Underweight, anorexic maybe. Could use your guys help

If you fear you may be anorexic, I urge you to seek help from a mental health professional. No one on here can diagnose anorexia on the forum.

If this is a genuine post:

Yes, you are underweight, and yes, you need to eat more. I can give you a calorie amount to eat to put on weight but I don't think that's what you need. You need a doctor. Please visit one.

Same advice as all above no one on here is qualified if they are you do not know that for sure so go and see a doctor, and good luck!

I don't think you are anorexic considering you don't want to lose weight. My husband is kinda like you. He hates the feeling of a full stomach and eats very little. Since he started eating more healthy foods he also started to eat more because he was suddenly feeling better when it came to his digestion. He was a walking skeleton when I first met him: 57kg on a tall guy is scary, but now he's around 70kg. Maybe go to a doctor and check if your digestive sistem is ok before locking yourself in a mental institution as other people sugested. Also weight is not the only thing that points to an ED, it's also your mental state and views concerning ideal weight/body image and you sound good to me, just a natural skinny person

You can set mfp to weight gain and then eat up to their targets.

Can you get access to a gym? You're at an ideal age to be able to put on muscle -- I'd recommend a couple of sessions with a decent trainer if you can find one, to get set up with a program for lifting weights and weight gain.

Hi guys. Thanks for your replies

I don't know about anorexic, maybe that's a bit too far. It's not as if I'm pure bones and you can see bones or anything. I just think that if it gets worse that I may be.

To be honest guys - the last person I wanna see is the doctor. I'm just too embarrassed. I'd rather work hard myself and get the results.

Edit: and I dunno why people think I'm joking? I'm being serious.

It's a shame but some very sad people in the world think it's funny to come on here and pretend to have an ED. They don't consider what it might mean for the people that come on here and genuinely have a problem.

Anorexia is a state of mind. You can be overweight but still be anorexic.

If I told you that you should be eating over 2000 calories to maintain your current weight, does that worry you? If it does and you cannot contemplate eating that much, then you need to see a doctor.

And it is absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about.

Can you talk to your parents or another trusted adult?

When my husband was your age, he was right about your weight/height - 6' tall and 123 pounds. He was skin & bones, but he was also not anorexic in any way, shape or form. His mom was a terrible cook and he didn't like her food. He also was busy with school, sports and friends and often forgot to eat. He also had a blast-furnace metabolism and probably needed 3500+ calories a day. He did eventually talk to the doctor, and they told him not to worry.

These days, he's a 42 year old man who weighs 175-180 lbs. He naturally and gradually gained weight after we got married and he turned 30.

Also - anorexia is a complex psychological disease that goes way beyond just being skinny. If you're worried about your health, talk to a medical professional. Take care!

From what you've written you're not anorexic. Anorexia is not a weight, it is a mental health disorder and the intense fear of gaining weight. If you want to gain weight and think you are too thin then you're not anorexic.
My cousin was 68lbs amd 5'6" and about to die and still refused to gain weight. THAT is anorexia.

THIS for sure.

What you probably need to do is start eating more calorie dense foods. It sounds to me like you can't hold a lot of volume when it comes to food. So eat high calorie foods like nuts and nut butters, cheese, etc, to get a lot of calories for a small amount of food.

The key phrase for me is "I don't want to see a doctor, I'd be too embarassed." Whenever I am in over my head financially, spiritually, physically, mentally, I seek professional help. I have a financial adviser to help make sure my money is going to the right places. Embarassed? No. I go to a trainer for strength training. Embarassed? No. I see my pastor and/or doc to chat about my spiritual and mental health. Embarassed? No. I go to a dentist to keep my teeth healthy. Embarassed? No. I see my doctor for all my annual exams and check-ups - some of which are kinda embarassing - but that her job. I am not a doctor so how could I diagnosed and treat myself properly?

I do understand that asking for help - face to face and not anonymously on a website - can be challenging. But if you've managed to ask a bunch of unqualified strangers for assistance, I am certain you can sit down with an actual qualified person and ask for help. You say you want to tackle this on your own, so "on your own" get to a doctor. Don't sell yourself short, you are strong enough to do this.

You asked us for advice, and pretty much everyone has said the same. You asked. Will you do it?