Undiagnosed Eating Disorder?

Is it possible that I have an eating disorder, even if I haven’t been properly diagnosed? I’ve told my therapist and psychiatrist about my eating patterns and they said nothing but “it’s bad for you because of x y and z”. I binge a lot. I purge, throw up. About two three times a week. Trying to stop, but it’s hard. Really hard. I sometimes find myself restricting, but lately it has been more hard, so even if I try to restrict I’ll end up eating a rather normal amount of food in the end. I take diet pills (just recently stopped taking them but refuse to throw them out, in case i gain weight I need them again – I know the risks, but I don’t mind. I want to be thin). But I haven’t been diagnosed. My eating patterns keep getting worse. I’m scared. So is it possible I have an ED, or am I just overreacting everything?

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Diana

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I think that you can have an ED, even without a diagnose; quite possibly so. Binging and then purging sounds like bulimic behavior. If you think that it's affecting your health in any way, talk to someone who is genuinely concerned about you, such as family or close friends. They can help you find professional aid. Most importantly, go by your own judgement. But I do think that you have an eating disorder. If you want to talk more about this, don't hesitate to message me. ;w; All the strength to you to pull through this difficult situation. <3

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Noteworthy Quicksand

What you described definitely shows many signs of an eating disorder. You could specifically bring it up to your psychiatrist and tell them that you'd really like help with it. You can have a disorder without it being diagnosed, like if you have chronic depression for 6 years and finally go to a therapist and they diagnose you with chronic depression that doesn't mean that you didn't have chronic depression before.

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Princen

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I binge every night,I used to make myself puke and take ex lax but now that I've stopped I'm fat and I cry over it,I get angry when people mention my eating and try to get me to eat more or less food,I concider myself a recovering bulimic. That's what you may be.

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WingWongLee

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