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"Dear Jess, I know I&amp;#039;m probably perfectly healthy and average, but within the past few years I&amp;#039;ve been having &amp;quot;anorexic thoughts.&amp;quot; I call myself &amp;quot;half anorexic&amp;quot; because I have the thoughts- Being afraid of being fat, &amp;quot;Am I fat?,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t want to eat,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s too fatty,&amp;quot; blah blah blah. Sometimes I even have &amp;quot;food rituals&amp;quot; like the one I recently started is that I can only have a certain amount of junk food every other day. How long each one lasts varies. I told my mom about how I didn&amp;#039;t like my body, and for about two months the thoughts went away. A little while ago, they started back up. I&amp;#039;m afraid to eat and I don&amp;#039;t want to. But I can&amp;#039;t help it- I do eat normally. I wonder if it&amp;#039;s going to last. I find myself comparing myself to other girls, and for some reason part of me wants to be anorexic. I find myself trying to convince myself to be anorexic, and at other times telling myself I&amp;#039;m fine and look fine, and believing it. Help? Submitted by: Samantha, 14  Samantha, there is something that needs to be made crystal clear. Anorexia and other eating disorders are serious illnesses. Wishing that you had Anorexia is wishing that you were ill. Eating disorders have a very high mortality rate. Girls, your age and younger, die from ED. This is not something to take lightly or to wish you have. Remember that your ideal weight is influenced by your height, genes, and how active you are. There is so much more to you than your weight! The best thing to do is make peace with your beautiful self. Start by looking in the mirror and finding three things you like about your appearance. It can be your dimples, your hair, your eyes, anything! Then, focus on them when you start thinking about your appearance. Fight for Body Peace and begin right now by believing you are worthy, lovable, and perfect AS IS. Think about who you really are: not who you appear to be. Develop your inner beauty and share it with the world! However, if these &amp;quot;you need to lose weight&amp;quot; thoughts continue, I advise you to talk to your mom or a close mentor about it. Tell them exactly how you feel. If the thoughts continue to appear, I advise you to look for professional help immediately. Eating disorders are not something to wish for. This is a website that you can check out for more information: National Eating Disorders Association, www.nationaleatingdisorders.org "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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