Hi hon,
Firstly, no-one here will be able to confirm whether you have an eating disorder as a doctor has to diagnose that. However, your story sounds a lot like mine and I have disordered eating if not a eating disorder. I don't mean to sound judgemental and I hope that you won't take this as such but most people would say that it's not 'normal' to behave as you (and I) do and it is certainly something you should try to speak to someone about as, from my experience, things only get more extreme with time and harder to deal with. It doesn't matter that you are not loosing weight - you are actively trying to and taking extreme measures to achieve this. Our views about ourselves and behaviour would not be considered healthy and your friend may well be right. It will have been hard for her to tell you about concerns and hopefully she will continue to support you, whatever the outcome. I really hope that you'll speak to your doctor/parents about matters so that they can offer you support and assistance and, if necessary, help you to establish healthy eating patterns and also with your self-esteem.
R
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