maybe but maybe not. with the greatest of respect, nobody here is qualified to make that judgement call or diagnosis.
I would recommend he sees his doctor in case there is concern.
Some of the things spoken of indicate that it's worth doing.
I say this having been there myself.
disagree entirely - seeing the doctor is not just about the physical issue (being underweight), its also about the mental health / maladaptive thinking patterns which contribute to being underweight. GP is the first point of reference for all things mind / body related.
You say no one is qualified to make that call and then hint that he might have an eating disorder and that he should see a doctor.
In my opinion seeing a doctor is a massive over reaction and I agree with DLS 100% having gone though the same thing myself and now back to being a bit of a fatty.
Not only have I gone throught this but I have seen this occur in many other 16-17 yr olds. Basically the story goes like this, teenagers are fucking mean as hell and will tease the shit out of any fat teenager, fat teenager gets sick of being called fat and when you are 16/17 is probably the first chance you have to hit the gym, go running and be independent and make decisions on what you will and won't eat. This leads to under eating, too much cario and massive weight loss and usually the kid is afraid to eat as they don't want to go back to being the fat kid they once were. Also chances are a lot of people have been saying how good the kid looks and admiring thier ability to loose weight which just reinforces the bad habits that they have developed.
Finally I don't think being 60kgs @ 6 foot is that bad, a little underweight yes, but not life threatening. Your body is designed to go for long periods with little food, that's why it is so good at holding onto the fat.
If he was going to see a doctor he would have done so instead of posting on here and asking to meet up with people, so still rubbish advice IMO. Most males would never see a doctor about anything related to mental health. Family and friends will provide the best advice and comfort as they know you better than anyone, also get a gf as I said previously they love talking about feelings and shit.
With the greatest respect, I had anorexia for years so I think I speak from a little experience. I am also mentoring a young woman with anorexia/bulimia and have had friends and family who have gone through it and have seen what eating disorders can do.
It's not all about your weight and the physical side of things. 99% of it is psychological.
Seriously, you really have no idea.
For a good 6 months now I have started changing my life. Doing a lot of personal development sort of stuff and always trying to look at the positive side of things. Words like Eating Disorders, Anxiety and Depression are labels that society use as an excuse for there problems. Im not going to say that I dont use it as a excuse or have not in the past. But by no means am I going to let them dictate my life. Like you said sookie you are in control of your life.
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