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I think Im anerexiant..
I think Im anerexiant. I havent eaten anything for a week but not because I dont want to gain weight. Its because I am so depressed and just cant eat. I have thrown up stomach acid every 3 or 4 hours the week I havent eaten. What should I do? I want to eat but everytime I try, I gag and throw up again. Im 13/f. Thanx for any advice .
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You are not anorexic but you may be depressed about something or it just may be how puberty is hitting you that is the root cause of the depression you are feeling. Given the time of the year it is also very possible you have a mild case of stomach flu.
Being 13 I'm going to go with the last two possibilities. Teenagers today do suffer from teenage depression generally brought on by puberty. Girls suffer more than boys because of all the changes puberty brings on, we will call these internal changes. Plus all teenagers face new external changes both at school and at home. Your not a child any more and yet your not an adult, still more is expect of you.
This adds to your stress levels; stress causes depression. In the old days this was called a phase we would grow out of and most of us did. Today we know better and doctors can help teenagers with this problem.
You are not mentally ill. One or two of the hormones your body produces is not being produced in sufficient quantity to keep your mood in balance. A simple pill will supplement those hormones while you body adjust to the stressors now being thrown at it.
As for the flu; some of the symptoms of the flu mimic some of the symptoms of depression. A visit with the family doctor will tell which you are suffering from. I suggest you ask mom or dad to make an appointment with your family doctor and you ask the doctor to evaluate you for teenage depression. Tell the doctor exactly how you feel. If need be ask to see the doctor privately.
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The term is anorexic, not..however you attempted it. It sounds like you're going through some stuff. Anorexia is the fear of gaining weight and having a distorted body image, to put it plainly. It sounds like you don't have either one of those. You're not not eating on purpose. To fix the problem with your eating,you should probably first address why you are so depressed. Everyone goes through highs and lows in their lifetime- that's perfectly natural, but it becomes a problem when it becomes extreme.
Like, for instance, after my first love broke up with me at sixteen, I dropped 20 pounds in a month because I was so sad,it acted like an appetite suppressant. You need to figure out why it is you're so depressed,then put whatever that issue is into a little mental box and learn to function again.
If you want more info on anorexia though, just look it up on wikipedia or webmd.com. both sites are quite helpful.
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you're not anorexic if you're not doing this with the intention of self harming. Anorexics have a body dysmorphic disorder that causes them to see themselves as unattractive or much bigger than they really are. I would seriously recommend that you go to your family with this and get medical help. if it has been just a week of not eating and you are throwing up like that, it's not only due to not eating. I would also very strongly recommend you seek professional psychiatric help. Sometimes things like these can be psychological and you do mention having a problem with being depressed. I hope you get care very soon and you become well again. Remember not to let things overwhelm you. You're only 13 and things get so much better later on.
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