not terrible advice. If you know yourself that there is nothing wrong with you then forget other people. People have a stupid habit of saying the wrong thing and making other's paranoid about themselves, they like to interfere.

Hope I helped! :-D

When I was a kid, and actually until after I was married, I was really really thin. My mom used to say she was embarrassed to take me anywhere because people thought she didn't feed me! I was not anorectic, I just was naturally thin. Most people have the opposite problem; they are fighting to take weight off, and sometimes resent those who do not have that problem. If you are healthy, I wouldn't worry about it. Dress well and enjoy the fact that you don't have to diet to stay slim!

Tell them to mind there own buisness, ignore them you know you havent got one.
Just eat a big fat cake in front of them, so then there jelous that you can eat what you like and still be slim. They will soon get the picture, and you never know they could be saying it because you are naturally slim.
I wish i was naturally slim lol

If they aren't that concerned, ignore them...
... If they sound as though they might tell someone, calmly explain to them that you have a fast metabolism and you are just naturally skinny. You have nothing to hide, so if they think you are anorexic, they can simply watch you and they will know that you are perfectly healthy!
... Good luck in that! =]

yes people above are right....they might have a problem with their own weight so they're trying to tell you that you should also worry about your weight...they want to make you feel you have a disorder and that's not funny..especially if it is people that don't even know you and don't really care! take care!

you know the truth, so don't let them get to you. people may say things meaning to be well-intentioned, but actually not have enough facts to make an informed statement. try to ignore them.

Just ignore them dear! If you're aware of your normal eating habits...then you don't have to worry about it!

well i think your best bet is to just ingore them, they could be jealous of you!

Hey, I empathize - I used to get that all the time. It really makes you feel bad - you have a naturally thin (and by today's standards, "desirably sexy") body, and people want to attribute that to unhealthy dieting. There isn't much that you can do, unless you want to have a doctor's word on it. Even though you may be underweight, if you are not showing any signs of actual malnutrition or self harm, you only have to point that out to people and hope that they are intelligent enough to see the evidence. For example, you highlight the fact that you aren't pale or shaky, have a normal temperature and normal heartrate, don't have calluses on your fingers, have some muscle mass, whatever.

The unfortunate thing is that people who DO have an eating disorder (specifically anorexia) are really good at covering it up. So bystanders who are accusing YOU of having a disorder may also think you are taking the same measures to hide any signs that you are doing so.

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