checklist

i saw this list of anorexia symptoms on a blog and decided to check them against myself. i am doing this base on me NOW, not in the past.

• refusal to eat(nope, but i am selective)
  
• intense fear of gaining weight(nope, but i only want to gain muscle weight)
  
• distorted or negative self-image(not distorted, but neg)
  
• low blood pressure(depends)
• dry skin(don't think so)
  
• lanugo (soft, downy hair covering the body)(i do have hairy arms...but i think its genetics for me)
• sensitivity to cold(nope, don't get any more cold than others)
  
• fainting/dizziness(nope)
• irregular heart rhythm
• brittle nails
• dehydration
• hair loss/brittleness(this has decreased greatly)
  
• loss of menstruation(true)
• swelling of arms/legs(dont think so)
  
• social withdrawal(hmm...depends really)
  
• depressed mood(sometimes)
• denial of hunger(not really)
  
• irritability(true)
• osteoporosis(nope)
• osteopenia(i do have thin bones)
  
• heart failure(nope)
  
• reduced interest in sex(i believe in abstinence!!!)
  
• excessive exercise(hmmm, mayb not excessive, but i feel v.v.v. uncomfortable when i miss a session)
  
• repeated weighing of self(nope)
• cooking for others but doesn't eat the meal themselves(well, i dont eat meat or chick but do cook them for my brother and dad)
  
• spitting food out after chewing(almost never)
  
• rigid food rituals (cutting into tiny pieces, moving food around plate,etc)(eating slowlly counts?)
  
• complains of being fat(yep)
• skipping meals(nope)
• not wanting to eat in public(depends where)
  
• obsession with calories(not obsession, but i am somewhat aware)
  
• constipation(nope)
• fatigue(yep)
• arthritis(no i think?)
  
• insomnia(nope)
• easily bruises(no?)
  
• dramatic weight loss/relatively short period of time(nope)
• food restriction/self-starvation(defo no starvation, restriction...depends on how u see it)
  
• malnutrition(i highly doubt so)
  
• electrolyte imbalances(no clue)
  
• muscle atrophy(hope not!!!)
  
• paralysis transient (or temporary)(no)
• kidney disease/failure(n0)
• stroke(no)

...i have way more negative than positive , CANT BE ANOREXIcC, y am i still diagnosed as such?!!?!?!...


Read more: http://weighingthefacts.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-is-eating-disorder-signs-symptoms.html#ixzz0oQb6xIKv