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You seem depressed. Do what makes you happy. Who care what your friends think. It’s you that matters. It seems as if you need to find a purpose. You need to find the purpose in your life… no one can do that for you. Everyone has a purpose.

Maybe because your friends are doing the same thing–eating only once a day. Well, it is not healthy. So even if you don’t get a congratulations because you eat proper meals, it does not matter. Eat well.

DJsyke wrote:
You seem depressed. Do what makes you happy. Who care what your friends think. It’s you that matters. It seems as if you need to find a purpose. You need to find the purpose in your life… no one can do that for you. Everyone has a purpose.

I think you just need to get something off your chest, maybe you’ll feel better. so whats up? I’m all ears

get something off my chest?
maybe,..i dunno i hate the situation im in now, i cant get a job, i cant decided on a school for next year, i cant decide if what i want to do with my life im talented enough for,.. i feel like im losing my friends, im losing patience with the people i live with and i feel completely useless and angry alot of the time

thats not healthy! your body needs the right amount of food a day!

you just need to change your outlook, keep your head up, so you didnt get the job you want, there are others, gont give up.as for school I think its your choice, if you think you’re losing friends, spend more time with them.why do you think youre losing friends? and I can totaly relate to being impatient with the people i live with, I havent come up with any good solutions yet, but I’ll let you know if I do. the anger issue could be solved if you just vent. get a punching bag, or wail on cloths in your closet lol anything to get that anger out of your system to clear your head

Probably the reason you get congratulations from your friends, when you say you only eat one thing a day, is because they are jealous of you. They want to be like that too, in this world where not-eating is the way to be, where balanced diets have gone out of the window, and having the least amount of calories as possible is where it’s at.
But it’s not really like that, and you should try and show them that. The people who think that those who can skip meals and not eat much have it all, are the ones who themselves are in danger of developing an eating disorder. Try and show them how it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, and how not eating really can just ruin your looks.
There are always going to be people who congratulate you for not eating. I’ve got people like that in my life too, and the people who will come in and tell me how proud they are for not eating much the previous day, the ones who will want me to tell them how little calories they have eaten, the ones who will say that they’re going to try and starve for a day to test their willpower.
They’re just trying to make themselves feel better about themselves, trying to place themselves higher than others. You know, I’ve eaten less than you so therefore I’m better than you. I skip more meals than you so I’ve got more willpower.
The people that are truly admirable are the ones who can ignore others around them. The ones that can place themselves above such nonsense and not let it affect them. It’s very hard to do, especially if you yourself are not happy with eating, but over time it does get easier. If you can be around people who are constantly emphasising the benefits of not eating much, yet still manage to hold your head high, let them have their beliefs but do what you yourself want to do, regardless of what they think… that is willpower. That is strength.