Ask A Vegan Anything.

[TaraJo]

Yes, a lot of people with anorexia know something is wrong, but they still continue doing it. OP Chuckie here is an example. From what he's saying, he has a carb heavy diet with no protein. Yet he's sticking with it, not because it's healthy, but because it's giving him the body he wants.

I've bordered on anorexia, but in my case, it was from a combination of depression, poverty and new body issues. One of the thing I started to notice was that sense of accomplishment when you reach a new low weight, but unless you deal with the depression in your life, you can look at that and think "If I feel accomplished from hitting that weight, I wonder how much better I'll feel if I lose 10lbs more?" Thought processes like that can get you started without you even realizing that there's a problem.

If you have other health issues that prevent you from getting a good diet, yeah, the best idea is to see a doctor or, preferably, a nutritionist. Worst case scenario is they can devise some kind of suppliment for you to take. I read a story about a girl who was alergic to all food except tic-tacs, so most of her diet was some brownish gruel the doctors had concocted to get around her alergies. Medical science is really amazing!