I agree about when people list their diagnosis's it can be competitive. I myself have never been diagnosed with anything (mostly as I've never seen a doctor about any of this) I've never cut to the point of needing any stitches, heck, I barely have scars anymore. I've never purged or restricted to the point of needing hospitalization, nor have I ever actually tried to kill myself.
Sometimes it makes me feel like I'm not as ill as everyone else on this site, but then again, when I really think about it, it doesn't matter.
I still purge and still restrict, which is a problem. I cut for many years, which was still a problem. I feel suicidal and unsafe at times, which is still a problem. Just because I haven't been in any of the extreme situations which you often find on this site, doesn't mean I have less of a problem than other people. I'm still deserving of support and help.
I think this is what people have to try and remember when they start feeling like they aren't "ill enough"
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