‘Eating Disorders’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: For the past three years, I’ve been experiencing what I assume to be an eating disorder. I’m 5′ 1.5″ and have weighed anywhere from 142 down to 105. So, I’ve never weighed enough to be obese and never low enough to be considered anorexic. I’ve mostly kept it to myself about my weight fluctuations, [...]

Q: I have a friend who is absolutely miserable. She eats to comfort herself and has gained 95 pounds since marrying her husband. I feel like she settled for someone not worthy of her when she got with him. They are always behind on bills and are in practically the same spot as they were [...]

Q: I’m wondering how I can stop obsessing about food all the time.
I’m a 20-year-old female, and I’ve had OCD since I was little. It got really bad when I started living in Egypt about 6 years ago. Two years ago I lost about 20 pounds with diet and exercise but have had obsessions about [...]

Q: I am an 18-year-old male, and about a year ago I had what I believed to be food poisoning. I threw up early in the morning, skipped breakfast because I did not really feel like eating and went to school. That whole week, whenever I ate lunch at school, I felt sick to my [...]

Q: I am sure this is different than what you usually get as questions, but I need it answered since I haven’t had any luck looking it up on Google or any other site. What I am wondering is:
Is there a specific psychological condition that causes me to want to hunt? I know this may [...]