6 Signs of an Eating Disorder

[@saminarose80]

Other signs are spending hours watching food videos, spending a very long time grocery shopping, avoiding to buy certain food because of the fear of eating, feeling guilty for missing daily activity, feeling terrible emotions as soon as you loosen the grip on the ED.

[@hrisihrissi6246]

And too much exercising...

[@videofun59]

true

[@roninomari5741]

you prolly dont give a shit but if you are stoned like me during the covid times you can watch pretty much all of the new movies and series on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my girlfriend for the last few weeks xD

[@marleycolin954]

@Ronin Omari Definitely, I've been using instaflixxer for years myself =)

[@etoileslanuit]

I feel exposed and I don’t like it.

[@basiczachh3978]

i almost don’t wanna get better because if i start to be normal and have a normal eating routine, then i’m afraid i’ll stop being self aware of what i eat and how i look

[@natasyaqwerty]

same here😔

[@pyssligamaja2029]

I feel the exact same way

[@connoravila]

I know the feeling I just started doing these things,but I dont know if its enough

[@kennedytaylor3822]

Same, it sounds horrible but it's so true

[@Is4stars]

This is exactly how I feel

[@bill-eb3vi]

me with all of these signs thinking that they’re normal 👁👄👁

[@delieibelieveicanfly9854]

Me and my strange brain thinking you're lucky 👁👄👁

[@mimii_xx]

truueeee

[@guesswho5314]

I keep watching vids about food and eating disorders and telling myself “I’m not sick enough” “I’m not going to let this become a real ED” I’m not sick enough to ask for help. I show the signs in this vid, but I’m not underweight. I do still eat. If I ask someone for help, they’re going to think I’m overreacting. I don’t even want help. I haven’t reached my weight goals yet, and if I ask for help, they’ll make me eat more, and stop losing weight. I just don’t know what to do.

[@pazzxx1645]

If you share your concerns with a professional, they MUST NOT tell you you're overreacting. Please ask people to help you, we all deserve and need help. I hope it gets better:) And it's okay if you want to lose weight, but understand that it's a lengthy process. So give yourself time!

[@LovelyMizzChanty]

Hey, I feel the same way about the fact that I did not reach my goal yet and I WANT to keep going even though I know what I'm doing is not healthy and I'm not eating enough. And nobody really helps me because I'm not underweight yet but I don't know if I can stop after I reached my goal someday.

[@lemonystar_]

This is exactly what I'm going through omg

[@anonyfamous7323]

Same.

[@leonahauf1290]

Same

[@ari-mb4ct]

i have been soo obsessed with counting calories and i have stopped myself from eating many foods that i used to enjoy. I’ve lost weight but im not underweight and i wanna recover but im afraid that I’ll gain weight back, it’s so hard to focus on anything when all i can think about is food, I don’t wanna waste my time anymore, i hope i get better bcz this is stopping me from enjoying simple life activities.

[@nena2250]

Hi! I've been feeling the same lately... How are your doing now?

[@ari-mb4ct]

@@nena2250 im really sorry that ur feeling that way... i’m thankfully doing better now although i still have some disordered thoughts but im trying to get better everyday

[@jxnxy2558]

Hey that's exactly what i'm going through right now. I try to eat when i'm hungry but even after a big meal i need to eat something 30 min after and i'm kind of scared to lose my progress :/ How did you get better?

[@FrankieUtka]

I'm in the exact same boat right now. The struggle is so real, eating disorders are NOT fun

[@katieisbombandunoit]

really hard when a family member clearly has an ED or does disordered eating but everyone tells her what she wants to hear about her weight and what you tell them or educate them on to help her they don’t listen to and say she’s fine 🥴

[@lauranedomlel9875]

Had all of these signs... Starting in March... I ignored all of them. And now I have a full blown eating disorder. Please get help people. You deserve it ♥️

[@LH-mp9xg]

The sooner u get help, or start trying to change ur ways and redirect your thoughts the better. The longer u wait the harder it will be to change. With an ed... it takes time for ur brain to be rewired... and for that rewiring to be more and more concrete. That’s why the longer u have an ed like years and years... the harder and longer recover takes. I know recovery is a laughable thought in the early years of an ed bc often the regret hasn’t set it and the side effects aren’t as debilitating etc... but now will always be the easiest time to change and try to get help and recover from the ed. (Bc the brain rewiring over time). Good luck. (Btw I’m 10+ years since my diagnosis, very difficult to unwire my brain now)

[@sunnydays1015]

same and now it's so bad because I want and am trying to get better. I opened up a bit for help but regret it because the ed thinks I am better that way but I know it will only get worse if I don't try and I mean I guess I opened up for a reason but I I feel awful, I miss that feeling.

[@stephpowell7648]

March? You've got more than enough time to get better, its not even a year so its not solidified in your head yet. I'm at 19 years in, I literally don't know any other way.

[@erinac111]

I completely relate to you, was struggling on and off for about 2 years and it just went straight into an eating disorder in March. I hope you’re okay

[@lauranedomlel9875]

@@erinac111 not really but I'm trying... ♥️

[@angelasofia6843]

I feel so called out... I would've never thought it wasn't normal, I will absolutely talk about this with my therapist, thanks Katie, I didnt know this was a problem, but now that you talk about it, it does make sense. If someone else feels called out, please get the help you deserve ♥️

[@jessicazajac9886]

Ikrrr

[@jessicahooks1733]

This was a big help in pushing me to realize that I CAN talk about this with someone. It can be really hard to feel "sick enough" when you don't fit the image of someone with an eating disorder.

[@milaliah]

THANK YOUU. I can't get it out of my head!!! Sometimes i wish I never started, i wasn't even aware of the stereotype in my ed!! (Sorry i had to vent 😞)

[@steruset3590]

additional sign: you've watched this video several times

[@Roll587]

This is important. I have to be careful with what I eat for health reasons (I'm in regular contact with my doctor). Eating intuitively within the confines of my health needs is difficult.

[@FrankieUtka]

I'm going through this right now discovering that I have gastroparesis. It really interferes with the recovery.

[@iloveyoucp]

I have anxiety from IBS but it's basically turned into an eating disorder

[@daliablackman7374]

Same here://

[@laceyking2006]

My mom has it and she taken medicine to help with it.

[@faithhancock8247]

Yes!I've been going though this for almost three years.IBS has triggered my eating disorder to the point to where I chew and spit on a diet basis due to anxiety

[@daliablackman7374]

How do you know if it’s an eating disorder or “just” IBS? I have IBS and emetophobia which has led to a lot of dieting bc of feeling out of control and just to feel ok

[@faithhancock8247]

@@daliablackman7374 same here,I have emetophobia as well.everyones eating disorder manifests differently

[@rumeo555]

Me: eats without even thinking about how I'll gain weight* *Two minutes later* This video shows up and my brain goes boop-

[@Nick07900]

I feel too skinny- no matter how much I try to eat I can't gain weight

[@rumeo555]

@@Nick07900 go to a dietitian/nutritionist and they can help u with what's best for your body

[@Neonprettykitty]

I got an ad for low-calorie "healthy" energy drinks during this video 🙈 Thank you for making these videos so I can better understand some of the people in my life 🙂

[@sarapasss]

I’ve been doing all of these for a really long time, and I thought it was normal. I came to this video because I think I might have an ED, and I’m really considering talking to my parents about it now

[@lilyrose1311]

Me too, good luck xx

[@BesseFam]

Haven't started the video yet but just wanted to say I love you and I have watched your videos since I was restricting myself from food in HS to now where I have been overeating since having my children. Its sad to think I wish I was 'skinny sick again. I hope to one day have a positive relationship with food. ❤ You have been amazing to all of us. Thank you.

[@Katie_Jo_21]

I started dance at age 3 and took it up until I was past jr. high. My first and favorite teacher of all time used to have periodic conversations about relationships with eating and what is “normal” in the hopes that any kids would catch it early, should it ever be a problem. I thought because of early body positivity and basic education and also that I left dance on a training level, that I could never become anorexic. Wrong. Cut to my 30’s and dealing with the stress of a health diagnosis in 2017 I became sick. And I got therapy and asked for help in less than 6 months. I was diagnosed with Atypical Anorexia and began to recover with only one set back in 2020 (I mean we all stressed lol). And this time, I knew the trigger and how to help myself. It is worth it. The earlier you can get help the better. So many folks think you have to wait to be in hospital to be taken seriously. While they may be true for some people in the general population. It is SO not true with the right health care providers. And it helps prevent long term complications or even death. It is a fast slippery slope. Anyone who has an e.d. will tell you that. So it is a serious matter and early detection is key. Wishing you all well. It is possible to feel better. Hugs.

[@samrocket132fitsjerols2]

I constantly convince myself that I'm eating too much when I'm actually not eating enough. No matter how many calories I cut out of my diet, I still believe I'm overeating. I try to make myself eat a healthy amount of food but afterwards, the fear of gaining weight takes over. I feel helpless, I don't know how to stop. I'm not even sure how it started. At first, I remember feeling accomplished that I was hardly eating anything and I felt in control but I'm not sure at what point the fear of gaining came in.

[@Luna_Christine]

I’ve suffered from an eating disorder for most of my life(born 1992, started to severely restrict eating in 2003). Only diagnosed a couple years ago. They say that a traumatic experience is often the trigger for EDs. With afterthought since beginning my Gender Transition, I came to realise that the source of that trauma was the “Puberty video” I was shown in 5th grade. I dreaded what boy puberty would do to me, and I thought that by starving myself out, I could hold off that change for as long as I could. I did start that process middle of 9th grade, and I think that had I had the strength to just come out to my parents at a younger age, I could’ve prevented the years of struggling I’ve dealt with.

[@kaitlynthomson2011]

I have a “real life” kids and a husband and my newborn with a prevalent mental delay. I can’t go to a recovery center (I feel that’s always the main encouragement) my day to day thearpist doesn’t have any connections in the area to point me to. Where do I find help? I can’t afford out of pocket and I’m on government funded insurance with my son.

[@CaylynAdamko]

Thanks for such an amazing video Katie. Thank you for validating that we are all deserving of care and help. Your point about social media blew my mind.

[@sarahong9317]

been denying that nothing is wrong with my eating habits for years. I have all of these early signs and I’m still denying it haha..

[@tabathajc1981]

I don't remember which podcast it was but I remember it being about how a therapist said that the therapy sessions are not a replacement for a weight loss program. And, you agreed. I understand and was faced with this possible issue. However, my therapist was totally supportive and met me in a different way about it. I let her know right away after watching your video that I understand it is not a weight loss program by seeing her. I didn't want her to think that I thought this. I am glad I saw your video since it gave me the idea to clear that up immediately. I am lucky I have a wonderful therapist and she very much understands. I saw a lot of comments on the video of yours that I am talking about how they were met with this issue with their therapist. My therapist handled it very well. I am happy to report I have a good therapist.

[@elizabethculpepper4050]

I was diagnosed with endometriosis earlier this year and before I understood more about endo and was told I have it. I had a growing issue with food. My stomach swells up a lot when I eat and it sucks, especially when I didn’t understand what was happening. Working out wouldn’t help because working out actually made me swell up too. For so long I had issues. Since my diagnosis I’ve been kinder to myself and have accepted that this is something I can’t control. I still have issues and feel down when I get really swollen. But it’s better. I’m very thankful I learned what was causing this bloating before I spiraled down a really bad path. Please get help if you are having issues with your body and with food, help is there for a reason and please never hesitate. This past year has been hard on us all and has contributed to mass trauma around the world. You are deserving of help ❤️

[@ArtsyOutlooksArt]

As someone who's struggled with bulimia and anorexia in the past I can definitely relate. While I haven't restricted or purged in a long time, I find my thoughts centered around food A LOT. I've considered faking back into old behaviors but haven't but I realize I eat in secret a lot. I can't have ice cream in the house because it literally won't last 2 days in the freezer, if that.

[@kearadenton6432]

I'm 13 years old, I have had fast metabolism so my whole life I've been under 100 pounds. People call me a stick or talk about my weight a lot. I used to eat a lot of food in one sitting and my friends and family would make jokes about how much I eat and how I could everything in the snack drawer. Over the past few months I've noticed that whenever I find out I'm either over 100 pounds or over 95 pounds I feel like crying and I end up not eating as much for a few days. It's been really bad lately, Ive been skipping dinner or only eating a little bit. I've also started cutting back on breakfast and using snacks as my main meal of the day. I think that because I've always been super skinny and most people would compliment it or just call me a twig, Ive grown to fear being overweight which in my mind is 100 pounds. I'm scared of not getting those compliments anymore because they're the only ones I get. Normally I wouldn't tell anyone this stuff, but who's actually going to look at this? I know I need help not only for my eating thing but for my depression and body dysmorphia to, I just don't know how to ask for help. I've told my mom before that I think I need therapy but she always forgets about it by the next day and I don't want to seem annoying.

[@Ktbk11]

I struggled with anorexia for years.I was so underweight my nails and hair where falling off and I had chest pains daily.Recovered almost 2 years ago.Unfortunately lately I started to eat less and think about my weight again.I was aware that relapse is common when fighting an ED.But I still hate going thru this....

[@deaflepuff-abby6430]

It took me until this pandemic to realize what I been doing and the seriousness of my ED that's been present for so long. I took it upon myself to request help. While my ED is telling me I'm not sick enough, there's another part saying "You are sick enough if you realized this is seriously impacting your quality of life." I been hiding this for so long that now it's 'out in the open' so to say. At least to myself.

[@jacyoyola]

Thank you so much for this and bringing awareness. I actually started dieting and exercising in the beginning of June of 2020 and I weighed in about 167 in the beginning mind you Im 5’2 so I felt a little uncomfortable but toward the beginning of 2021 I accepted I was obsessed with restricting. Even if I was hungry before bed, I’d force myself to go to sleep without eating a snack because I didn’t think it was okay or it’d slow my progress. In reality I was hurting my own body. I was loosing twice as much hair, my nails were fragile and I was obsessed with my fitness pal. I wouldn’t eat more than 1,400 calories a day, and whenever I would eat I would be eating and thinking about what would be my next meal. I was constantly thinking about food and how it would “fit” into my day due to the calories I’d already consumed. I would workout to balance what I’ve eaten rather than for enjoyment. Eventually I am currently 118 but it was a miserable journey. I wish I would’ve known and allowed myself to open my eyes to how food works. Im truly happy that now I eat when I crave something and not look at labels. I’ve deleted my fitness pal for about 4 months now and haven’t had the urge to download it. I workout 4-5 times a week because I truly enjoy it and I feel like it’s my alone time. I am trying to get better at not calculating in my head how many calories are in certain foods (since I’m ignoring labels) and not thinking about food as much during the day. It’s been something I never would’ve thought I’d experience because before dieting I always ate what I wanted when I wanted. I’m just grateful to have gotten on the intuitive eating path and for people like you. If not I’d still be down a really dark path 💕

[@fakeschopenhauers]

1. i don’t have reoccurring thoughts about food, if anything when i do see food related content i usually avoid it because it usually has meat in it which is gross to me. 2. i never use food to reward or punish myself, i eat whenever im hungry. i celebrate my accomplishments in my mind and get giddy and happy and hold my cat / jump around and listen to music / dance. 3. i don’t put food above my friends. sometimes i don’t go outside if i feel bloated because it’s uncomfortable. 4. i have trauma from being brutalized as a child so i don’t connect w others well due to shame about what’s happened to me. 5. my weight loss isn’t a secret and doesn’t involve rituals. i have anorexia and don’t share any of these symptoms.

[@reynairu8741]

im sitting here for hours now, thinking about what to eat so i wont gain weight or should i even eat? and if i wont eat how can i 'lie' to others so they wont know, i know its wrong, but im so frustrated and sad and depressed and have zero motivation in my life anymore and i dont know what to do, i cant even do a phonecall to get help from a therapist, not only for that eating thing, but for everything else. im so sick of my life, of myself, i hate it, i cant deal with my family anymore, they dont dare to understand, i have no friends in real life, nothing is working out in my life, i cant do shit, im just sitting here or lieing in my bed the hole day and doing nothing. i feel so lost, i have no power, no motivation for what ever, i just wanna cry, i just want everything to end, to get better, im living alone now and i had high hopes that everything would be better, but nothing changed, im still thinking the same old shit which i thought for years living together with other people or my family, or where ever i was, it got worse and worse and worse, my life is a big piece of shit and nothing is worth living anymore, i have no intersts, i have nothing i like anymore, everything is just 'doing without feeling' im sorry for that stupid wall of text, i just needed to write it to who ever, im sorry

[@averie5870]

I can totally relate

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Japan has the highest rate of prevalence, followed by Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea👍

[@DontWantToBeRecognized]

I don't understand how this is helpful?

[@LeoWatcher7]

Never knew that! Thanks for sharing.

[@kanna-chan666]

I have eating disorder, but since I´m not adult yet, I can do nothing about it. My parents constantly yell at me for not eating anything, dad almost hit me today when they began picking on me during breakfast and I got sick, not wanting to eat anymore. I don´t like eating with my family close, but also...well sometimes I just can´t bring myself to feel hungry. I´m 17 and 38, sometimes 37kg only...my parents are always threatening me that if I won´t start eating, they´ll take me to the hospital and doctors will stuck needles into my body and will give me disgusting food. Sometimes I want to eat, but as soon as I start, I´ll suddenly feel sick and full...

[@Daisy10-y7c]

not me eating a whole 2 dozen cookies and brownies and then starving myself for a week only eating dinner...

[@amkamingot5316]

i dont know if these count but along with what you said i do some of these: i dont really recognize when im hungry anymore. i work off of a craving for a certain food. not a lot of it, just a good amount and then call it good. i'll lie when the people around me ask "have you eaten yet?" or "what did you eat?" - i'll also get easily annoyed when asked any questions about what i ate or my eating habits i'll sometimes eat a small snack (ex: a couple cherries, one piece of bread, a small amount of rice) and call it my "meal" during that time of the day (if its morning its breakfast, noon, lunch, night, dinner) i dont know if this is already mentioned but i usually need some "excuse" or "reason" to eat a full meal 3 times a day. (ex: i have volleyball practice and need the energy, i have a test/exam and want to make sure im at my best, im at a friend's house and they offer food,,, i can't say no..) once those are over though, i go back to avoiding as much meals as possible this is already mentioned but i tend to try and avoid meals by taking a nap. i try my best to sleep through breakfast, eat as little as possible for lunch/brunch, and then take a nap to avoid dinner. i have meds to take and one of them requires me to have with food. theyre really the only reason i go into the kitchen when everyone is gone just to eat a little. ig this can count as an "excuse"/"reason" to eat though.. i think there's more but i dont really remember them.. (no i dont have any professional help, no my family hasnt noticed even though iv been doing this for a couple years, yes iv mentioned my eating struggles to said family and they didnt comment, yes iv talked to a few friends about this problem and we still dont know what to do)

[@sweetnothings12]

It’s September 2021 and i just looked up a video on ED because i have been thinking about this topic a lot lately. I don’t know much about it but i wanna do some research to see if its something I’m experiencing now and also experienced in my past as a child. I HAVE alot of childhood trauma (school related) that i have dealt with for years until i graduated from high school. Ok maybe Tiktok had an influence on me to research ED because i kept coming across people who are going through it so i started to think about my own life and my relationship with food. This helped me to better understand it in a simpler form.

[@Danigirl77777]

I had bulimia for 5 years, and the signs were: eating alone or in secret, large amounts of food “disappearing” without admitting it was me who ate it all, plastic ziplock bags or cups filled with vomit (hidden in room, waiting on disposal or forgotten about), eating to numb feelings of trauma, and purging to feel dopamine rush, preferring eating disorder over friends and family (turning down plans, to be alone to binge and purge), chronic worthlessness, depression.

[@anonymousJDoe]

What if someone only eats once a day but without all the excessive thoughts or signs mentioned? (Like for 40 yrs or so)

[@soundslike1life]

In my turmoil childhood and teenage years, my eating habits definitely got worse, and created a pattern that is not really that healthy. During those years life was hell in the family (my father was an alcoholic, verbally abusive, physically threatening) and I was bullied at school simultaneously for five years, those were the worst years but not all of what I had to cope with... so I went from lean kid to chubby just like that. I started to eat to cope with the stress by excessive eating, picking up something good on my way home. Then few years later, the opposite. I never threw up or do any of that, but I certainly did not eat enough and enjoyed the feeling of hunger because it meant that I was burning fat... and then I went from chubby to skinny. And after that my weight has gone up and down and all around for decades. I can't recognize myself in most of these signs as they are stated, but enough to know that my relationship with food got skewed in my youth - I've known it for a long time. I've had serious body image issues when I gain weight, negative self-talk (just from basis of neglect and emotional abuse) that has then spread to how I view my body. Eating when I am down to console myself. It's still all there. I know it's an unhealthy pattern that still affects me, even if I do not binge or purge or withhold food. Now it's more of a psychological issue for me. Then again, if I agree with having any of these symptoms, in any degree, I guess then I'd have to admit that I have an eating disorder or at the very least that I am leaning towards the ideology behind one while still not being too obsessive about food or eating in itself.

[@OldChannelNoSee]

I can't stop eating. I eat til I get sick to my stomach. I've gained so much weight the last year. Fuck.

[@RosheenQuynh]

I guess I needed to see this after all... Since recovering from my anxiety-induced cyclic vomiting (that prevented me from eating regularly for two weeks) in 2017, I overate when I was finally able to eat. I also gained weight and gallstones as a result. I was over 30 pounds more than I should've been. I've lost weight in the last month since my gallbladder surgery; my hypoglycemic and constant hunger diminished (as did gallbladder attacks, of course). But I've become obsessed with losing weight now that I can eat better again. I was SO excited to be able to eat the things that used to cause me pain but now I am depressed because they were my comfort foods and eating them goes against my weight loss goal. I feel like I'm still too restricted on my diet, my circumstances changed but the rest didn't. I am finally walking for 20+ minutes (as opposed to being 100% sedentary) but I just want to lose weight... I know you're not supposed to weigh yourself daily but I cannot justify walking for 20+ minutes daily while becoming anxious and wondering if I'm even losing weight, only to find out I lost nothing a week later... I also want to see just how I fluctuate daily anyway. But I'm at the point where I want to push the envelope and ignore my hunger when it overtakes me, as I still eat far too much. Obviously, I don't want to starve myself but I also want to eat less calories and burn more as I walk (I'm not counting calories because I can't do that properly). I don't know what else I'm supposed to do, I used to be underweight and I've never had to lose weight before and it's stressing me out so much 😭 Also, ARFID doesn't help any of this, either

[@pandabytes4991]

Within the last month I’ve started to relapse into very bad eating habits... like 1 “meal” every other day. To top it off, when I have more than 1 “meal” in a day, usually only 2 though, I get supper depressed and uncomfortable with myself. A lot of times I engage in SH, but it gets as bad as building on a suicide plan that I keep working on “just in case”.

[@crystalcarde]

I ignored all of these signs back in march but its gotten extremely worse as i see i become sicker everyday. Im not sure on what to do now its extremely hard. Especially these past few months ive been struggling like hell.

[@Qija1]

I’ve been in recovery for over a year now. But seeing this I realize that I’ve started showing some of these signs again. Thanks for the video Kati, it keeps me alert

[@AshieASMR]

I asked a friend of mine what to do because i searched early signs of an ed, but he said it was probably not an ed… I don’t know what to do anymore.

[@zarenzaara4230]

i used to think that im just in a strict deficit and i value my body image a little more than others. but in REALITY, i have ED? atleast i relate to every single symptom but i dont wanna seek help until i reach my ideal weight.

[@diablominero]

I deserve better than to get "help" I don't need or want. When I live the crucial few extra years until life extension is made available to humans and am able to claim centuries of extra lifespan, it will have been worth a few seemingly disordered actions now.

[@Simzon2]

Ehm, I do about 5/6 things, and I also stoped eating some stuff like chips, I never eat chips. I skip meals, sometimes I don't even eat at all for days and then suddenly I eat once a day for a while and then stop again out of nowhere. But the voice is telling me that I don't need help, I can do this on my own, I'm fine and so on. I can fix this without professionals

[@goodra999]

why do some doctors say you aren't thin enough for an ED or sick enough? especially old doctors

[@AkariTheImmortal]

I do show some of those signs, but I'm not sick. I have my eating behaviour under control. If you were to look at me and see how fat I am, you wouldn't even think that I could ever had an issue with eating. Sure some people tell me that I apparently lost weight, but they are just worried for nothing. I see myself every day and I know how much I sometimes eat.

[@madisonlester9218]

I’ve had body image issues since puberty (at age 9) and developed a sugar addiction when I was a child. I’m not “fat” to most people but I think I am. I need to lose 25 lbs to maybe feel “healthy enough” and heal my body and mind. I think about food and diet all of the time (too much) and ever since Keto and intermittent fasting has become so popular I can see how it can easily create a binge eating disorder or the opposite-not eating at all.

[@crazzycookeih1696]

Okay how about when I sometimes can eat fine but sometimes I feel like throwing up?

[@stellarart3444]

Hey Katie! 💜 I have to ask, are we going to hear more about your book, and trauma? I am hanging on for that. I know you specialize in eating disorders, but that is not my problem. I know we all would love to know what you learned. 💜

[@cleopatraselene712]

Very helpful, thanks Kati!

[@devilrose7047]

Bro I don't even have an ed but it's good to know

[@GHOSTW4C7H3R]

How do we know which ED we have exactly? Ive been told I have one but it was never specifically told to me which one and Im just really confused!

[@useruseruser120]

someone said i might develop a ed and my appetite for eating is going away everday im eating less and some days i dont eat at all, ik you arent supposed to do this but all the tests i got online said i might have one and see with a doctor but im only 12 this cant be possible, my mom thinks i like goijg to the doctors bc im askijg to go to see if i have tics and other stuff but i cry everytime😐 i feel very disgusting and guilty if i eat to much, im goijg to the therapist soon for my social anxiety so hopefully i can tell them once i get a appointment

[@ciararose976]

I do a lot of these things on the restriction side but I’ve always considered it extreme dieting or my weight loss diet and people always say positive things about how I look and my ability to lose weight I am at a healthy weight but some days I eat like 500 calories or under to make up for the days I eat normal bc I have a 1200 calorie goal and if I break it I have to punish myself and sometimes even if stay at my calories goal I’ll still restrict bc my hunger signals are messed up I have a medical marijuana card and if I smoke it really helps me be able to eat but probation doesn’t accept my card so I have been really struggling with that and I’m scared when I finally do stop smoking it will make things worse. All that being said I don’t think I have an eating disorder maybe disordered eating because I’m at a healthy weight 123 and 5”4 and I’m scared that if I ever did mention my odd eating habits I would be forced to get fat because I’m scared I have ruined my metabolism when I was 15 I went to juvie for months (runaway and drugs )and would only eat one bag of chips a day and I would eat one day a week one meal taco day I went in at 115 pounds and left at 90. But I know that probably harmed my metabolism when I got out and got better food I started go eat and wasn’t watching I eventually got up to 140 pounds i wasn’t overweight but I felt disgusting and I was popping pain pills at the time so I didn’t care about anything I still remember getting weighed to have my meds adjusted and the little comments abt my weight to this day at a point I got on suboxen and it made me really sick at first but it was way better then withdrawal and I was actually happy it was making me throw up and I could keep anything down bc it helped me lose weight fast at a point my body got used to the suboxen once I got down to around 125 I started watching my calories again and have never gotten that heavy again anyway I also used to do alcohol. Fasts ( eating nothing so I could drink all my calories) so with all the shit I put my body thought I’m scared eating normally would make me fat anyway I’m sorry for the long rant that nobody ask for lol I’m honestly just using this as a place to vent bc no one in my life would wanna hear it lol

[@Steven-lz7on]

You could try having a regular eating schedule to help your metabolism. On 500 to 12”0 calories you should be very hungry . I Would just be too hungry as a 90 kg male.

[@Aether_Real1207]

Is it normal if I don’t want to reach for help because I believe that I deserve this and that I’m too fat ?

[@Alex-or1sj]

I got an ad for the Sonic Bacon Jam Burger before this video.

[@ayelenf916]

Thanks you, Kati,

[@leaveamericayouwont7869]

I’m kinda in between recovering and not recovering if that makes sense

[@nathaliejoensen8817]

Is it "normal" that you can see you have an eating disorder, but you dont really wanna do anything about it, because you feel attached to it?

[@greynoise1409]

Very much so. In fact, it would be abnormal if you did readily want to give it up.

[@nathaliejoensen8817]

@@greynoise1409 Thank you 😀🙂

[@julianagggggggg]

Unfortunately I am on the edge of ed and I’m only in 7th grade and I don’t know how to tell anyone

[@rainyday8161]

I used to eat only a little, but after a serious depressive episode and starting birth control, I eat regularly or I binge... but I hate myself after eating... it feels like it physically hurts after I eat... food is constantly on my mind... I'm just to depressed to acts on my thoughts... I'm to depressed to over exercise like I used to do...

[@Shreya367]

I have 5 out of all these signs....do I need help? I really don't know

[@jpcole888]

Well, I just identified with every. single. item. ...now what 😳

[@jimmyneutron7980]

i don't know how to ask 4 help, ive been dealing with food shit for so long

[@nataliefrgemand9394]

I’m a little confused because sometimes I eat really much food and eat it in private but I also don’t eat sometimes or ear almost nothing and I exercise 2 days a week and I’m only biking if it’s possible and I feel I don’t exercise enough 😳😭

[@hatedbymanylovedbyfew3567]

@Kati Morton Hey have a question is it professional your therapist used.word “But” When you expressed your triggers, flashbacks , and feelings? my therapist said it in two sessions. I felt unheard and embarrassed.

[@psychologicalawareness3672]

Wow I can relate to all of these signs 😅. Also Covid I am making Covid as an excuse to my ED like ok life is hard and shitty there is nothing to do or enjoy but eating and everyone gained weight so it’s ok 😂😂😂 sham on my eating disorder

[@tooba1819]

Is doing keto long term (2 yrs +) an eating disorder? I dont feel like I’m starving myself and don’t have cravings. I don’t want to stop because I’m afraid I’ll gain the weight and not be happy with my body. 😔

[@thisgirlcalledk7506]

I literally got an advertisement for one of the most popular eating disorder clinics in my country in this video 😹😹

[@niarivera8425]

Thank you for this video because now i can reach out for help because i relate to all of these symptoms

[@erikabruce1257]

My doctor told my I will have to wait a year to talk to someone, dunno how to make it that long 😅

[@greynoise1409]

Medical professionals (and even non-specialist therapists) are very bad with eating disorders. If you are able, try to find an alternate path to getting help.

[@nglchff]

Virtually all of these signs are eating behaviors ENCOURAGED by endocrinologists for their diabetic patients. Most everyone I know in the diabetes community is obsessed with food and many are extremely rigid in their food choices, for instance.

[@greynoise1409]

They are very similar and it is very difficult for a diabetic with an eating disorder. From my experience, a standard therapist will almost always see the diet (as long as you are generally eating) and an eating disorder therapist will almost always see the eating disorder. As far as I can tell to date, they are both wrong. The best thing to remember is that it is all about balance and moderation. Not being over-invested in "diet" while being mindful of the overall goal of being healthy.

[@FSCHW]

Check, check, check, check and check. Spend much of the day arming cabinet to cabinet or fridge looking for something to eat that no one will notice missing. Much of the day is hand to mouth, especially when work gets stressful. COVID has contributed. Working from home, home should never be this stressful.

[@tiagrechis1700]

the way there was an over eaters ad on this vid

[@jjroach1122]

When I’m off at college I don’t let myself eat until I do a majority of my school work. Does that count? Because I eat when my parents get or make me food, I don’t restrict what I eat, I just don’t eat a lot at school. I’m confused over if I’m overthinking it or if I really do have a problem

[@breannageordie789]

This explains alot

[@gunkanjima3408]

Where is Katie from? Sounds like she has some slight European accent if you pay close attention. But it comes and goes. Or maybe she’s just Canadian

[@emmaaaaTV]

Im 11 and i have all those signs and I’m Worried that I might get sick or make it worse. I do have a therapist but I. Don’t know how to tell them..

[@sunnicorran9244]

I have one question. Is it a eating disorder if you over eating due to emotional problems like anxiety or depression? Cause, whenever I feel down, or have anxiety I begin to over eat or binge on comfort food.

[@superhuman6383]

I don’t know how to reach help

[@RadicalDan4]

Would you say these eating disorders are mainly focused on not eating or eating too little?? Personally I have gained 15kg during Covid, I have had binges where I eat basically till I puke. I just use food a lot as a coping mechanism and I think it is the only thing that I do to cope basically

[@crisaldoproductions9065]

I stopped training tennis cause of how unsafe i felt around the other people there (im gay). I always was kinda self councious about my body. And now that im not exercising as much, i feel really guilty for eating trash food. Especially because i eat when im anxious. I keep thinking that ill die because of what i eat. Today i actually considered vomoting after eating a big ass piece of cake. Im fucking terrified of developing an eating disorder. I dont know what to do

[@kureru3522]

Oops. I do the binging and the hiding food things. I just assumed it was a sugar addiction though, and just a normal (albeit unhealthy) answer to stress or low mood. Or even boredom.

[@jimmyneutron7980]

how do i ask 4 help?

[@jyotikadam8459]

Thank you for the video

[@themsday]

Do you really find mental help that easily? I'm trying to find a psychiatrist in Germany for 2 months. I'm going to be crazy I guess.

[@vestamiyabi5823]

Idk if it counts as me having a eating disorder but I use to starve myself but now I have an obsession with working out and I’ve been working out nonstop for many months but it’s been 2 days that I’ve been busy and I could not workout, and I keep it on my mind all day and today I cried about not being able to workout, I feel guilty for missing 2 days of workouts and I have not eaten much today. Me and my friend went to the grocery Store and I bought my friend a lot of food and he asked me if I was gonna get anything and I did not. I have a bad problem of working out and all I do and all that is on my mind is working out, my mom does not understand when I say I can’t miss a day of workouts and yet I missed 2 because of my parents. Somebody please let me know if you think it’s early signs Of having an eating disorder. (I also just buy foods with only a little bit of calories even if I don’t like it) and I also count my calories and look at how many calories something has.

[@madisonleighfriarOTD27]

Hi Kati, My dietitian and therapist referred me to a higher level of care for my ED and BPD. Do you have any suggestions for treatment facilities? Thanks:)

[@AdaraFukuchi]

im in the brink of obesity even tho it looks just like chub. my cholesterol is high and I have a mutation in my tireoid. I've tried to lose weight for YEARS. but truth is I just don't want to care what I eat anymore... but I have to.

[@user-yu2vi2rr6w]

I keep telling myself I’m overreacting and fine

[@sweetiett945]

Every time l eat l judge myself Soo bad I want to vomit all the food l compare myself to every flat stomach l see .l look hidious .l am 12 people think l am 18 or something l am ugly .l can't eat anything in peace l loom bigger than my 22 year old sister l wear bigger clothes than her .her clothes are tight for me l need help l hate myself

[@JoeLivingston-u8f]

Me watching this on a 10 days vasting

[@smartypants1980]

I don't like eatig with people, wete you sayg that was a sign of Eating Disorder. I thought it as because I don' like bein around others durig food time.

[@havendidit]

It might be, personally I’ve seen it also described as a possible symptom for anxiety disorders (speaking as someone whose anxiety makes them avoidant of eating around other people)

[@smartypants1980]

@@havendidit I am being treated for a anxiety disorder

[@havendidit]

@@smartypants1980 okay so that could be the cause of avoiding eating around people. It's not always but it was in my case so thought I'd throw it out there

[@Lilynite10]

I just don’t eat . No interest in food. I’m not preoccupied with weight, don’t exercise, not preoccupied just don’t eat. Never feel hungry. Very strange relationship with food for sure but not sure what ED it is?... Does not seem to fit into a category

[@hallewrai]

it all started in 4th grade.

[@rose-tm1cc]

just subbed tysm!