I have a secretive eating disorder and no one knows, help???

name: Elizabeth
age: 16 (turning 17 in September)

The last thing I ate since last week was one quarter of a carrot, 2 full glass of water.
NO ONE knows I have an eating disorder and I'm afraid to tell my parents because (If I know them) they will lecture me and yell at me and possibly hit me. :-(
I wouldn't tell my friends because they'd probably write on Yahoo! Answers: MY FRIEND HAS A EATING DISORDER, HELP?!?!?!" or something to expose that I have an eating disorder.
I wouldn't tell a therapist or anyone because:
a. they'd notify my parents
b. I don't think i have a local therapist
c. they cost a lot of money and I only have $4 in my purse.

Also, I'm afraid to go to the kitchen because the hunger temptation is kicking in and if I grab a Luna bar from the cabinet, I have this sick feeling in my stomach and I rush to the bathroom.

Help???

I've been going throw this since the last day of school.

hun you need to get help. this is somthing not to play around with trust me. I struggle with one. Can you just talk to your mom alone about it and let her know you are scared. how long has this been going on? hun you having to be feeling pretty bad side effect if that is all you drinken and eaten since last week. you are porbly dehyraded and dizzy. you need to get help hun. go to ur friends parents or somthing. if you go to a therpasit or something, they cant call your parents. ( at lest where i live over the age of 15 u can make ur own rights.) please hun get help. you are wroth it and you should be going though this alone. please try talking to someone. we can give adive but we cant phyical be there with you as like your family and friends. is there someone else in the family you trust that can try to help you?

WHAT YOU REALLY SHOULD DO...

is tell ure parents.. because they will soon notice changes! And it will only make it worse for your self if you leave it longer.... Trust me things like this can be fatal! And i'm sure your parents love you dearly you wouldn't want to put them through stress an missery, let alone your self.

If u really, really dont want to tell parents at least be responsible an independent enough and go to the doctors an get some help for your self. .......... x

Darling, you need help asap. I'm in middle of recovering from an eating disorder so i know how tough this is.
Can you speak to someone older than you who can help? A teacher, older friend...

You should join this forum. Everyone's really supportive
www.webiteback.com

Hang in there! Be strong!

Go to a friends house or somewhere where you can be alone and look in the yellow pages for a therapist. Explain that what you are saying cannot be repeated and that you do not have the money to pay. If they refuse to help you, call the police. Explain your situation. Eating disorders are a big deal. Get help. And eat. Don't bloat yourself, but eat a lightweight salad or something. If your parents have hit you before let someone know who can help you. I hope this helped. Also, before you want to throw up or not eat something even when you are hungry, think about how you are feeling. I hope this helps.

hey do you want to talk you could e-mail me if you want..i have eating problems too and wouldn't mine to talk..im 15 btw..i eat but i have to burn every calor i eat off..so if i eat a bowl of cereal i have to run 6-8miles..bike 25ish miles and do abs for 30min before i can even think about drinking anything..you need help..not just for your eating disorder but your family..you need to call someone your being abused and im not just saying that but if your scaried to tell them then you need help..please contact me at this e-mail KranzyPurpleHeadxo@yahoo.com..please i want to help you not in a bad way but in a good way..also therapy isn't as bad as you might think and they don't tell your parents everything unless you plan to kill your self

One of the main reasons why people develop eating disorders is a need to be able to exercise control, in at least one area of their lives. They find that focusing on their weight enables them to do this. Your parents seem like very controlling people.

Your brain and body need good nutrition, or you put yourself in very grave danger, and there is a high death rate from serious eating disorders, such as yours.

See anorexia nervosa, in section 44, at http://www.ezy-build.net/. (.net.nz/~shaneris) [Type, and enter the following URL, in the usual manner: h t t p : / / w w w . e z y - b u i l d . n e t . n z / ~ s h a n e r i s ] Contact those hotlines, and http://www.coolnurse.com/hotline.htm (free US calls) and teen resources, on page K, in section 13, at ezy build, or www.therapy247.com

Realise that you need immediate help. I suggest that you visit your school counselor, and state that you are in fear of being beaten over this, to ensure that when your parents are contacted, they will be advised that the child protection authorities will be called in, if there is any physical abuse.

As a teenager, I learned to "tune out" my parents, so I may have appeared to be listening, but really wasn't.