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Is there a connection between cutting and eating disorders? |
i haven't cut myself in a few days, but now i've started thinking all the time about losing weight, even though i know that by bmi or whatever i'm actually underweight, and i haven't been starving myself exactly, but i skipped lunch today and it made me feel really good about myself, and i ate a lot for dinner so i got enough calories still that i'm not starving myself or anything, but idk, it still kind of worries me a little. Cutting and eating disorders are both forms of self harm. While the methods are different, the underlying causes are often the same. I've met quite a few people who have struggled with both eating disorders and self injury either simultaneously, or kind of alternating with each other, and many of them do describe them as related, even to the point where some people feel like the started one to deal with the other, or replaced one with the other. It's not all together uncommon for people to try to give up one form of self harm, and end up replacing it with another. If you've been cutting yourself, you've likely already noticed how hard it is to stop once you start. Eating disorders are the same. I'd recommend you seek professional help before you get to that point, especially since eating disorders can cause serious damage to your internal organs, and can even kill you. Both are self harming. I do the same thing....I skip lunches, only because I take adderall for my adhd, and it decreases my appetite so much, that I am rarely ever hungry. My weight is the 25th percentile. in both cases it is a need for control..you feel like you can control each situation... You crave control. You may not think you do, but you do. Much MUCH much (much!) experience in this one, hun. ex-cutter could be, but i really do not think that there is most of the time. But you know that you are underweight right now, and you really do not need to have that disorder, it will shrink your organs, which will not go back to normal size, and even worse then that. Cutting is not the answer, neither, you really need to find some healthier coping skills that can make you feel good about yourself. So you can do that through therapy. self, and much more. There is really no connection with the two, however, they both affect you physically and mentally. As you know, they are both self-harming and can become a habit hard to break. You obviously, must have problems feeling secure and satisfied with yourself. I would advise not to start skipping meals, because it will gradually become worse. I've seen my fair share of people trying to overcome eating disorders, and I assure you, it's not a pretty sight. It affects you in more ways you can imagine and eventually takes over your life. As for the cutting, it's a way to relieve yourself and a way of coping with things. There are better solutions out there, take this from a girl who has uncountable scars. You can become dependant on this as well. Basically, both are ways you feel in control. |
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