Per the American Psychological Association, there are three main eating disorders.
"Eating disorders are abnormal eating habits that can threaten your health or even your life.
They include:
- Anorexia nervosa: Individuals believe they’re fat even when they’re dangerously thin and restrict their eating to the point of starvation.
- Bulimia nervosa: Individuals eat excessive amounts of food, then purge by making themselves vomit or using laxatives.
- Binge eating: Individuals have out-of-control eating patterns, but don’t purge.
Adapted from the Encyclopedia of Psychology
More About Eating Disorders
Almost everyone has concerns about their health and/or their weight occasionally. However, people with eating disorders take these concerns to an extreme.
If you are not sure how to proceed and you believe that you may have an eating disorder try moving forward with a few of these positive actions:
- Get Help, find a Psychologist or other person that you can trust to help you move forward towards health
- Get treatment for your anorexia and bulimia
- Therapy can help restore the real you, not the sick you!
- Find treatment for binge eating