Comments on: Ask a Counselor: I’m Hurting Myself to Be Thin. http://www.guidance2live.com/ask-a-counselor-im-hurting-myself-to-be-thin/ Free Online Counseling, Christian Marriage Counseling, Relationship Advice Column and Self Help Resources Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:48:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Noelle spacer http://www.guidance2live.com/ask-a-counselor-im-hurting-myself-to-be-thin/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Noelle spacer Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:26:41 +0000 http://www.guidance2live.com/?p=671#comment-987 Help! I have the opposite problem. I'm so skinny. Im naturally way way way too skinny. I am only 68 lbs even thoughI am 5 feet tall and 17 years old. Everyone at school except my friends make fun of me because I'm too skinny. I am also bullied because the school athletic trainer wont let me play sports because she keeps saying im not heavy enough and at my school, people who dont play sports are always considered weak and uncool. And I am so jealous of my friends and my younger sister and parents. They are all so healthy and normal. So I started a problem which I can't stop. I go through phases of extreme binge eating to gain weight and then I eat very little the next week, because I feel sick. And then I binge eat for another long phase (each phase is about 2 weeks, I think). I just want to stop having to struggle finding non-vanity-sized 00 jeans that fit me and I want to look good like the healthy girls at school. But now Im hurting my stomach. It aches from over-stretching and then under-eating. Please give advice. God bless you Help! I have the opposite problem. I’m so skinny. Im naturally way way way too skinny. I am only 68 lbs even thoughI am 5 feet tall and 17 years old. Everyone at school except my friends make fun of me because I’m too skinny. I am also bullied because the school athletic trainer wont let me play sports because she keeps saying im not heavy enough and at my school, people who dont play sports are always considered weak and uncool. And I am so jealous of my friends and my younger sister and parents. They are all so healthy and normal. So I started a problem which I can’t stop. I go through phases of extreme binge eating to gain weight and then I eat very little the next week, because I feel sick. And then I binge eat for another long phase (each phase is about 2 weeks, I think). I just want to stop having to struggle finding non-vanity-sized 00 jeans that fit me and I want to look good like the healthy girls at school. But now Im hurting my stomach. It aches from over-stretching and then under-eating. Please give advice.

God bless you

]]> By: admin http://www.guidance2live.com/ask-a-counselor-im-hurting-myself-to-be-thin/comment-page-1/#comment-358 admin Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:28:08 +0000 http://www.guidance2live.com/?p=671#comment-358 Yes Chelsy, A counseling program that uses REBT Therapy can be a great tool to undo faulty thinking ( irrational beliefs) which are the underlying source of low self esteem and some eating habits. :-) Yes Chelsy,
A counseling program that uses REBT Therapy can be a great tool to undo faulty thinking ( irrational beliefs) which are the underlying source of low self esteem and some eating habits. :-)

]]> By: Chelsy http://www.guidance2live.com/ask-a-counselor-im-hurting-myself-to-be-thin/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Chelsy Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:04:58 +0000 http://www.guidance2live.com/?p=671#comment-357 But all this is so much easier said than done. I am 17 years old, and I too struggle with a negative body image. I exercise 6 days a week and eat fairly healthy. But I struggle with binge eating sweets. After every episode, I feel like I've accumulated so much fat and I hate myself. I know that I must love myself and stop comparing myself with other young women whom I find so much prettier than myself. But for me, I need a concrete, God-centered plan to overcome a low self-esteem and unhealthy eating habits. Is it possible to obtain such a plan? But all this is so much easier said than done. I am 17 years old, and I too struggle with a negative body image. I exercise 6 days a week and eat fairly healthy. But I struggle with binge eating sweets. After every episode, I feel like I’ve accumulated so much fat and I hate myself. I know that I must love myself and stop comparing myself with other young women whom I find so much prettier than myself. But for me, I need a concrete, God-centered plan to overcome a low self-esteem and unhealthy eating habits. Is it possible to obtain such a plan?

]]> By: admin http://www.guidance2live.com/ask-a-counselor-im-hurting-myself-to-be-thin/comment-page-1/#comment-234 admin Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:48:26 +0000 http://www.guidance2live.com/?p=671#comment-234 I wasn't sure what you meant about hurting your body, so I was a bit concerned. I understand about the candy, but could you limit candy to once a week as a special treat? Just focus on being healthy and realize that you are growing and developing and I have known a lot of girls that were overweight at your age, but as they matured and adopted a healthy lifestyle they trimmed down and became very fit... The key is to enjoy life and to not obsess about they way you look. Those that really love you, love you for what's on the inside anyway. I do understand how hard it is and I encourage you focus on loving yourself and others. I wasn’t sure what you meant about hurting your body, so I was a bit concerned. I understand about the candy, but could you limit candy to once a week as a special treat? Just focus on being healthy and realize that you are growing and developing and I have known a lot of girls that were overweight at your age, but as they matured and adopted a healthy lifestyle they trimmed down and became very fit… The key is to enjoy life and to not obsess about they way you look. Those that really love you, love you for what’s on the inside anyway. I do understand how hard it is and I encourage you focus on loving yourself and others.

]]> By: marie http://www.guidance2live.com/ask-a-counselor-im-hurting-myself-to-be-thin/comment-page-1/#comment-232 marie Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:38:01 +0000 http://www.guidance2live.com/?p=671#comment-232 i guess your right, you have amazing advice. i dont have an eating disorder though,i couldnt possibly not eat or even make myself throw up.i understand i cant compare myslef to others but with the middle school presure of being thin and looking good, its hard not too.over the summer we will b taking pictures and all my friends will look amazing with their beautiful body and then i will look big and fat,and they will have thoes pictures forever. i want to eat healthy but its hard when your a kid and u want 2 b able to eat candy. i love running a lot but its cold and we had a huge snow break and the teachers are throwing homework at us and i feel like i have no time. i just want to be happy with the way i look. i guess your right, you have amazing advice. i dont have an eating disorder though,i couldnt possibly not eat or even make myself throw up.i understand i cant compare myslef to others but with the middle school presure of being thin and looking good, its hard not too.over the summer we will b taking pictures and all my friends will look amazing with their beautiful body and then i will look big and fat,and they will have thoes pictures forever. i want to eat healthy but its hard when your a kid and u want 2 b able to eat candy.
i love running a lot but its cold and we had a huge snow break and the teachers are throwing homework at us and i feel like i have no time. i just want to be happy with the way i look.

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