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I'm 16, 5'9", 130 lbs. I think I'm fat although according to BMI calculators I'm on the verge of being underweight. I go running 2/3 times a week. I constantly think about how my body looks, and I'm very negative about it. I used to eat lots of food but for the past two weeks or so I've been eating ~1000 calories a day and keeping track of what I eat.

I have little self-control; when I'm hungry, I can't force myself not to eat. It's just that I for some reason haven't been hungry and have to force myself to eat sometimes, and afterward I feel guilty about it.

I'm not sure if it's serious or not because no one really notices; my parents seem oblivious and my friends don't really seem to notice either. In fact, one of my friends always tells me I need to cut down on the amount of food I eat and/or diet.

Am I okay? Please help :(

I'm 16, 5'9", 130 lbs. I think I'm fat although according to BMI calculators I'm on the verge of being underweight. I go running 2/3 times a week. I constantly think about how my body looks, and I'm very negative about it. I used to eat lots of food but for the past two weeks or so I've been eating ~1000 calories a day and keeping track of what I eat.

I have little self-control; when I'm hungry, I can't force myself not to eat. It's just that I for some reason haven't been hungry and have to force myself to eat sometimes, and afterward I feel guilty about it.

I'm not sure if it's serious or not because no one really notices; my parents seem oblivious and my friends don't really seem to notice either. In fact, one of my friends always tells me I need to cut down on the amount of food I eat and/or diet.

Can y'all help me? Am I okay and being paranoid about everything, or should I be concerned ?

I'd like to point out that she is NOT mean. She doesn't do anything to inflict these emotions on me-- it's solely me comparing myself to her.

Anyway, I've recently been beating myself up and comparing myself harshly to one of my close friends. She's as close as you can get to perfect, I think. She's beautiful, smart academically and naturally, funny, has a great family, has been everywhere (like 323423492374 countries), is healthy, has an amazing body, looks exotic, etc.

I'm usually not harsh on myself. I usually hold a decent image of myself- I'm not fat or unhealthy or dumb or anything like that. It's just that when I'm around her I feel myself dumbing myself down. I hate myself because I'm not as thin as her, even though it's physically impossible for me to be because we have different body types. I compare my personality with hers and point out all the flaws in mine that she doesn't have, for instance, she has lots of freedom and self-control and I don't think I have either of the two.

I don't know. At the end of the day I feel like a terrible person and hate myself because she's done nothing to inflict this sort of "pain" on me (on the contrary, she tries to be a good friend.)

What should I do? I really want to stay her friend because she's a great person and has done nothing to deserve this, but I also want to stop feeling like trash around her.

Thank you! xo

I'd like to point out that she is NOT mean. She doesn't do anything to inflict these emotions on me-- it's solely me comparing myself to her.

Anyway, I've recently been beating myself up and comparing myself harshly to one of my close friends. She's as close as you can get to perfect, I think. She's beautiful, smart academically and naturally, funny, has a great family, has been everywhere (like 323423492374 countries), is healthy, has an amazing body, looks exotic, etc.

I'm usually not harsh on myself. I usually hold a decent image of myself- I'm not fat or unhealthy or dumb or anything like that. It's just that when I'm around her I feel myself dumbing myself down. I hate myself because I'm not as thin as her, even though it's physically impossible for me to be because we have different body types. I compare my personality with hers and point out all the flaws in mine that she doesn't have, for instance, she has lots of freedom and self-control and I don't think I have either of the two.

I don't know. At the end of the day I feel like a terrible person and hate myself because she's done nothing to inflict this sort of "pain" on me (on the contrary, she tries to be a good friend.)

What should I do? I really want to stay her friend because she's a great person and has done nothing to deserve this, but I also want to stop feeling like trash around her.

Thank you! xo

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